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Forum: Vocabulary September 19, 2013, 10:07 AM

Replies: 11 Is comprised of Views: 3,600 Posted By Perikles So from that, comprender == to consist of, where... So from that, comprender == to consist of, where everything is included and implying there is nothing else of significance contener == to contain, which implies that there is more. For example...

Forum: Grammar August 25, 2013, 03:26 AM

Replies: 12 Si le llego ... Views: 4,639 Posted By Perikles It's not something I would say :thinking: It's not something I would say :thinking:

Forum: Grammar August 24, 2013, 12:37 PM

Replies: 12 Si le llego ... Views: 4,639 Posted By Perikles I have just read this: Si lo llego a saber,... I have just read this: Si lo llego a saber, no vengo which in context can only mean If I had known, I would not have come Followed on the same page by:

Forum: Vocabulary July 27, 2013, 08:06 AM

Replies: 10 Quedarse Views: 4,064 Posted By Perikles I thought it meant 'to buy' in the sense that you... I thought it meant 'to buy' in the sense that you are in the shop choosing between alternatives, and you make your choice by saying "I'll keep this one". My dictionary has amongst 10,000 other...

Forum: Translations July 23, 2013, 02:21 PM

Replies: 1 Dejemos de soñar Views: 1,736 Posted By Perikles Let's stop dreaming and carry on working (or get... Let's stop dreaming and carry on working (or get on with the work)

Forum: Grammar July 21, 2013, 09:20 AM

Replies: 12 Si le llego ... Views: 4,639 Posted By Perikles Thanks again, both :thumbsup: Thanks again, both :thumbsup:

Forum: Grammar July 21, 2013, 06:49 AM

Replies: 12 Si le llego ... Views: 4,639 Posted By Perikles That's really interesting, thanks! So "Si llego a... That's really interesting, thanks! So "Si llego a .." describes a past event which didn't happen, similar to "casi me mato"

Forum: Grammar July 21, 2013, 03:06 AM

Replies: 12 Si le llego ... Views: 4,639 Posted By Perikles Thanks - but that wasn't really the main point of... Thanks - but that wasn't really the main point of the post - what do you think of the grammar? (In the Spanish, not mine)

Forum: Grammar July 21, 2013, 12:57 AM

Replies: 12 Si le llego ... Views: 4,639 Posted By Perikles Si le llego ... This (http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=307225) is a newspaper article about an (alleged) attempt by some gentleman to poison his wife by mixing poison with some purée she ate. (She is of an...

Forum: Practice & Homework July 16, 2013, 11:40 AM

Replies: 4 Writing Views: 2,901 Posted By Perikles Apart from the thread title. :) Tiy?... Apart from the thread title. :) Tiy? :thinking:

Forum: Translations July 11, 2013, 02:00 PM

Replies: 4 Booked? Views: 1,867 Posted By Perikles Lo multaron (por exceso de velocidad) Le... Lo multaron (por exceso de velocidad) Le pusieron una multa

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 08, 2013, 02:43 PM

Replies: 6 Situación límite Views: 3,083 Posted By Perikles Poli suggested it which makes me think it's... Poli suggested it which makes me think it's possible in AmE. I've checked in COCA, which gives 7 hits on the singular, and 65 in the plural. In the British version, 4 plural and zero singular....

Forum: Vocabulary July 08, 2013, 02:37 PM

Replies: 20 Cerca vs. cercano Views: 12,367 Posted By Perikles So is so complicated. It can be a conjunction as... So is so complicated. It can be a conjunction as well as an adverb, and I think in that sentence, it is a conjunction because you could subsitute 'therefore' or 'consequently'.

Forum: Vocabulary July 08, 2013, 02:13 PM

Replies: 20 Cerca vs. cercano Views: 12,367 Posted By Perikles *cringe* There is a verb to transit. From that,... *cringe* There is a verb to transit. From that, there is a noun made by adding a noun ending, transition. Then, you make a verb out of that noun. :crazy::crazy: :lengua: :banghead: Your sentence...

Forum: Vocabulary July 08, 2013, 12:45 PM

Replies: 20 Cerca vs. cercano Views: 12,367 Posted By Perikles That reminds me of the quotation "Grammar is like... That reminds me of the quotation "Grammar is like walking. You have to think about it when you start, but if you have to go on thinking about it, you fall over."

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 08, 2013, 11:26 AM

Replies: 6 Situación límite Views: 3,083 Posted By Perikles My dictionary gives "extreme situation". ... My dictionary gives "extreme situation". By the way, I would never say "dire circumstance", always plural "dire circumstances". Perhaps a BrE thing. :)

Forum: Vocabulary July 08, 2013, 02:44 AM

Replies: 20 Cerca vs. cercano Views: 12,367 Posted By Perikles "incidis in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdim" :) ... "incidis in Scyllam cupiens vitare Charybdim" :) Scylla and Charybdis are twin dangers in Homer, and sailors used to be so wary concentrating on avoiding one, that they fell into the other. I...

Forum: Vocabulary July 07, 2013, 01:46 AM

Replies: 5 Definition of 'how are you placed?' Views: 22,909 Posted By Perikles This sounds like a perfectly normal question to... This sounds like a perfectly normal question to me, so presumably just English English. The exact meaning depends on the context, but asks whether you are in a position to do something. For...

Forum: Vocabulary July 02, 2013, 08:02 AM

Replies: 7 Sentirse morir Views: 3,338 Posted By Perikles You could use the expression '(almost) dying... You could use the expression '(almost) dying of/with' in a context of where you obviously did not die because you are still here to tell the tale. When my mother was telling anecdotes about me as...

Forum: Other Languages June 30, 2013, 12:12 PM

Replies: 7 [German] Übersetzung Views: 4,921 Posted By Perikles But mine does :) But mine does :)

Forum: Technical things June 30, 2013, 07:38 AM

Replies: 22 What is Views: 35,896 Posted By Perikles I disagree. To imply is to make an implication,... I disagree. To imply is to make an implication, whereas to infer is to draw an inference (from that implication or elsewhere). Put another way, to imply is to make an indirect statement. To infer...

Forum: Vocabulary June 28, 2013, 09:16 AM

Replies: 13 Fallar a favor Views: 4,178 Posted By Perikles That's because they are two different Spanish... That's because they are two different Spanish verbs, even though identical in form. I don't see the problem. :thinking:

Forum: Vocabulary June 28, 2013, 08:11 AM

Replies: 13 Fallar a favor Views: 4,178 Posted By Perikles Gran Diccionario Oxford - and I seem to remember... Gran Diccionario Oxford - and I seem to remember about 20 years ago that you said you were going to buy it. :p:p Or maybe it was a grammar book. Never mind. The verb fallar is actually two...

Forum: Vocabulary June 28, 2013, 07:07 AM

Replies: 13 Fallar a favor Views: 4,178 Posted By Perikles A really confusing verb. The GDO gives: ... A really confusing verb. The GDO gives: fallar [A1] verbo intransitivo A (dictaminar) «juez/jurado» fallar a or en favor de alguien to rule in favor* of somebody, to find for somebody; fallar...

Forum: Other Languages June 26, 2013, 11:35 AM

Replies: 7 [German] Übersetzung Views: 4,921 Posted By Perikles Gedanken is plural, as is the verb glauben. Note... Gedanken is plural, as is the verb glauben. Note too that the Lasst is a plural imperative. Glauben takes a dative object (mir) So: Leave me alone, thoughts, who no longer believe me. :)

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