Forum: Translations
May 08, 2026, 10:15 AM
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Forum: Translations
May 07, 2026, 04:07 AM
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Yes, esquirla is any fragment that breaks as a...
Yes, esquirla is any fragment that breaks as a consecuence of an explosion and en up piercing someone or something. In the case of the besch shard, It was already broken an It was the feet what did...
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Forum: Translations
May 04, 2026, 07:54 PM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
April 20, 2026, 01:57 PM
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De carambola is used in Argentina with the...
De carambola is used in Argentina with the meaning "by chance", especially "by pure luck", and mainly when a second goal is also achieved when pursuing another goal and without even trying.
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Forum: Grammar
April 04, 2026, 06:30 PM
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el mal (noun) = evil
"lo mal (adverb)" is an...
el mal (noun) = evil
"lo mal (adverb)" is an incomplete bit where "lo" is a "determinante sustantivador" that makes "mal" into an abstract noun, usually with the purpose of comparing or...
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Forum: Translations
April 01, 2026, 06:57 AM
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El castellano tiene verbos pronominales; el...
El castellano tiene verbos pronominales; el inglés no. Por eso los pleonasmos forzados por la imitación son tan frustrantes. "Hacerse a sí mismo". Aquí el Profesor Higgins estallaría en una diatriba...
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Forum: Translations
March 30, 2026, 01:30 PM
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Somos hombres/mujeres/personas que nos hicimos...
Somos hombres/mujeres/personas que nos hicimos desde abajo/[solos/as]/sin ayuda.
A sí mismo/a o a nosotros/as mismos está fuera de lugar aquí. Es una traducción literal del inglés, o una confusión...
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 14, 2026, 12:45 PM
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In Argentina it is "la costrita pegada". Some...
In Argentina it is "la costrita pegada". Some like it but I don't know of anybody looking to get it on purpose. The term "socarrat" is used in restaurants specialized in "paella valenciana"....
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Forum: Vocabulary
February 14, 2026, 12:25 PM
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Forum: Vocabulary
January 18, 2026, 01:55 PM
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Forum: Translations
January 17, 2026, 10:24 PM
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Forum: Grammar
January 17, 2026, 12:13 PM
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Forum: Grammar
January 13, 2026, 09:56 PM
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Forum: Grammar
January 13, 2026, 07:31 PM
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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"...
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Forum: Vocabulary
January 13, 2026, 12:17 AM
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Replies: 6
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
January 11, 2026, 05:58 PM
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Forum: Grammar
January 10, 2026, 05:54 PM
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Forum: Translations
January 10, 2026, 05:43 PM
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Forum: Grammar
January 10, 2026, 06:36 AM
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Le gustó la cena.
Le dio un mareo.
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
January 07, 2026, 02:19 AM
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Forum: Grammar
January 06, 2026, 05:46 PM
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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...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
January 06, 2026, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 5
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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...
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Forum: Grammar
January 02, 2026, 09:18 PM
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Forum: Grammar
January 01, 2026, 10:43 AM
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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...
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Forum: Translations
December 31, 2025, 12:26 AM
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