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#1
May 07, 2012, 08:22 AM
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Román paladino
I think it mean in simple Spanish, but I am not sure.
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May 07, 2012, 08:31 AM
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Yes. History and example:
http://desequilibros.blogspot.com.es...l#.T6fZT2b0EYw
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May 07, 2012, 10:49 AM
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Thank you.
In case you don't know, in English the equivalent term is plain English.
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May 07, 2012, 11:30 AM
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In spite of its origin -or owing to it- it's now an idiom meaning "popular language easy to understand":
-¿De qué murió? -Por un aneurisma de aorta abdominal. -¿En román paladino? (en fácil; en cristiano; etc.) -Se le desgarró una arteria del vientre.
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#5
May 07, 2012, 12:25 PM
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To say the same thing in English, here are some options:
In plain English In English, please In layman's terms In English, this time Say what?!?
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May 07, 2012, 04:10 PM
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In layman's terms
 en términos legosIf asked, "en términos legos" calls to avoid jargon; "en román paladino" calls to avoid sophisticated learned words. Both can be used calling to avoid technicalities.
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