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Old October 22, 2009, 07:47 PM
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encogerse (verb) — to shrink. Look up encogerse in the dictionary

La lana y la piel se encojen al mojarse.
Wool and leather shrink when they get wet.
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Old October 22, 2009, 07:51 PM
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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 21, 2009

encogerse (verb) — to shrink. Look up encogerse in the dictionary

La lana y la piel se encojen al mojarse.
Wool and leather shrink when they get wet.

To me leather is cuero and piel is skin.
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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for October 21, 2009

encogerse (verb) — to shrink. Look up encogerse in the dictionary

La lana y la piel se encojen al mojarse.
Wool and leather shrink when they get wet.
I think it should be "se encogen".
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I think it should be "se encogen".
I agree (coger y derivados: encoger, recoger, etc.)
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Y encogerse de hombros = shrug
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The word Leather is Piel, this word can be used with the Piel Humana?
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Y encogerse de hombros = shrug
Chileno, you always leave such nice jewels for us to add to our collections. U duh best, mahn!
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The word Leather is Piel, this word can be used with the Piel Humana?
Para la piel humana: skin

Pero la piel humana no se encoge, se arruga...
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The word Leather is Piel, this word can be used with the Piel Humana?
Piel viva es skin. Leather es cuero, pero (raramente - e.g. en algunos textos de antropología) se puede hablar de "leather made from/with human skin".
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En México se usa "piel" para el cuero tratado de manera que se le añadan texturas y colores. Se habla de "ropa de piel", "bolsas de piel".
Se usa "piel de víbora", "piel de cocodrilo", "piel de carnero"...
El cuero se entiende por aquí en formas más en bruto, normalmente sin colores añadidos (o color "natural") y con apariencia más tosca.
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That's interesting, Malila - thanks for explaining!!
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Sí, en España igual que en México.
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Chileno, you always leave such nice jewels for us to add to our collections. U duh best, mahn!
You are welcome. I try, most of the time I am taken out of context. I do not care because I can communicate well in English. Believe it or not.

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En México se usa "piel" para el cuero tratado de manera que se le añadan texturas y colores. Se habla de "ropa de piel", "bolsas de piel".
Se usa "piel de víbora", "piel de cocodrilo", "piel de carnero"...
El cuero se entiende por aquí en formas más en bruto, normalmente sin colores añadidos (o color "natural") y con apariencia más tosca.
Y ya me llamó bruto... mírala eh? ...mírala eh?
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Y ya me llamó bruto... mírala eh? ...mírala eh?
Et tu....?
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@Hernán:
¿Cómo podría llamarle bruto al as de la ironía?
Nunca me gustó Chespirito, por cierto.
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Et tu....?


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@Hernán:
¿Cómo podría llamarle bruto al as de la ironía?
Nunca me gustó Chespirito, por cierto.


Nos gustó mucho allá en Chile, por esos años.
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