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Forum: Vocabulary October 08, 2025, 03:06 AM

Replies: 1 desempeñar Views: 55 Posted By Tyrn desempeñar Hi, What's the semantic relation between empeñar and desempeñar? Of course, a living language is under no obligation to have any, but I'm still curious :thinking:

Forum: Vocabulary September 26, 2025, 03:13 PM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 215 Posted By Tyrn Thanks! Do you mean, the vaya we are talking... Thanks! Do you mean, the vaya we are talking about is used only in Spain?

Forum: Vocabulary September 26, 2025, 02:36 AM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 215 Posted By Tyrn What does it mean, exactly? me llevé sounds like... What does it mean, exactly? me llevé sounds like a surprise of my own making :thinking:

Forum: Vocabulary September 25, 2025, 12:46 PM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 215 Posted By Tyrn Just to be sure. What a wonderful day in Spanish,... Just to be sure. What a wonderful day in Spanish, using Vaya :thinking:

Forum: Vocabulary September 25, 2025, 12:09 PM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 215 Posted By Tyrn Thanks! I really don't know why the capitals.... Thanks! I really don't know why the capitals. It's kinda quotation of a quotation. Probably, it doesn't matter.

Forum: Vocabulary September 25, 2025, 07:04 AM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 215 Posted By Tyrn Vaya Mierda de Vida Hoy, estaba en un chat en internet, empiezo a hablar con una chica, lo pasamos bien y por lo visto estamos los dos interesados. Ella me cuenta que acaba de dejar a su novio porque es un cabrón de...

Forum: Vocabulary August 04, 2025, 10:24 AM

Replies: 4 Bib Views: 160 Posted By Tyrn Bib Hi, I didn't manage to find the Spanish translation. Bib, as in the Best Bib and Tucker. Literally, a bib is a collar-like piece of cloth you can safely salivate on. Not just for babies, too: can...

Forum: Vocabulary August 02, 2025, 12:05 PM

Replies: 3 Junior, etc. Views: 157 Posted By Tyrn Junior, etc. Hi, Junior, on Duolingo, is pronounced in Spanish just like in English, more or less. Is there a list of Spanish words starting with "J", but pronounced English-like?

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

Replies: 5 Gracias por recomendarme a Views: 296 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: 296 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: 6,070 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: 2,762 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: 8,726 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: 4,627 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: 4,627 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: 2,284 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: 6,070 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: 6,070 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: 12,185 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: 12,185 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: 3,049 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: 4,013 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: 4,013 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: 4,013 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: 4,927 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...

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