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Forum: Culture July 13, 2026, 01:11 PM

Replies: 1 A wedding postponed Views: 55 Posted By Tyrn A wedding postponed Hi, I've been reading Cien años de soledad. In Chapter 5, the wedding of Pietro Crespi and Rebeca Buendía is postponed for ten to three (there's no knowing) years under the pretext of the...

Forum: Grammar April 04, 2026, 01:20 PM

Replies: 1 Lo sobrenatural vs el mal Views: 167 Posted By Tyrn Lo sobrenatural vs el mal Hi, "La hija de las tinieblas" significa "daughter of darkness" en inglés. Esta frase se utiliza comúnmente para describir a un personaje femenino asociado con lo sobrenatural, el mal, vampiros o...

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

Replies: 1 desempeñar Views: 337 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: 853 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: 853 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: 853 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: 853 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: 853 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: 531 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: 459 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: 686 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: 686 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: 6,423 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: 2,965 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: 9,058 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: 4,890 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: 4,890 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: 2,457 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: 6,423 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: 6,423 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: 12,725 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: 12,725 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: 3,259 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: 4,295 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: 4,295 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?

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