Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 23, 2018, 05:54 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 16, 2018, 02:30 PM
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Maybe you would be safer with a non-idiomatic...
Maybe you would be safer with a non-idiomatic phrase if you think the Spanish phrase wont be universally understood. To offend and break ties with probably translates to romper lasos or maybe ofender...
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Forum: General Chat
April 09, 2018, 02:04 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 09, 2018, 11:42 AM
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I keep getting fatter, is a very natural way of...
I keep getting fatter, is a very natural way of saying this. For help I would suggest going to a gym and spending at least a half an hour each day on a rowing machine. You will keep getting thinner:D.
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 03, 2018, 11:38 AM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 03, 2018, 04:59 AM
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Dealing with
I know the term se trata de, but how would you say, I have no experience dealing with legal issues?
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 02, 2018, 01:55 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 29, 2018, 05:54 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 27, 2018, 07:51 AM
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Boondocks
I've seen the term quinto pino, but I think it's Spain-specific, and I half answered it with Patagonia in a previous post. Is these another term?
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Forum: Grammar
March 16, 2018, 11:33 AM
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Forum: Introductions
March 13, 2018, 09:16 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 13, 2018, 11:45 AM
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Who is responsible for this situation, is...
Who is responsible for this situation, is neutral. It can refer to a good situation or a bad situation. Who is the guilty party refers to a bad situation almost exclusively; the exception being if...
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 12, 2018, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 800
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Forum: Grammar
March 09, 2018, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Grammar
March 06, 2018, 09:42 PM
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This is a good question. Commonly you will hear...
This is a good question. Commonly you will hear anoche estaba borracho. I don't know if there are rules here but I think estuve borracho would mean a brief spell of drunkenness almost like a dizzy...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
March 06, 2018, 09:32 PM
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If you're off the books (pagado en negro, that...
If you're off the books (pagado en negro, that means you're being paid (under the table solapado) with no record, and nothing is reported. It's a common practice, and it's not legal. You'll see I...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
March 06, 2018, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 28, 2018, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 27, 2018, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 26, 2018, 06:32 AM
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Desaguisado
¿Se puede decir cometió un desaguisado en lugar de cometió un delito?
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 09, 2018, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 3
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I referred to the dictionary on this on, and I...
I referred to the dictionary on this on, and I believe the best translation would be to keep on contact with, or to make contacts with.
You certainly wouldn't use to have relations with, as this...
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Forum: Grammar
February 09, 2018, 11:26 AM
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Forum: Grammar
February 05, 2018, 06:50 AM
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It's not reflexive. Se, in this case, is an...
It's not reflexive. Se, in this case, is an example of the passive tense. A direct translation of this sentence in English would be, where can fresh fish be bought?
If you want to say, where can...
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 04, 2018, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
February 01, 2018, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 1
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Encajar un chiste
I saw this written, and I know it means to take a joke, as in, what's the matter you can't take a joke? (¿Que pasa, no puedes encajar un chiste?) Is this generally how to say this?
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