Forum: Vocabulary
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Forum: Vocabulary
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Forum: Translations
June 24, 2022, 05:00 PM
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Forum: Grammar
June 23, 2022, 09:54 PM
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@Debi: In French you have a verb followed by a...
@Debi: In French you have a verb followed by a certain preposition and that never changes.
In Spanish, sometimes you have an "a" preceding a person with the same verb that won't take it with a...
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Forum: Translations
June 22, 2022, 11:22 PM
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Forum: Translations
June 22, 2022, 06:40 PM
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@Rusty: I think Pinosilano means...
@Rusty: I think Pinosilano means road-billboard-sized posts, advertising as big as the billboards found along the roads. :D
Respecto a "seamos sobrios", yo tomaría la sugerencia de Poli: "let's...
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Forum: Grammar
June 22, 2022, 06:32 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
June 22, 2022, 06:30 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
June 20, 2022, 03:08 PM
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The literal meaning of "hostia" is the...
The literal meaning of "hostia" is the consecrated wafer used in religious rituals, but since religion is a very important part of the popular culture, it has acquired many meanings as a cursing in...
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Forum: Introductions
June 20, 2022, 02:41 PM
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Forum: Grammar
June 19, 2022, 09:08 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
June 19, 2022, 08:46 PM
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We tend to use them interchangeably, but to me...
We tend to use them interchangeably, but to me there is some sort of nuance. Pretty close to what Poli said: if you already know the person and you judge their character as "digno de confianza" ...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
June 15, 2022, 02:38 PM
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
June 14, 2022, 04:03 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
June 14, 2022, 04:02 PM
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Forum: Grammar
June 14, 2022, 03:58 PM
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In these cases, adding "le" is redundant and,...
In these cases, adding "le" is redundant and, grammatically speaking, it's not necessary.
The use of "le/les" for this kind of cases changes from region to region. In Mexico, we would definitely...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
June 13, 2022, 04:14 PM
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Suggestions for a model to copy
Since I live mostly in writing, I have always neglected speaking. The result is that I speak with a mixture of British and American intonations and pronunciations all seasoned with my Mexican...
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Forum: Grammar
June 11, 2022, 04:58 PM
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As Rusty said, if you tell someone "venga esa...
As Rusty said, if you tell someone "venga esa mano", you're asking the other person to either shake yours or to do a "high five" gesture with you. This is a celebratory expression, it expresses...
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Forum: Grammar
June 02, 2022, 10:25 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
May 30, 2022, 09:07 PM
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Forum: Grammar
May 30, 2022, 08:54 PM
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Figurative senses of many words are not always...
Figurative senses of many words are not always included in all dictionaries. :)
"Garrote" must have been used to picture the shape and size of old locomotive brake levers.
There are many words...
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Forum: Grammar
May 24, 2022, 02:22 PM
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Forum: Grammar
May 23, 2022, 08:15 PM
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I think it's more and more common in the USA to...
I think it's more and more common in the USA to hear these two verbs "aprender" and "saber" being mixed up. It must be the influence of English on Spanish. However, "aprender" means to acquire the...
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Forum: Grammar
May 19, 2022, 08:29 PM
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Indeed, in Spanish, "maquinista" is almost any...
Indeed, in Spanish, "maquinista" is almost any person who operates a machine. And I guess we call "máquina" almost any arctifact. ;)
When I was young, even computers or calculators were called...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
May 19, 2022, 08:12 PM
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