Forum: General Chat
August 17, 2010, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,198
¡Muy bien!
JPablo:
Yes, your suggestion...
¡Muy bien!
JPablo:
Yes, your suggestion is much better Spanish, but then the scansion is wrong.
Brute:
Yes, you're quite right. Perhaps substituting "cuento" for "tramo" would be an...
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Forum: General Chat
August 09, 2010, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,610
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 16, 2010, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,316
Esclusa y compuerta
¿Cuál es la diferencia entre esclusa y compuerta? Imagino que una esclusa es para permitir el flujo de agua (como el inglés "sluice gate" o "spillway", mientras que una compuerta es una barrera (como...
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 16, 2010, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,043
dry wall
In Britain a dry wall is as the dictionary definition: a wall constructed of stones without mortar. In Spain these are common, indeed, I saw a very smooth and regular wall being constructed to retain...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
January 27, 2010, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,916
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Forum: Vocabulary
October 10, 2009, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,366
Vale, parece que no son precisamente lo mismo,...
Vale, parece que no son precisamente lo mismo, aunque muchas veces no importaría
cual se pone; muchas veces sería cuestion de enfasis: Por ejemplo,
"Este hongo me parece diferente, es más blanco." ...
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Forum: Vocabulary
October 06, 2009, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,366
¿Distinto o diferente?
Al oir hispanohablantes me parece que haya una diferencia entre el
significado de 'distinto' y 'diferente'.
¿Tienen matices diferentes esas palabras? Si es así, me gustaría
ver unos ejemplos de...
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Forum: Suggestions & Feedback
October 02, 2009, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 10,363
I agree that detective stories are good for...
I agree that detective stories are good for learning (and enjoying). My favourites
are the Carvalho series of Vázquez Montalbán, which also give a history of the
Spanish Transition (El Balneario...
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Forum: General Chat
August 30, 2009, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 697
Views: 170,814
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
August 01, 2009, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,602
I was once told (by a drunk in Soria) that the...
I was once told (by a drunk in Soria) that the correct form of the proverb is
"Hombre prevenido vale por tres"
and that the origin is that the prudent carter always carried three things
with him...
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Forum: General Chat
July 06, 2009, 02:47 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,198
Spanish Limericks
Elaina:
I have written a limerick in Spanish.
El libro "Cien años de soledad"
Sacó Gabo Márquez de oscuridad.
El tramo tan hondo
Describe Macondo
Y falta, con mucho, la brevedad.
Any...
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