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Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 30, 2025, 12:41 PM
Replies: 9
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Posted By deandddd
aleCcowN, Thank you for the tips. I will...

aleCcowN,

Thank you for the tips. I will speak along those lines with a little more confidence now.

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 29, 2025, 06:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 96
Posted By deandddd
Rara Vez vs Raro

People,

I have a bit of uncertainty about the usage of rara vez, and raro. It seems to me that raro is an adverb, too, but I don't recall ever seeing it used as one. What I have seen and heard is...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 24, 2025, 03:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 53
Posted By deandddd
AleCcowaN, Thanks for the confirmation. ...

AleCcowaN,

Thanks for the confirmation.

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 23, 2025, 09:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 53
Posted By deandddd
Promesa Llanera

People,

In his rendition of the song El Pajarillo, Jose Luis Rodriguez, El Puma, canta una estrofa asi:

"Pajarillo,
no te olvides de tu promesa llanera,
promesa que tú me hiciste debajo de...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 21, 2025, 07:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 68
Posted By deandddd
AleCcowan, Angela, My mistake. I got trillos...

AleCcowan, Angela,

My mistake. I got trillos and cerros mixrd up.

But still, it is nice to know that trillo means a path. We say the word trail in English.

Later!
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 18, 2025, 04:39 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 68
Posted By deandddd
Trillas/Trillos

People,

Remember the expression "por las trillas de Ubeda"?

Trillas or trillos?

Dictionary research has been confusing.

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 18, 2025, 03:57 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 308
Posted By deandddd
With regard to places, and not people, "to case...

With regard to places, and not people, "to case the joint" is exactly how AleCcowaN described it at the top of he thread. Gangsters who check out a place before they rob it will say "we cased the...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings December 01, 2024, 06:15 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,369
Posted By deandddd
aleCcowaN, Poli, Thanks much, patotear seems...

aleCcowaN, Poli,

Thanks much, patotear seems to function well in a sentence because it is just one word, and I don't have to explain what it is.

Later!

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 30, 2024, 05:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,369
Posted By deandddd
To Gang Up on ...

People,

How about to "gang up" on somebody?

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 30, 2024, 05:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,127
Posted By deandddd
Thank you! Dean

Thank you!

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 18, 2024, 06:34 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,127
Posted By deandddd
Sensitivo vs Suceptible

People,

I am not finding myself able to truly understand the difference between sensitivo and suceptible.

Any hints?

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 07, 2024, 11:05 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,551
Posted By deandddd
aleCcowaN, Thankk you. In American...

aleCcowaN,

Thankk you.

In American English, we say "to have a green thumb".
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 07, 2024, 04:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,551
Posted By deandddd
Tienes Tan Buena Mano

People,

As I was walking by the TV I heard a piece of conversation, and the lady said to the man "Tienes tan buena mano". Well, I didn't think much of it at the time, but I became a bit curious...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 09, 2024, 04:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,830
Posted By deandddd
aleCcowaN, Thanks for the explanation. I see...

aleCcowaN,

Thanks for the explanation. I see that he put himself back in that time frame when he spoke.

Later!

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 09, 2024, 08:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,830
Posted By deandddd
A Case for Past or Present Subjunctive?

People,

I was listening to a soap opera on TVE and a little boy said that he was sad because he wanted to attend a certain funeral, but the ladies of the house told him "... dijeron que me quede"....
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 19, 2024, 02:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,554
Posted By deandddd
Rusty, Ah, ok, you gave my mind a good...

Rusty,

Ah, ok, you gave my mind a good wakeup call!

Dean
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 19, 2024, 11:16 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,554
Posted By deandddd
¿Lésbica?

People,

I understand lthe words lesbianismo and lesbiana.

And I have come across the word lesbica. What is the difference? Is there some nuance?

And lesbico? Why does it end in "o"?

Dean
Forum: Vocabulary July 13, 2024, 09:20 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,897
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Thank you very much, and Tyrn,...

Angelica,

Thank you very much, and Tyrn, too.

Dean/Silopanna
Forum: Vocabulary July 13, 2024, 09:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,112
Posted By deandddd
Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: Vocabulary July 13, 2024, 08:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,112
Posted By deandddd
A Verita Tuya

List Members,

I was watching an old movie from Spain (again ...), and I heard a singer say in a flamenco song "... a verita tuya ...". By your side.

Why have never heard this word before? Is...
Forum: Vocabulary July 13, 2024, 08:12 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,897
Posted By deandddd
Calzarse

People,

I always had had the notion that "calzarse" was not used in a personal way. For exampl, I might have expected it to be used in a sentence like this one: "Los pobres en este país están mal...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 19, 2023, 08:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,369
Posted By deandddd
Angelica, Thanks for the illucidation. ...

Angelica,

Thanks for the illucidation.

For me, that's another piece to the puzzle.

Later!

Dean/Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 17, 2023, 09:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,369
Posted By deandddd
¿De Por Medio?

People,

I ran across something in a Spanish film, but they were talking fast and I didn't quite pick up the context.

The person said "de por medio". Is this common, or just in Spain?

Could...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 17, 2023, 01:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,924
Posted By deandddd
Ah, ok. So a Tempestad is more like a hurricane...

Ah, ok. So a Tempestad is more like a hurricane at sea, while a torments is more like a rain strom with lightning and thunder.

I think this is it.

And I thank you both.

Dean/Silopanna
Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 14, 2023, 05:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 6,924
Posted By deandddd
Tempestad vs. Tormenta

List Members,

Could anyone elucidate the difference between tempestad and tormenta?

I believe in the Easter bunny, Santa Klaus and in dictionaries, too, but the dictionaries haven't helped me...
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