Forum: Vocabulary
February 10, 2014, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,282
Candice
That's my first name although spelled Candace. I lived in Spain for some years and was called Candida or Candi. I don't think there's a Spanish version of Candice.
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 09, 2013, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,568
ziezo
I'm not a native Spanish speaker, but thought I'd throw this into the conversation. Apparently the word is sieso which is a word I didn't know. (Maybe that's a good thing?)
Anyway, the different...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 22, 2012, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,182
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 19, 2012, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,722
Arroz con Mango
Just thought I'd add what "snafu" stands for. My dad was a military man and I heard it often growing up. Snafu - Situation Normal, All Fouled Up. Yes, the word "fouled" is often substituted by...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
October 09, 2012, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 9,368
rolling the r's
It's a matter of practice. Try this. It's from a child's song which you can look up on the internet. Roll all the r's except for the ones in "porque" and "cortado." If you do this about 10 times a...
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Forum: Culture
April 07, 2012, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,475
Pascuas
Could someone please explain to me the meaning of Pascuas? I've always thought it meant Easter, but I've also seen it used in reference to Christmas. By the way, I lived in Spain for 5 years and was...
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Forum: Vocabulary
January 27, 2008, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 7,705
In Spain it was coche. In Latin America it was...
In Spain it was coche. In Latin America it was carro. I was never in Argentina, so I don't know about auto. By the way, on one of my first trips to Latin America I said something to someone about a...
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