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Forum: Practice & Homework May 18, 2006, 02:06 PM

Replies: 5 ¿Cómo se dice "As soon as possible"? Views: 35,226 Posted By atnbueno Re: ¿Cómo se dice "As soon as possible"? También puedes decir "lo antes posible". Quizás sea más fácil de recordar por aquello del parecido.

Forum: Introductions May 18, 2006, 12:36 PM

Replies: 12 Buenaaas... Views: 4,169 Posted By atnbueno Buenaaas... I'm Antonio, and I'm from (and live) in Spain. I've been using tomisimo.org for a while and just today I noticed the forums. As I've received a ton of help with my English along the years, I'll...

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2006, 12:29 PM

Replies: 6 Best way to say "pop" Views: 10,702 Posted By atnbueno Re: Best way to say "pop" That's correct. "Refresco" is the generic term (no "soda" in Spain), but you usually go with the brand. And it can be really funny when you hear someone ask for a "esprite" or a "siete u pé" ;)

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2006, 12:20 PM

Replies: 8 Spokes Views: 3,224 Posted By atnbueno Re: Spokes Not in Spain. We use only the "radio de la rueda" expression here.

Forum: Grammar May 18, 2006, 12:17 PM

Replies: 14 Nice Views: 6,765 Posted By atnbueno Re: nice That would be something like "Have a funny day" ;D

Forum: Technical things May 18, 2006, 12:07 PM

Replies: 44 Sticky: How to type accent marks Views: 204,899 Posted By atnbueno Re: Dealing with accent marks I've found that in several keyboards AltGr+4 and a space inserts a "~". If instead of a space I press "n", I get a "ñ". I have accents and Ñs, even çs, in my keyboard, but no ~ :P

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2006, 12:04 PM

Replies: 5 when you find someone to be something... Views: 3,611 Posted By atnbueno Re: when you find someone to be something... Native here. The two particular cases could be: He was found guilty. - Lo declararon/hallaron culpable. I find him attractive. - Lo considero/encuentro atractivo.

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2006, 11:58 AM

Replies: 6 walking back Views: 4,551 Posted By atnbueno Re: walking back Careful, "al", not "el". "al" is a contraction of "a el" (to the). I'd say "Estábamos volviendo al centro comercial" or "Íbamos de vuelta al centro comercial". "Mall" is not used here.

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2006, 11:55 AM

Replies: 7 Pocketknife in Spanish Views: 3,700 Posted By atnbueno Re: Pocketknife in Spanish Switchblade is "navaja automática" or simply "navaja".

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2006, 11:48 AM

Replies: 3 getting started Views: 2,871 Posted By atnbueno Re: getting started A more colloquial expresion is "ponerse en marcha". Usually it's easier to determine the best expression with some context.

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2006, 11:45 AM

Replies: 4 How to say "Given name" Views: 2,581 Posted By atnbueno Re: How to say "Given name" Never "primer nombre". At least in Spain. "Nombre de pila" is the only expression I've used. "pila" refers to the water recipient of a catholic baptism ceremony.

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