Paliza

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for November 18, 2009

paliza (feminine noun (la)) — beating, thrashing, drubbing. Look up paliza in the dictionary

Esperaron afuera y cuando salió del restaurante le dieron una paliza.
They waited outside and when he came out of the restaurant they beat him up.

[laepelba]

By the way, I have never heard the word "drubbing" used before.....

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

By the way, I have never heard the word "drubbing" used before.....

It is used in English English, but out of fashion.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

It is used in English English, but out of fashion.

What other kind of English is there?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

What other kind of English is there?

What about the kind of English which you give as your native language?

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

What about the kind of English which you give as your native language?

I suppose I distinguish between British English and American English. Both of which are English English............

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

I suppose I distinguish between British English and American English. Both of which are English English............

I don't think there is anything like British English, to be honest. Only the English speak English English; the Welsh speak Welsh and their own dialects of English; the Scots speak Scottish English and Scottish Gaelic; the Irish speak - er - something a bit different, and they are not part of Britain anyway.

[CrOtALiTo]

Time before I gave a beat a guy that don't like me.

Therefore I beat him up before.

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by Perikles

I don't think there is anything like British English, to be honest. Only the English speak English English; the Welsh speak Welsh and their own dialects of English; the Scots speak Scottish English and Scottish Gaelic; the Irish speak - er - something a bit different, and they are not part of Britain anyway.

Wow my ears are hurting from all this out of tune whistling..

So how would you call what a Polak speaks talking fluent Scottish?

So I guess 'paliza' is only used in terms of 'beating up', not for instance beating an egg, or the beating of drums /housemusic or something to this effect?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica

So how would you call what a Polak speaks talking fluent Scottish?

Well, it depends where he learned it. By the way - that is not a very nice name for somebody Polish.

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Well, it depends where he learned it. By the way - that is not a very nice name for somebody Polish.

He learned it in Scotland, he has been living there for several years.

Oh sorry I was thinking of 'el polaco' but you are right it does have a connotation in English that isn't very nice (in Dutch it doesn't have a bad connotation when we say Polak). I didn't mean it like that.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by EmpanadaRica

[...]
So I guess 'paliza' is only used in terms of 'beating up', not for instance beating an egg, or the beating of drums /housemusic or something to this effect?

Beating an egg = Batir un huevo

Beating of drums = el tañer/tañido/redoble/sonido de los tambores

[irmamar]

What is the meaning of "Polak"?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by irmamar

What is the meaning of "Polak"?

Somebody from Poland, but as I understand it, the word has very negative connotations of someone ignorant and uneducated. English has slang words with negative connotations for all different nationalities (please don't ask ).

[chileno]

Originally Posted by Perikles

Somebody from Poland, but as I understand it, the word has very negative connotations of someone ignorant and uneducated. English has slang words with negative connotations for all different nationalities (please don't ask ).

As any other nationality does...

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by chileno

As any other nationality does...

En este contexto, me pregunté el otro día qué peyorativos hay en español para los ingleses o los británicos. ¿Alguien quiere mencionar algunos? Si no queréis hacerlo públicamente, me podéis enviar un mensaje privado.

[chileno]

Originally Posted by pjt33

En este contexto, me pregunté el otro día qué peyorativos hay en español para los ingleses o los británicos. ¿Alguien quiere mencionar algunos? Si no queréis hacerlo públicamente, me podéis enviar un mensaje privado.

Aunque no lo considero un peyorativo, en Chile le diríamos "gringo" a cualquiera que no hable nuestro idioma y que no sea Oriental.

[irmamar]

Que yo sepa, peyorativo sólo hay para los franceses y para los estadounidenses. Los ingleses, por otro lado, no sois británicos, sino ingleses. Y todos los turistas extranjeros son "guiris".

[EmpanadaRica]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Beating an egg = Batir un huevo

Beating of drums = el tañer/tañido/redoble/sonido de los tambores

Muchas gracias Angelica!

A propósito..He oído una canción mejicana que se llama 'dame la batidora' ..? Algo así .. Alguien sabe lo que quiere decir eso, 'give me the mixer..?

Originally Posted by chileno

Aunque no lo considero un peyorativo, en Chile le diríamos "gringo" a cualquiera que no hable nuestro idioma y que no sea Oriental.

¿Por qué se utiliza 'cualquiera' en este caso, y no 'cualquier'? ¿Es por que se trata de una abreviatura de 'cualquiera persona'?

Originally Posted by irmamar

Que yo sepa, peyorativo sólo hay para los franceses y para los estadounidenses. Los ingleses, por otro lado, no sois británicos, sino ingleses. Y todos los turistas extranjeros son "guiris".

O 'gambas' si se pone 'roja' la gente del Norte, tomándose el sol a la playa..? >>>

[pjt33]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Que yo sepa, peyorativo sólo hay para los franceses y para los estadounidenses.

De ahí viene la pregunta. Si alguien me llama yanquí (que no ha pasado en España, pero en Ecuador sí) y quiero corregirle, ¿qué le puedo decir que me llame? Guiri, supongo.