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Forum: Grammar April 20, 2025, 09:48 AM

Replies: 5 Gracias por recomendarme a Views: 104 Posted By Tyrn Very interesting! Yes, by inverting I meant... Very interesting! Yes, by inverting I meant recommend me to a babysitter. You say gracias por recomendármele a una niñera, and also say that it could be either un-Spanish, or still ambiguous,...

Forum: Grammar April 19, 2025, 03:57 AM

Replies: 5 Gracias por recomendarme a Views: 104 Posted By Tyrn Gracias por recomendarme a Hi, Gracias pro recomendarme a una niñera means thanks for recommending a babysitter to me. What do I have to do to invert the meaning? Gracias por recomendarle ...

Forum: Grammar December 19, 2024, 12:02 AM

Replies: 5 Tanto monta Views: 5,913 Posted By Tyrn It rang the bell, finally. What about the English... It rang the bell, finally. What about the English word tantamount? :p

Forum: Grammar December 01, 2024, 01:33 AM

Replies: 2 El amo hembra Views: 2,660 Posted By Tyrn El amo hembra Hi, This is a translation of the fancy term bitchmaster from Stephen King's Gerald's Game (El Juego de Gerald). Bitchmaster is a female human entity as seen by a dog. The English original sounds...

Forum: Translations October 14, 2024, 12:13 AM

Replies: 5 Estar o ser embarasada Views: 8,582 Posted By Tyrn Is ser embarazada crude, or not necessarily,... Is ser embarazada crude, or not necessarily, after all?

Forum: Translations October 04, 2024, 10:37 AM

Replies: 4 Overwhelming odds Views: 4,475 Posted By Tyrn Thanks! But the original translation: is it... Thanks! But the original translation: is it quite satisfactory, to your taste?

Forum: Translations October 03, 2024, 05:03 AM

Replies: 4 Overwhelming odds Views: 4,475 Posted By Tyrn Overwhelming odds Hi, From Context Reverso: Despite the overwhelming odds, the team fought on, determined to give no quarter. A pesar de las probabilidades abrumadoras, el equipo luchó con determinación de no...

Forum: Grammar August 25, 2024, 11:15 AM

Replies: 1 Tiraba lenta Views: 2,210 Posted By Tyrn Tiraba lenta Hi, Entonces, mientras tiraba lenta pero firmemente del brazo, hizo presión con el pie. It looks like a case of agreement in gender, but totally impossible. If not a typo, what is it?

Forum: Grammar August 19, 2024, 02:59 AM

Replies: 5 Tanto monta Views: 5,913 Posted By Tyrn Thanks! Is it a cast iron idiom, or the meaning... Thanks! Is it a cast iron idiom, or the meaning can be traced to the etymology of the word montar? They ride on equal terms, or something?

Forum: Grammar August 14, 2024, 12:03 PM

Replies: 5 Tanto monta Views: 5,913 Posted By Tyrn Tanto monta Hi, Tanto monta, monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando. This is a motto described in Wiki and elsewhere, so this isn't a question about its meaning. What would be the literal translation?

Forum: Translations August 07, 2024, 12:03 PM

Replies: 8 To Miss Views: 12,006 Posted By Tyrn That's it, thanks! Mucho isn't mandatory, so far... That's it, thanks! Mucho isn't mandatory, so far as I remember...

Forum: Translations August 04, 2024, 03:02 AM

Replies: 8 To Miss Views: 12,006 Posted By Tyrn I vaguely remember that one can say te extraño... I vaguely remember that one can say te extraño mucho in some other way, without the use of extrañar. Unfortunately, I can't remember how :o

Forum: Grammar July 31, 2024, 11:19 AM

Replies: 1 A vs de Views: 2,983 Posted By Tyrn A vs de Hi, ...cuando no había sospechosos a los que torturar ni niños de los que abusar. Why a los, then de los? Is the use of a and de merely idiomatic? If not quite, is there some rule of thumb?

Forum: Grammar July 14, 2024, 11:31 PM

Replies: 5 God spare me from that Views: 3,918 Posted By Tyrn Ah, of course. I meant Dios no quiera que... Ah, of course. I meant Dios no quiera que despeje Is it still wrong? :o

Forum: Grammar July 14, 2024, 12:30 PM

Replies: 5 God spare me from that Views: 3,918 Posted By Tyrn Thanks! Suppose I want the rain to keep on... Thanks! Suppose I want the rain to keep on raining: Dios no quiera que despierte Is it correct?

Forum: Grammar July 13, 2024, 01:39 PM

Replies: 5 God spare me from that Views: 3,918 Posted By Tyrn God spare me from that Hi, Dios no quiera que tenga que enfrentarme a eso This is a translation from Under the Dome by Stephen King, presumably correct. To me it looks like a case of nested subjunctive, two subjects...

Forum: Vocabulary July 13, 2024, 01:30 PM

Replies: 3 Calzarse Views: 4,828 Posted By Tyrn Calzame las Alpargatas... Calzame las Alpargatas (https://www.traditioninaction.org/Cultural/Music_P_files/P029_Alpargatas.htm) I can't really tell whether it's old fashioned, formal, or something. I just see it all the...

Forum: Vocabulary July 06, 2024, 10:06 AM

Replies: 2 La camisa negra Views: 4,142 Posted By Tyrn La camisa negra Hi, Juanes - La Camisa Negra (https://youtu.be/kRt2sRyup6A?si=-1qodOky1Q0jL2yC) It all sounds pretty straightforward, except for the word negra. The g is completely left out. Why? I tried...

Forum: Grammar June 26, 2024, 12:22 PM

Replies: 5 Pronouns - necessity/order Views: 6,891 Posted By Tyrn Ah, so who did what to whom isn't my personal... Ah, so who did what to whom isn't my personal disadvantage :o

Forum: Vocabulary June 26, 2024, 12:11 PM

Replies: 3 Ye Views: 4,972 Posted By Tyrn Ye Hi, What is it, really? To judge by more or less authentic examples, it's the. Sometimes it surfaces as you, but in all the cases I ever stumbled upon, it looks like an artificial mannerism...

Forum: Grammar June 10, 2024, 12:56 AM

Replies: 1 Polite grammar Views: 8,231 Posted By Tyrn Polite grammar Hi, Duolingo really stresses conditionals: ¿Nos traería sal y aceite para la ensalada? although it accepts the present tense, too: ¿Nos trae sal y aceite para la ensalada?

Forum: Vocabulary May 16, 2024, 10:36 AM

Replies: 4 Bien parado (etymology) Views: 5,690 Posted By Tyrn Thanks! Thanks!

Forum: Vocabulary May 15, 2024, 12:28 AM

Replies: 4 Bien parado (etymology) Views: 5,690 Posted By Tyrn Bien parado (etymology) Hi, De la auditoría habían salido bien parados en lugar de ir a la cárcel. The meaning is obvious, yet I'd like to know which shade of the parar/parado meaning is implied here.

Forum: Grammar March 31, 2024, 01:32 PM

Replies: 1 ¿A que sí, Junior? Views: 3,167 Posted By Tyrn ¿A que sí, Junior? Hi, Sometimes, it's no trivial task to feed the context to dictionaries :) . I think it's Isn't it, Junior? or Is it so, Junior?. Is it correct?

Forum: Grammar March 21, 2024, 11:21 PM

Replies: 1 Ayúdalo Views: 2,304 Posted By Tyrn Ayúdalo Hi, Ayúdalo a contar las monedas Why not ayúdale?

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