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Forum: Vocabulary June 02, 2009, 10:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 15,801
Posted By Ambarina
Lengua and lenguaje are the same when meaning "a...

Lengua and lenguaje are the same when meaning "a verbal communication system".

La lengua/el lenguaje se utiliza para expresar lo que uno siente.

From there on they separate:

Lengua:
...
Forum: Daily Spanish Word June 02, 2009, 09:57 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 14,778
Posted By Ambarina
Canilla is the tibia, and the front of the bone,...

Canilla is the tibia, and the front of the bone, i.e. the part that's most likely to get kicked (the shin) is called espinilla. :)
Forum: Other Languages June 02, 2009, 09:42 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,638
Posted By Ambarina
No, I don't speak it but I have a lot of contact...

No, I don't speak it but I have a lot of contact with Basque speakers so something sticks :)



Brilliant! Just what I needed. I'd tried to use the table button in the previous post but...
Forum: Culture June 02, 2009, 09:31 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 14,496
Posted By Ambarina
Exacto. Como dije antes, "estar de morros" =...

Exacto. Como dije antes, "estar de morros" = sulk.
Like when you see a child frowning, arms crossed, hunched shoulders and pouting. The pouting part would be the correlation with "estar de morros",...
Forum: General Chat June 01, 2009, 10:41 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 9,438
Posted By Ambarina
Zorionak! Oso ondo, Jessica. (¡Felicidades! Muy...

Zorionak! Oso ondo, Jessica. (¡Felicidades! Muy bien, Jessica)
Forum: Culture June 01, 2009, 10:35 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 14,496
Posted By Ambarina
A colloquial expresion for "to sulk" - estar de...

A colloquial expresion for "to sulk" - estar de morros.
Forum: Other Languages June 01, 2009, 10:30 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,638
Posted By Ambarina
Sorry. Tried to put the last post in a table but...

Sorry. Tried to put the last post in a table but it didn't work. Haven't figured out how to do it yet.
Forum: Other Languages June 01, 2009, 10:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,638
Posted By Ambarina
Aquí algunas palabras de Euskara de las que me...

Aquí algunas palabras de Euskara de las que me acuerdo ahora.


{|}Kaixo | Hola | hello
{|}Egunon | Buenos días | good morning
{|}Arratxaldeon | Buenas tardes | good afternoon
{|}gabon |...
Forum: Daily Spanish Word May 28, 2009, 05:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,661
Posted By Ambarina
Or as Celia Cruz would have said: ...

Or as Celia Cruz would have said:
¡¡¡¡¡Aaaaaaaaaaaaasuca'!!!!
:))
Forum: General Chat May 28, 2009, 05:40 AM
Replies: 2,638
Views: 255,708
Posted By Ambarina
marear Like David: changed order and added a...

marear
Like David: changed order and added a letter :)
Forum: Grammar May 27, 2009, 01:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 10,320
Posted By Ambarina
The web page you gave brought back memories of...

The web page you gave brought back memories of doing syntax in Spanish language classes a long time ago, i.e. learning about determiners, intransitive, transitive, types of clauses, etc. I'd have to...
Forum: Vocabulary May 26, 2009, 05:00 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 13,404
Posted By Ambarina
I think "balerinas" are dance shoes but without...

I think "balerinas" are dance shoes but without the front reinforcement to do points, i.e. the shoes that beginners wear. They're also a type of casual shoe - flat, rounded at the front and often...
Forum: General Chat May 25, 2009, 12:59 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,034
Posted By Ambarina
Nice song. Heard it quite a few years back and...

Nice song. Heard it quite a few years back and couldn't understand some of the vocabulary, e.g. mapuey,conuco, etc. Now I can find out the terms. Thanks for reminding me of it. Me sube la...
Forum: General Chat May 25, 2009, 04:15 AM
Replies: 2,638
Views: 255,708
Posted By Ambarina
cremar

cremar
Forum: Translations May 25, 2009, 04:13 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,925
Posted By Ambarina
I may be a bit late Elisatas but I didn't...

I may be a bit late Elisatas but I didn't understand it that way.
I understood that "el Che" was considered a boy scout with little to no marxism leninism ideals, i.e. the 20 duros describes the...
Forum: Translations May 23, 2009, 09:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,925
Posted By Ambarina
Un duro = five pesetas 20 duros = 100 pesetas ...

Un duro = five pesetas
20 duros = 100 pesetas
100 pesetas = 0.60 Euros, i.e a pittance, very little
Forum: Vocabulary May 23, 2009, 09:43 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,592
Posted By Ambarina
Like Angelica said, it is quite common to use...

Like Angelica said, it is quite common to use centena, treintena, etc to mean "about+number". e.g. Está en la treintena - He's in his thirties.

Though I don't agree that you'd use "una cuarentena...
Forum: General Chat May 23, 2009, 09:06 AM
Replies: 2,638
Views: 255,708
Posted By Ambarina
repisa

repisa
Forum: General Chat May 20, 2009, 12:38 PM
Replies: 2,638
Views: 255,708
Posted By Ambarina
papeara

papeara
Forum: General Chat May 20, 2009, 12:32 PM
Replies: 2,638
Views: 255,708
Posted By Ambarina
back to English... paper

back to English...

paper
Forum: Translations May 20, 2009, 12:18 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,234
Posted By Ambarina
Yo entiendo: "sus funciones motoras y sensoriales...

Yo entiendo: "sus funciones motoras y sensoriales son normales en general "
Forum: General Chat May 20, 2009, 12:09 PM
Replies: 2,638
Views: 255,708
Posted By Ambarina
rapero

rapero
Forum: Culture May 20, 2009, 12:06 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 37,575
Posted By Ambarina
Que el PP odia a Almodóvar y el PSOE lo ama será...

Que el PP odia a Almodóvar y el PSOE lo ama será porque trata temas en sus películas que pueden ser un tanto escabrosos. Los del PP suelen ser bastante tradicionalistas y los temas de...
Forum: Culture May 20, 2009, 09:10 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 37,575
Posted By Ambarina
Las reacciones a películas de Almodóvar suelen...

Las reacciones a películas de Almodóvar suelen ser:
a) ¡Me encantó!
o
b) ¡Vaya chorrada!

Como bien has dicho, muestra dos polos de la sociedad. Pero no creo que quiera decir que si a uno le...
Forum: General Chat May 20, 2009, 08:57 AM
Replies: 2,638
Views: 255,708
Posted By Ambarina
sopera

sopera
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