Forum: Idioms & Sayings
August 02, 2010, 05:33 AM
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Replies: 18
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
August 01, 2010, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,482
Pants Leg Cuff
People,
Hown do you refer to taking up, or letting down, a pants leg cuff in Spanish?
Someone told me "Hacer el doble", but then I thought I heard "Cojer el bajo" on TV.
Could someone...
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Forum: Grammar
July 31, 2010, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,127
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Forum: Grammar
July 23, 2010, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,127
Irmamar,
Thank you for your further...
Irmamar,
Thank you for your further elucidation. I see how the pronoun is employed when the verb is used in the impersonal construction; and your examples make it all very clear. No problem,...
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 17, 2010, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
July 17, 2010, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,128
Quitahambre
People,
I don't know if quitahambre is vocabulary or something idiomatic, but here goes.
I heard "quitahambre" on the TV last night. It seems to mean: a snack.
I ask, is it masculine or...
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 17, 2010, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
Rusty,
Yes, but a taco is a cuña. So what I...
Rusty,
Yes, but a taco is a cuña. So what I want to know is, what do they say?
I was in Argentina a while back, and the lady said: "Calzar la puerta con un taco."
But I couldn't remember...
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Forum: Grammar
July 16, 2010, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,127
Chileno,
Now I understand. So for all...
Chileno,
Now I understand. So for all practical purposes, acudir is not used as a pronomial verb, as Angelica already told me.
Thanks, folks, I think I've got it.
Silopanna/Dean
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 16, 2010, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
Chileno,
From what I understand of the...
Chileno,
From what I understand of the definitions, taco corresponds to a doorstop, and not tacon. A taco is a wedge, and that's what a doorstop is. A tacon is a shoe heel.
Is that it?
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 16, 2010, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
Taco/Tacón
People,
I am thinking of the word doorstop. This would be what in Spanish, taco or tacon, or either one?
Could I say "Calzó la puerta con un taco"?
Thanks in advance,
Dean
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Forum: Grammar
July 16, 2010, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,127
Angelica and J Pablo,
Well, I do follow the...
Angelica and J Pablo,
Well, I do follow the explanation about the prepositions very well, and I thank you all. I think that I will be able to employ that verb naturally.
But it can never be...
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Forum: Grammar
July 14, 2010, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,127
Angelica,
Thank you for your explanation....
Angelica,
Thank you for your explanation. So the preposition is "a", except for maybe "en", given the situation in your example.
I like the fact that I can always get a native speaker of...
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Forum: Grammar
July 14, 2010, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,127
Acudir + Preposition
List Members,
I wish to inquire about the proper preposition to use after the verb acudir.
I actually understand the meanings that acudir has, and basically how to use it, and I know that the...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
June 14, 2010, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,428
Like Father, Like Son?
List Members,
How does one say: Like Father, Like Son?
This one should be straightforward, I imagine.
Thanks!
Silopanna
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 30, 2010, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,878
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 17, 2010, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,565
Rusty and Maria Jose,
I was once told by a...
Rusty and Maria Jose,
I was once told by a teacher from Castilla that, all things said and done, le is for people and lo and la are for things. But this doesn't completely fit in with the grammar...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 15, 2010, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,565
Rusty,
Hmmm... So it is like saying "dale...
Rusty,
Hmmm... So it is like saying "dale XYZ a Rafael" , le and Rafael being the indirect. Ok.
Actually, I usually speak the indirect like that correctly because that is the way they speak in...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 14, 2010, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,565
Rusty,
Thank you for the explanation. That...
Rusty,
Thank you for the explanation. That was one of my blurry areas.
Dean
Rusty,
Let me see if I follow here. An example of the use of le as a masculine DIRECT object pronoun would...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 14, 2010, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,565
Rusty,
It is not correct to treat women in...
Rusty,
It is not correct to treat women in Spain as "le"? This surprises me.
I have seen that men and women are treated as lo and la, even inside of Spain. Some of them don't approve of this...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 14, 2010, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,565
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 22, 2009, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,276
No se fía a mí???
Gente,
Qual es la preposición correcta?
No se fia de mí?
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No se fia a mí?
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 18, 2009, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,826
Perikles,
Thanks for the explanation, and...
Perikles,
Thanks for the explanation, and for being so prompt.
So "coletazos" means to fishtail, and "los ultimos coletazos" would be one's death throes or last flutters.
I do appreciate...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 18, 2009, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,826
Los Últimos Coletazos
Gente,
Que quiere decir "los últimos coletazos"? Como se usa, en cuales circumstancias?
Hay un dicho similar en Ingles?
Gracias!
Silopanna
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
September 13, 2009, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,538
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
July 23, 2009, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,780
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