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]

Originally Posted by 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]

Originally Posted by 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?

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by Alfonso

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

Yes, exactly.

[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?

[poli]

Originally Posted by 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.

[CrOtALiTo]

Here in Carmen. it ain't obligatory take a necktie, at least you going to a party of high leve, in my city the necktie is very few whact for the high temperatures what there are in the city.


David, you've come to Mexico.? and in what places you've been.?

The neckties are more used in Mexico City.