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Forum: Grammar September 10, 2017, 01:14 AM

Replies: 2 Hágase (or) Que se haga? Views: 2,730 Posted By pjt33 As a quick but rather limited corpus experiment,... As a quick but rather limited corpus experiment, translations of Matthew 6:10 (part of the Lord's prayer / Padrenuestro) seem to use (https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/es/Matthew%206:10)...

Forum: Grammar September 03, 2017, 10:15 AM

Replies: 4 Uses of the pluperfect subjunctive Views: 1,987 Posted By pjt33 He would have enjoyed himself a lot instead of... He would have enjoyed himself a lot instead of dying by drowning. Unfortunately, without a paragraph or two of context on either side it's very hard to tell whether the translation works as a...

Forum: Translations August 27, 2017, 02:04 AM

Replies: 7 Arrancar Views: 3,227 Posted By pjt33 Arrancar means many things, but I think the... Arrancar means many things, but I think the primary meaning is to pull something out (e.g. to pull weeds out of the ground, to rip someone's beating heart from their ribcage, etc). I suspect that it...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 12, 2017, 01:40 AM

Replies: 10 Tener (buena) percha Views: 9,642 Posted By pjt33 One site I found in a quick search suggests "to... One site I found in a quick search suggests "to have a good physique". Oxford has (where I find it interesting that it's she). The second half of that is perhaps the more useful phrase...

Forum: Vocabulary July 21, 2017, 04:29 PM

Replies: 4 Juez del registro del estado civil Views: 2,392 Posted By pjt33 Depends on the context. If I were translating for... Depends on the context. If I were translating for a British audience and the goal was general understanding rather than legal precision I would use registrar.

Forum: Translations July 11, 2017, 02:14 PM

Replies: 2 Translation of Divorce decree Views: 2,898 Posted By pjt33 Which dialect of English are you translating... Which dialect of English are you translating into? And what's the context for dependencia?

Forum: Grammar July 10, 2017, 02:16 PM

Replies: 7 I need an adjective for Almeria Views: 2,580 Posted By pjt33 If you want to make the word very andaluz, drop a... If you want to make the word very andaluz, drop a few syllables and misspell it to force the implication of seseo. I think the more obscure demonym works better here: ursitá.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 10, 2017, 02:13 PM

Replies: 7 Theater of the absurd Views: 3,559 Posted By pjt33 Only fourfold? Could be worse. I remember that... Only fourfold? Could be worse. I remember that when I learnt the present subjunctive I went from being confident that I knew my verb endings to being unsure which verbs ended in -ar, -er, and -ir. It...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 09, 2017, 05:08 PM

Replies: 7 Theater of the absurd Views: 3,559 Posted By pjt33 Alec, minor point, but one which often catches... Alec, minor point, but one which often catches out non-native speakers of English: the verb tell always needs a direct and an indirect object. If you don't have an indirect object, use a different...

Forum: Grammar July 09, 2017, 03:41 PM

Replies: 7 I need an adjective for Almeria Views: 2,580 Posted By pjt33 It depends on the context. If you use almeriano... It depends on the context. If you use almeriano you will be understood, but if you're writing for a formal audience you should probably use almeriense, because that's the correct demonym according to...

Forum: Translations July 09, 2017, 11:20 AM

Replies: 2 Help with Vicente Fernandez line? Views: 2,374 Posted By pjt33 Translation isn't a case of word-for-word... Translation isn't a case of word-for-word replacement. English and Spanish sometimes differ in whether or not you use an article (e.g. I like apples but me gustan las manzanas). Here they differ in...

Forum: Culture July 07, 2017, 03:57 PM

Replies: 7 Spanish Lunch Time Culture Views: 13,108 Posted By pjt33 Most of my colleagues bring food which they (or... Most of my colleagues bring food which they (or in some cases their boyfriends) have prepared at home, which they reheat in the microwave. I buy prepared salads and sandwiches from the supermarket,...

Forum: Vocabulary June 22, 2017, 01:18 AM

Replies: 4 Constar Views: 2,417 Posted By pjt33 Constar seems to me to be mainly used in the... Constar seems to me to be mainly used in the third person, a bit like gustar. I think I most commonly see it as no me consta que ..., which I would translate roughly as I'm not aware that ..., but I...

Forum: Translations May 02, 2017, 01:31 AM

Replies: 4 Please translate this tattoo Views: 2,288 Posted By pjt33 The one on the left is easier because it's a... The one on the left is easier because it's a single sentence. Gracias a mis esfuerzos voy a encontrar mi felicidad: Thanks to my efforts I will find my happiness The one on the right seems to be a...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 19, 2017, 12:56 PM

Replies: 3 Like teaching a grandmother to suck eggs Views: 3,444 Posted By pjt33 «Preach to the choir» tiene más la conotación de... «Preach to the choir» tiene más la conotación de intentar convencer a alguien que ya está de acuerdo contigo; «teach grandmother to suck eggs» se trata de informar en vez de convencer. Sin...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 17, 2017, 12:28 PM

Replies: 3 Like teaching a grandmother to suck eggs Views: 3,444 Posted By pjt33 Like teaching a grandmother to suck eggs Esta frase hecha no está en el diccionario de tomisimo.org y no veo cómo añadirla, así que: ¿hay alguna frase hecha en castellano que lleva la misma idea? El concepto es de enseñar algo a alguien que...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques April 02, 2017, 02:59 AM

Replies: 4 Fluent spanish success stories? Views: 12,060 Posted By pjt33 She must still have her own teeth and hips... She must still have her own teeth and hips...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 20, 2017, 02:54 PM

Replies: 18 Going to Puerto Rico in August...but I feel like giving up Views: 19,001 Posted By pjt33 Being fluent and looking a fool are not mutually... Being fluent and looking a fool are not mutually incompatible! I think that Angélica, for example, is a professional translator. I'm not, but to my delight, I was recently told by a Spaniard that,...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 16, 2017, 05:42 AM

Replies: 18 Going to Puerto Rico in August...but I feel like giving up Views: 19,001 Posted By pjt33 After four months learning my first foreign... After four months learning my first foreign language I think I could ask for directions around La Rochelle and that was about it. If you're able to read a novel (and even if it's a "children's book",...

Forum: Vocabulary March 15, 2017, 05:05 AM

Replies: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Views: 10,478 Posted By pjt33 Pastillas de encendido are firelighters, not... Pastillas de encendido are firelighters, not charcoal. The key ingredient is short-chain hydrocarbons. Interesting: I wouldn't use *toasts either unless talking about speeches made with a glass...

Forum: Vocabulary March 13, 2017, 04:30 PM

Replies: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Views: 10,478 Posted By pjt33 You missed verb-3rd-singular-noun-plural:... You missed verb-3rd-singular-noun-plural: limpiaparabrisas etc.

Forum: Grammar March 08, 2017, 01:23 AM

Replies: 10 The interjection "Now" Views: 4,629 Posted By pjt33 My impression is that the most common... My impression is that the most common introductory filler word I hear in Spain is bueno.

Forum: Translations February 26, 2017, 02:33 AM

Replies: 13 En una de las sentencias más esperadas de los últimos años Views: 5,697 Posted By pjt33 I can't remember any specific examples, but I am... I can't remember any specific examples, but I am certain that on at least one occasion when I've been translating from English to Spanish I've had to ask the person I was translating to disambiguate.

Forum: General Chat February 24, 2017, 12:21 PM

Replies: 2 Adding 'de' to a Paternal Surname in Spain Views: 2,150 Posted By pjt33 Both sound rather unlikely to me. My... Both sound rather unlikely to me. My understanding is that prepending "de" is the way a woman who wants to take her husband's surname can do it.

Forum: Translations February 21, 2017, 02:14 PM

Replies: 13 En una de las sentencias más esperadas de los últimos años Views: 5,697 Posted By pjt33 I agree with Angélica that the situation is... I agree with Angélica that the situation is analogous between esperar and know. I would add that both have caused me headaches when translating. When translating expect into Spanish I frequently...

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