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Old April 04, 2008, 06:11 AM
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Gasoline prices

A friend of mine who is now living in France informed me that it costs about 80 Euros
to fill her gas tank. That's about 120 dollars. I find this hard to believe. I would like to confirm this with forum members living in Europe.

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Old April 04, 2008, 08:36 AM
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It costs about 50 euros in Spain, but a lot more in England (around 70 euros).
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Old April 04, 2008, 08:38 AM
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Wow! I love this stone thing. Ruby sounds really sweet.
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Old April 04, 2008, 10:01 AM
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Tank capacity can vary widely. What are prices per liter?
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Old April 04, 2008, 10:02 AM
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Wow! I love this stone thing. Ruby sounds really sweet.
Don't get too attached, it'll change as your post count goes up
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Old April 04, 2008, 10:32 AM
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Me parece que cueste 2 dólares o 1.30 euro por un litro y con 15 galones valga $120.00 o 80 euros. ¡Que horror! Menos mal que la mayoria de europeos depende menos en los automóviles que los americanos. Imagina
que pasará en Los Angeles si gasolina sube así y tengo miedo que pasará.

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Old April 04, 2008, 10:38 AM
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por eso aqui los coches son diesel ó de poco consumo.
el litro (gasolina ó diesel) está a 1.10 € aprox.
Mi coche, con 50 litros de capacidad, me costó casi 60 euros llenarlo hace poco.
Lo de los galones no lo llevo muy bien, no soy militar (pun )
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Old April 04, 2008, 01:12 PM
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Gracias Iris y Sosia. Mi amiga me dijo mal. Es cierto que el precio es
70 euros o menos. Aquí nos cuesta $40 mas o menos.

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PD ¿Sosia, Es la palabra para pun retruécano? Me encanta esa palabra y
luciérnaga, murciélago, livélula tambien.

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I translate pun as juego de palabras. Libélula is written with b. You are right, it's a beautiful word.
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Old April 04, 2008, 02:36 PM
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I would say that retruécano is la figura literaria consistente en un juego de palabras, que se da a menudo en la literatura barroca.

Coming back to gasoline: Stop burning the planet! In Spain prices are from 1.1 to 1.3 € per litre, 50-53% of which are taxes.
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