Forum: Grammar
February 19, 2023, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,676
Le encendí
Hi,
From Duolingo:
Le encendí sin querer el aire acondicionado y no sé apagarlo. ¡Auxilio!
Who is le here?
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Forum: Grammar
January 23, 2023, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,986
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Forum: Grammar
January 22, 2023, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,986
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Forum: Grammar
January 20, 2023, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,986
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Forum: Grammar
January 19, 2023, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,986
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...
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Forum: Grammar
January 09, 2023, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,325
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Forum: Grammar
January 09, 2023, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,325
Vaya con Dios
Hi,
What exactly is vaya here? Is it subjunctive, or is it imperative?
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 31, 2022, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,437
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Forum: Vocabulary
December 31, 2022, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,089
Diestra
Hi,
Diestra means "right hand". Is there a single word for the left hand?
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
September 07, 2022, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,077
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...
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Forum: Grammar
September 06, 2022, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,057
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...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
September 02, 2022, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,077
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...
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 29, 2022, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,641
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Forum: Vocabulary
August 29, 2022, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,641
Tomboy
Hi,
From the dictionary:
marimacho
machorra
machona
varonera
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Forum: Grammar
August 25, 2022, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Grammar
August 11, 2022, 03:49 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,789
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....
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Forum: Culture
August 05, 2022, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 15,300
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...
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 30, 2022, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,851
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...
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 30, 2022, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,851
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 :)
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 28, 2022, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,961
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 28, 2022, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,961
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...
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Forum: Vocabulary
July 13, 2022, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,072
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Forum: Grammar
July 11, 2022, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,739
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...
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Forum: Grammar
June 27, 2022, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,730
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.
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
June 22, 2022, 02:24 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,456
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