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Old November 18, 2009, 11:33 AM
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Well, it depends where he learned it. By the way - that is not a very nice name for somebody Polish.
He learned it in Scotland, he has been living there for several years.

Oh sorry I was thinking of 'el polaco' but you are right it does have a connotation in English that isn't very nice (in Dutch it doesn't have a bad connotation when we say Polak). I didn't mean it like that.
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So I guess 'paliza' is only used in terms of 'beating up', not for instance beating an egg, or the beating of drums /housemusic or something to this effect?
Beating an egg = Batir un huevo

Beating of drums = el tañer/tañido/redoble/sonido de los tambores
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What is the meaning of "Polak"?
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Old November 19, 2009, 03:17 AM
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What is the meaning of "Polak"?
Somebody from Poland, but as I understand it, the word has very negative connotations of someone ignorant and uneducated. English has slang words with negative connotations for all different nationalities (please don't ask ).
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Somebody from Poland, but as I understand it, the word has very negative connotations of someone ignorant and uneducated. English has slang words with negative connotations for all different nationalities (please don't ask ).
As any other nationality does...
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Old November 19, 2009, 10:15 AM
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As any other nationality does...
En este contexto, me pregunté el otro día qué peyorativos hay en español para los ingleses o los británicos. ¿Alguien quiere mencionar algunos? Si no queréis hacerlo públicamente, me podéis enviar un mensaje privado.
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En este contexto, me pregunté el otro día qué peyorativos hay en español para los ingleses o los británicos. ¿Alguien quiere mencionar algunos? Si no queréis hacerlo públicamente, me podéis enviar un mensaje privado.
Aunque no lo considero un peyorativo, en Chile le diríamos "gringo" a cualquiera que no hable nuestro idioma y que no sea Oriental.
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Que yo sepa, peyorativo sólo hay para los franceses y para los estadounidenses. Los ingleses, por otro lado, no sois británicos, sino ingleses. Y todos los turistas extranjeros son "guiris".
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Beating an egg = Batir un huevo

Beating of drums = el tañer/tañido/redoble/sonido de los tambores
Muchas gracias Angelica!

A propósito..He oído una canción mejicana que se llama 'dame la batidora' ..? Algo así .. Alguien sabe lo que quiere decir eso, 'give me the mixer..?

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Aunque no lo considero un peyorativo, en Chile le diríamos "gringo" a cualquiera que no hable nuestro idioma y que no sea Oriental.
¿Por qué se utiliza 'cualquiera' en este caso, y no 'cualquier'? ¿Es por que se trata de una abreviatura de 'cualquiera persona'?

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Que yo sepa, peyorativo sólo hay para los franceses y para los estadounidenses. Los ingleses, por otro lado, no sois británicos, sino ingleses. Y todos los turistas extranjeros son "guiris".
O 'gambas' si se pone 'roja' la gente del Norte, tomándose el sol a la playa..? >>>
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Que yo sepa, peyorativo sólo hay para los franceses y para los estadounidenses.
De ahí viene la pregunta. Si alguien me llama yanquí (que no ha pasado en España, pero en Ecuador sí) y quiero corregirle, ¿qué le puedo decir que me llame? Guiri, supongo.
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