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Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 19, 2023, 08:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,224
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Thanks for the illucidation. ...

Angelica,

Thanks for the illucidation.

For me, that's another piece to the puzzle.

Later!

Dean/Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 17, 2023, 09:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,224
Posted By deandddd
¿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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 17, 2023, 01:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 642
Posted By deandddd
Ah, ok. So a Tempestad is more like a hurricane...

Ah, ok. So a Tempestad is more like a hurricane at sea, while a torments is more like a rain strom with lightning and thunder.

I think this is it.

And I thank you both.

Dean/Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 14, 2023, 05:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 642
Posted By deandddd
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 16, 2023, 09:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,174
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Thank you for the nice...

Angelica,

Thank you for the nice explanation, complete with various examples.

Later!

Dean/Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 12, 2023, 08:48 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,174
Posted By deandddd
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.
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 10, 2023, 08:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,174
Posted By deandddd
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 09, 2023, 08:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,779
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Se puede expresar lo mismo com la...

Angelica,

Se puede expresar lo mismo com la palabra "mañas"?

Por exemplo, "No tengo mañas para cocinar"?

Silopanna/Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 05, 2023, 07:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,603
Posted By deandddd
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.
...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 04, 2023, 07:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,603
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Ah, ok, passive voice. Dean

Angelica,

Ah, ok, passive voice.

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 02, 2023, 08:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,603
Posted By deandddd
"ser responsabilizado"??? silopanna...

"ser responsabilizado"???

silopanna Dean
Forum: Vocabulary February 12, 2023, 10:19 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,599
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Ah, ok, so "Eufemia" does exist,...

Angelica,

Ah, ok, so "Eufemia" does exist, with "eu". Thank you.

Silopanna/Dean
Forum: Vocabulary February 12, 2023, 08:54 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,599
Posted By deandddd
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
Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 10, 2023, 08:24 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,234
Posted By deandddd
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 10, 2023, 01:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,234
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Thanks for the tip! Dean

Angelica,

Thanks for the tip!

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 08, 2023, 09:13 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,234
Posted By deandddd
Thank you Poli.

Thank you Poli.
Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 08, 2023, 08:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,234
Posted By deandddd
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 08, 2023, 08:54 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,431
Posted By deandddd
"She's the only person who isn't nuts around...

"She's the only person who isn't nuts around here", something like this.

Silopanna/Dean
Forum: Grammar November 07, 2021, 06:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 832
Posted By deandddd
"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".
...
Forum: Grammar October 28, 2021, 08:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,096
Posted By deandddd
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...
Forum: Grammar October 28, 2021, 01:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,096
Posted By deandddd
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...
Forum: Grammar September 02, 2021, 08:41 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 742
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, This is good news. I think that I...

Angelica,

This is good news. I think that I am devloping some linguistic instincts in Spanish.

Dean
Forum: Grammar September 02, 2021, 07:35 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 742
Posted By deandddd
Sentence Structure

People,

I ran across the following sentence a while ago: "Su tía 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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 24, 2021, 08:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,532
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Wow! That was a nice explanation....

Angelica,

Wow! That was a nice explanation. I'm going to put some of those examples in my notes.

Thanks!

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 22, 2021, 10:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,532
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Does "por sí solo" mean it just...

Angelica,

Does "por sí solo" mean it just came about naturally, of its own accord, it just happened that way ?

Dean
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