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Forum: General Chat August 17, 2010, 11:50 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,114
Posted By jrheath
¡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...
Forum: General Chat August 09, 2010, 02:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,554
Posted By jrheath
Improve your Colombian (or, at least, Paisa)...

Improve your Colombian (or, at least, Paisa) pronunciation by reading the Tola y Maruja column in elespectador.com
Forum: Vocabulary July 16, 2010, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,304
Posted By jrheath
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...
Forum: Vocabulary July 16, 2010, 12:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,968
Posted By jrheath
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 27, 2010, 10:18 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 10,831
Posted By jrheath
In one of his novels Delibes uses: "frío como...

In one of his novels Delibes uses:
"frío como para destetar a buitres"
Forum: Vocabulary October 10, 2009, 10:40 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 8,307
Posted By jrheath
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." ...
Forum: Vocabulary October 06, 2009, 11:50 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 8,307
Posted By jrheath
¿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...
Forum: Suggestions & Feedback October 02, 2009, 11:02 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 10,271
Posted By jrheath
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...
Forum: General Chat August 30, 2009, 11:01 AM
Replies: 697
Views: 168,024
Posted By jrheath
This is a very old joke, but one which made me...

This is a very old joke, but one which made me laugh:
¿Qué es una oreja?
Sesenta minutejos!
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 01, 2009, 01:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,587
Posted By jrheath
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...
Forum: General Chat July 06, 2009, 02:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 11,114
Posted By jrheath
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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