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Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 02, 2010, 05:33 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,480
Posted By silopanna
People, Thanks for the definitions. ...

People,

Thanks for the definitions.

Silopanna/Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 01, 2010, 07:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,480
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Grammar July 31, 2010, 07:49 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,121
Posted By silopanna
PJT33, Angelica, JPablo, Irmamar, I thank...

PJT33, Angelica, JPablo, Irmamar,

I thank the four of you for defining this verb tense for me, Pasiva Refleja. Your commentsn have cleared a few things up for me.

Silopanna
Forum: Grammar July 23, 2010, 06:36 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,121
Posted By silopanna
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,...
Forum: Vocabulary July 17, 2010, 08:02 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
Posted By silopanna
Got it! Ya all are the best, and I thank ya...

Got it!

Ya all are the best, and I thank ya all "mucho"!

Dean

:)
Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 17, 2010, 06:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,128
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Vocabulary July 17, 2010, 05:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Grammar July 16, 2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,121
Posted By silopanna
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
Forum: Vocabulary July 16, 2010, 07:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
Posted By silopanna
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?
...
Forum: Vocabulary July 16, 2010, 06:30 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,069
Posted By silopanna
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
Forum: Grammar July 16, 2010, 06:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,121
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Grammar July 14, 2010, 12:40 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,121
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Grammar July 14, 2010, 11:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,121
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 14, 2010, 04:51 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,424
Posted By silopanna
Wink Like Father, Like Son?

List Members,

How does one say: Like Father, Like Son?

This one should be straightforward, I imagine.

Thanks!

Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 30, 2010, 06:55 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,878
Posted By silopanna
There's this one: "ya con el tiempo". Ya con...

There's this one: "ya con el tiempo".

Ya con el tiempo, las cosas mejorarán.

Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 17, 2010, 10:47 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,562
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 15, 2010, 05:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,562
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 14, 2010, 10:48 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,562
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 14, 2010, 08:42 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,562
Posted By silopanna
Wink 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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 14, 2010, 07:54 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,562
Posted By silopanna
Cool Would it be all right to say, "Le masco,...

Would it be all right to say,

"Le masco, pero no le trago."

In other words, can I use the pronoun "le"?

Thanks in advance,

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings December 22, 2009, 07:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,276
Posted By silopanna
No se fía a mí???

Gente,

Qual es la preposición correcta?

No se fia de mí?

o

No se fia a mí?
Forum: Idioms & Sayings December 18, 2009, 11:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,825
Posted By silopanna
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...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings December 18, 2009, 09:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,825
Posted By silopanna
Los Últimos Coletazos

Gente,

Que quiere decir "los últimos coletazos"? Como se usa, en cuales circumstancias?

Hay un dicho similar en Ingles?

Gracias!

Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 13, 2009, 09:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,538
Posted By silopanna
Es un bulo ... You would have to just...

Es un bulo ...

You would have to just explain it out, and say something like "It is something that everyone takes for granted, but that is wrong".

Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 23, 2009, 08:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,780
Posted By silopanna
I think it means, "let the next guy clean it up."...

I think it means, "let the next guy clean it up."

Or, "It's the next guy's problem."

Silopanna
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