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Román paladino


poli May 07, 2012 08:22 AM

Román paladino
 
I think it mean in simple Spanish, but I am not sure.

Don José May 07, 2012 08:31 AM

Yes. History and example:
http://desequilibros.blogspot.com.es...l#.T6fZT2b0EYw

poli May 07, 2012 10:49 AM

Thank you.
In case you don't know, in English the equivalent term is plain English.

aleCcowaN May 07, 2012 11:30 AM

In spite of its origin -or owing to it- it's now an idiom meaning "popular language easy to understand":

-¿De qué murió?
-Por un aneurisma de aorta abdominal.
-¿En román paladino? (en fácil; en cristiano; etc.)
-Se le desgarró una arteria del vientre.

Rusty May 07, 2012 12:25 PM

To say the same thing in English, here are some options:

In plain English
In English, please
In layman's terms
In English, this time
Say what?!?

aleCcowaN May 07, 2012 04:10 PM

In layman's terms :approx: en términos legos

If asked, "en términos legos" calls to avoid jargon; "en román paladino" calls to avoid sophisticated learned words. Both can be used calling to avoid technicalities.


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