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Forum: Vocabulary February 18, 2025, 09:04 AM

Replies: 4 En el recodo del molino viejo Views: 2,519 Posted By aleCcowaN You're right, "el recodo del molino viejo" is a... You're right, "el recodo del molino viejo" is a bend in the road next to a derelict mill, the ideal place for an ambush but not necessarily for keeping the kidnapee.

Forum: Grammar February 18, 2025, 08:55 AM

Replies: 21 Indirect and direct objects with esperar Views: 22,050 Posted By aleCcowaN Spanish as She Is Spoke. It's all so... Spanish as She Is Spoke. It's all so ill-formed you felt in the trap. [Nothing about leaving, then] Te sugiero que te vayas. [A lot of non confrontational hints about leaving, then, out of...

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2025, 03:10 PM

Replies: 21 Indirect and direct objects with esperar Views: 22,050 Posted By aleCcowaN You're being misguided by this text Present... You're being misguided by this text Present progressive? The Spanish verbal periphrasis "estar + gerundio" implies the action is currently happening. That is, the action has already started but...

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2025, 08:10 AM

Replies: 21 Indirect and direct objects with esperar Views: 22,050 Posted By aleCcowaN I have to praise your instinct. There's something... I have to praise your instinct. There's something wrong there. The original sentence in Spanish makes no sense to me. No sense at all. It looks like there's a period or semi-colon missing before...

Forum: Vocabulary February 13, 2025, 02:02 PM

Replies: 6 Coquetear con el nazismo Views: 2,951 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, I was thinking the same about cortejar. But... Yes, I was thinking the same about cortejar. But all the negative consequences aren't there when you use cortejar. We prefer a set of expressions using invoke or tempt. Drinking and driving is...

Forum: Vocabulary February 12, 2025, 06:29 AM

Replies: 6 Coquetear con el nazismo Views: 2,951 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you very very much, Rusty and poli. I... Thank you very very much, Rusty and poli. I think I denied that flirt also allows the utter lack of compromise, or even lack of real interest, that coquetear does.

Forum: Vocabulary February 11, 2025, 11:26 AM

Replies: 6 Coquetear con el nazismo Views: 2,951 Posted By aleCcowaN Coquetear con el nazismo I was listening to a podcast and learn about the liberal co-host breaking with a liberal friend on the grounds of one of them considering Elon Musk to be a Nazi and the other one considering him not...

Forum: Vocabulary February 10, 2025, 12:36 AM

Replies: 4 Mal negocio para los bandidos Views: 1,968 Posted By aleCcowaN Mal negocio para los bandidos si había yo de... Mal negocio para los bandidos si había yo de pagar el rescate de mi hijo. In addition to the way the verb haber is used here, already explained by Angélica, I would add that his father...

Forum: Vocabulary February 06, 2025, 08:23 PM

Replies: 2 Cortijo Los Rosales/finca de Los Rosales Views: 2,904 Posted By aleCcowaN Both terms are about the same here. You're right... Both terms are about the same here. You're right about the farm, as a production unit, being considered "the best in the province". It's a little bit like the term manor, but here cortijo is the...

Forum: Translations February 06, 2025, 07:18 AM

Replies: 3 Agarrar Views: 51,187 Posted By aleCcowaN You're welcome! Just one thing. Mexico is a... You're welcome! Just one thing. Mexico is a huge country, with millions of people and dozens of regional accents. The unpolished accent used for hillbillies is, I've been told and if I remember...

Forum: Translations February 05, 2025, 01:51 AM

Replies: 3 Agarrar Views: 51,187 Posted By aleCcowaN Usually "agarrar y -some action-" means to do... Usually "agarrar y -some action-" means to do that action in an untimely manner. But there's some sudden or out of a whim quality in that phrasing that makes it sound daring and "alpha" hence proper...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 02, 2025, 07:37 PM

Replies: 4 Tener una pinta Views: 57,874 Posted By aleCcowaN ...que tenía una pinta estupenda I suppose... ...que tenía una pinta estupenda I suppose it's quite right for Spain. I would use una pinta bárbara, but, you know, localisms. Pinta is a rather colloquial term, and because of several related...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 01, 2025, 07:33 PM

Replies: 4 Tener una pinta Views: 57,874 Posted By aleCcowaN In Argentina, tener pinta means to be good... In Argentina, tener pinta means to be good looking in the case of a man. Tener una pinta, unless followed by additional details, depends on the intonation for it's meaning, varying from sexy to...

Forum: Grammar January 29, 2025, 12:36 PM

Replies: 3 Gustar conjugation in questions Views: 2,827 Posted By aleCcowaN I quite agree with Angélica. You detected a... I quite agree with Angélica. You detected a formal error. But, maybe on the risk of going beyond the language level that contains those examples, I'll tell you that native speakers may use singular...

Forum: Grammar January 29, 2025, 12:17 PM

Replies: 4 Las in arreglárselas Views: 7,468 Posted By aleCcowaN It's what's called a lexicalized pronoun,... It's what's called a lexicalized pronoun, something that specifies the meaning of the verb. There are hundreds of them in Spanish, even thousands when you include all the local instances. ...

Forum: Vocabulary January 27, 2025, 09:05 PM

Replies: 4 Huella ... picada Views: 3,695 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you Rusty, poli and Bill. Very complete... Thank you Rusty, poli and Bill. Very complete reply, I must add. I found the term rut may match Spanish rodada, related to the groove-like marks the wheels leave on the ground by repeteadly...

Forum: Vocabulary January 26, 2025, 02:33 PM

Replies: 8 Looking for a dictionary like the Longman Language Activator Views: 3,130 Posted By aleCcowaN I'm sorry it took me this much to suggest... I'm sorry it took me this much to suggest something. The problem is not there's little but a lot. This is the link to a PDF file of a paper about the variety of dictionaries published in Spanish....

Forum: Vocabulary January 26, 2025, 09:56 AM

Replies: 4 Huella ... picada Views: 3,695 Posted By aleCcowaN Huella ... picada In Argentina, a huella is a specific type of country lane consisting of two parallel bare stripes of ground caused by the traffic of, afortime, wagons or, nowadays, motor vehicles. They are two...

Forum: Vocabulary January 17, 2025, 06:50 PM

Replies: 8 Looking for a dictionary like the Longman Language Activator Views: 3,130 Posted By aleCcowaN Got it! This weekend, I will try some searches in... Got it! This weekend, I will try some searches in Spanish using googlefoo and see what I find. Search queries in Spanish made by a native speaker might return a fresh set of results. I'll share what...

Forum: Vocabulary January 16, 2025, 04:51 PM

Replies: 2 On the run Views: 2,024 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you, Rusty! Thank you, Rusty!

Forum: Vocabulary January 16, 2025, 11:26 AM

Replies: 4 Te falta en valor lo que te sobra en gracia Views: 1,875 Posted By aleCcowaN I forgot to tell you about that structure being a... I forgot to tell you about that structure being a little theatrical or literary, besides it's old fashioned. I've only heard it used in a snarky manner. For instance, "lo que le falta en...

Forum: Vocabulary January 16, 2025, 11:20 AM

Replies: 8 Looking for a dictionary like the Longman Language Activator Views: 3,130 Posted By aleCcowaN Being a native Spanish speaker I regret not... Being a native Spanish speaker I regret not having anything to offer on this subject. I suppose you're looking for someone like a book in English I once browsed, with some 1100 word entries, where...

Forum: Vocabulary January 16, 2025, 10:49 AM

Replies: 2 On the run Views: 2,024 Posted By aleCcowaN On the run With all these IAish thingamagigs loose on the Internet, I'm starting to distrust much of what search engines and dictionaries offer me. Please, confirm if I'm right sb is on the run = alguien...

Forum: Vocabulary January 15, 2025, 07:48 PM

Replies: 4 Te falta en valor lo que te sobra en gracia Views: 1,875 Posted By aleCcowaN That's right. I had imagined a different thing,... That's right. I had imagined a different thing, but gracia here just refers to the ability to be funny, because of that "Certainly I dare... but using YOUR hand". The structure "te sobra en/de ......

Forum: Vocabulary January 14, 2025, 09:18 PM

Replies: 2 He ha tomar Views: 1,766 Posted By aleCcowaN He says "¡Eh, a tomar!" Eh is a multiuse... He says "¡Eh, a tomar!" Eh is a multiuse interjection, here used to grab attention and maybe reprimand those men because they're not drinking while they should. It's similar to saying "Hey you,...

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