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Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 04, 2016, 07:55 AM

Replies: 6 Believe Your Own Bullshit Views: 3,559 Posted By deandddd Believe Your Own Bullshit People, This is one I've wondered about for a while now. How would a person express in Spanish the idea of "believing one's own bullshit"? The idea is that people get so caught up in and...

Forum: Vocabulary April 13, 2016, 09:12 PM

Replies: 6 Permafrost Views: 2,443 Posted By deandddd Permafrost Again Well ... Alec Cowan, you have certainly offered a unique perspecive or two! I would think that gelisuelo would be the most "castizo" of all, but RAE favors the Emglish term permafrost. As...

Forum: Vocabulary April 12, 2016, 03:49 PM

Replies: 6 Permafrost Views: 2,443 Posted By deandddd Permafrost Dear Members of the Forum, I am hoping that someone will be able to to translate, into Spanish, the word permafrost. In the higher latitudes, such as from the middle of Greenland and above, the...

Forum: Grammar November 20, 2014, 07:20 PM

Replies: 1 "tanto" Views: 1,701 Posted By deandddd "tanto" Folks, In the following sentence, is the word "tanto" a noun or adverb.? "No es tanto como pensabamos." I think that it is a noun. In the following example, it seems to be na...

Forum: Vocabulary February 17, 2014, 07:46 AM

Replies: 2 Candice Views: 4,756 Posted By deandddd Candace, I actually found the name on the... Candace, I actually found the name on the internet in a compendium of names in Spanish. http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/spanish-baby-names/browse/c In other places, in Spanish, it had an...

Forum: Vocabulary February 08, 2014, 01:24 PM

Replies: 2 Candice Views: 4,756 Posted By deandddd Candice Forum Friends, Does anybody know if there is a translation for the English, female name "Candice"? For example, Candice Bergman, who was Murphy Brown on the television serial. The nickname is...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 23, 2013, 07:09 PM

Replies: 3 To beg the question Views: 3,540 Posted By deandddd Chileno y Haroldo, Thank you both very much.... Chileno y Haroldo, Thank you both very much. Silopanna Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 21, 2013, 03:43 AM

Replies: 3 To beg the question Views: 3,540 Posted By deandddd To beg the question People, I'd like to know how to express "it begs the question" in Spanish. For example: "I know that the product was assembled in the USA, but that just begs the question of what the country of...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 11, 2013, 03:35 AM

Replies: 15 Ir tirando Views: 6,033 Posted By deandddd Alexis, Ah, I have just realized what you... Alexis, Ah, I have just realized what you are saying. So I have to say "vamos tirando" and not "estamos tirando"? Is this it? Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 01, 2013, 07:44 PM

Replies: 10 Cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos Views: 29,772 Posted By deandddd Cría Cuervos Y Te Sacarán Los Ojos People, In Anglo Saxon tradition, we would describe this Cría Cuervos idea as something like "feeding warm milk to a serpent just increases the poison." Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 29, 2013, 12:33 AM

Replies: 2 Curl One's Lips Views: 2,947 Posted By deandddd Rusty, Gracias! Dean Rusty, Gracias! Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 28, 2013, 07:21 PM

Replies: 2 Curl One's Lips Views: 2,947 Posted By deandddd Curl One's Lips People! How does one say "to curl one's lips" in Spanish. For example, "He curled his lips in disdain." Thanks in advance. Dean in Brazil

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 27, 2013, 09:46 PM

Replies: 15 Ir tirando Views: 6,033 Posted By deandddd "We're getting along" or "life goes on" are also... "We're getting along" or "life goes on" are also good translations. I remember they always used to say that, "estamos tirando", in Spain. Silopanna Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 04, 2013, 09:23 AM

Replies: 18 No entiendo muy bien el significado de "hillbillies" Views: 8,116 Posted By deandddd In Puerto Rico, they say "jíbaro". I found a... In Puerto Rico, they say "jíbaro". I found a link and at the bottom of the page there is a country-by-country analysis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%ADbaro Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings July 04, 2013, 09:13 AM

Replies: 7 Control férreo Views: 17,646 Posted By deandddd It can be nicely translated as "ironclad... It can be nicely translated as "ironclad control". Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 09, 2012, 08:58 PM

Replies: 11 Okay Views: 14,780 Posted By deandddd In spain they say "vale" or sometimes "vale... In spain they say "vale" or sometimes "vale pues!" But everywhere, "muy bien" and even "de acuerdo" are also heard. Dean

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 07, 2012, 10:54 PM

Replies: 32 Son muy suyos Views: 13,429 Posted By deandddd The expression can have two meanings in English. ... The expression can have two meanings in English. If you say "es muy suyo" it means "that's typical of her". And if you say "Los Franceses son muy suyos" it means either "they keep to...

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