Foro: Modismos y Dichos
November 19, 2023, 08:13 AM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
November 17, 2023, 09:12 PM
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¿De Por Medio?
People,
I ran across something in a Spanish film, but they were talking fast and I didn't quite pick up the context.
The person said "de por medio". Is this common, or just in Spain?
Could...
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
November 17, 2023, 01:16 PM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
November 14, 2023, 05:43 PM
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Tempestad vs. Tormenta
List Members,
Could anyone elucidate the difference between tempestad and tormenta?
I believe in the Easter bunny, Santa Klaus and in dictionaries, too, but the dictionaries haven't helped me...
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
September 16, 2023, 09:39 PM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
September 12, 2023, 08:48 PM
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Rusty,
Thanks for the explanation. But why...
Rusty,
Thanks for the explanation. But why is the preposition "a" used in a rougher context? And why is "de" used in a polite and thoughtful context?
I should have noticed the lack of an accent.
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
September 10, 2023, 08:16 PM
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Despideme de Juan ??? ... a Juan?
Members of the Forum,
Could somebody explain the difference between:
"Despideme de Juan" and "Despideme a Juan"? I know that one structure is more polite than the other, but I always forget...
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
June 09, 2023, 08:06 PM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
June 05, 2023, 07:09 AM
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Angélica,
I follow the edit.
I had...
Angélica,
I follow the edit.
I had just thought that you wrote abut the passive voice, and then went on to write it the other way. Now i see that it is a noce exampple of what you wrote.
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
June 04, 2023, 07:38 PM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
June 02, 2023, 08:36 AM
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Foro: El vocabulario
February 12, 2023, 10:19 PM
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Foro: El vocabulario
February 12, 2023, 08:54 AM
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Efemia
People,
I have seen the name Ufemia written in Spanish. Is it commly written like that?
Can it be written as eufemia?
Silopanna/Dean
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
February 10, 2023, 08:24 PM
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Angelica,
Thinking it over again, I feel...
Angelica,
Thinking it over again, I feel that your suggestion sounds very native-like in its construction: "estás culpando a la persona equivocada".
I moved about a year ago and it was so...
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
February 10, 2023, 01:47 PM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
February 08, 2023, 09:13 PM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
February 08, 2023, 08:57 AM
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You've Got the Wrong Man ...
People,
How would you say "You've got the wrong man" in Spanish.
You know, like if someone says "you're blaming Yoko Ono for the breakup of The Beatles, but there were problems before she ever...
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
February 08, 2023, 08:54 AM
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Foro: La gramática
November 07, 2021, 06:29 PM
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"Se Los Dije" ?
Group Members,
Ahhhh! I was just watching an old dubbing re-run of El Llanero Solitario, and they threw me a curveball!
At time stamp 1:20, Kimosabe said"Ya se los dije".
...
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Foro: La gramática
October 28, 2021, 08:31 PM
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Angelica,
Thank you for your timely answer. ...
Angelica,
Thank you for your timely answer.
The subjunctive is changing? Good Lord, I hope it doesn't mean that people are becoming more ignorant about their Spanish. What I have always...
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Foro: La gramática
October 28, 2021, 01:00 PM
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Subjunctive, and Manner of Speech Question
People,
I ran across this sentence in a video the other day, and copied it down.
"Porque no hay nada que puede haberse sin estar en Dios".
The first thing I am thingking is that I must have...
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Foro: La gramática
September 02, 2021, 08:41 PM
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Foro: La gramática
September 02, 2021, 07:35 PM
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Sentence Structure
People,
I ran across the following sentence a while ago: "Su tÃa compró el anel por él, para que le diera a su novia".
But I keep getting the feeling that the object could be mentioned in the...
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
August 24, 2021, 08:09 PM
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Foro: Modismos y Dichos
August 22, 2021, 10:15 PM
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