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Tirón, tilin y tolon.

 

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Old May 08, 2008, 02:01 PM
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Agree with Poli & Alfonso.
"Si el tilin es tolon."
tilin: tilín = ting-a-ling (the tinkling of a little bell), for example a bicycle
tolón, talán: A big tinkling, a bell from a Church, or a cowbell
means if the "sound" is big (if they ring my bell.) I will agree.
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Si alguien te hace tilín it means you are attracted to them.
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Ok, Iris.
So, would it be correct if I say `El me hacía tilín´, ( I was attracted to him.)
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¿Quién te hace tilín, Jane?
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Believe me, you don´t wanna know that., so you don´t get jealous.
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Seguro que es George Clooney el que le hace tilín
(a Iris le hace tilín Colin Firth)
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Todo esto es muy gracioso!!

Especialmente lo de "si te hace tilin"..........

I don't have to tell you but my mind started wandering......

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Old May 09, 2008, 05:53 PM
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That was the idea, to make the mind wander...
By the way, Sosia, George who?
(the nespresso advert)
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