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Old July 07, 2008, 06:46 PM
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Don't call me names
how would you say "dont call me names" the correct way and how would you also say "dont insult me" the correct way

no llamame nombres- dont call me names

no me insultas- dont insult me
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Old July 07, 2008, 09:01 PM
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Hola.....

Don't call me names - no me pongas sobre nombres -o- no me pongas apodos

Don't insult me...... no me insultes

I hope everything is okay.......

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Old July 08, 2008, 03:25 AM
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I would translate both the same way:No me insultes.
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Old July 08, 2008, 10:43 AM
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Gemma, hey, you don't sleep right, you are posting some lates Ha,ha,ha, and you should sleep ofter.

I hope you all are well.

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Old July 08, 2008, 10:43 AM
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Another option for don't call me names could be no me digas así.
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Old July 08, 2008, 01:58 PM
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Pero no en este lado del charco...
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Old July 08, 2008, 02:18 PM
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I imagine you can say no me difames
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Difamar is to slander, so I would say it's slightly different.
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Old July 08, 2008, 06:42 PM
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Pero no en este lado del charco...
How about no me llames cosas feas como otra opción?
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Old July 08, 2008, 07:20 PM
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¿Cuál charco?

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Old July 08, 2008, 10:19 PM
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¿Cuál charco?

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El charco es el Atlántico.
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Old July 09, 2008, 04:15 AM
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How about no me llames cosas feas como otra opción?
I wouldn't say that.But I would understand. It would sound foreign, though.
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Old July 09, 2008, 07:13 AM
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El charco es el Atlántico.
¡Ah no! ¡Ése es un charcote!!

Yo pensé como algo mas pequeño como un río o lago....

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Old July 09, 2008, 07:31 AM
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¡Ah no! ¡Ése es un charcote!!

Yo pensé como algo mas pequeño como un río o lago....

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Yes, Gemma, you said about some (Charco), What do you mean with it?, or What do meaning has the Charco?
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Ok, Do you call (Charco) to the ocean.?

Hey, indeed, out in your coutry Gemma, There are a lot (Huracanes), or only there are rains.
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No me de sobrenombres!
y... No me insulte dandome sobrenombres!

Ten un buen dia y no le pongas atencion a los que te molestan con sobrenombres o insultos.

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What you are from?
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y... No me insulte dandome sobrenombres!

Ten un buen dia y no le pongas atencion a los que te molestan con sobrenombres o insultos.

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Hey, Mar-y-el,

Why do you have that nick.?

What you are from.?

What is your age.?

I know, it are much questions, but only I want to know, Who're you, or better said it, I want meet you.

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No me llames cosas feas no suena Angloforeign, but Latinoamerican. I've heard of this a number of times from Colombian people.
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Old July 10, 2008, 09:24 AM
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No me llames cosas feas no suena Angloforeign, but Latinoamerican. I've heard of this a number of times from Colombian people.
You have heard this a number of times? OMG, are you calling Colombians names?
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