Forum: Vocabulary
December 10, 2019, 12:23 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 09, 2019, 01:00 PM
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In Spanish escarabajo is, to my knowledge, a...
In Spanish escarabajo is, to my knowledge, a generic term for beetle. It certainly corresponds with the English term, scarab which is the dung beetle and not a Cleopatra bug. I looked up Cleopatra...
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 08, 2019, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,531
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 04, 2019, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 02, 2019, 08:14 PM
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In this case you will need to clarify what you...
In this case you will need to clarify what you mean. If marks are negative, you would say, on his exam he has 8 marks against him. You can say, he has consistently gotten good marks (or grades) on...
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Forum: Grammar
November 24, 2019, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 247
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Forum: Translations
November 24, 2019, 10:43 PM
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That's what I thought too. I think there may me...
That's what I thought too. I think there may me regional differences where enis preferred. I recently took a trip to Spain, and in the Madrid metro, before the train arrives a sign says el tren va a...
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Forum: Translations
November 22, 2019, 05:20 PM
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Forum: Grammar
November 22, 2019, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 9
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The conditional tense goes well with the...
The conditional tense goes well with the imperfect subjunctive, and it implies the past.
The imperfect subjunctive on its own is very polite when it implies the present.
For example: Quisiera...
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Forum: Culture
November 22, 2019, 08:57 AM
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Aprendo, this movie exposed something i did not...
Aprendo, this movie exposed something i did not expect in regards to language use in Mexico. In this movie, often middle class people speak less clearly than poor people. I assume it is because the...
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Forum: Grammar
November 22, 2019, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 97
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Forum: Grammar
November 21, 2019, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 4
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Forum: Translations
November 20, 2019, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 95
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Forum: Translations
November 20, 2019, 03:53 PM
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Views: 95
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Forum: Translations
November 18, 2019, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 11
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 12, 2019, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 283
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 12, 2019, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 2
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Giba/joroba
Quisiera saber si los camellos tienen gibas o jorobas. Gracias
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 31, 2019, 01:02 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 28, 2019, 06:26 AM
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That term surprises me, because I would think...
That term surprises me, because I would think that lo tienes claro would mean you have grasped the idea, but in your context the opposite is implied, and it means you've got it all wrong or...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 27, 2019, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Grammar
October 24, 2019, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 270
Because in Spanish this translates as cheese...
Because in Spanish this translates as cheese pleases the mice.
A person better versed in Spanish grammar will let you know why the "a" is always used in these cases (other example: a mí me gustan...
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Forum: Translations
October 23, 2019, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 17, 2019, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,217
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Forum: Grammar
October 17, 2019, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 325
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Forum: Grammar
October 15, 2019, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 199
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