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Forum: Translations October 29, 2025, 11:56 AM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 274 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you, poli. You know, as a student I often... Thank you, poli. You know, as a student I often second-guess myself.

Forum: Translations October 29, 2025, 06:34 AM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 274 Posted By aleCcowaN Whereas Angélica's reply is more than correct, I... Whereas Angélica's reply is more than correct, I must say I never found proceed used meaning follow in the sense of placement, only with actions that follow (or sometimes precede) other actions

Forum: Translations October 28, 2025, 08:06 PM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 274 Posted By aleCcowaN Did you mean precede? The only case I know... Did you mean precede? The only case I know it to be correct is when the action is negated and the person proposing that action is prevented from performirg it. ¡Qué viera ni qué ocho cuartos! ¡...

Forum: Translations October 28, 2025, 12:06 PM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 274 Posted By aleCcowaN It's very common use, in some countries a more... It's very common use, in some countries a more educated one, in others, also a popular use. Its source is the negation of action implied by Spanish subjunctive. Other examples (they are difficult...

Forum: Grammar October 26, 2025, 05:19 PM

Replies: 4 verb form ir + gerundio Views: 165 Posted By aleCcowaN Basically all four examples don't match the... Basically all four examples don't match the verbal periphrasis ir + gerundio, which describes dynamically some gradual or onsetting process. Some basic examples Voy mejorando con la...

Forum: Vocabulary October 19, 2025, 07:41 AM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 281 Posted By aleCcowaN Thank you, friends. I couldn't reply earlier... Thank you, friends. I couldn't reply earlier because of health troubles in the family I have to help with. Now that it seems a crisis was averted, I'll be participating again soon.

Forum: Vocabulary October 12, 2025, 08:54 PM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 281 Posted By aleCcowaN verso / versero In local slang "verso" can be matched to "snow job", though technically "hacer el verso" is the best match for it. Tony Lip, the character in the film The Green Book is a master doing that, hence the...

Forum: Vocabulary October 12, 2025, 03:57 AM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 441 Posted By aleCcowaN Quedé desengañado, or, me dejó desengañado, but... Quedé desengañado, or, me dejó desengañado, but most frequently, me desengañé or me desengañó. Me quedo desengañado sounds like a deliberate decision made on the fly, what doesn't match reality....

Forum: Vocabulary October 11, 2025, 07:13 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 441 Posted By aleCcowaN As decepción and desilusión are also used and... As decepción and desilusión are also used and meaninful in Spanish, I'd say that desengaño specifically adds to a turning point when "the wool was pulled out of our eyes" and the ugly truth became...

Forum: Vocabulary October 10, 2025, 07:39 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 441 Posted By aleCcowaN Like breaking up and having the heart broken for... Like breaking up and having the heart broken for a while? Yes, it can be. I think you need some examples Los ejemplos son tomados de CREA (https://www.rae.es/banco-de-datos/crea)

Forum: Vocabulary October 08, 2025, 08:19 PM

Replies: 10 engaño desengaño Views: 441 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, with desengañado disillusioned is the key.... Yes, with desengañado disillusioned is the key. Something was broken. Trust was lost. Hopes were shattered. What we had believed proved to be a sham. Our heart was broken. Engañado just means we...

Forum: Vocabulary October 08, 2025, 12:20 PM

Replies: 1 desempeñar Views: 173 Posted By aleCcowaN If I had to guess what a dictionary of ideas... If I had to guess what a dictionary of ideas depart from, I'd expect to see empeñar = poner de uno mismo un honesto esfuerzo para llevar a cabo una tarea o alcanzar un objetivo Several new...

Forum: Grammar October 07, 2025, 02:31 AM

Replies: 6 Verlo not Velo Views: 277 Posted By aleCcowaN Rusty, that debería is OK. You're quite right... Rusty, that debería is OK. You're quite right about "debe ser veLO" but I reckon Bob added a touch of hesitancy to it by using the condicional de conjetura, and although Bob's proficiency using...

Forum: Grammar October 06, 2025, 09:07 PM

Replies: 6 Verlo not Velo Views: 277 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, velo, not verlo. ver= ser mirar =look... Yes, velo, not verlo. ver= ser mirar =look As poli said, míralo is used instead of velo (except in México), yet, when it is meant as "take a glance at it" or "consider (the subject)", velo is...

Forum: Grammar October 02, 2025, 09:11 PM

Replies: 4 Le/Les Views: 181 Posted By aleCcowaN You're quite right, yet, in matters that affect... You're quite right, yet, in matters that affect people or groups, it is customary to add these pronouns in the style of dativo de interés. Like a itty-bitty gesture to soften the blow.

Forum: Grammar October 02, 2025, 02:33 PM

Replies: 4 Le/Les Views: 181 Posted By aleCcowaN I would have used le because La compañía le... I would have used le because La compañía le informó al personal que ... los empleados is dealt as a block. Although theoretically les "should've been used", it looks like a bunch of...

Forum: Translations October 01, 2025, 01:38 AM

Replies: 2 What is this word? Views: 176 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, he uses chusmear. It comes from chusma... Yes, he uses chusmear. It comes from chusma —vulgar people seen as a set— which is used in part of South America meaning "nosy busybody". As a verb it means to pry, oftenly having gossip as a goal. ...

Forum: Vocabulary September 26, 2025, 05:47 PM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 497 Posted By aleCcowaN Yes, vaya and venga as intensifiers or "accents"... Yes, vaya and venga as intensifiers or "accents" in a sentence are exclusive to Spain. The uso americano is mostly like Angélica explained, from Tijuana to Ushuaia. In Argentina that use is...

Forum: Vocabulary September 26, 2025, 04:32 AM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 497 Posted By aleCcowaN If I heard Vaya día maravilloso I... If I heard Vaya día maravilloso I would think it is said in the most sarcastic way. ¡Vaya, vaya! = something has deeply surprised us, or baffled, or threw us out of balance.

Forum: Vocabulary September 26, 2025, 04:20 AM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 497 Posted By aleCcowaN llevarse algo = to experience something Vaya... llevarse algo = to experience something Vaya sorpresa que me llevé =~ I was catched by surprise, big time Vaya and venga are used as intensifiers in Spain.

Forum: Grammar September 26, 2025, 04:01 AM

Replies: 2 temporal logic with adjective clauses Views: 158 Posted By aleCcowaN Mi mamá debería haber comido alimentos que... Mi mamá debería haber comido alimentos que tuvieran menos grasas y sodio. Both temporal sketches apply to this sentence. Mi mamá debería haber comido alimentos que hubieran tenido menos grasas...

Forum: Vocabulary September 25, 2025, 09:22 AM

Replies: 12 Vaya Mierda de Vida Views: 497 Posted By aleCcowaN I don't understand why that phrase is written... I don't understand why that phrase is written capitalizing every word and without exclamation marks. Is it the title of something? Like the Spanish series of similar name. If it's literal (I feel...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques September 23, 2025, 10:00 PM

Replies: 6 "Preguntas Fáciles" Videos on YouTube Views: 241 Posted By aleCcowaN This is the thread I mentioned ... This is the thread I mentioned https://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=29003

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques September 23, 2025, 02:09 PM

Replies: 6 "Preguntas Fáciles" Videos on YouTube Views: 241 Posted By aleCcowaN Because the Academia Argentina de Letras asked... Because the Academia Argentina de Letras asked it, the voseo was included in RAE's conjugations, but only what had literary "pedigree", that is, imperative (comé) and present simple (comés). Much...

Forum: Grammar September 23, 2025, 06:15 AM

Replies: 2 Silly question re. verbal reflexivity Views: 171 Posted By aleCcowaN There are no silly questions, just silly answers.... There are no silly questions, just silly answers. You are right. The verbal periphrasis ir + gerundio describes the progression of an event. deteriorarse La situación se deterioró de repente...

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