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pared - feminine noun (la) - wall. Look up pared in the dictionary

Si las paredes hablasen, ¡qué historias nos contarían!
If walls could talk, oh the stories they would tell us!
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Old September 02, 2008, 07:06 AM
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Old September 02, 2008, 07:23 AM
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This was actually the first Spanish word which really bugged me, when I started learning the language. I read a text where it was used in plural, paredes, and I started searching for the word, parede. It was first days after I realized that it must have been pared, and not with the -e, which actually is a part of the pluralization in this case.
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This was actually the first Spanish word which really bugged me, when I started learning the language. I read a text where it was used in plural, paredes, and I started searching for the word, parede. It was first days after I realized that it must have been pared, and not with the -e, which actually is a part of the pluralization in this case.
Along those lines, you have tamal and tamales in Spanish, but in English we use tamale as the singular.
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Old September 02, 2008, 02:33 PM
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Along those lines, you have tamal and tamales in Spanish, but in English we use tamale as the singular.
Meaning?
I know there are dictionaries, but you explain better and after a hard evening at work I really need to relax.
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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for September 2, 2008

pared - feminine noun (la) - wall. Look up pared in the dictionary

Si las paredes hablasen, ¡qué historias nos contarían!
If walls could talk, oh the stories they would tell us!
Do you use the expression 'Little fleas have big ears' in the States when you are having an adult conversation and there are little children present (innocently playing and 'not hearing' what's going on )?
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Do you use the expression 'Little fleas have big ears' in the States when you are having an adult conversation and there are little children present (innocently playing and 'not hearing' what's going on )?
I don't believe I've ever heard that phrase before (but I like it). We say 'the walls have ears'. And, children innocently playing and 'not hearing' hardly ever happens. Only when you want them to overhear something are they not listening.
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I don't believe I've ever heard that phrase before (but I like it). We say 'the walls have ears'. And, children innocently playing and 'not hearing' hardly ever happens. Only when you want them to overhear something are they not listening.
I know.
I have 'three practical cases in different stages of development' at home at the moment, still awake and still school-less. And all I want is to relax for a while and be a good mother at the same time, caring but not interfering or domineering. Probably an impossible task.
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Maria Jose,

Just the fact that you care about being present without dominating is a great indication that you are doing a good job. Most parents don't even get that far in their thinking! But yes, it does seem like an impossible task. It get easier with each kid, IMHO...

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Oh, I was wondering, have you raised your children bilingually, María?
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