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Forum: Vocabulary January 18, 2026, 02:55 PM

Replies: 4 (Drink) Coaster and Cup Holder Views: 55 Posted By aleCcowaN Posavasos is used in Argentina for the common... Posavasos is used in Argentina for the common flat coaster designed to avoid leaving wet circumferences all over the glass, lacquered or polished furniture. If you want to carry them also...

Forum: Translations January 17, 2026, 11:24 PM

Replies: 5 I think that this arrangement.... Views: 72 Posted By aleCcowaN I think/predict that this arrangement will turn... I think/predict that this arrangement will turn out well. But if not, I wont be upset. Creo/Preveo que este arreglo/acuerdo/entendimiento dará buen resultado, pero no me sentiré contrariado si no...

Forum: Grammar January 17, 2026, 01:13 PM

Replies: 2 ...de lo mucho que lo veía... Views: 101 Posted By aleCcowaN con los ojos cada vez más abiertos = opening his... con los ojos cada vez más abiertos = opening his eyes wider and wider y sin ver ya al Señor= and no longer looking at the Lord de lo mucho que lo veía y de lo cerca que lo tenía de sí. = as He...

Forum: Grammar January 13, 2026, 10:56 PM

Replies: 2 le pueda ser sustraída por Marcelino Views: 49 Posted By aleCcowaN Es una reiteración del le en "le falta a diario".... Es una reiteración del le en "le falta a diario". Ambos le se refieren a Fray Papilla y resaltan que las raciones son su esfera de responsabilidad. Le son sustraídas... son sustraídas "de él"

Forum: Grammar January 13, 2026, 08:31 PM

Replies: 4 Con lo cual sentía un gran consuelo... Views: 74 Posted By aleCcowaN I'm not sure the real role of "con lo cual" in... I'm not sure the real role of "con lo cual" in the quoted text because it comes after a period. There's some "spiritual" connotation in that and, though I could say mechanically that "con lo cual"...

Forum: Vocabulary January 13, 2026, 01:17 AM

Replies: 6 kickstand Views: 75 Posted By aleCcowaN Pata de cabra parece ser el nombre más común en... Pata de cabra parece ser el nombre más común en México. También para de apoyo o parador. Lo busqué en Mercadolibre (equivalente de Ebay) y me dio pata de apoyo para la Argentina, que se transformó en...

Forum: Grammar January 11, 2026, 06:58 PM

Replies: 4 Con lo cual sentía un gran consuelo... Views: 74 Posted By aleCcowaN https://www.espanolavanzado.com/significados/810-p... https://www.espanolavanzado.com/significados/810-por-lo-cual

Forum: Grammar January 10, 2026, 06:54 PM

Replies: 2 ...Lo hizo para que fuesen vendidos. Views: 34 Posted By aleCcowaN Source: Nueva Gramática de la Lengua Española... Source: Nueva Gramática de la Lengua Española...

Forum: Translations January 10, 2026, 06:43 PM

Replies: 2 Because of my uncle... Views: 46 Posted By aleCcowaN Debido a mi tío, pudo evitar ser encarcelado. ... Debido a mi tío, pudo evitar ser encarcelado. Debido a mi tío, pudo evitar que lo encarcelaran.

Forum: Grammar January 10, 2026, 07:36 AM

Replies: 4 Porque le dio entonces como un mareo... Views: 99 Posted By aleCcowaN Le gustó la cena. Le dio un mareo. ... Le gustó la cena. Le dio un mareo. Exactly the same, neither the meal liked him nor the dizziness made itself feel in him. Maybe this doubt was caused by the fact that dar has no direct...

Forum: Grammar January 07, 2026, 03:19 AM

Replies: 4 Se habría visto precisado a dejarse llevar Views: 64 Posted By aleCcowaN Dejarse llevar isn't a periphrastic construction... Dejarse llevar isn't a periphrastic construction but it's especial in some way as the transitive verb llevar becomes passive just for being an infinitive used as a complement of the verb dejar in its...

Forum: Grammar January 06, 2026, 06:46 PM

Replies: 4 Se habría visto precisado a dejarse llevar Views: 64 Posted By aleCcowaN It's the same subject all along the expression:... It's the same subject all along the expression: the young and, to some degree, defenceless Marcelino. In that hypothetical situation, Marcelino feels pressed and obliged to do something in a context...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques January 06, 2026, 12:49 PM

Replies: 5 Free Mini Spanish Listening Clips for Class or Self-Study Views: 83 Posted By aleCcowaN Welcome, Jerry! This project sounds great.... Welcome, Jerry! This project sounds great. Have you thought about maybe developing a companion website to provide explanations, goals and languages level needed for each video, maybe using...

Forum: Grammar January 02, 2026, 10:18 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 192 Posted By aleCcowaN Tener previsto shares with all verbal periphrasis... Tener previsto shares with all verbal periphrasis the fact of being a unit of meaning, but it's a one-off. It translates into to plan to, to have plans for, to schedule, to have scheduled, to expect,...

Forum: Grammar January 01, 2026, 11:43 AM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 192 Posted By aleCcowaN The verbal periphrasis "tener + participio"... The verbal periphrasis "tener + participio" points to a finished action which result persists in the time frame of the speech, being the final result the matter and not the action itself. That's why...

Forum: Translations December 31, 2025, 01:26 AM

Replies: 6 Detenme Tantito Views: 103 Posted By aleCcowaN I love their use of tantito, kind of ”a little... I love their use of tantito, kind of ”a little measure" but without the "a", unlike un cachito (a little bit). You may enjoy this El Chavo del Ocho...

Forum: Translations December 30, 2025, 03:03 PM

Replies: 6 Detenme Tantito Views: 103 Posted By aleCcowaN In colloquial Argentinian, we say "Tenéme un... In colloquial Argentinian, we say "Tenéme un cachito", which is exactly the same.

Forum: Translations December 29, 2025, 07:24 PM

Replies: 6 Detenme Tantito Views: 103 Posted By aleCcowaN I can't watch this video in my country, but it... I can't watch this video in my country, but it seems it's used as "hold this just one minute". It's a phrase used mainly in Mexico with many possible meanings. I remember it used as "stop what...

Forum: Grammar December 26, 2025, 09:15 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 192 Posted By aleCcowaN "tener + participio" is a verbal periphrasis and... "tener + participio" is a verbal periphrasis and there's no passive voice there to be found.

Forum: Grammar December 26, 2025, 08:47 PM

Replies: 6 Ella se pone bravo Views: 111 Posted By aleCcowaN It's flat wrong. Unless you provide a context It's flat wrong. Unless you provide a context

Forum: Grammar December 25, 2025, 07:11 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 192 Posted By aleCcowaN ...and yet, he was not able to go down and carry... ...and yet, he was not able to go down and carry out the orders he was given

Forum: Grammar December 25, 2025, 07:02 PM

Replies: 6 Ella se pone bravo Views: 111 Posted By aleCcowaN se pone brava, which doesn't mean to be upset,... se pone brava, which doesn't mean to be upset, not even to get upset (so to stop ignoring the verb poner)

Forum: Grammar December 23, 2025, 11:30 PM

Replies: 23 Grammar questions from Marcelino Pan y Vino by José María Sánchez-Silva Views: 435 Posted By aleCcowaN In the context of the text, both por si and por... In the context of the text, both por si and por si acaso are conjunctional phrases meaning "in case" or "just in case", they anticipate a possibility and take mostly indicative. But por si acaso...

Forum: Grammar December 22, 2025, 08:17 PM

Replies: 23 Grammar questions from Marcelino Pan y Vino by José María Sánchez-Silva Views: 435 Posted By aleCcowaN In "por si la veía", "por" looks more like a... In "por si la veía", "por" looks more like a "nexo causal" than an adverb. I cannot say the whole phrase is an adverbial clause, but I wouldn't be surprised some stretch of grammar rules could see it...

Forum: Grammar December 20, 2025, 11:37 PM

Replies: 5 Reference Grammar Views: 122 Posted By aleCcowaN You might end up looking into Andrés Bello's :D ... You might end up looking into Andrés Bello's :D If you are interested in the inner workings of mood selection in Spanish, you may look for works from Ruiz Campillo and Lidia Lozano. Their looks on...

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