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Old February 23, 2011, 04:00 PM
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Exclamation Andar como Pedro por su casa

It´s like to feel at home.
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Old February 24, 2011, 03:21 AM
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Old February 24, 2011, 08:11 AM
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It´s like to feel at home.
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Old February 24, 2011, 12:53 PM
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I thought that phrase meant with confidence and ease. "Con toda confianza y naturalidad"

That would be "like he owned the place" in English. To feel at home would be different for sure, so maybe I mis-translated the phrase.
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Como Pedro, Perico or Pepe por su casa is like,
as if you/he/she owned the place...
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Old February 26, 2011, 02:42 PM
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It´s like to feel at home.
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To feel at home ?
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Are you asking an English translation for the phrase or are you wanting someone to verify if you translated the phrase correctly?
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I thought that phrase meant with confidence and ease. "Con toda confianza y naturalidad"

That would be "like he owned the place" in English. To feel at home would be different for sure, so maybe I mis-translated the phrase.
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Como Pedro, Perico or Pepe por su casa is like,
as if you/he/she owned the place...
Thanks, JPablo, I just now understood that the phrase is a Spanish idiom
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Old February 28, 2011, 01:25 PM
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Old February 28, 2011, 05:22 PM
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It´s like to feel at home.
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¿Cómo usar esta en la frase Español? Puede te dame un ejemplo.
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Esos pájaros se espantaban cuando yo salía al jardín, pero ahora andan como Pedro por su casa y nunca se van.
Those birds used to get scared when I came out to the garden, but now they behave as if they owned the place and they never leave.

¿Por qué no pides permiso para entrar a mi oficina? Vas y vienes como Pedro por su casa.
Why don't you ask for permission to come into my office? You come and go as if you were at home.
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Old February 28, 2011, 06:08 PM
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Esos pájaros se espantaban cuando yo salía al jardín, pero ahora andan como Pedro por su casa y nunca se van.
Those birds used to get scared when I came out to the garden, but now they behave as if they owned the place and they never leave.

¿Por qué no pides permiso para entrar a mi oficina? Vas y vienes como Pedro por su casa.
Why don't you ask for permission to come into my office? You come and go as if you were at home.
Angelica, gracias.
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