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Old January 13, 2009, 07:42 AM
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portaretrato - masculine noun (el) - picture frame. Look up portaretrato in the dictionary

Generalmente usamos un portaretrato para lucir la foto de un ser querido.
We normally use a picture frame to display a loved one's picture.
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Old January 13, 2009, 09:34 AM
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Yes, it's usually used for the people in worldwide, I believe the people musts the computer for keep their pictures of loved one's.

I'm loved one's for my family.
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Old January 13, 2009, 10:02 AM
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I like to see babies faces in the picture frame.
or someone eating cake, it´s funny. * _ *
or boyfriends togethers one holding another one.
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Old January 13, 2009, 10:32 AM
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Yes, it's usually used for the people in worldwide, I believe the people musts the computer for keep their pictures of loved one's.

I'm loved one's for my family.
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I like to see babies faces in the picture frame.
or someone eating cake, it´s funny. * _ *
or boyfriends togethers one holding another one.
Por favor recuerden que este hilo es para hablar de la palabra del día y discutir su uso y expresiones relacionadas. Este no es el lugar para chatear.
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I have heard that that vulgarly but hilariously portaretrato can mean
toilet seat. I have heard this term is commonly used in Mexico. Was I misinformed
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Old January 19, 2009, 10:40 PM
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I never heard that sentence, the word portaretrato is correctly used at my country, but what you say above of the other meaning about portaretrato, as I said before, never but never I have heard that meaning in my short live.
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More commonly you would here marco (frame).
Portaretrato makes me think of the thing being in a shop, an attendant helping someone to choose one, or a wedding gift list.
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Yeah, I was going to mention that marco is used in Central America. Perhaps portaretrato is yet another mexicanismo.
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