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Forum: Grammar February 19, 2023, 12:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,667
Posted By Tyrn
Le encendí

Hi,

From Duolingo:

Le encendí sin querer el aire acondicionado y no sé apagarlo. ¡Auxilio!

Who is le here?
Forum: Grammar January 23, 2023, 10:14 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,976
Posted By Tyrn
So true... In Russian, soon can be one hell of a...

So true... In Russian, soon can be one hell of a lot longer than right away, too.
Forum: Grammar January 22, 2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,976
Posted By Tyrn
Soon, or right away? :)

Soon, or right away? :)
Forum: Grammar January 20, 2023, 06:39 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,976
Posted By Tyrn
Thanks! Sorry, I haven´t made myself clear; Que...

Thanks! Sorry, I haven´t made myself clear; Que flores never made me wonder.

Can we say that all the other cases are just ellipses of porque? Does this kind of shorthand exist outside the context...
Forum: Grammar January 19, 2023, 10:54 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,976
Posted By Tyrn
Cálzame las alpargatas

Hi,


Cálzame las alpargatas,
Dame la boina, carga el fusil,
Cálzame las alpargatas,
Dame la boina, carga el fusil.
Que voy a matar más guiris,
Que voy a matar más guiris,
Que voy a matar...
Forum: Grammar January 09, 2023, 10:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,316
Posted By Tyrn
Naturally, my concern is the perceived ambiguity...

Naturally, my concern is the perceived ambiguity when somebody says Vaya con Dios to your face.



Basically, your answer is "take it as you please" :thinking: . What kind of context should...
Forum: Grammar January 09, 2023, 04:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,316
Posted By Tyrn
Vaya con Dios

Hi,

What exactly is vaya here? Is it subjunctive, or is it imperative?
Forum: Vocabulary December 31, 2022, 03:11 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,435
Posted By Tyrn
WordReference for boondocks gives a wealth of...

WordReference for boondocks gives a wealth of relevant expressions, quinto something included.
Forum: Vocabulary December 31, 2022, 02:58 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,086
Posted By Tyrn
Diestra

Hi,

Diestra means "right hand". Is there a single word for the left hand?
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 07, 2022, 12:16 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,073
Posted By Tyrn
Thanks! Does mal contados, in my case, have...

Thanks! Does mal contados, in my case, have additional meaning? Or zero, for instance :D ?

En la conferencia había apenas cuatro gatos.

Can I say

En la conferencia había cuatro gatos mal...
Forum: Grammar September 06, 2022, 01:05 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,055
Posted By Tyrn
Let's go

Hi,

The Context Reverso output is very curious. The presence of some system is obvious; unfortunately, I can't tell what it is :(


Okay, let's go to the cape as agreed.
Vale, vamos al cabo...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings September 02, 2022, 06:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,073
Posted By Tyrn
Cuatro gatos

Hi,

I stumbled upon cuatro gatos mal contados. Is it there's pretty much nothing/nobody around?

Besides, I found an unexpected wealth of cuatro gatos idioms on Context Reverso.

Is there any...
Forum: Vocabulary August 29, 2022, 10:47 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,639
Posted By Tyrn
Ah, yes. I tried butch and got much the same set...

Ah, yes. I tried butch and got much the same set of words.

Nothing like a girl who enjoys rough, noisy activities traditionally associated with boys?
Forum: Vocabulary August 29, 2022, 01:16 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,639
Posted By Tyrn
Tomboy

Hi,

From the dictionary:

marimacho
machorra
machona
varonera
Forum: Grammar August 25, 2022, 04:49 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,444
Posted By Tyrn
Aunque parezca mentira

Hi,

It means either believe it or not or oddly enough. Why subjunctive?
Forum: Grammar August 11, 2022, 03:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,787
Posted By Tyrn
Ferrocarriles

Hi,

I've been watching this: Chattanooga Choo Choo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYL3ZDuxeIo).

They are discussing the travel from the Pennsylvania Station (NY) to Chattanooga, Tennessee....
Forum: Culture August 05, 2022, 10:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 15,297
Posted By Tyrn
Francisco Villa ballad

Hi,

I remember a ballad about Francisco Villa. It's a fairly long song (real ballad, that is). It's about an old soldier, who rides to his tomb to pay his final respect and to die there. No, it's...
Forum: Vocabulary July 30, 2022, 08:25 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,845
Posted By Tyrn
Thanks! Cabo de vela sounds pretty...

Thanks! Cabo de vela sounds pretty straightforward. Even so, the dictionaries are inconclusive on the subject.

I'm still interested in synonyms, Spanish and English. It's all about the peculiar...
Forum: Vocabulary July 30, 2022, 01:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,845
Posted By Tyrn
Candle-end

Hi,

Can't find it in Spanish. This also may not be the most common English word for the candle remnants. The more suggestions, the better :)
Forum: Vocabulary July 28, 2022, 12:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,959
Posted By Tyrn
Thanks! Why el?

Thanks!

Why el?
Forum: Vocabulary July 28, 2022, 04:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,959
Posted By Tyrn
Duelo

Hi,


El preso numero nueve era un hombre muy cabal
Iba el noche del duelo, muy contento a su jacal


According to the dictionaries, it's either duel, or mourning. Either way, it does not make...
Forum: Vocabulary July 13, 2022, 12:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,071
Posted By Tyrn
Carcamal

Hi,

Is it strictly masculine?
Forum: Grammar July 11, 2022, 08:36 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,736
Posted By Tyrn
No me dejas

Hi,


Ahora escucha: voy a salir al cobertizo…
—Y una mierda. Tú aquí no me dejas.
—Calla y déjame acabar.

Should be no me dejes? Maybe, it's possible to use indicative here, but I cannot...
Forum: Grammar June 27, 2022, 09:48 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,724
Posted By Tyrn
Anda que no/si

Hi,

It looks like the subj basically means yes, never mind si or no. Is it so? From Context Reverso:

Anda que si lo sé.
Don't I know.

Y anda que no lo sabía.
And didn't she know it.
Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 22, 2022, 02:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,452
Posted By Tyrn
Additional shades :o : darse de hostias ...

Additional shades :o :

darse de hostias

ni gracias ni hostias

cagüen la hostia

...y más cagado que la hostia
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