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Forum: Idioms & Sayings Today, 04:36 AM

Replies: 2 En la flor de la edad/ de la vida Views: 14 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you, Rusty! I even agree with your... Thank you, Rusty! I even agree with your descripción of "in the prime of (one's) life" not being strictly about youth to be applied to "en la flor de la vida" too, no matter what RAE has to...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 07:48 PM

Replies: 2 En la flor de la edad/ de la vida Views: 14 Posted By aleCcowaN En la flor de la edad/ de la vida En la flor de la edad (when a person is young, healthy, full of energy and ready to develop their full potential) I found this traslated as "in the flower of one's youth" and "in the bloom of...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 07:21 PM

Replies: 7 Very old times Views: 27 Posted By aleCcowaN del tiempo del miriñaque (crinoline, similar to a... del tiempo del miriñaque (crinoline, similar to a hoop skirt but much more unwieldy and cumbersome) Cultural note: "del año del jopo" comes from the hair style developed in the 20's that lasted...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 05:11 PM

Replies: 7 Very old times Views: 27 Posted By aleCcowaN del año del pedo [caution with pedo] = From the... del año del pedo [caution with pedo] = From the times when the first dude got plastered. From the times the first spirits become widely available (caña -similar to rhum, 18th century)

Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 04:56 PM

Replies: 7 Very old times Views: 27 Posted By aleCcowaN En esos tiempos no había fotocopiadora y había... En esos tiempos no había fotocopiadora y había que usar el mimeógrafo o la gelatina [hectográfica]. Mimeografiar, ese sí que es un verbo del año del jopo (quiff). Y el hectógrafo y el daguerrotipo...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings Yesterday, 02:08 PM

Replies: 7 Very old times Views: 27 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you, Rusty and poli! That's a whole... Thank you, Rusty and poli! That's a whole collection of "older than/as old as" examples, most of which have (almost) exact matches in Spanish más viejo que Matusalén más viejo que la injusticia...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 29, 2025, 07:21 PM

Replies: 7 Very old times Views: 27 Posted By aleCcowaN Very old times I realized I don't know an American phrase to talk about ancient times. I know the British and Commonwealth expression "donkey's years" which I learn from Count Arthur Strong season 1 episode 2 (you...

Forum: Translations October 29, 2025, 10:56 AM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 56 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you, poli. You know, as a student I often... Thank you, poli. You know, as a student I often second-guess myself.

Forum: Translations October 29, 2025, 05:34 AM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 56 Posted By aleCcowaN Whereas Angélica's reply is more than correct, I... Whereas Angélica's reply is more than correct, I must say I never found proceed used meaning follow in the sense of placement, only with actions that follow (or sometimes precede) other actions

Forum: Translations October 28, 2025, 07:06 PM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 56 Posted By aleCcowaN Did you mean precede? The only case I know... Did you mean precede? The only case I know it to be correct is when the action is negated and the person proposing that action is prevented from performirg it. ¡Qué viera ni qué ocho cuartos! ¡...

Forum: Translations October 28, 2025, 11:06 AM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 56 Posted By aleCcowaN It's very common use, in some countries a more... It's very common use, in some countries a more educated one, in others, also a popular use. Its source is the negation of action implied by Spanish subjunctive. Other examples (they are difficult...

Forum: Grammar October 26, 2025, 04:19 PM

Replies: 4 verb form ir + gerundio Views: 38 Posted By aleCcowaN Basically all four examples don't match the... Basically all four examples don't match the verbal periphrasis ir + gerundio, which describes dynamically some gradual or onsetting process. Some basic examples Voy mejorando con la...

Forum: Vocabulary October 19, 2025, 06:41 AM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 101 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you, friends. I couldn't reply earlier... Thank you, friends. I couldn't reply earlier because of health troubles in the family I have to help with. Now that it seems a crisis was averted, I'll be participating again soon.

Forum: Vocabulary October 12, 2025, 07:54 PM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 101 Posted By aleCcowaN verso / versero In local slang "verso" can be matched to "snow job", though technically "hacer el verso" is the best match for it. Tony Lip, the character in the film The Green Book is a master doing that, hence the...

Forum: Vocabulary October 12, 2025, 02:57 AM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By aleCcowaN Quedé desengañado, or, me dejó desengañado, but... Quedé desengañado, or, me dejó desengañado, but most frequently, me desengañé or me desengañó. Me quedo desengañado sounds like a deliberate decision made on the fly, what doesn't match reality....

Forum: Vocabulary October 11, 2025, 06:13 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By aleCcowaN As decepción and desilusión are also used and... As decepción and desilusión are also used and meaninful in Spanish, I'd say that desengaño specifically adds to a turning point when "the wool was pulled out of our eyes" and the ugly truth became...

Forum: Vocabulary October 10, 2025, 06:39 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By aleCcowaN Like breaking up and having the heart broken for... Like breaking up and having the heart broken for a while? Yes, it can be. I think you need some examples Los ejemplos son tomados de CREA (https://www.rae.es/banco-de-datos/crea)

Forum: Vocabulary October 08, 2025, 07:19 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 157 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, with desengañado disillusioned is the key.... Yes, with desengañado disillusioned is the key. Something was broken. Trust was lost. Hopes were shattered. What we had believed proved to be a sham. Our heart was broken. Engañado just means we...

Forum: Vocabulary October 08, 2025, 11:20 AM

Replies: 1 desempeñar Views: 57 Posted By aleCcowaN If I had to guess what a dictionary of ideas... If I had to guess what a dictionary of ideas depart from, I'd expect to see empeñar = poner de uno mismo un honesto esfuerzo para llevar a cabo una tarea o alcanzar un objetivo Several new...

Forum: Grammar October 07, 2025, 01:31 AM

Replies: 6 Verlo not Velo Views: 100 Posted By aleCcowaN Rusty, that debería is OK. You're quite right... Rusty, that debería is OK. You're quite right about "debe ser veLO" but I reckon Bob added a touch of hesitancy to it by using the condicional de conjetura, and although Bob's proficiency using...

Forum: Grammar October 06, 2025, 08:07 PM

Replies: 6 Verlo not Velo Views: 100 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, velo, not verlo. ver= ser mirar =look... Yes, velo, not verlo. ver= ser mirar =look As poli said, míralo is used instead of velo (except in México), yet, when it is meant as "take a glance at it" or "consider (the subject)", velo is...

Forum: Grammar October 02, 2025, 08:11 PM

Replies: 4 Le/Les Views: 78 Posted By aleCcowaN You're quite right, yet, in matters that affect... You're quite right, yet, in matters that affect people or groups, it is customary to add these pronouns in the style of dativo de interés. Like a itty-bitty gesture to soften the blow.

Forum: Grammar October 02, 2025, 01:33 PM

Replies: 4 Le/Les Views: 78 Posted By aleCcowaN I would have used le because La compañía le... I would have used le because La compañía le informó al personal que ... los empleados is dealt as a block. Although theoretically les "should've been used", it looks like a bunch of...

Forum: Translations October 01, 2025, 12:38 AM

Replies: 2 What is this word? Views: 81 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, he uses chusmear. It comes from chusma... Yes, he uses chusmear. It comes from chusma —vulgar people seen as a set— which is used in part of South America meaning "nosy busybody". As a verb it means to pry, oftenly having gossip as a goal. ...

Forum: Vocabulary September 26, 2025, 04:47 PM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 219 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, vaya and venga as intensifiers or "accents"... Yes, vaya and venga as intensifiers or "accents" in a sentence are exclusive to Spain. The uso americano is mostly like Angélica explained, from Tijuana to Ushuaia. In Argentina that use is...

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