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Forum: Grammar May 31, 2013, 06:12 PM

Replies: 1 Hubo vs. había Views: 2,834 Posted By Gala Hubo vs. había Two sentences in an article from Agencia EFE that I just read are puzzling me: "Durante décadas hubo congresos internacionales y asociaciones profesionales dedicadas a la eugenesia..." "Más...

Forum: Vocabulary September 16, 2012, 06:50 PM

Replies: 15 Ruca Views: 11,525 Posted By Gala Qazsdec: I came across that meaning when I was... Qazsdec: I came across that meaning when I was googling it, but from the hits I got, it seems to mean that only in Peru. pinosilano: I also came across that meaning (Mapuche huts) on Wikipedia. I...

Forum: Vocabulary September 13, 2012, 01:33 PM

Replies: 15 Ruca Views: 11,525 Posted By Gala Well, each chapter features a dialog that is... Well, each chapter features a dialog that is supposed to be set in a particular place. The first was LA, but the next is Chile (Santiago), then Miami, then Spain, and so on. On the front it says "The...

Forum: Vocabulary September 13, 2012, 12:03 PM

Replies: 15 Ruca Views: 11,525 Posted By Gala Thanks for the informative responses! Elaina: I... Thanks for the informative responses! Elaina: I did some digging and found evidence confirming that the meaning your friend and the book give is used in the US, at least in the SW (although of...

Forum: Practice & Homework September 13, 2012, 11:51 AM

Replies: 4 ¿Algunas correciones/sugerencias para este ensayo? Views: 2,674 Posted By Gala Oh, I was thinking "salgan" not for that reason,... Oh, I was thinking "salgan" not for that reason, but because the verb is following a "cuando" referring to the hypothetical future. I think with esperar (and other verbs like it), the subjunctive is...

Forum: Practice & Homework September 13, 2012, 11:43 AM

Replies: 7 Ensayo: 11 de septiembre Views: 3,038 Posted By Gala I just noticed a little thing I missed before: ... I just noticed a little thing I missed before: Ahora nuestros ojos son más abiertos.

Forum: Vocabulary September 11, 2012, 11:34 PM

Replies: 15 Ruca Views: 11,525 Posted By Gala Or as Beavis once told Butthead when the latter... Or as Beavis once told Butthead when the latter said a video was "over his head:" "Well, it's under my butt!"

Forum: Practice & Homework September 11, 2012, 08:56 PM

Replies: 7 Ensayo: 11 de septiembre Views: 3,038 Posted By Gala ¡Bien hecho! No veo muchos problemas aqui, sólo... ¡Bien hecho! No veo muchos problemas aqui, sólo unos pocos. Yo tampoco soy experta, así que vamos a ver que otros opinan. "Tópico" para "cliché" no es incorrecto, pero creo que (y me gustaría...

Forum: Practice & Homework September 11, 2012, 07:40 PM

Replies: 4 ¿Algunas correciones/sugerencias para este ensayo? Views: 2,674 Posted By Gala Thanks for looking it over! I'm pretty sure that... Thanks for looking it over! I'm pretty sure that the first phrase that you mention is correct. It's not reflexive; it's the impersonal se combined with le as an indirect object. Or at least I think...

Forum: Vocabulary September 11, 2012, 06:51 PM

Replies: 15 Ruca Views: 11,525 Posted By Gala That seems a likely explanation (especially given... That seems a likely explanation (especially given the precedent set by "vieja,") but it still makes me doubt the general utility of this book. Although the focus is supposed to be on slang and...

Forum: Vocabulary September 11, 2012, 02:57 PM

Replies: 15 Ruca Views: 11,525 Posted By Gala Ruca I just started using the Streetwise Spanish book/CD set, and in the very 1st dialog the word "ruca" is used in what to me seems to be a completely erroneous manner: 2 guys are discussing a big...

Forum: Practice & Homework September 10, 2012, 11:55 PM

Replies: 4 ¿Algunas correciones/sugerencias para este ensayo? Views: 2,674 Posted By Gala ¿Algunas correciones/sugerencias para este ensayo? 1st of all, please excuse the boring content; I was assigned a lame topic. Also, I'm conscious of this little essay's unnatural overuse of the future tense, but we were told to throw in that and the...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques September 10, 2012, 11:49 AM

Replies: 5 A site to practice conjugations in Spanish! Views: 4,927 Posted By Gala You're welcome! I forgot to caution you about 1... You're welcome! I forgot to caution you about 1 thing, though. The site is filled with advertising for an audio-CD course called "Camino del éxito:" don't buy it! It's nothing but a re-packaging of...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques September 09, 2012, 08:30 PM

Replies: 5 A site to practice conjugations in Spanish! Views: 4,927 Posted By Gala http://www.studyspanish.com/ Direct links to... http://www.studyspanish.com/ Direct links to verb exercises: http://www.studyspanish.com/verbs/ http://www.studyspanish.com/tutorial.htm They also have some kind of paid membership that I...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 09, 2012, 04:35 PM

Replies: 11 Ponerle el pecho a las balas Views: 10,860 Posted By Gala There's to "throw all caution to the wind," but... There's to "throw all caution to the wind," but that's less specific to a situation of armed combat, though it could be used for one.

Forum: Vocabulary July 09, 2012, 04:30 PM

Replies: 14 Empollón Views: 3,668 Posted By Gala "Grind" does have the implication that the... "Grind" does have the implication that the student may not actually be particularly bright, but still dutifully "grinds" away at the subject. At least when I was in high school it was used that way...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 28, 2012, 04:07 PM

Replies: 28 Reality bites Views: 11,849 Posted By Gala I thought 'A lo hecho, pecho' was more like... I thought 'A lo hecho, pecho' was more like "What's done is done" or "No use crying over spilt milk." I think it applies whether you are the one who "did it" or simply must accept the unalterable...

Forum: Vocabulary June 28, 2012, 03:46 PM

Replies: 5 En "courage", Sp "coraje" Old French "corage" Views: 13,629 Posted By Gala I've heard Mexicans in the U.S. use coraje for... I've heard Mexicans in the U.S. use coraje for strong anger (beyond irritation.) The adjective bravo also, I've gathered, is more likely to mean fierce and ill-tempered than valiant, unlike the...

Forum: Practice & Homework June 28, 2012, 03:34 PM

Replies: 14 ¿Podrían revisar estas oraciones? Views: 5,541 Posted By Gala Thanks, JPablo and Alec, for the further... Thanks, JPablo and Alec, for the further clarification of profesor/catedrático. I think perhaps I've become so leery of false or somewhat misleading cognates that I've swung too far in the other...

Forum: Practice & Homework June 26, 2012, 01:10 PM

Replies: 14 ¿Podrían revisar estas oraciones? Views: 5,541 Posted By Gala Thanks for the further clarifications, Rusty.... Thanks for the further clarifications, Rusty. I've been wanting more definitive information about 'profesor' for a long time before this assignment. I'll make the changes you suggested. I'm leaving...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 26, 2012, 12:57 AM

Replies: 7 En primavera la sangre altera Views: 5,521 Posted By Gala Spring fever in English is most commonly used... Spring fever in English is most commonly used figuratively to mean a pleasant (although perhaps a bit manic) state of excitement and "liveliness" at that time of year; I've never heard it used...

Forum: Practice & Homework June 26, 2012, 12:37 AM

Replies: 14 ¿Podrían revisar estas oraciones? Views: 5,541 Posted By Gala Thanks, Rusty! For #3, how about "Ya han... Thanks, Rusty! For #3, how about "Ya han comprado muchos muebles para la casa"? I deliberately didn't translate the "pieces of" because in the chapter it taught a group of words (mueble being...

Forum: Practice & Homework June 25, 2012, 05:25 PM

Replies: 14 ¿Podrían revisar estas oraciones? Views: 5,541 Posted By Gala ¿Podrían revisar estas oraciones? Traduje las siguientes oraciones inglesas al español: 1. Bolivia borders Argentina, Chile, Peru, Paraguay and Brazil, but it has no outlet to the sea. Bolivia limita con la Argentina, Chile, el...

Forum: Vocabulary June 22, 2012, 01:30 AM

Replies: 8 Hell bent for leather Views: 2,898 Posted By Gala I wouldn't analyze the Judas Priest angle of... I wouldn't analyze the Judas Priest angle of it.They were just taking an old idiom (that pre-dated the modern concept of leather as kinky fashion) and adding their own connotations to it. They were...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 22, 2012, 12:55 AM

Replies: 5 Phrases/idioms with the word "rato" Views: 3,671 Posted By Gala I always think of "rato" as being equivalent to... I always think of "rato" as being equivalent to "while." I may have been taught it that way, I don't remember. un rato- awhile a cada rato- all the while/ all the time un buen rato: a good...

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