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Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 02, 2010, 09:50 AM

Replies: 7 tied up = pretty busy? Views: 11,748 Posted By xchic Yes, it's the same as pretty busy. Yes, it's the same as pretty busy.

Forum: Grammar May 28, 2010, 03:21 AM

Replies: 94 Is it normal for Spanish teachers to not teach Vosotros? Views: 36,498 Posted By xchic It sounds to me as if the teacher simply doesn't... It sounds to me as if the teacher simply doesn't know 'vosotros':sad:

Forum: Vocabulary May 24, 2010, 05:28 AM

Replies: 13 Volver Views: 5,970 Posted By xchic "Home is where the heart is". To many people... "Home is where the heart is". To many people 'home' is their country/place of birth - many British people living in Spain (or elsewhere abroad) think of the UK as home. I imagine the same can...

Forum: Grammar May 14, 2010, 06:23 AM

Replies: 20 Actualmente Views: 4,514 Posted By xchic I would say de momento no hay... I would say de momento no hay habitaciones...................................... Is that also OK?

Forum: Grammar May 13, 2010, 01:00 AM

Replies: 20 Actualmente Views: 4,514 Posted By xchic Yes, or even right now. Yes, or even right now.

Forum: Translations May 12, 2010, 02:36 AM

Replies: 15 Gracias por su interés mostrado Views: 5,946 Posted By xchic Thank you for your interest. Thank you for your interest.

Forum: Vocabulary April 16, 2010, 05:22 AM

Replies: 23 El parking y ponchar Views: 7,839 Posted By xchic Yes, in Spain we do use el parking & I suspect... Yes, in Spain we do use el parking & I suspect it's Spanglish - or borrowed.

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques April 16, 2010, 01:30 AM

Replies: 9 Learning the verbs Views: 5,903 Posted By xchic I learned by rote too. Then when I thought I... I learned by rote too. Then when I thought I 'had it', before I went to my Spanish lesson I would have breakfast in a bar run by a Columbian friend & she would call across the bar I work - we eat...

Forum: Vocabulary April 16, 2010, 01:01 AM

Replies: 11 Minipiso Views: 3,959 Posted By xchic In BrE we might also say bedsit (from bed-sitting... In BrE we might also say bedsit (from bed-sitting room), although with these there might be a communal bathroom.

Forum: Translations April 14, 2010, 05:08 AM

Replies: 10 ¿Cuál es tu nivel de estudios? Views: 5,457 Posted By xchic :D Espero que ya estás :sleeping: :D Espero que ya estás :sleeping:

Forum: Translations April 14, 2010, 03:56 AM

Replies: 10 ¿Cuál es tu nivel de estudios? Views: 5,457 Posted By xchic What's a beginninger:thinking:;) What's a beginninger:thinking:;)

Forum: Translations April 14, 2010, 12:29 AM

Replies: 10 ¿Cuál es tu nivel de estudios? Views: 5,457 Posted By xchic What is your level of educational attainment? What is your level of educational attainment?

Forum: Translations April 11, 2010, 08:41 AM

Replies: 12 Pareja de hecho Views: 5,906 Posted By xchic Hmmm. Just to throw a spanner in the works -... Hmmm. Just to throw a spanner in the works - common law marriage doesn't necessarily mean there are any legal papers. oops - pjt33 already said that

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 11, 2010, 08:15 AM

Replies: 9 Mi nombre de guerra es El caballero del gabán verde Views: 4,166 Posted By xchic If you're talking about chatting online -... If you're talking about chatting online - username or handle.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 11, 2010, 08:11 AM

Replies: 6 Darse a la bebida Views: 7,051 Posted By xchic To be drunk - or to be a drunk To be drunk - or to be a drunk

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 10, 2010, 02:43 AM

Replies: 3 No tiene oficio ni beneficio Views: 3,636 Posted By xchic Surely just good for nothing I've never... Surely just good for nothing I've never heard it with the double negative:thinking:

Forum: Vocabulary April 06, 2010, 08:37 AM

Replies: 2 Aprender vocabulario de español e inglés de forma diferente Views: 4,643 Posted By xchic Is it yours? It looks interesting. Somebody... Is it yours? It looks interesting. Somebody spelt welcome wrong;)

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 05, 2010, 11:47 PM

Replies: 16 A sandwich short of a picnic Views: 10,037 Posted By xchic Thank you all very much:thumbsup: Thank you all very much:thumbsup:

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 02, 2010, 05:07 AM

Replies: 16 A sandwich short of a picnic Views: 10,037 Posted By xchic I actually asked him to see if he could find any... I actually asked him to see if he could find any himself, and some Spanish ones too. I didn't want to go to the next lesson with him empty-handed though.;) I'm quite happy to admit when I don't...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 02, 2010, 04:52 AM

Replies: 16 A sandwich short of a picnic Views: 10,037 Posted By xchic thanks:thumbsup: My mind has gone blank on... thanks:thumbsup: My mind has gone blank on this - I thought of several when I was talking to a student & the sandwich one came up. I said there were lots of them & we'd talk about them in the next...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 02, 2010, 12:58 AM

Replies: 16 A sandwich short of a picnic Views: 10,037 Posted By xchic A sandwich short of a picnic It means not quite all there mentally - a bit daft, silly, stupid. I'm looking for other similar sayings in English, and also any equivalent sayings in Spanish. Thanks in advance.

Forum: Vocabulary April 01, 2010, 12:19 PM

Replies: 14 Duck Views: 4,455 Posted By xchic yes:thumbsup: Also financially... yes:thumbsup: Also financially speaking a bear market or a bull market I can never remember which is which though:thinking:

Forum: Vocabulary March 31, 2010, 10:18 AM

Replies: 3 Billion - Billón Views: 3,977 Posted By xchic Actually I think the difference is more... Actually I think the difference is more complicated! I always understood a billion (UK) to be a million million, but in the US I think it's a thousand million:thinking: A trillion in the UK has...

Forum: Translations March 31, 2010, 04:27 AM

Replies: 2 La, las or el Views: 2,712 Posted By xchic Number 3 is correct. la = the for a... Number 3 is correct. la = the for a singular, feminine noun licencia is a singular feminine noun de+el becomes del in usage.

Forum: Culture March 29, 2010, 10:27 AM

Replies: 12 Mona de Pascua Views: 8,673 Posted By xchic I found that too, and I thought it was... I found that too, and I thought it was interesting - but didn't really explain the reason for eating it. Yours look more exciting than ours in the Valencia region! Ours are very like the picture...

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