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Gotera


DailyWord June 03, 2008 03:16 AM

Gotera
 
This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for June 3, 2008

gotera - feminine noun (la), drip, leak. Look up gotera in the dictionary

Una gotera en la regadera puede desperdiciar miles de litros de agua al año.
A leaky shower can waste thousands of liters of water every year.

poli June 03, 2008 05:33 AM

An amusing use of Spanglish I have heard is:
El rufo tiene un liqueo. (el techo tiene una gotera)

Iris June 03, 2008 05:58 AM

I thought regadera meant watering can, I had never heard it used as ducha. Live and learn.

Elaina June 03, 2008 03:48 PM

I have heard

gotera = dropper

Es posible?

Elaina:thinking:

Iris June 03, 2008 03:56 PM

A dropper is called un cuentagotas over here. Nice word, isn't it?

Elaina June 03, 2008 03:59 PM

hmmm

¡Es la única forma de contar gotas!! Creo que tiene sentido la palabra aunque yo nunca la había escuchado!

Elaina:p

Tomisimo June 03, 2008 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 9716)
An amusing use of Spanglish I have heard is:
El rufo tiene un liqueo. (el techo tiene una gotera)

Also, El rufo está liqueando.

Otra (para que los españoles adivinen a qué se refiere): La loca está rota.

Tomisimo June 03, 2008 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iris (Post 9719)
I thought regadera meant watering can, I had never heard it used as ducha. Live and learn.

Regadera is shower in Mexico at least. I don't know about any of the other countries in the Americas.

Rusty June 03, 2008 08:57 PM

A shower es la ducha en Centroamérica. At least we have the same word for a leak in the roof.

There are other leaks:
agujero (en un contenedor)
escape (de gas o líquido)
filtración (de información)

Gotero and cuentagotas are the words for a dropper.

Iris June 04, 2008 12:43 AM

David, when you say la loca you mean the lock?

Escarabajo June 04, 2008 04:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iris (Post 9750)
A dropper is called un cuentagotas over here. Nice word, isn't it?

Me recuerda escalofrio, parabrisas, pasamontañas, paraguas . . . me encantan estas palabras. Me parecen los kennings de sagas alemanes.

sosia June 04, 2008 05:03 AM

Quote:

Cita:
Escrito originalmente por Iris
A dropper is called un cuentagotas over here. Nice word, isn't it?

Me recuerda escalofrio, parabrisas, pasamontañas, paraguas . . . me encantan estas palabras. Me parecen los kennings de sagas alemanes.
a mi me gusta traspié.
saludos :D

Tomisimo June 04, 2008 11:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iris (Post 9764)
David, when you say la loca you mean the lock?

Yep. .


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