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Old March 06, 2010, 11:39 AM
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I don't understand Perikles' joke.

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Old March 06, 2010, 11:45 AM
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I don't understand Perikles' joke.
The notice said that people parking would be toad. They mean they would be towed away with a grua. (Toad = el sapo)
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Old March 06, 2010, 11:47 AM
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The notice said that people parking would be toad. They mean they would be towed away with a grua. (Toad = el sapo)
I couldn't understand why that toad (sapo) was there. Now I know . Thanks.
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Old March 06, 2010, 12:13 PM
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In Chile "sapo" also means "mirón"
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Old March 06, 2010, 12:15 PM
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In Chile "sapo" also means "mirón"
¿"Mirón" de uno que mira "a ver si ve algo"? Un voyeur, vamos
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Old March 06, 2010, 12:17 PM
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¿"Mirón" de uno que mira "a ver si ve algo"? Un voyeur, vamos
No. Más bien curioso, por curiosear. Mirón(a).
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Old March 06, 2010, 12:21 PM
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No. Más bien curioso, por curiosear. Mirón(a).
¡Ah, vale! Nunca lo había oído. Será por los ojos saltones (de los sapos, claro).
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Old March 06, 2010, 01:17 PM
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Good one - I can't think of any yet.
learned in Spanish class
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Old March 08, 2010, 01:49 PM
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Si tienes un acento cubano (y tal vez andaluz también), "e", "he" y "es" son homófonos.

Uno que encontré el otro día en el libro del mes de mi club de lectura es "emparedado". Adiviné del contexto que quiere decir sandwich, pero cuando la busqué en el DRAE descubrí que también puede ser un prisionero a quien le mantienen en solitario.
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Old March 09, 2010, 01:12 AM
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Si tienes un acento cubano (y tal vez andaluz también), "e", "he" y "es" son homófonos.

Uno que encontré el otro día en el libro del mes de mi club de lectura es "emparedado". Adiviné del contexto que quiere decir sandwich, pero cuando la busqué en el DRAE descubrí que también puede ser un prisionero a quien le mantienen en solitario.
También los condenados a morir "emparedados". En la "Tower of London" vi pequeñas aberturas donde ponían a los prisioneros y los emparedaban. No lo había visto nunca.
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