Raise the roof

[irmamar]

"Como todos los demás" is correct. I can say:

Sólo había un premio. Yo lo gané y perdieron todos los demás.
Sólo quiero este libro, todos los demás me sobran.
Disfruta de esta puesta de sol y olvídate de todo lo demás.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by irmamar

"Como todos los demás" is correct. I can say:

Sólo había un premio. Yo lo gané y perdieron todos los demás.
Sólo quiero este libro, todos los demás me sobran.
Disfruta de esta puesta de sol y olvídate de todo lo demás.

Si quitas la palabra"todo/s" de esas frases - ¿Pierden significado?

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

"Como todos los demás" is correct. I can say:

Sólo había un premio. Yo lo gané y perdieron todos los demás. There is only one prize. I won it, and the rest lost.
Sólo quiero este libro, todos los demás me sobran. I only want this book. All the rest are in the way.
Disfruta de esta puesta de sol y olvídate de todo lo demás. Enjoy this sunset and forget everything else.

I wanted to make sure I understand each of the phrases that you used here. Please let me know if I am correct....

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

I wanted to make sure I understand each of the phrases that you used here. Please let me know if I am correct....

I'd like to help you, but I'm not sure about "the rest". The 3rd I think that is correct, but I don't know if in the other two I'd use "the others". Maybe another one could help

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Lou Ann: I think your guesses are all correct. Only a question on the second one:

Sólo quiero este libro, todos los demás me sobran. I only want this book. All the rest are in the way.

My English is failing me... I understand "to be in the way" as being bothersome... maybe to be on their way to the waste bin... (?)

Here "me sobran" is they're too many if you only need one.

I only want this book; I can get rid of all the others.

[poli]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

@Lou Ann: I think your guesses are all correct. Only a question on the second one:

Sólo quiero este libro, todos los demás me sobran. I only want this book. All the rest are in the way.

My English is failing me... I understand "to be in the way" as being bothersome... maybe to be on their way to the waste bin... (?)

Here "me sobran" is they're too many if you only need one.

I only want this book; I can get rid of all the others.

In the way is another way of saying in my way which means they are
of no use( literally they block my way)

[laepelba]

Okay, yeah - that makes sense! Thanks!!

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Thank you, Poli. So all of Lou Ann's translations are well said.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by laepelba

(I think there should be a "raise the roof" smiley!)

For example.... ?

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

For example.... ?

Well, I was being silly. But it could be a face with arms that go up in the "raise the roof" kind of way....