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Old July 01, 2008, 11:41 AM
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Martillo de herejes (la Inquisición, el Inquisidor General).
What does martillo de herejes mean? Then maybe I could think of an equivalent in English.

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Hmmm I was just enjoying all of your suppositions.

... and now it would be harder for me since I've read what you've all written.

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Old July 01, 2008, 12:08 PM
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So, David. We know Poli looks like Clooney, Rusty is un sapo guapo and Alfonso has a deep voice. Are you sweet-looking and handsome as I imagine you?
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Martillo de herejes was usually applied to a person who punished heretic people. It was just a way to mean that somebody was powerful, dogmatic and unmerciful with other religions' people. So, it's a very catholic concept.
Maybe Carlos Martel, the franco (germanic) king who defeated the muslims in Poitiers (732) was the first one in being called so. But also some saints and Inquisidores generales were called martillo de herejes.

Nowadays, you use it only in a very figurative way, for someone who unmercifully punishes people. I can remember of a usage of this saying, slightly different, with a non-negative nuance: martillo de estúpidos. This was said of a modern Spanish philosopher, Fernando Savater, who usually punishes nacionalists in Spain.

I hope this will help, David.
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Old July 01, 2008, 12:13 PM
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Ok, and now that you've expressed your surprise and embarrassment , you answer me... (that sounded real bossy)
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would that be a yes or a no, David?
Cos, you smartly didn´t answer the question.
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would that be a yes or a no, David?
Cos, you smartly didn´t answer the question.
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Ok, and now that you've expressed your surprised and embarrassment , you answer me... (that sounded real bossy)
Of course, he is really hot.
You girls should take care of something else...
I'm looking forward to seeing around a truly martillo de herejes, not to say another not really sweet thing.
What a couple!
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Martillo de herejes was usually applied to a person who punished heretic people. It was just a way of referring to somebody was powerful, dogmatic and unmerciful with other peoples' religions. So, it's a very catholic concept.
Maybe Carlos Martel, the franco (germanic) king who defeated the muslims in Poitiers (732) was the first one to be called so. But also some saints and Inquisidores generales were called martillo de herejes.

Nowadays, you use it only in a very figurative way, for someone who unmercifully punishes people. I can remember a usage of this saying which is , slightly different, with a non-negative nuance: martillo de estúpidos. This was said by a modern Spanish philosopher, Fernando Savater, referring to someone who punishes nacionalists in Spain.

I hope this will help, David.
¡Que interesante! Me parece que en inglés faltamos un dicho igual aunque
hemos tenido una historia de opresión religiosa aqui también. En los años
1600 los puritanos quemaron los brujos o gente acusado de ser brujos.
La búsqueda de brujos tenía el mote witch-hunt.
Hoy mismo usamos la witch-hunt figuradamente para qualquiera búsqueda para propósitos injustos polítocos o religiosos. Habia un with-hunt famoso en los años 50 contra artistas en Hollywood acusados
de ser comunistas. Un mini-witch hunt ocurrió en este siglo en preparación de la guerra hizo Bush. Gente (artistas popular) que no estaba de acuerdo con el presidente estaban silenciadas (Dixie Chicks, Woopie Goldberg por ejemplo)
Se puede decir A modern-day Torquemada o The grand inquisitor,
en lugar de martillo de herejes pero no sé si todo el mundo se entiende.
¿Existe una palabra para witch-hunt en español?
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Ok, and now that you've expressed your surprised and embarrassment , you answer me... (that sounded real bossy)
Hmmm I'm thin, 6'1'' & brown hair
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Hmmm I'm thin, 6'1'' & brown hair
Wait was I supposed to describe myself or describe what I think all of you look like??
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