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Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 04:00 PM

Replies: 7 Very old times Views: 27 Posted By poli We often refer to the past as back in the day. ... We often refer to the past as back in the day. example: Back in the day you needed to buy film for a camera.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 07:57 AM

Replies: 7 Very old times Views: 27 Posted By poli I use as old as the hills. I use as old as the hills.

Forum: Translations October 29, 2025, 07:29 AM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 56 Posted By poli My use of proceed is certainly an error. Precede... My use of proceed is certainly an error. Precede and proceed are often confused among English speakers. Proceed is almost always used to mean to continue or to move forward. Both answers are...

Forum: Translations October 28, 2025, 05:43 PM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 56 Posted By poli Could quéproceed viera in these examples? If so,... Could quéproceed viera in these examples? If so, would it change the meaning?

Forum: Grammar October 26, 2025, 07:46 AM

Replies: 4 verb form ir + gerundio Views: 38 Posted By poli It's a stylistic choice. In most cases it +... It's a stylistic choice. In most cases it + gerundio roughly translates to continues to+infinitive. FYI: it is also common to hear seguir + gerundio to a similar effect. Please note that I am a...

Forum: Vocabulary October 18, 2025, 02:56 PM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 101 Posted By poli :idea:Also, in a more direct translation, a song... :idea:Also, in a more direct translation, a song and dance man.

Forum: Vocabulary October 13, 2025, 04:07 PM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 101 Posted By poli a few more responses ... a few more responses https://www.google.com/search?q=snake+oil+and+bible+salesman&rlz=1CAPPDO_enUS1161&oq=snake+oil+and+bible+salesman&aqs=chrome..69i57.16812j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Forum: Vocabulary October 13, 2025, 07:20 AM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 101 Posted By poli The closest thing I can think of is con man.... The closest thing I can think of is con man. Depending on the circumstances, you can use the term crooked politician as well, or T.V. preacher. Used car salesman can be used metaphorically too....

Forum: Vocabulary October 12, 2025, 04:08 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By poli Thanks again! Thanks again!

Forum: Vocabulary October 11, 2025, 07:10 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By poli ...and this discovery of a scam or an infidelity... ...and this discovery of a scam or an infidelity that desengaño perfectly defines is curiously not found in one word in English. English let me down!:worried: Me quedo desengañdo.

Forum: Vocabulary October 11, 2025, 12:18 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By poli Thanks Alec. Disappointment and disillusion can... Thanks Alec. Disappointment and disillusion can be used as a translation for desengaño in these cases.

Forum: Vocabulary October 10, 2025, 05:27 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By poli So, can desengaño be a good thing like a learning... So, can desengaño be a good thing like a learning experience? Burnt once, not burnt again?

Forum: Vocabulary October 09, 2025, 02:03 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By poli OK. Now I'm getting a better picture. There's no... OK. Now I'm getting a better picture. There's no good one-word English translation that I can think of for desengañar. It's like discovering that someone you trusted scammed you. Desengañar implies...

Forum: Vocabulary October 08, 2025, 04:59 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By poli engaño desengaño Quedé engañado. Quedé desengañado. I think the meanings are similar. The first one meaning, I was deceived; the second, I was disappointed. Am I right?

Forum: Grammar October 06, 2025, 05:14 PM

Replies: 6 Verlo not Velo Views: 100 Posted By poli In Spanish, frequently mirar is more frequently... In Spanish, frequently mirar is more frequently used than ver in the case you present. So, míralo is what you will often hear instead of véalo.

Forum: Vocabulary September 25, 2025, 07:53 AM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 219 Posted By poli Vaya is used in Spain to mean the English, what... Vaya is used in Spain to mean the English, what a. Example: íVaya par!/ What a pair) Her use, I believe, means, what a living piece of sh..!

Forum: Grammar September 22, 2025, 05:59 PM

Replies: 6 Quisiera as "to wish for" Views: 122 Posted By poli incidentally, the word learned, when pronounced... incidentally, the word learned, when pronounced with two syllables, is a adjective meaning someone who is educated especially in a specific field.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 22, 2025, 01:22 PM

Replies: 2 Sobre llovido, mojado Views: 86 Posted By poli When it rains it pours. Just when you thought... When it rains it pours. Just when you thought it couldn't get worse. Murphy's law. (If something can go wrong, it will.) When something goes wrong unexpectedly on top of a series of bad things,...

Forum: Grammar September 21, 2025, 07:34 PM

Replies: 6 Quisiera as "to wish for" Views: 122 Posted By poli That's about right Alec. On the American side of... That's about right Alec. On the American side of the Atlantic we prefer to use learned over learnt, but both are certainly acceptable.

Forum: Vocabulary September 05, 2025, 05:38 PM

Replies: 4 inside out/upside down Views: 168 Posted By poli Thanks both of you. Now I remember that I have... Thanks both of you. Now I remember that I have heard boca abajo.

Forum: Vocabulary September 05, 2025, 01:18 PM

Replies: 4 inside out/upside down Views: 168 Posted By poli inside out/upside down I know that inside out is a revés. Does it also mean upside down?

Forum: Vocabulary September 03, 2025, 05:03 PM

Replies: 2 Ring raje Views: 119 Posted By poli I have seen a Colombian telenovela where the term... I have seen a Colombian telenovela where the term ábrase is used to roughly mean the English term scram.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 31, 2025, 05:59 PM

Replies: 9 Rara Vez vs Raro Views: 211 Posted By poli Oh yeah? ... Oh yeah? https://www.whatnationaldayisit.com/day/Goalkeeper/

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 31, 2025, 07:56 AM

Replies: 9 Rara Vez vs Raro Views: 211 Posted By poli That'll be the day!:lol: That'll be the day!:lol:

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 30, 2025, 06:41 PM

Replies: 9 Rara Vez vs Raro Views: 211 Posted By poli In English, whether urban or rural, when pigs fly... In English, whether urban or rural, when pigs fly is used to mean something completely unlikely.

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