Plazo

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for March 27, 2009

plazo (masculine noun (el)) — time, period, term. Look up plazo in the dictionary

¿Se ha cumplido el plazo?
Is the time up?

[poli]

A plazos is a way of saying layaway in Spanish.
example: Quiero una sofa. La voy a comprar a plazos. ( or is it en plazos?)

[chileno]

Originally Posted by poli

A plazos is a way of saying layaway in Spanish.
example: Quiero una sofa. La voy a comprar a plazos. ( or is it en plazos?)

a plazos is correct.

What it means is: to buy it in installments. Which is not exactly layaway. Right?

[Jessica]

Originally Posted by DailyWord

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for March 27, 2009

plazo (masculine noun (el)) — time, period, term. Look up plazo in the dictionary

¿Se ha cumplido el plazo?
Is the time up?

tiempo would not work, right?

[Fazor]

Originally Posted by jchen

tiempo would not work, right?

My understanding that tiempo is more for describing when something is / was / will be, etc.

And plazo sounds like it's more for refering to a quantity of time.

But that's just my stab at it.

¿Cuánto plazo hay en el deporte de fútbol? Hay noventa minutos, mas o menos.
¿A qué tiempo tu juegas fútbol? Juego a los dos en la tarde.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

"Plazo" implies a deadline.

"El plazo para pagar vence el domingo."

@Fazor: your sentences should rather be:

"¿Cuánto tiempo hay en el juego/partido de fútbol?"
"¿A qué hora juegas fútbol?"

[Jessica]

oh ok thanks for the info

[chileno]

jchen and fazor:

Originally Posted by jchen

tiempo would not work, right?

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

"Plazo" implies a deadline.

"El plazo para pagar vence el domingo."

@Fazor: your sentences should rather be:

"¿Cuánto tiempo hay en el juego/partido de fútbol?"
"¿A qué hora juegas fútbol?"

Angelica entró al foro justo a tiempo para responder las preguntas.
A que horas vine yo a decir que tiempo y hora no estaban relacionados.

¿A ver laepelba? Tu también entras en el mitote.

Shio

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by chileno

¿A ver laepelba? Tu también entras en el mitote.

Shio

Uh oh. I only just saw this. You people are talking about me even when I haven't already participated in the discussion.....

Anyway - here I am, and don't really understand what you said about me. You're saying something like "See, Lou Ann? You also enter into the chat." ??

[Rusty]

a ver = let's see

I believe a good translation of the question (which he forgot to write as a question) he asked is:
Are you also going to jump on the bandwagon?

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Rusty

a ver = let's see

I believe a good translation of the question (which he forgot to write as a question) he asked is:
Are you also going to jump on the bandwagon?

Ahhhh.... Thanks, Rusty! I suppose it's too late for me NOT to hop on the bandwagon. LOL!!

[chileno]

Originally Posted by chileno

jchen and fazor:

Angelica entró al foro justo a tiempo para responder las preguntas.
A que horas vine yo a decir que tiempo y hora no estaban relacionados.

¿A ver laepelba? Tu también entras en el mitote.

Shio

Originally Posted by Rusty

a ver = let's see

I believe a good translation of the question (which he forgot to write as a question) he asked is:
Are you also going to jump on the bandwagon?

It would translate as:

Attention, laepelba? You are in this too! :-)

@Angelica. Am I being to difficult in my puns?

I ask you this because, me vuelvo especialito algunas veces...bueno casi siempre.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by chileno

[...]
@Angelica. Am I being to difficult in my puns?

I ask you this because, me vuelvo especialito algunas veces...bueno casi siempre.

Too difficult for learners, without a doubt.

This one was incomplete though... you neglected the topic-word "plazo".

[chileno]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Too difficult for learners, without a doubt.

This one was incomplete though... you neglected the topic-word "plazo".

Yeah, I went with tiempo only. I am getting old, no doubt.