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Old July 13, 2024, 09:12 AM
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Calzarse

People,

I always had had the notion that "calzarse" was not used in a personal way. For exampl, I might have expected it to be used in a sentence like this one: "Los pobres en este país están mal calzados."

But I was watching an old movie from Spain and the Andaluza told the person that she was with: "Espera um momento que tengo que calzarme." For sure she said "tengo que calzarme". I would have expected: "... ponerme los zapatos."

Could anyone delineate on this? Is it too formal? Pedantic? Ok to use? Phased out?

An example sentence or two always helps.

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Old July 13, 2024, 02:30 PM
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Calzame las Alpargatas

I can't really tell whether it's old fashioned, formal, or something. I just see it all the time.
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Old July 13, 2024, 06:06 PM
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I think it's OK to use in most contexts, although I think it could be more common usage in Spain. Also, I think I've heard it more often with the kind of shoes you're putting on:

- Me calcé los zapatos y salí corriendo.
- Nos calzamos unas botas para protegernos de la inundación.
- ¿No te has calzado los tenis para ir a correr?
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Old July 13, 2024, 10:20 PM
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Angelica,

Thank you very much, and Tyrn, too.

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