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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques December 17, 2014, 12:03 PM

Replies: 9 My tips for learning Spanish 4 Views: 16,933 Posted By Cloudgazer @Manuel: ¡Guau! Gracias por la lista de fuentes. ... @Manuel: ¡Guau! Gracias por la lista de fuentes. @Julvenzor: Muchas gracias por remarcar los peligros en potencia encontrados por aprendices de español a través de los medios de comunicación. Me...

Forum: Grammar December 13, 2014, 11:21 PM

Replies: 2 Future-tense Views: 5,993 Posted By Cloudgazer Hi Gaige, Adding to what Poli mentioned:... Hi Gaige, Adding to what Poli mentioned: When you have English phrases like "I want to be" and "I want to learn", the infinitives in these (here "to be" and "to learn") will also be written in...

Forum: Translations December 13, 2014, 12:13 PM

Replies: 3 Cross Views: 2,101 Posted By Cloudgazer ¿Qué les parece "Esa es mucha gente con la que... ¿Qué les parece "Esa es mucha gente con la que enojarse"?

Forum: Translations December 13, 2014, 11:48 AM

Replies: 12 "telling Mary what to sing" Views: 4,641 Posted By Cloudgazer Angélica, no entiendo por qué no se necesita... Angélica, no entiendo por qué no se necesita alguna forma subjuntiva en "telling Mary what to sing" puesto que conlleva un sentido de mandato. Creo que la frase quiere decir "le mandan a María lo...

Forum: Translations December 13, 2014, 01:33 AM

Replies: 4 Liked most Views: 1,717 Posted By Cloudgazer Muy interesante. :) Me alegra que no me vuelva... Muy interesante. :) Me alegra que no me vuelva loco... ¡Gracias a los dos! Un saludo

Forum: Translations December 12, 2014, 06:09 PM

Replies: 4 Liked most Views: 1,717 Posted By Cloudgazer Se pensaría que sí pero los ejemplos en la red... Se pensaría que sí pero los ejemplos en la red muestran sobre todo que no. Yo pensaría que sí por mis estudios, pero no soy hispanohablante. Parece que una vez que se introduce "fue", el efecto de...

Forum: Vocabulary December 12, 2014, 01:01 PM

Replies: 2 Plural of compound nouns Views: 2,675 Posted By Cloudgazer Hi, Manuel, In the noun phrase "hijo de su... Hi, Manuel, In the noun phrase "hijo de su madre", the noun is "hijo" and "de su madre" is a noun complement that specifies the "hijo" we're talking about. Though "de su madre" does function as an...

Forum: Vocabulary November 08, 2013, 09:00 AM

Replies: 14 Sentido del ridículo Views: 5,800 Posted By Cloudgazer Another option to consider is clueless. Another option to consider is clueless.

Forum: Vocabulary February 27, 2012, 02:11 PM

Replies: 7 Bitch kitty Views: 2,384 Posted By Cloudgazer Just sounds like a new cutesy derivative of... Just sounds like a new cutesy derivative of "bitch", something hard or unpleasant to do, to put up with, etc.

Forum: General Chat February 24, 2012, 02:16 PM

Replies: 74 English Grammar Pet Peeves Views: 18,904 Posted By Cloudgazer *Sigh* . . . a kindred spirit! I also pronounce... *Sigh* . . . a kindred spirit! I also pronounce "they're" differently than "their" and "there", the last two being homonyms for me, too.

Forum: General Chat February 02, 2012, 06:09 PM

Replies: 74 English Grammar Pet Peeves Views: 18,904 Posted By Cloudgazer Of the ten points, nos. 2, 5 and 9 are the ones I... Of the ten points, nos. 2, 5 and 9 are the ones I bump into most. :blackeye: Hearing news anchors and journalists say "your" for "you're" is very provocative for me. ;) In my formative years,...

Forum: Vocabulary February 02, 2012, 02:10 AM

Replies: 9 Heavy Views: 2,995 Posted By Cloudgazer Another interpretation that seems to fit the song... Another interpretation that seems to fit the song is "heavy" meaning "deep", "profound", as in "deeply or profoundly beautiful".

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques January 31, 2012, 01:18 AM

Replies: 3 Reading in Spanish and English Views: 4,645 Posted By Cloudgazer You could try these out, South: Short... You could try these out, South: Short Stories in Spanish: New Penguin Parallel Text...

Forum: Grammar January 31, 2012, 01:06 AM

Replies: 2 What scares you the most in life? Views: 2,312 Posted By Cloudgazer To my ear, yes, they are fine. :-) To my ear, yes, they are fine. :-)

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques January 17, 2012, 06:54 PM

Replies: 2 Spanish Certification Views: 2,458 Posted By Cloudgazer In case you have a preference for or need to... In case you have a preference for or need to learn a specific dialect, I've heard you'll be exposed to Peninsular Spanish in Cervantes' online lessons.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 17, 2012, 06:41 PM

Replies: 5 Para eliminar toxinas Views: 3,126 Posted By Cloudgazer ¿Cómo entiendes «eliminar toxinas» en este... ¿Cómo entiendes «eliminar toxinas» en este contexto, Robin? ¿Es slang para algo para ti?

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 12, 2012, 03:47 PM

Replies: 7 Llevarse un buen resbalón Views: 3,641 Posted By Cloudgazer ¡No lo haré! :D ¡No lo haré! :D

Forum: Grammar January 12, 2012, 03:45 PM

Replies: 3 If only...! (¡Quién...!) Views: 2,243 Posted By Cloudgazer Gracias por la ayuda, gente. :rose: Algunas... Gracias por la ayuda, gente. :rose: Algunas veces los libros de gramática están tan desacertados. En realidad, la sugerencia de Rusty se me había ocurrido inicialmente, pero cuando busqué el uso...

Forum: Grammar January 12, 2012, 02:04 PM

Replies: 3 If only...! (¡Quién...!) Views: 2,243 Posted By Cloudgazer If only...! (¡Quién...!) No hace mucho tropecé con una construcción con "quién" para "If only ...!" y tengo dudas acerca de su uso. Tampoco, no sé si sea común o no. Se supone que: "¡Quién lo supiera!" ~ "If only I/he...

Forum: Vocabulary January 12, 2012, 01:54 PM

Replies: 3 To waste resources Views: 2,365 Posted By Cloudgazer ¡Gracias, gente! ¡Gracias, gente!

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 12, 2012, 12:46 PM

Replies: 7 Llevarse un buen resbalón Views: 3,641 Posted By Cloudgazer Debo recordar esto para futuras consultas...:D Debo recordar esto para futuras consultas...:D

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 12, 2012, 12:37 PM

Replies: 6 Fat chance Views: 4,351 Posted By Cloudgazer :lol: Nice one, Rusty! Ain't language a kick! :lol: Nice one, Rusty! Ain't language a kick!

Forum: Vocabulary January 12, 2012, 12:34 PM

Replies: 3 To waste resources Views: 2,365 Posted By Cloudgazer To waste resources Pensando en "resources" como cualquier cosa que se necesita para vivir, ¿cuáles son el verbo y el nombre españoles más adecuados para esta situación? ¿Despilfarrar/derrochar los recursos?

Forum: Vocabulary January 12, 2012, 12:32 PM

Replies: 18 Punchline Views: 4,161 Posted By Cloudgazer Entonces, ¿tal vez "culminación"? Entonces, ¿tal vez "culminación"?

Forum: Grammar January 12, 2012, 12:11 PM

Replies: 3 Se lo tenía por escritor Views: 2,352 Posted By Cloudgazer Ahhhh! ¡Mil y una, Angélica! :pinkdaisies: ... Ahhhh! ¡Mil y una, Angélica! :pinkdaisies: Así que es equivalente a "to take someone for something" ("to consider someone as something") en inglés. Usar tu primer ejemplo, se diría "They took me...

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