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A few things
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- Slim burned in the heat, walking slowly, mopping his brow. "Burned in the heat" is commonly used? what would mean "mopping his brow"(I know what it means literally)? - Most of the men groaned or swore, but one slapped his side in glee: "..." I can't imagine what is he slapping. - "Lil ain't no harm," I understand the usage of ain't, but I don't know if it's quite common today. I would like to know where it is used and by which people. Hidden Text: Show/Hide
Click to show hidden text - Da click para revelar el texto oculto - "Sure I can drive him," said Joe. "He just got the bit in his teeth." To be uncontrollable; cast off restraint, says the dictionary. Do you know any similar expression in Spanish? - "See you, sport." // "What's up, sport?" It's like "friend" "companion" or "dude"? Is it common? Among which people?
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As for slapped his side with glee, I would say that means just that he was very happy. It's an expression from what I know. Ain't is really said more in the Southern United States to my knowledge. It's rarely said up here in the North or even in the West. It's a dying word and one who says it is considered to be very uneducated. Not sure of this one.. can't think of a Spanish idiom for that. "Sport" doesn't really mean a friend or companion. It's more like a father to a son, uncle to a nephew, grandfather to a grandson, type of word. It's not said that much anymore, it's a dying word. A grandfather might say "Come on, Sport, we have to get you back to your parents house" or father to a son, "wake up sport, time for school" You won't ever hear it said by a woman to a young boy or young girl. It's one of the unwritten few gender specific English words I know of |
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"To mop one's brow" es quitarse el sudor de la frente. Podría ser con la manga, con un pañuelo, incluso con la mano.
"Slapped his side": "el costado" es lo que me dice el diccionario, pero no sé: entre la cadera y los costados. "Ain't" se usa hoy en registros informales de inglés británico. No sé si también en otros dialectos. "Sport": para mí, el uso vocativo de "sport" es un tópico de los australianos. |
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"Burned in the heat" readily understood, descriptive; sweating, and so,
"mopping his brow" (wiping his forehead). Slapping one's side in laughter - A slap is "una palmada" - side is "costado"...like when laughing hard and slapping your ribs... "Ain't" supposedly ain't in the dictionary, but sure hear it a lot in all English-speaking countries. "Hey, Sport" - Friendly greeting, mildly challenging...
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Thanks wafflestomp and pjt33! It's more clear now.
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EDIT: thanks hermit
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Yeah sport is used a lot in America.. come to think of it it's mostly said by Grandparents and other old people
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I hear the word "ain't" several times a day. It's mostly used by people that are less educated, or that grew up in such an enviroment. And that usually isn't the only poor grammar they use.
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William Gardner Smith writes Afro-American novels so you'll get plenty of southern U.S. dialect...
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