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Old September 01, 2010, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by vita32 View Post
hombre - mujer = man - woman
dador - tomador = ? dadivoso - rácano = generous - stingy
silencioso- ruidoso = quiet - noisy
tranquilo - nervioso = calm - agitated (jumpy)
ahorrador - gastador = thrifty - spendthrift (also "despilfarrador" = wasteful)
humilde - orgulloso/engreído/ufano = humble/meek - proud/conceited/bigheaded
humilidad - orgullo = humility - pride
adelante - [hacia] atrás = ahead - behind
valiente - cobarde = brave, courageous - coward
introvertido - extrovertido = introverted - extroverted (Note: the Spanish "more correct" is considered "intravertido" "extravertido, although I use the one you noted.)
sí - no = yes - no
verdad - mentira = truth - lie
sonreír - fruncir el ceño = [to] smile - to frown


Corregidme, por favor.
There you have it.
On the "corregidme" that is typical Spanish. For Latinamérica is better "Corríjanme, por favor"
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