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Rajoy no puede con ella
Does this mean Rajoy can't deal with her ?
This is the headline of an article in El Pais which I am finding incredibly difficult to understand, partly because the politics seem hopelessy complicated. |
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Maybe I can't cope with her? I can see a pun here. By one side, he is not able to show himself as the leader of the party to her. By the other, I can see the pun in the tittle of the article, as if really he couldn't put up with her. Usually, the head lines are quite deceitful.
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By the way: By one side, .... By the other, On the one hand, ... on the other hand ... And tittle would be pronounced like little, with a short i. The i is long, so only one t after it: title - remember? |
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Could I say on the one hand, ... on the other, ... (omitting the second "hand" -omitting, short i ) |
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As for omitting, I did say the double consonant rule has plenty of exceptions, but this is not one of them. 'tt' for a short i. and single m for a long o. !! (Some would use a short o here, but I wouldn't.) |
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I think the translation would be, Rajoy can´t do anything about her rather than can´t deal with her. Am I wrong?
No poder con alguien, means to be unable to control sb. |
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I'm with Robin here. He's unable to have any control on her actions.
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"No poder con alguien" has two meanings, that's why I said there was a pun in the title.
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