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Old June 12, 2009, 09:29 AM
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@Bob: There are a few expressions you can use for that... "tener la mente cerrada", "ser limitado", "ser intolerante".

Pedro tiene la mente cerrada para cualquier idea nueva.
Pedro is close-minded towards any new idea.

La empresa quebró porque las ideas del gerente son muy limitadas.
The firm went bankrupt because of the mediocre manager's ideas.

María nunca se alegra con el progreso de los demás. Es muy intolerante.
María is never happy with anyone else's progress. She's very intolerant.
Bankrupt meaning Quebrar of some business.

I don't understand very well this part of your text please May you explain me it better?

with anyone else's progress

Why do you use the word else's
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Old June 12, 2009, 01:20 PM
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Bankrupt meaning Quebrar of some business.

I don't understand very well this part of your text please May you explain me it better?

with anyone else's progress

Why do you use the word else's
"Else" means "más:

Somebody else: alguien más.
Anything else: algo más.

Else + 's (genitivo sajón) = else's is joined to anyone and means: de alguien más.

I think I'm not wrong.
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Old June 12, 2009, 01:43 PM
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@Crotalito: "Bankrupt" significa bancarrota. Aprendí una forma de decir "quebrar", cuando se trata de una empresa, como "to go bankrupt".

Sobre "someone else's progress", irmamar lo explicó ya muy bien.
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Old June 12, 2009, 07:04 PM
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"Else" means "más:

Somebody else: alguien más.
Anything else: algo más.

Else + 's (genitivo sajón) = else's is joined to anyone and means: de alguien más.

I think I'm not wrong.
I got it.

Thank you very much for the information.


Someone else meaning alguien mas too.
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I got it.

Thank you very much for the information.


Someone else meaning alguien mas too.
Yes, someone else means alguien más, too.
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Old June 12, 2009, 08:59 PM
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Thank you for the correction.

Meaning- significado
Mean- significar.

I hope theses answer are correct
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