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Old April 18, 2008, 04:15 PM
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Tener pluma

Aprovechando la palabra del día (una de ellas es pluma) lanzo esta pregunta para anglohablantes: tener pluma, ¿qué significa?
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Si hablas de una expresión española, creo que tener pluma quiere decir 'ser afeminado'. Si di en el clavo, eso se dice to be effeminate.

An effeminate man has womanly mannerisms or behavior. He is not particularly gay (homosexual), but may be. An effeminate man is usually dismissed as gay, or queer, even before learning that that is indeed the case. It isn't uncommon to see someone place a hand on their hip and make a limped wrist gesture with the other hand, and then announce, "Say!" (using entonation that mimics how an effeminate gay person sounds) to others around them when an effeminate man is spotted.

Si no adiviné bien lo que preguntabas, dáme una pista.

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No había visto esa expresión antes y después de un poco de investigación, estoy de acuerdo con Rusty. Otra posible traducción sería to be affected. Así que Alfonso ¿adivinó bien Rusty o no? Pensándolo bien, mejor no contestes todavía para que más anglohablantes puedan adivinar también.
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Okay.......tener pluma means to have the mannerisms of a "gay" person without necessarily being one.

But......

echarse una pluma......means to let gas out...

Pobre pluma......en el lío en que la hemos metido!!

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Old April 19, 2008, 11:26 AM
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I had never heard echarse una pluma.Your definition of tener pluma is perfect I think, because there are guys who are effeminate but not necessarily gay.
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Yes, aside from meaning feather and pen, pluma also mean gas or flatulence- at least in Mexico.
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No se usa pluma en Centroamérica para significar 'pen'. Es un bolígrafo.
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¿Usan lapicero también en Centroameria para decir pen?
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ballpoint pen = lapicero = bolígrafo = boli
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Here in Spain boli and lapicero are two different things. Boli is a pen and lápiz or lapicero is a pencil. From what you say it seems they both mean the same in South America...
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