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Forum: Introductions March 01, 2009, 09:45 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 6,263
Posted By Sancho Panther
Welcome to these pages, Nico! I'm a new boy...

Welcome to these pages, Nico! I'm a new boy myself, and I find Tomísimo to be fantastic resource - a real help. All my Spanish is European so I'm curious to know what «¿Qué onda?» means, do please...
Forum: General Chat March 01, 2009, 09:17 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,611
Posted By Sancho Panther
I couldn't get a microphone to work from the...

I couldn't get a microphone to work from the computer jack socket, but I bought a telephone handset with a USB connector quite cheaply. That works perfectly on Skype, so now whenever my daughter is...
Forum: Other Languages February 24, 2009, 02:48 PM
Replies: 10
[Portuguese] Lambada
Views: 66,292
Posted By Sancho Panther
In northern Scotland you will hear the lovliest,...

In northern Scotland you will hear the lovliest, softest and most melodic English you're ever likely to hear anywhere. The northern Scots could beguile you just by reading the telephone directory to...
Forum: Other Languages February 22, 2009, 11:43 AM
Replies: 10
[Portuguese] Lambada
Views: 66,292
Posted By Sancho Panther
Ain't never visited the US of A!

Ain't never visited the US of A!
Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 10:23 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 17,652
Posted By Sancho Panther
Uh-uh, he vuelto a meter la pata - my wife,...

Uh-uh, he vuelto a meter la pata - my wife, although not actually catalana lived for many years in Barcelona and many Catalán words have been adopted into the Castellano spoken there - and I pick...
Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 09:42 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 17,652
Posted By Sancho Panther
¿pero por favor dime qué quiere decir «Laepelba»?...

¿pero por favor dime qué quiere decir «Laepelba»? - ¡soy muy chafadero!

Word for word - "But please tell me what is meant by 'Laepelba' - I'm very nosy!"
Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 07:41 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 17,652
Posted By Sancho Panther
LOL @ Laepelba's posting - ¿pero por favor dime...

LOL @ Laepelba's posting - ¿pero por favor dime qué quiere decir «Laepelba»? - ¡soy muy chafadero!
Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2009, 05:28 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 17,652
Posted By Sancho Panther
Sorry Chileno but indistinguishably would hardly...

Sorry Chileno but indistinguishably would hardly ever be used in English, and besides it does not mean what you appear to think it means! It more or less means not recognisably, so as a loyal subject...
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 09:44 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 17,652
Posted By Sancho Panther
Chileno, Both terms are used indistinctly, ...

Chileno,
Both terms are used indistinctly,

I don't wish to offend but in English indistinctly means not properly heard, seen or understood. Whereas I think what you want to say is...
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 09:25 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,108
Posted By Sancho Panther
Yes but they're all to do with bragging, showing...

Yes but they're all to do with bragging, showing off and bragging aren't really exactly the same thing. Déjate de tonterías is "Stop being silly!"
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 08:01 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 11,108
Posted By Sancho Panther
Showing Off

How do you say "Stop showing off" in Spanish? I used to work with un sevillano years ago and he said it was "Deja de hacer cuentas", but I don't think that's right - nobody seemed to understand it,...
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 06:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,006
Posted By Sancho Panther
Terraza = medium to large balcony for tables and...

Terraza = medium to large balcony for tables and chairs.
Balcón = smaller, narrow balcony, often no wider than a window, max. 3' deep.
Terrado = Huge rooftop area sometimes criss-crossed with...
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2009, 06:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,286
Posted By Sancho Panther
Jchen, chata - I can't speak for transatlantic...

Jchen, chata - I can't speak for transatlantic Spanish, but in Iberia chillis are called guindillas so they'd be guindillas rellenas in Spain. Really you couldn't eat guindillas rellenas, they'd be...
Forum: Other Languages February 21, 2009, 05:47 AM
Replies: 10
[Portuguese] Lambada
Views: 66,292
Posted By Sancho Panther
Thoughts on Portuguese

After I'd become fairly proficient in Spanish I decided to have a crack at Portuguese. At first it wasn't too dificult but you do have to remember which words are the same, which change slightly and...
Forum: Other Languages February 21, 2009, 05:19 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 31,202
Posted By Sancho Panther
A while ago I glanced at a light-hearted...

A while ago I glanced at a light-hearted compilation of national insults in a local book-shop, in it there was an entry for the Norwegian language - it said Norwegian was just German being spoken...
Forum: Other Languages February 20, 2009, 08:06 AM
Replies: 378
Views: 177,567
Posted By Sancho Panther
Erm, which language are we learning here,...

Erm, which language are we learning here, Mandarin - Canton - Szechuan? Aren't there about 70+ Chinese languages (plus hundreds of different dialects)?
Forum: Culture February 16, 2009, 09:58 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 14,503
Posted By Sancho Panther
SOSIA - creo que esatas equivocado con mohina,...

SOSIA - creo que esatas equivocado con mohina, pongo la defininción de la RAE...

mohína.


1. f. V. mohíno....
Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 15, 2009, 09:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,924
Posted By Sancho Panther
¡Qué vergüenza! ¡Cuando vi el título imaginé que...

¡Qué vergüenza! ¡Cuando vi el título imaginé que iba a tratar de sacar sostenes!
Forum: Culture February 15, 2009, 08:43 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 14,503
Posted By Sancho Panther
Hace dos semanas la señora ha sufrido un gripe...

Hace dos semanas la señora ha sufrido un gripe enorme, así ayer le compré un ramo hermoso de rosas y una felicitatción de San Valetín muy bonita.

¡Hoy no hay mohinas, enfurraños ni sulks ni nada!
Forum: Culture February 14, 2009, 06:29 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 14,503
Posted By Sancho Panther
Acceptable word for Sulk

Spanish doesn't have a generally accepted word for "Sulk"! The dictionary does give 'amorrar - to lower the head' and 'mohina - grudge', but neither convey 'sulk' properly.

As one married to una...
Forum: Vocabulary February 14, 2009, 06:12 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 37,345
Posted By Sancho Panther
Re your first example employing the verb dejar in...

Re your first example employing the verb dejar in the context of going from a place, that is not the construction that would generally be employed there. As in English there are many uses of the verb...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 11, 2009, 10:55 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 16,050
Posted By Sancho Panther
¿Dónde has escondido el dinero, Sos?

¿Dónde has escondido el dinero, Sos?
Forum: General Chat February 10, 2009, 07:46 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,675
Posted By Sancho Panther
Mission accomplished - thanks to all!

Mission accomplished - thanks to all!
Forum: Vocabulary February 10, 2009, 05:22 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 5,902
Posted By Sancho Panther
Dang - ¡Ostras! (a euphemism for ¡hostia! -...

Dang - ¡Ostras! (a euphemism for ¡hostia! - unacceptable!)
Jeez - ¡Dios mío!
No way José - ¡De ninguna manera!
Whatever - ¡Lo que sea!
Weird - Raro
Never mind - No importa
Wow! - ¡Wow!
Hodge...
Forum: Daily Spanish Word February 10, 2009, 04:54 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 6,261
Posted By Sancho Panther
Here's a couple I omited:- ¡Qué lío! - What...

Here's a couple I omited:-

¡Qué lío! - What a mess/muddle!

¡Qué tontería! - How stupid/ridiculous!

¡Qué rollazo! - What a load of rubbish (rigmarole)!
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