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Forum: Vocabulary August 07, 2008, 11:02 AM

Replies: 55 Grotesque / grotesco Views: 13,489 Posted By Alfonso Not for the moment. I'll have to work a little... Not for the moment. I'll have to work a little harder... :rolleyes:

Forum: Vocabulary August 07, 2008, 10:59 AM

Replies: 55 Grotesque / grotesco Views: 13,489 Posted By Alfonso Yes, but, isn't grotesque that God (from a... Yes, but, isn't grotesque that God (from a monotheist point of view) plays with her (maybe It's female) creatures and allows malformation besides beauty?

Forum: Suggestions & Feedback August 07, 2008, 07:42 AM

Replies: 38 Hey everybody! Views: 10,453 Posted By Alfonso Diving in a letter soup that suddenly makes sense... Diving in a letter soup that suddenly makes sense and tells funny stories...

Forum: General Chat August 07, 2008, 07:31 AM

Replies: 15 One of those questions... Views: 6,344 Posted By Alfonso What about cabs? Do they always appear... What about cabs? Do they always appear immediately when needed?

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 07, 2008, 07:15 AM

Replies: 13 My tee is bigger ... Views: 7,310 Posted By Alfonso Thanks a lot, sure I could be your caddie! Thanks a lot, sure I could be your caddie!

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 07, 2008, 07:13 AM

Replies: 13 My tee is bigger ... Views: 7,310 Posted By Alfonso ....:D ....:D

Forum: Vocabulary August 07, 2008, 03:35 AM

Replies: 55 Grotesque / grotesco Views: 13,489 Posted By Alfonso I think this is a very politically correct... I think this is a very politically correct explanation. I don't think it was needded, as it can be easily understood that we are talking about words, and that you don't have anything against the...

Forum: Grammar August 06, 2008, 04:21 PM

Replies: 23 Imperfecto del Subjuntivo Views: 15,207 Posted By Alfonso Significan exactamente lo mismo. Son evoluciones... Significan exactamente lo mismo. Son evoluciones de distintas formas del latín que convergen en el mismo tiempo verbal, el imperfecto de subjuntivo: amara o amase. Del mismo modo, el...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 06, 2008, 04:15 PM

Replies: 13 My tee is bigger ... Views: 7,310 Posted By Alfonso It sounds really nasty. I'm looking forward to... It sounds really nasty. I'm looking forward to knowing it... Isn't a tee where you play golf? A hole in the ground or something? I'm sorry I'm not very fond of hitting balls with a stick. Any golf...

Forum: Vocabulary August 06, 2008, 04:10 PM

Replies: 12 Chalupa Views: 4,950 Posted By Alfonso I'm sorry, I expressed this really bad. This is... I'm sorry, I expressed this really bad. This is what I meant (more or less):Yes, they are also called manolos y manolas. And we in Madrid are also called gatos.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 06, 2008, 01:43 PM

Replies: 9 Hola de Canada Views: 4,986 Posted By Alfonso Cierto, lo olvidé... ¿Filósofo y poeta? I... Cierto, lo olvidé... ¿Filósofo y poeta? I hope not to lose this great honour somebody did on my favour... I swear it wasn't me! But I like it :)

Forum: Vocabulary August 06, 2008, 01:32 PM

Replies: 12 Chalupa Views: 4,950 Posted By Alfonso Poli, try in the DRAE chulapo, chulapa for that... Poli, try in the DRAE chulapo, chulapa for that nuance. This wasn´t done for a specific holyday, but it's the traditional costume and people of Madrid. It dates back not long ago, to the XIX...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 06, 2008, 08:57 AM

Replies: 40 Barba Views: 11,853 Posted By Alfonso Sangre y arena, by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, is the... Sangre y arena, by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, is the novel on which the movies by Niblo and Mamoulian are based. A male vamp? I think it would be difficult. Un don Juan is another thing. It would be...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 06, 2008, 08:44 AM

Replies: 3 Bostezar Views: 4,255 Posted By Alfonso :rolleyes: Me levanté poético, místico y... :rolleyes: Me levanté poético, místico y sintético... ¿Perpléjico andas? Atlético corras: Si la rosquilla del azúcar no es bostezo, séalo de la harina. El ombligo es un bostezo que se...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 06, 2008, 06:20 AM

Replies: 3 Bostezar Views: 4,255 Posted By Alfonso Un volcán es la tierra bostezando, el ombligo... Un volcán es la tierra bostezando, el ombligo también bosteza, la o bostezo es de la caligrafía, la rosquilla, del azúcar, y dos anillos de oro dos bostezos disimulados.

Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 06, 2008, 02:43 AM

Replies: 40 Barba Views: 11,853 Posted By Alfonso Thanks a lot. What about the phrase male vamp?... Thanks a lot. What about the phrase male vamp? :thinking:

Forum: Vocabulary August 06, 2008, 02:39 AM

Replies: 5 Trascavo or trascabo Views: 11,865 Posted By Alfonso I had never heard before of trascabo nor of... I had never heard before of trascabo nor of trascavo. I agree with what Rusty said. As we use excavadora for such a machine, its proper spelling seems to be trascavo. It could be an apocope of...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 06, 2008, 02:30 AM

Replies: 9 Hola de Canada Views: 4,986 Posted By Alfonso Hola, Santasantita (I like your nick!) ... Hola, Santasantita (I like your nick!) In addition to what Rusty said: Este bocadillo está requete bueno (here is an adjective / bueno). Me lo he pasado requete bien (here is an adverb /...

Forum: General Chat August 06, 2008, 02:20 AM

Replies: 20 Men are from Mars... Views: 7,602 Posted By Alfonso Thanks a lot, Jane. Yes, it's correct Spanish: ... Thanks a lot, Jane. Yes, it's correct Spanish: Me hace recordar que... Me recuerda que... (this is more common).

Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 05, 2008, 06:02 PM

Replies: 34 Listón Views: 10,990 Posted By Alfonso They are archaic usages of two prepositions, as... They are archaic usages of two prepositions, as David suggested: cabe (junto a); so pena de... (bajo pena de...). Do you understand them now? Mercería is the shop where buttoms, needles and cloth...

Forum: General Chat August 05, 2008, 05:58 PM

Replies: 20 Men are from Mars... Views: 7,602 Posted By Alfonso OK, Jane, thanks a lot! So, what are the... OK, Jane, thanks a lot! So, what are the possibilities? I'm sorry I always forget it: It looks familiar to me. It sounds familiar to me. It seems familiar to me. It reminds me of...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 05, 2008, 05:54 PM

Replies: 34 Listón Views: 10,990 Posted By Alfonso We don't use listón for ribbon in Spain. Here... We don't use listón for ribbon in Spain. Here listón can be two things: A very big listo. A long, narrow and squared piece of wood. As far as I know, tape is cassette, that's why you say una...

Forum: General Chat August 05, 2008, 05:47 PM

Replies: 20 Men are from Mars... Views: 7,602 Posted By Alfonso it sounds me / Sosia quiere decir que le suena... it sounds me / Sosia quiere decir que le suena algo: It seems familiar to me...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word August 05, 2008, 05:44 PM

Replies: 34 Listón Views: 10,990 Posted By Alfonso Thanks for your correction, David! Cabe la... Thanks for your correction, David! Cabe la mercería de mi calle se encuentra un pequeño comercio regentado por la mamá del muchacho al que nos referíamos... No se blasfemará en domingo ni...

Forum: General Chat August 05, 2008, 05:35 PM

Replies: 19 Cañas y Tapas Views: 21,843 Posted By Alfonso Thanks a lot, Jane, for your corrections! I'm... Thanks a lot, Jane, for your corrections! I'm always doubtful when I say something with neither / either. :kiss:

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