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Forum: Vocabulary Yesterday, 06:55 PM

Replies: 2 ¿Te ha ocurrido alguna vez? Views: 143 Posted By Rusty Has it ever happened to you? Has it ever happened to you?

Forum: Vocabulary Yesterday, 04:54 AM

Replies: 2 Recojo cosas Views: 166 Posted By Rusty Yes, 'pick up things'. Yes, 'pick up things'.

Forum: Grammar May 03, 2024, 02:58 PM

Replies: 4 Anticipar que vas a estar a gusto Views: 423 Posted By Rusty That 'you' will like the group. That 'you' will like the group.

Forum: Grammar May 02, 2024, 12:49 PM

Replies: 6 Apostar también implica renuncias Views: 484 Posted By Rusty Your betting may turn to giving up (abandoning... Your betting may turn to giving up (abandoning your ambition because you took on too much or the risk turned out to be too much), is how I would understand this, but one never knows what she had in...

Forum: Grammar April 29, 2024, 01:00 PM

Replies: 4 Lo restes de alguna actividad Views: 750 Posted By Rusty She seems to be saying that these types of... She seems to be saying that these types of activities will adversely affect the effectiveness of the training. The next advice she shares lists the activities your brain should be subjected to...

Forum: Grammar April 27, 2024, 05:05 PM

Replies: 4 Lo sigue siendo, aunque no secunde el psicoanálisis Views: 913 Posted By Rusty It's kind of difficult to say. It's too bad she... It's kind of difficult to say. It's too bad she didn't include the subject pronoun! Freud is heralded as the founder of psychoanalysis, so I would have to agree that the referent is the author.

Forum: Grammar April 26, 2024, 01:33 AM

Replies: 4 Y sus beneficios Views: 907 Posted By Rusty Yeah, based on the additional context, I'd say... Yeah, based on the additional context, I'd say those are the benefits she referred to.

Forum: Grammar April 26, 2024, 12:39 AM

Replies: 4 Y sus beneficios Views: 907 Posted By Rusty It's hard to know what «sus beneficios» refers to... It's hard to know what «sus beneficios» refers to given only this context. Without more context, we're only guessing. It couldn't be "imitation." That's not plural. It could very well be "the...

Forum: Grammar April 25, 2024, 04:17 AM

Replies: 2 La tranquilidad que me dé ser más paciente Views: 943 Posted By Rusty The use of the subjunctive mood is often chalked... The use of the subjunctive mood is often chalked up to how the author is feeling at the moment. At this point in the sentence, she is delivering a statement. The future tense that you would expect...

Forum: Grammar April 21, 2024, 07:34 AM

Replies: 4 A todos los medios que permitís Views: 732 Posted By Rusty I agree that it should be 'permiten', if you're... I agree that it should be 'permiten', if you're thinking the topic is a plural third person (the media), but it appears that she has written her appreciation in a plural second person form...

Forum: Grammar April 20, 2024, 02:40 PM

Replies: 4 Viene de familia Views: 1,090 Posted By Rusty Who can tell her thoughts? It seems she's... Who can tell her thoughts? It seems she's making a general statement claiming where 'the value of respect' comes from or where it can generally be found ('runs in the family'). This statement is...

Forum: Translations April 19, 2024, 12:28 AM

Replies: 2 Por lo luchado, lo dolido Views: 1,239 Posted By Rusty The 'lo' in 'lo luchado' and 'lo dolido' changes... The 'lo' in 'lo luchado' and 'lo dolido' changes the two-word phrase into an abstract noun. Your translation does a good job with the abstract, but it could be more simply stated, like "for all the...

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2024, 11:26 AM

Replies: 4 Ni los conoces ni los conocerás en la vida Views: 1,332 Posted By Rusty It's hard to guess what it refers to at first. ... It's hard to guess what it refers to at first. I'm pretty certain it doesn't refer back to 'value judgments' or those who make those judgments. The person sitting alone at the movies, and others...

Forum: Vocabulary April 15, 2024, 09:48 AM

Replies: 2 Estoy colgado Views: 1,376 Posted By Rusty Yes, chiflado is most likely the correct meaning... Yes, chiflado is most likely the correct meaning here. 'Nutter' is perhaps understood in Britain, and it looks like it's a noun. Because «estar colgado» was used, I would expect that an adjective...

Forum: Introductions April 14, 2024, 12:49 AM

Replies: 3 Hola Views: 1,075 Posted By Rusty Habla una locutora. Después de decir «seguimos... Habla una locutora. Después de decir «seguimos con», creo que dice «más de ISIS», pero es difícil saberlo.

Forum: Grammar April 12, 2024, 07:26 AM

Replies: 4 O arréglate para estar a gusto contigo mismo Views: 1,088 Posted By Rusty It's evident that many suggestions are being... It's evident that many suggestions are being presented, so what we have is technically a horizontal list. The series includes only the one coordinating conjunction 'o'. Since the only coordinator is...

Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 10:07 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 1,348 Posted By Rusty Action verbs are almost always listed as... Action verbs are almost always listed as transitive or intransitive, depending on your source. WordReference.com certainly does. It also hints at what prepositions a verb may work with. These...

Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 05:23 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 1,348 Posted By Rusty The Guide to Patterns and Usage in English you... The Guide to Patterns and Usage in English you posted is something I've never encountered before. There are some Spanish Verb books that are cited here in the forums, one of which is Barron's 501...

Forum: Grammar April 08, 2024, 07:21 AM

Replies: 9 Direct and Indirect Objects in the Spanish Sentence Views: 1,348 Posted By Rusty The direct object pronoun and/or the indirect... The direct object pronoun and/or the indirect object pronoun actually have preferred positions in a sentence, greatly driven by the form of the verb. In your examples, placing the object pronouns...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 12:35 PM

Replies: 4 Como si no tuvieras memoria, como si no tuvieras un pasado Views: 941 Posted By Rusty Use your imagination. The author wants you to... Use your imagination. The author wants you to imagine yourself in that state.

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:59 AM

Replies: 4 Como si no tuvieras memoria, como si no tuvieras un pasado Views: 941 Posted By Rusty Haz el siguiente ejercicio como si no tuvieras... Haz el siguiente ejercicio como si no tuvieras memoria, como si no tuvieras un pasado. = Do the following exercise as if you had no memory, as if you had no past. The directive calls for the usage...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:53 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 874 Posted By Rusty Although the infinitive contains a rising... Although the infinitive contains a rising diphthong, conjugated forms other than vosotros/vosotras and nosotros/nosotras get the stress (just like the corresponding forms in verbs that don't contain...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:46 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 874 Posted By Rusty Simply put, no. These last verbs, in the... Simply put, no. These last verbs, in the present tense second person forms, all contain an accent mark because the last syllable is stressed. It has nothing to do with whether a diphthong appears in...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 04:25 AM

Replies: 7 No accent mark for the 1st conj verbs in the 2nd pers pl. in the Pretérito imperfecto Views: 874 Posted By Rusty Yes, the 'ai' in the 2nd person plural is a... Yes, the 'ai' in the 2nd person plural is a falling diphthong in the case stated. Should you encounter a verb like 'cambiar', which has a weak 'i' vowel before a strong 'a', you have a rising...

Forum: Grammar March 31, 2024, 02:35 PM

Replies: 1 ¿A que sí, Junior? Views: 933 Posted By Rusty More context would be nice. Without more... More context would be nice. Without more context, the phrase could mean: Right? Isn't that right? Am I right? Isn't it? Aren't you? Won't we?

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