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Old June 16, 2008, 06:20 PM
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rings a bell/rings my bell

In earlier thread this subject was brought up, but not fully explored. Both dichos are valid but,
Son dos dichos que tienen sentidos muy distintos.
Rings a bell significa que hay algo en un nombre que provoca una memoria
o conocimiento. Ejemplo: Does the name Penelope Cruz ring a bell? Yes, that name rings a bell.
Rings my bell es algo o alguien que encuentra agradable. En particular una atracción que una persona puede tener para otra. (puede tener una conotación de atracción sexual.)Ejemplo: That Penelope Cruz, she really
rings my bell.

One word makes a big difference. The little words are often zarcadillas.
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the bit about rings my bell reminds me of an earlier thread...
http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=1262

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Poli, what´s zarcadillas?
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That's right Jane. There's also a thread today that dealt with ring a bill/ring my bell. I just wanted to make sure that the English students know that both sayings are valid. Zarcadilla is like a trap, or something to
trip over like little words that confuse students of foreign languages--
certainly in the case of English and Spanish. They tend to betray us.
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Hello, good night.

Could you explain me more about of this thread please.

rings a bell.

What do you are talking about?
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Hello, good night.

Could you explain me more about of this thread please.

rings a bell.

What you are talking about?
Crotalito,
Ring a bell es un dicho en inglés que significa despierta un recuerdo.
Ring my bell es un dicho en inglés que significa despierta un deseo.

Ihope this helps.
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All right, here example one. She ring my bell, always, that I see her.

I hope my example is good.
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Be careful:
  • Zarcadilla
  • Zancadilla
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So, Alfonso, how do you translate ¿Quién me ha puesto la zancadilla?
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All right, here example one goes: She rings my bell everytime I see her.

I hope my example is good.
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Crotalito,
Ring a bell es un dicho en inglés que significa despierta un recuerdo.
Ring my bell es un dicho en inglés que significa despierta un deseo.

Ihope this helps.
Lovely explanation, Poli. I mean it, I'm not being .
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