Corbata

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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for July 28, 2008

corbata - feminine noun (la) - necktie, tie. Look up corbata in the dictionary

No le encuentro mucho chiste a la corbata, sin embargo hay ocasiones cuando es necesario usarla.
It's hard to see how neckties are actually useful, but sometimes you have to wear one.

[Alfonso]

Hay que asistir de traje y corbata.

[Jane]

Escrito originalmente por Alfonso

Hay que asistir de traje y corbata.

Pero..., no irías?

[Alfonso]

Me lo ponen difícil, Jane... Ya sabes que no me gustan mucho los nudos en la garganta.

How would you say me lo ponen difícil?

-------- You already know I'm not very fond of knots on the neck.

[Jane]

Escrito originalmente por Alfonso

Me lo ponen difícil, Jane... Ya sabes que no me gustan mucho los nudos en la garganta.

How would you say me lo ponen difícil?


-----You already know I'm not very fond of knots on the neck.

I´m not sure but I guess, You make it difficult for me might be an option.
Knots on the neck you said... lol
One of these days, you might get unlucky.

[Alfonso]

So, me lo ponen difícil (ellos, impersonal) could be: They make it difficult for me?

[poli]

Escrito originalmente por Alfonso

Me lo ponen difícil, Jane... Ya sabes que no me gustan mucho los nudos en la garganta.

How would you say me lo ponen difícil?


-----You already know I'm not very fond of knots on the neck.

I think this means they make it hard (or difficult) for me.

[Alfonso]

Escrito originalmente por poli

I think this means they make it hard (or difficult) for me.

Thanks a lot, Poli. I think both expressions, the English and the Spanish one can be useful.

[Tomisimo]

In Mexico, some people call a party or get-together de traje- "Va a ser de traje", which means it's like a potluck- everybody brings a dish (food) and shares it. Is traje used like this in other areas?

[Alfonso]

Escrito originalmente por Tomisimo

In Mexico, some people call a party or get-together de traje- "Va a ser de traje", which means it's like a potluck- everybody brings a dish (food) and shares it. Is traje used like this in other areas?

Not in Spain. If someone tells me an event is going to be de traje I will not think I have to bring some food.