Forum: Grammar
June 15, 2020, 05:18 AM
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Algún registro
Lyrics from Máquina de vapor (a Mecano song):
Él le aprieta algunas tuercas
Ella da un beso de gas
El programa algún registro
Que la haga disfrutar
El trabajo se convierte en su máxima pasión...
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Forum: Grammar
June 15, 2020, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,235
Déjate llevar
Lyrics from Máquina de vapor (a Mecano song):
No, no no, no quites nunca esa canción
No no, no seas antiguo y déjate llevar
Todo es posible en el amor
Would the expression “déjate llevar”...
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Forum: Grammar
June 15, 2020, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,346
Plantarse
Lyrics from Me colé en una fiesta (a Mecano song):
Ahí me colé y en tu fiesta me planté
Coca-Cola para todos y algo de comer
Mucha niña mona pero ninguna sola
Luces de colores, lo pasaré bien
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Forum: Translations
May 05, 2020, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,247
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Forum: Translations
May 05, 2020, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,635
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Forum: Grammar
May 05, 2020, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,622
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Forum: Translations
May 01, 2020, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,247
Cámaras trampa
"Pocas especies en el mundo están seguidas tan de cerca como el lince ibérico. Las zonas que habitan están llenas de cámaras trampa para registrar sus poblaciones y estudiar su comportamiento."
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Forum: Translations
May 01, 2020, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,635
Arena abierta
"El lince es un bello gato que se encuentra en el sur de la Península Ibérica,
principalmente en zonas aisladas. Su hábitat natural es los bosques y dunas de arena abierta".
I'm looking for a...
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Forum: Grammar
May 01, 2020, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,622
Sí-sí
I’m looking for an accurate translation of ‘sí-sí’ below:
• Con la recuperación de la economía ha llegado la hora de los sí‐sí. Son jóvenes que sí estudian y que sí trabajan. Se pasan el verano...
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Forum: Grammar
May 01, 2020, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,131
Many thanks, guys, really appreciate all your...
Many thanks, guys, really appreciate all your help.
Just one final question:
Estuve allí por dos horas.
I have heard once before that we can't use 'por' with 'hours', that is grammatically...
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Forum: Grammar
April 28, 2020, 03:10 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,131
Por Vs Durante
When do we use ‘por’, when do we use ‘durante’, and when can we omit the preposition altogether? Some textbooks tell me they are always interchangeable, but I don’t agree.
Some examples:
I think...
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Forum: Grammar
April 28, 2020, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,852
Just looking back on what you said there,...
Just looking back on what you said there, AngelicaDeAlquezar...
I have heard Spaniards using para with a time expression:
Mi novio ha ido a Francia para un mes.
Maybe the verb 'pasar' is implied...
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Forum: Grammar
April 25, 2020, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,852
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Forum: Grammar
April 24, 2020, 04:22 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,683
Por + infinitive; Para + infinitive.
Por + infinitive:
The emphasis is on the fact that these actions should have taken place by now, but for some reason, they haven’t:
El tren está por salir. The train has yet to leave. ...
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Forum: Grammar
April 24, 2020, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,852
Por vs Para (Time period)
In the sentences below, can 'por' and 'para' be interchanged?
I've always understood the correct term to be 'por', but I have read 'para' in some texts I've come across.
Mi novio ha ido a Francia...
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Forum: Grammar
April 21, 2020, 07:45 AM
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Forum: Grammar
April 17, 2020, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,918
Capitals with street names
Is it always required in Spanish to use a capital letter for a street if that street belongs to the whole term?
Go up Main Street and then go down St. John’s Street:
Suba la Calle Mayor y...
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Forum: Grammar
January 22, 2020, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 1
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Papá, mamá
Are the terms ‘papá’, ‘mamá’, ‘yayo’, and ‘yaya’ only used affectionately, i.e. when you are speaking directly to the person?
Papá, déjame ir a la discoteca.
Mamá, préstame 20 euros.
Yayo, dame...
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Forum: Grammar
May 17, 2019, 02:10 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,902
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Forum: Grammar
May 16, 2019, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 3
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Llenar de Vs Llenar con
Can the preposition 'de' below be replaced with 'con'?
Mi casa está llena de cosas inútiles.
Mi casa siempre se llena de cosas inútiles.
Las ciudades están llenas de turistas.
Las ciudades...
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Forum: Grammar
May 12, 2019, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,293
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Forum: Grammar
May 12, 2019, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,583
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Forum: Grammar
May 12, 2019, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,152
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Forum: Grammar
May 12, 2019, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,764
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Forum: Grammar
May 12, 2019, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,083
Preguntar vs Pedir
I want to ask you if we can change our plans for tomorrow:
Quiero pedirte si podemos cambiar nuestros planes para mañana.
Quiero pedirte cambiar nuestros planes para mañana.
Quiero...
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