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Forum: Translations August 27, 2017, 12:23 AM

Replies: 7 Arrancar Views: 3,213 Posted By Stu Arrancar Me quedé sin aliento, no quedó ni un suspiro, solamente mis penas que arrancar no has podido, porque aun si me matas me las llevo conmigo. I was out of breath, there was not a sigh, only my...

Forum: Translations July 30, 2017, 09:51 PM

Replies: 3 Senté un poco cabeza Views: 1,813 Posted By Stu Thanks Rusty, that seemed to fit the context,... Thanks Rusty, that seemed to fit the context, literally it is no so clear and didn't show in my web searches as a common expression. Cheers

Forum: Translations July 29, 2017, 06:55 AM

Replies: 3 Senté un poco cabeza Views: 1,813 Posted By Stu Senté un poco cabeza Después de que René se comprometió tan en serio, las aven- turas disminuyeron. Hasta yo senté un poco cabeza y estuve más tranquilo What does senté un poco cabeza mean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings May 15, 2017, 04:31 PM

Replies: 8 Veían la hora de encontrarse .... Views: 3,458 Posted By Stu The context as explained is that the lady is... The context as explained is that the lady is complaining to her husband about his tendency to be too talkative and free with family secrets. Just occurred to me that this must be almost literally...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings May 10, 2017, 09:53 PM

Replies: 8 Veían la hora de encontrarse .... Views: 3,458 Posted By Stu Thank you appreciated From web search it... Thank you appreciated From web search it seems to suggest an upset stomach "gripe" causes wind or belching, so perhaps talking too much is equated to uncontrollable bad noises from the mouth.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings May 10, 2017, 08:37 AM

Replies: 8 Veían la hora de encontrarse .... Views: 3,458 Posted By Stu In the same story the lady seems to be telling... In the same story the lady seems to be telling her husband that he is becoming too indiscrete too ready to blab about private information. She says - Con los años te estás convirtiendo en un estómago...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings May 08, 2017, 07:00 AM

Replies: 8 Veían la hora de encontrarse .... Views: 3,458 Posted By Stu Thank you, yes I carelessly neglected to include... Thank you, yes I carelessly neglected to include the "no" That's a great explanation Cheers

Forum: Idioms & Sayings May 06, 2017, 11:30 PM

Replies: 8 Veían la hora de encontrarse .... Views: 3,458 Posted By Stu Veían la hora de encontrarse .... ... veían la hora de encontrarse ... Google translates this as ... they could not wait to meet ... That seems to fit the context. Is this a common expression as it doesn't appear to translate...

Forum: Vocabulary April 21, 2017, 07:49 AM

Replies: 6 Vacaciones Views: 3,407 Posted By Stu Thank you. I know the quote but it didn't... Thank you. I know the quote but it didn't spring to mind when I tried to translate it. So he is using a modification of the Biblical saying to make a suggestion that the this fellow is not...

Forum: Vocabulary April 03, 2017, 08:11 AM

Replies: 6 Vacaciones Views: 3,407 Posted By Stu So is he saying that a woman's place is in the... So is he saying that a woman's place is in the home and a man's place is outside the home?

Forum: Vocabulary March 31, 2017, 06:13 PM

Replies: 6 Vacaciones Views: 3,407 Posted By Stu Vacaciones No sólo de catalanes vive el hombre. También me pasaba largas temporadas en casa. Cuando Eduardo, el...., Sí, !Ese mismo! No sé por qué se había tomado unas largas vacaciones, tal vez estaba sin...

Forum: Translations March 03, 2017, 05:16 AM

Replies: 7 Por lo huraña y dos hijos. Views: 2,932 Posted By Stu Thank you very informative Thank you very informative

Forum: Translations March 03, 2017, 05:14 AM

Replies: 7 Por lo huraña y dos hijos. Views: 2,932 Posted By Stu Thank you very good Thank you very good

Forum: Translations February 27, 2017, 04:19 AM

Replies: 7 Por lo huraña y dos hijos. Views: 2,932 Posted By Stu Thank you Rusty - absolutely correct she has one... Thank you Rusty - absolutely correct she has one of each. Also interesting to learn that the adjective is made a noun. Very good Thank you Angelica, Yes the author is a blind person...

Forum: Translations February 18, 2017, 09:33 AM

Replies: 7 Por lo huraña y dos hijos. Views: 2,932 Posted By Stu Por lo huraña y dos hijos. ... que pocos habían visto por lo huraña y dos hijos. All the machine translatons fail to make sense of this. It seems like. Few people had seen the unsociable lady and her two sons. How do we...

Forum: Translations February 11, 2017, 02:58 AM

Replies: 7 ¿Quién te dijo .. Views: 2,861 Posted By Stu Thank you for all the posts - I need to listen... Thank you for all the posts - I need to listen more carefully.

Forum: Translations February 08, 2017, 06:26 PM

Replies: 7 ¿Quién te dijo .. Views: 2,861 Posted By Stu ¿Quién te dijo .. Hello, I was trying to hear the words in the subtitles "¿Quién te dijo a ti ... but it sounds to me like she says something different like "Quién te cual dijo .." Am I mis-hearing it?

Forum: Grammar December 26, 2016, 08:15 PM

Replies: 5 Presentárselas Views: 1,788 Posted By Stu OK Thanks yes that sounds like the what could be... OK Thanks yes that sounds like the what could be going on, this is Argentinian. They could not get the plural to indicate with the "se" so put in the "las" instead - great.

Forum: Grammar December 19, 2016, 03:14 AM

Replies: 5 Presentárselas Views: 1,788 Posted By Stu Thanks that is what I thought. It could be a... Thanks that is what I thought. It could be a mistake in the subtitle text. Probably a bit hard to hear the difference.

Forum: Grammar December 12, 2016, 05:00 AM

Replies: 5 Presentárselas Views: 1,788 Posted By Stu Presentárselas voy a presentárselas a todos translated as I am going to introduce her to everybody. Why selas and not sela?

Forum: Vocabulary September 19, 2016, 03:37 AM

Replies: 5 La Lunga Views: 4,081 Posted By Stu Thank you - very good Thank you - very good

Forum: Grammar August 22, 2016, 04:31 AM

Replies: 3 Infinitive or perfect past tense Views: 2,585 Posted By Stu So when you say "have +" Do you mean this may... So when you say "have +" Do you mean this may have been preceded by haber? haber + acabar de = infinitivo Is there a distinction in Spanish then such that if you have arrived, then that is...

Forum: Grammar August 20, 2016, 02:27 AM

Replies: 3 Infinitive or perfect past tense Views: 2,585 Posted By Stu Infinitive or perfect past tense pero acabus de llegar If I were composing this I would be tempted to use the perfect past rather than the infinitive, I guess if the person has arrived then it it technically in the present or...

Forum: Vocabulary June 24, 2016, 07:25 AM

Replies: 5 La Lunga Views: 4,081 Posted By Stu Thank you - interesting - tall and thin - that... Thank you - interesting - tall and thin - that could fit. later she says la flaca so perhaps similar - an off-hand put down

Forum: Vocabulary June 21, 2016, 05:04 AM

Replies: 5 La Lunga Views: 4,081 Posted By Stu La Lunga In the telenovela Muñeca Brava I see the word "La Lunga" translated as girlfriend. Google does not display many hits on it, but seems to be a mythological character. Is this a common term in...

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