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I guess I'm one of the few who like France. Their exclusiveness that paradoxically manages to be international is is a trait peculiar to the people of France. Vive their differénce.
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Very interesting reading. I didn't think there was so much negativity in describing the French.
I guess I would have to agree with Poli.....I like them also. Another interesting thing I discovered......modositos.....I hadn't heard that word in a very long time. My
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In actual fact, no negativity on my side, (just joking) but it could be like Asterix and Obelix, they can be arguing and almost fighting physically, and then reconcile their differences and be as friends as ever...
It is true that there has been some kind of hostility with France, like, having Lafayette supporting the American Revolution probably was not much liked by British, or Napoleon putting "Pepe Botella" as King of Spain... might have not been too popular with Spaniards... but other than that, the people of France are good people...
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France is the USA's oldest ally, but most Americans hate them anyway.
Someone told me French people like Americans and hate Brits. Who knows?
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The expression can have two meanings in English.
If you say "es muy suyo" it means "that's typical of her". And if you say "Los Franceses son muy suyos" it means either "they keep to themselves" or also "they're rather standoff-ish". Dean |
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never heard before standoff-ish
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It's spelled without the hyphen in case you're trying to find it in a dictionary.
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You really ought to invest in the GDO:
standoffish adjective distante, estirado (colloquial) standoffishness noun uncountable actitud feminine distante |
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It sounds like "ser muy suyo" has multiple meanings/connotations and can't correspond to any one English adjective or idiomatic phrase. Two adjectives that come to mind that haven't been mentioned yet are "individualistic" and "insular."
Last edited by Gala; June 15, 2012 at 03:24 PM. |
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Well, you just reminded me another one, "chauvinistic"... and in Spanish, "chauvinista" and "patriotero", although these have other connotations and innuendos...
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