Rajoy no puede con ella

[Perikles]

Does this mean Rajoy can't deal with her ?

This is the headline of an article in El Pais (http://www.elpais.com/articulo/reportajes/Rajoy/puede/elpepusocdmg/20091101elpdmgrep_1/Tes) which I am finding incredibly difficult to understand, partly because the politics seem hopelessy complicated. :mad:

[chileno]

Does this mean Rajoy can't deal with her ?

This is the headline of an article in El Pais (http://www.elpais.com/articulo/reportajes/Rajoy/puede/elpepusocdmg/20091101elpdmgrep_1/Tes) which I am finding incredibly difficult to understand, partly because the politics seem hopelessly complicated. :mad:

You're correct. That should be the meaning.

[irmamar]

Maybe I can't cope with her? :thinking: 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.

[Perikles]

Maybe I can't cope with her? :thinking: 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.Thanks Irmamar, now I can see the pun. :)

By the way:

By one side, .... By the other, :bad:
On the one hand, ... on the other hand ...:good:

And tittle would be pronounced like little, with a short i.
The i is long, so only one t after it: title - remember? :p

[irmamar]

Thanks Irmamar, now I can see the pun. :)

By the way:

By one side, .... By the other, :bad:
On the one hand, ... on the other hand ...:good:

And tittle would be pronounced like little, with a short i.
The i is long, so only one t after it: title - remember? :p

Thanks, Perikles. I had already forgotten yesterday's lesson (long i) ;) :rose:

Could I say on the one hand, ... on the other, ... (omitting the second "hand" -omitting, short i :thinking: ) :)

[Perikles]

Thanks, Perikles. I had already forgotten yesterday's lesson (long i) ;) :rose:

Could I say on the one hand, ... on the other, ... (omitting the second "hand" -omitting, short i :thinking: ) :)No, I think you should always include the second 'hand'.

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.)

[irmamar]

No, I think you should always include the second 'hand'.

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.)

Yes, I've seen the phonetic symbol, with the schwa and the u that looks like a Greek ypsilon (omit /əʊ'mɪt/). So it follows the rules. Thanks again :)

[ROBINDESBOIS]

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.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I'm with Robin here. He's unable to have any control on her actions.

[irmamar]

"No poder con alguien" has two meanings, that's why I said there was a pun in the title.