Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
October 18, 2011, 11:07 AM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 18, 2011, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 8
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Angelical Angélica, believe me I'm one of the...
Angelical Angélica, believe me I'm one of the very few guys that get mad for the unnecassary use of the bad words in the media, because already I'm sick to hear them (and use them) in the streets...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
October 17, 2011, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,350
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 17, 2011, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,197
what it means, and what it's used for
Thanks ,Angélica, but "piocha", besides being a beard, is a word that the very old people used when they wanted to say "cool", "great", "a todo mecate","al puro gis","está suave".
For example: "ese...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 16, 2011, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,197
yup
You,ve got it Don José
"Fresa" is something like a "yuppie" or a rich junior.
Actually before fresa,was "cherry" because of smooth,fine and delicate.
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
October 16, 2011, 11:18 PM
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Forum: General Chat
October 16, 2011, 11:14 PM
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Replies: 93
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arañas from where ???
:thinking:
Let me think,
do you mean , arañas de la calle?
if so, there is one that says :
" ¿ Quién levantó la piedra, para que saliera tanta araña" ?
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Forum: Culture
October 16, 2011, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 19,996
Elaina,
there are some words and phrases that...
Elaina,
there are some words and phrases that there are not exactly part of the Spanglish, but ,they are "anglicismos" that people of the northern Mexico use.
"wifa" or "bika" are Spanglish, but...
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
October 16, 2011, 12:14 PM
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Views: 39,523
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Forum: General Chat
October 16, 2011, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 30,182
Oh, yes. Mexican doble sentido.
Hello,everyone,
Puns?
here there is an old Mexican one:
El coyote cojo ..... nah....that's a bit rude....
"El gato araña " is fine.
One vote for the fine double sense.
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 16, 2011, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,197
"Piocha" - "A todo mecate"
Hello, everyone.
Let me recall some old expressions already forgotten:
"Piocha"------the grandpas used this phrase while clenching one fist under the chin, like caressing an imaginary beard....
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
October 16, 2011, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 39,523
Hello, everybody, nice being here.
Watching...
Hello, everybody, nice being here.
Watching the discussion about hacha, first of all, in the spanish language , when a word ends with an "a" (feminine) it's also correct to use "LA"....
so, it...
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