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Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 21, 2010, 03:22 PM

Replies: 22 Wife beater Views: 18,473 Posted By María José I like your style.;) I like your style.;)

Forum: Vocabulary April 21, 2010, 03:18 PM

Replies: 16 Procesiones vs pasos Views: 5,402 Posted By María José I agree with you, Ambarina.I think there isn't a... I agree with you, Ambarina.I think there isn't a better translation because we are talking about different realities...but sometimes we have to make do with approximations or near synonyms... That's...

Forum: Culture April 21, 2010, 02:52 AM

Replies: 84 ¿Eres otra persona al hablar otro idioma? Views: 38,165 Posted By María José I agree with you,Poli, learning a foreign... I agree with you,Poli, learning a foreign language is a great intellectual exercise for anybody, no matter where they come from or what they are studying. And as you say, it makes you more...

Forum: Vocabulary April 21, 2010, 02:48 AM

Replies: 16 Procesiones vs pasos Views: 5,402 Posted By María José So I'm not alone...:D When reading the quote... So I'm not alone...:D When reading the quote you included in your answer I noticed I had made a mistake.:o I've corrected it in the original message: Ever since I was a little girl I've found...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 21, 2010, 02:45 AM

Replies: 39 Alternate girls Views: 14,186 Posted By María José That's cool!:D That's cool!:D

Forum: Vocabulary April 20, 2010, 06:32 PM

Replies: 16 Procesiones vs pasos Views: 5,402 Posted By María José I have always thought that a paso is just the... I have always thought that a paso is just the float... but I don't like Easter parades that much, so I'm no expert. Ever since I was a little girl I've found the capuchinos creepy (they remind me of...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 20, 2010, 06:27 PM

Replies: 39 Alternate girls Views: 14,186 Posted By María José So, of course, you must know better than me.... So, of course, you must know better than me. Sorry about that:(... unless you are like me, but the other way around. My students make fun of me because I don't know lots of the words they use. Must...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 20, 2010, 06:19 PM

Replies: 27 La masco pero no la trago Views: 10,933 Posted By María José No need to apologize, your post is very... No need to apologize, your post is very interesting. The problem is I am Spanish and I still self-correct myself when speaking... this is also a stumbling block for me. I am almost sure that...

Forum: Culture April 20, 2010, 06:11 PM

Replies: 84 ¿Eres otra persona al hablar otro idioma? Views: 38,165 Posted By María José I definitely think( sorry, I'm sure I've said... I definitely think( sorry, I'm sure I've said this before)that English has changed my personality, my life and that of my family. My son studies English at University, and my daughter wants to be a...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 20, 2010, 05:46 PM

Replies: 39 Alternate girls Views: 14,186 Posted By María José Thanks, Rusty. Fits perfectly.:) I'm... Thanks, Rusty. Fits perfectly.:) I'm sure it was alternate,Laepelba, and Rusty's explanation above makes sense. I heard it in Smalville, and there are not many gothics around (it's supposedly...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 17, 2010, 04:49 AM

Replies: 14 La mar de divertido Views: 7,593 Posted By María José Aquí también es más poético. Tienes razón,... Aquí también es más poético. Tienes razón, Angélica... no me había dado cuenta.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 17, 2010, 04:44 AM

Replies: 27 La masco pero no la trago Views: 10,933 Posted By María José And not all over Spain. Like you, Rusty I know... And not all over Spain. Like you, Rusty I know the rules, but in Madrid we always use those pronouns the wrong way. When I moved to Castilla La Mancha people corrected me constantly, and now I find...

Forum: Vocabulary April 17, 2010, 04:29 AM

Replies: 16 Procesiones vs pasos Views: 5,402 Posted By María José Yes. Un paso in a Spanish Easter procession is... Yes. Un paso in a Spanish Easter procession is exactly what your picture reflects.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 17, 2010, 04:27 AM

Replies: 39 Alternate girls Views: 14,186 Posted By María José Alternate girls I was watching Smallvile with my daughter the other day and they were talking about the typical groupings in a high school: the nerds, the jocks, the cheerleaders... but then they went on to include...

Forum: Vocabulary April 17, 2010, 04:22 AM

Replies: 16 Procesiones vs pasos Views: 5,402 Posted By María José A paso is a float at least in American English:... A paso is a float at least in American English: don't you remember the Sandra Bullock film Hope Floats? The title, if you know the plot, can be read in two different ways (it's about a woman in a...

Forum: Grammar April 13, 2010, 10:34 PM

Replies: 40 Subjunctive question [again:>))] Views: 11,985 Posted By María José Ok, that I understand,thanks, but I say ' No me... Ok, that I understand,thanks, but I say ' No me líes'. Thanks, Crotalito.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 13, 2010, 10:32 PM

Replies: 27 La masco pero no la trago Views: 10,933 Posted By María José I have heard my Mum quoting lots of saying that... I have heard my Mum quoting lots of saying that my grandparents used, but I have a terrible memory. It's a pity because they are a lot of fun.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 13, 2010, 10:30 PM

Replies: 5 Agárrate que vienen curvas Views: 7,146 Posted By María José :d:d:d :d:d:d

Forum: Vocabulary April 11, 2010, 07:07 PM

Replies: 7 Matrimonio amargado Views: 2,214 Posted By María José Cute avatar, Elaina. I love Ariel.:):) Cute avatar, Elaina. I love Ariel.:):)

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 11, 2010, 07:03 PM

Replies: 7 No te hagas de rogar Views: 10,672 Posted By María José Another expression for hacerse de rogar is play... Another expression for hacerse de rogar is play hard to get (usually in the context of relationships). If a person plays hard to get he or she pretends not to be interested, to make the other person...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 10, 2010, 05:19 PM

Replies: 27 La masco pero no la trago Views: 10,933 Posted By María José Robin, where do you find all these expressions? I... Robin, where do you find all these expressions? I promise you I had never ever heard this one before. No la trago would be I can't stand her. There is another expression that is quite impolite and a...

Forum: Grammar April 09, 2010, 10:48 AM

Replies: 40 Subjunctive question [again:>))] Views: 11,985 Posted By María José What is no me hagas bolas? What is no me hagas bolas?

Forum: General Chat April 09, 2010, 10:47 AM

Replies: 2,638 Word Morph Views: 260,623 Posted By María José Mane Mane

Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 09, 2010, 03:25 AM

Replies: 6 To Lose Your Baby Views: 7,057 Posted By María José I agree with almost everything you've written... I agree with almost everything you've written above, but the truth is that when speaking Spanish we hardly ever make the distinction and hope that the context will do the explaining for us. Anyway,...

Forum: Vocabulary April 09, 2010, 03:20 AM

Replies: 7 Matrimonio amargado Views: 2,214 Posted By María José For me unhappy marriage is the best translation... For me unhappy marriage is the best translation and in Spanish I would probably say un matrimonio desavenido instead of amargado.

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