Forum: Vocabulary
December 30, 2008, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 5
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Rengo y pirujerías
Estoy leyendo un libro de Angeles Mastretta (mexicana) y a lo mejor tu me puedes decir lo que significan "rengo" y "pirujerias." Tengo la idea, más o menos, pero no las encuentro en el diccionario...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 19, 2008, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 62,120
No hay mal que por bien no venga
And I ran across "No hay mal que por bien no venga." I do understand that this idiom means something like good things can come from bad, or every cloud has a silver lining, but it has always seemed...
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Forum: General Chat
December 19, 2008, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,033
I agree, but the only reason we feel that way...
I agree, but the only reason we feel that way about cats and dogs is because we have an emotional relationship with them. Objectively though, there is really no difference between eating a cow and a...
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
December 19, 2008, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,717
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Forum: Translations
December 18, 2008, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,794
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Forum: Translations
December 16, 2008, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,794
I, for myself,...
How about this on a consent form?
"I, for myself or a minor child.....hereby authorize..."
Thanks,
Marsopa:thinking:
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
December 10, 2008, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,434
es lo mismo
Según un paciente es otro nombre para ese músculo--el del martillo... :rolleyes:
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
December 10, 2008, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,434
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
December 10, 2008, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,434
Lol!
:D Lol, Elaina,
Y el otro día me dijeron "me encime el pantalón" .... (con acento sobre la "e"--se me olvido ponerlo)
¿Qué piensas de eso?
Sobre baking soda, he escuchado "del brazo"...
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Forum: Other Languages
December 09, 2008, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,307
I agree with Rusty
There are too many problems here with the verbs to really translate this.
Where is it from?
Marsopa
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 02, 2008, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,402
thanks guys
Thanks!
"Fits like a glove" was what I was looking for, but I just couldn't find it in my brain.... Guess I am tired today.
M.;)
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 02, 2008, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,402
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Forum: Introductions
November 24, 2008, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,830
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Forum: General Chat
November 05, 2008, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,603
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Forum: Translations
November 04, 2008, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,946
juego, juegas
I would go with "prentending to" in English. :thinking:
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
October 31, 2008, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,985
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Forum: Vocabulary
October 31, 2008, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,454
"So you say..."
What do you think?
e.g. Labradors are the greatest breed.
So you say...
;)
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Forum: Vocabulary
October 31, 2008, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,002
Maybe
Maybe it's a combination!
JOHN + OUTHOUSE = JOHNHOUSE :D
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Forum: Daily Spanish Word
October 29, 2008, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,159
and also
I use it for "creep" and "scoot." :)
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Forum: Translations
October 28, 2008, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,755
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Forum: Culture
October 28, 2008, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 11,403
Yes I saw it
Pense que estaba diciendo "vos" y no vosotros, pero a lo mejor escuché mal.:thinking:
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Forum: General Chat
October 27, 2008, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,090
great!
I am glad to know it is worth seeing. I will rent it for sure.
:)
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Forum: Grammar
October 17, 2008, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,110
ambiguity
I wondered this when I first started studying, but in English the verb conjugations are all the same: (I) talk, (you) talk, (we) talk, (they) talk...etc. The only one that we would be able to tell...
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Forum: General Chat
October 17, 2008, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,842
Yes, of course they come and go, but these are...
Yes, of course they come and go, but these are words that have not really gone. There are so many words in English in the dictionary that aren't used in speech even by educated people, but if we...
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Forum: General Chat
October 17, 2008, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,056
Well
Lots of colleges and universities have had programs in Spain and not in Latin America. I think that has been changing though. So, for a lot of students, they just go wherever the program for their...
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