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Old August 09, 2009, 09:22 PM
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Es magnífico lo bien que puedes entenderla, Lou Ann.
Es magnífico lo bien que = Es magnificant that

¿esa frase es común ?

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Old August 09, 2009, 09:46 PM
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It's magnificent (terrific, fantastic, great) how well you can understand it.

I'd say it's a pretty common expression, yes.
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Old August 10, 2009, 04:34 AM
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Te echo de menos... me haces falta (sigh)




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The best is yet to come....

Esta expresión: falta "lo mero" bueno lo he escuchado solo de mexicanos...

Nosotros en chile decimos:

Todavía falta lo bueno

Y lo bueno está por venir

Todavía falta lo mejor

etc...
Ok muy bien, ¿entonces esta es una expresión más o menos típicamente mejicana?

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¡Muy bien!

No faltar a tu palabra = To not fail to keep one's word

Not to keep one's word = no mantener la palabra - fallar en mantener la palabra.

No es doble negativa.

Faltar a tu palabra - fallar en mantener tu palabra = Fail to keep your word.
Entonces si te entiendo (¿... o entienda porque hay duda?) bien, hay un error en esta lista de significados?
Debe ser ' Faltar a su palabra' en lugar de 'No faltar a su palabra' ?
Eso me suena más logico, verdaderamente.

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Ya me enredé...
Igual aquí (the same here? )

¡Gracias chili!
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Old August 10, 2009, 11:29 AM
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It's magnificent (terrific, fantastic, great) how well you can understand it.

I'd say it's a pretty common expression, yes.
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[QUOTE=EmpanadaRica;45592]Ok muy bien, ¿entonces esta es una expresión más o menos típicamente mejicana? /QUOTE]

Me referería a la palabra "mero".


[QUOTE=EmpanadaRica;45592]Entonces si te entiendo (¿... o entienda porque hay duda?) bien, hay un error en esta lista de significados?
Debe ser ' Faltar a su palabra' en lugar de 'No faltar a su palabra' ?
Eso me suena más logico, verdaderamente. /QUOTE]

Lo que pasa, es que de la manera como lo escribiste en ingles y en español está mal.

"Faltar a su palabra" está correcto como así también "No faltar a su palabra"

No hay doble negativa.

Try again.
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Me referería a la palabra "mero".
Sorry that is what I meant saying the expression being mexican, with 'mero' in it.


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"Faltar a su palabra" está correcto como así también "No faltar a su palabra"

No hay doble negativa.

Try again.
Ok but.. it says:

' No faltar a su palabra' means: not to keep your word.

I don't think I understand this? 'Faltar' meaning to lack or miss, then I don't understand why 'no' is needed to express not to to keep one's word?
Am I missing something maybe?
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' No faltar a su palabra' means: not to keep your word.

I don't think I understand this? 'Faltar' meaning to lack or miss, then I don't understand why 'no' is needed to express not to to keep one's word?
Am I missing something maybe?
It means to fail.
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