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Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 24, 2019, 02:32 PM

Replies: 11 De lo vivo a lo pintado Views: 6,154 Posted By aleCcowaN We call batata any car that lives many of its... We call batata any car that lives many of its days in the repair shop, either because it's old and worn, or new and badly designed or manufactured, or second hand of any age which has been not...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 24, 2019, 10:49 AM

Replies: 11 De lo vivo a lo pintado Views: 6,154 Posted By aleCcowaN I think that catch-all phrase is quite universal.... I think that catch-all phrase is quite universal. We also use cacharro, trasto/traste. Chatarra for machinery, vehicles and whatnot; and in addition, specifically for cars, carcacha/o and cafetera....

Forum: Translations April 23, 2019, 02:28 PM

Replies: 7 What finally provoked him to attend school? Views: 2,540 Posted By aleCcowaN At least in Argentina, azuzar is only used with... At least in Argentina, azuzar is only used with animals or primitive people -sort of a racist slur-, pretty much like in the "Burnesque" way «Smithers!! release the hounds!», however, I'm now looking...

Forum: Translations April 23, 2019, 01:44 AM

Replies: 7 What finally provoked him to attend school? Views: 2,540 Posted By aleCcowaN But it does: Algo hizo a Juan decidirse/Algo hizo... But it does: Algo hizo a Juan decidirse/Algo hizo que Juan se decidiera ---> Algo le hizo decidirse. Algo motivó que Juan se decidiera ---> Algo lo motivó a decidirse Algo motivó a Juan (a...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 22, 2019, 01:13 PM

Replies: 11 De lo vivo a lo pintado Views: 6,154 Posted By aleCcowaN It's generally used to point the huge differences... It's generally used to point the huge differences between two related things or two different approaches to the same thing; similar to "del dicho al hecho... (hay mucho trecho)", the latter...

Forum: Translations April 22, 2019, 12:52 PM

Replies: 7 What finally provoked him to attend school? Views: 2,540 Posted By aleCcowaN Provoke here is incitar or simply causar. ... Provoke here is incitar or simply causar. "¿Qué lo incitó al final a ir a la escuela?" could be one version, but it still sounds too English. I'd convey the same kind of notion in these ways: ...

Forum: Translations April 19, 2019, 02:40 PM

Replies: 8 Poner pegas Views: 3,130 Posted By aleCcowaN I think "poner peros" is widely used, but maybe... I think "poner peros" is widely used, but maybe there's no uniform meaning or use. Here "poner peros" is typical of those who want to say no without really saying no. They just want you to desist...

Forum: Translations April 19, 2019, 07:40 AM

Replies: 8 Poner pegas Views: 3,130 Posted By aleCcowaN "Poner palos en la rueda", here. Also "buscarle... "Poner palos en la rueda", here. Also "buscarle la quinta pata al gato" or "buscarle el pelo al huevo". It all depends if it's done through an action or by means of fabricated arguments or ridiculous...

Forum: Translations April 18, 2019, 06:11 PM

Replies: 8 Poner pegas Views: 3,130 Posted By aleCcowaN Ernesto Ekaizer vive y produce en España y ha... Ernesto Ekaizer vive y produce en España y ha trabajado para medios españoles desde la década del 70. Se trata pues de un texto nada argentino que "erroneamente" se incluye en CREA, entre miles de...

Forum: Grammar April 18, 2019, 11:38 AM

Replies: 10 Me parece que + indicative vs. subjunctive Views: 13,259 Posted By aleCcowaN When Me parece = Creo = I think The... When Me parece = Creo = I think The affirmative case is followed by indicative (that notion is in my mind) and the negative case is followed by subjunctive (that notion is not in my mind),...

Forum: Translations April 15, 2019, 02:39 PM

Replies: 8 Morir en vida Views: 3,627 Posted By aleCcowaN y también la "muerte civil"... vivir... y también la "muerte civil"... vivir contigo es como estar muerto vivir con vos es la muerte en (cómodas) cuotas [death in (affordable) instalments]

Forum: Vocabulary April 14, 2019, 11:59 AM

Replies: 6 Embargo Views: 2,341 Posted By aleCcowaN There's a problem of different legal systems... There's a problem of different legal systems here. The Spanish word embargo might involve the right to keep possession of the embargado's property, but generally it only implies the property can't...

Forum: Vocabulary April 06, 2019, 06:32 AM

Replies: 11 Derrama Views: 3,927 Posted By aleCcowaN In Argentina community fees are expensas comunes... In Argentina community fees are expensas comunes and what they call derrama in Spain is expensas extraordinarias. Generally the first ones are paid by the tenant, if their contract says so. The...

Forum: Grammar April 01, 2019, 04:01 PM

Replies: 1 If... had have taken/would have taken Views: 1,125 Posted By aleCcowaN If... had have taken/would have taken Last night, I was watching "Netflix's" Hanna Gadsby: Nannette (I recommend it: it develops exponentially into a critique of society, diversity and the human condition as a whole). At certain...

Forum: Translations March 30, 2019, 08:08 AM

Replies: 2 I Don't Think.......... Views: 1,701 Posted By aleCcowaN No creo que quisiera* que lo supiéramos. (such... No creo que quisiera* que lo supiéramos. (such notion is not in my mind - my mind rejects the notion that she wanted that) Creo que no quería que lo supiéramos. (such notion is in my mind) You...

Forum: Grammar March 28, 2019, 04:19 PM

Replies: 6 Impersonal passive Views: 2,228 Posted By aleCcowaN Grammarly (:rolleyes:) says all four are fine.... Grammarly (:rolleyes:) says all four are fine. I'd take poli's and Bill's advice before believing Grammarly. Sentences like "the players were noticed not to have stood the heat" strain my brain,...

Forum: Grammar March 25, 2019, 09:05 AM

Replies: 1 Medida Views: 954 Posted By aleCcowaN In that paragraph nuevas doesn't imply "new" but... In that paragraph nuevas doesn't imply "new" but "further".

Forum: Grammar March 25, 2019, 08:59 AM

Replies: 1 Ilusionado Views: 857 Posted By aleCcowaN The same way less tall doesn't mean dwarfism, you... The same way less tall doesn't mean dwarfism, you can't match "menos ilusión" (not finding those possibilities much attractive or be hoping for those possibilities) with "desilusión" (having certain...

Forum: Grammar March 25, 2019, 08:41 AM

Replies: 1 Preferir Views: 832 Posted By aleCcowaN Grammatically correct but it's not saying the... Grammatically correct but it's not saying the same. Sort of "becoming a doctor" turned into "working in health care".

Forum: Vocabulary March 21, 2019, 07:47 PM

Replies: 11 Crítica Views: 3,587 Posted By aleCcowaN murky water = agua turbia ("1. adj. Mezclado o... murky water = agua turbia ("1. adj. Mezclado o alterado por algo que oscurece o quita la claridad natural o transparencia." DLE, RAE) murky business = asunto turbio murky sky = cielo plomizo...

Forum: Vocabulary March 21, 2019, 10:57 AM

Replies: 11 Crítica Views: 3,587 Posted By aleCcowaN tiempos turbios can be dark, turbulent, murky,... tiempos turbios can be dark, turbulent, murky, trying or other, depending on the context. The only example I found with turbio clearly meaning murky is this: «HOY puede ser el último día de...

Forum: Vocabulary March 17, 2019, 06:47 AM

Replies: 11 Crítica Views: 3,587 Posted By aleCcowaN Maybe something like "the movie/film offers a... Maybe something like "the movie/film offers a critical view of [those/such/-specify them-] turbulent[for everybody]/unsettling[for one person] times"

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2019, 02:12 PM

Replies: 2 Axarquía Views: 2,126 Posted By aleCcowaN https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Axarquía... https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Axarquía (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Axarqu%C3%ADa)

Forum: Idioms & Sayings February 27, 2019, 05:18 PM

Replies: 3 Flash in the pan Views: 3,769 Posted By aleCcowaN flor de un día pan para hoy y hambre para... flor de un día pan para hoy y hambre para mañana

Forum: Grammar February 26, 2019, 03:06 PM

Replies: 1 Hacer una huelga Views: 893 Posted By aleCcowaN hacer huelga organizar una huelga promover... hacer huelga organizar una huelga promover una huelga llamar a huelga declarar huelga [llamar a / declarar una] huelga general (many unions at the same time) hacer (una) huelga de brazos...

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