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Old June 20, 2009, 08:33 AM
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portero (masculine noun (el)) — doorman, porter, janitor, goalkeeper. Look up portero in the dictionary

No te preocupes por las maletas, el portero ayudará con eso.
Don't worry about the suitcases, the doorman will help with that.
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Old June 20, 2009, 10:17 AM
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También existe "la portera", en femenino.

No hay muchos porteros hoy en día.
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Old June 20, 2009, 10:23 AM
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El portero del Real Madrid y mi jugador favorito, Iker Casillas, podría marcherse al Manchester United. ¡Espero que él no se vaya al Manchester United!
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Old June 20, 2009, 10:30 AM
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El portero del Real Madrid y mi jugador favorito, Iker Casillas, podría marcherse al Manchester United. ¡Espero que él no se vaya al Manchester United!
Goalkeeper in English? I Spanish also "guardameta" (in soccer)
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Old June 20, 2009, 10:40 AM
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Goalkeeper in English? I Spanish also "guardameta" (in soccer)
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¿Portero/goalkeeper/guardameta son sinónimos?

Iker is a very good goalkeeper (like keeper of the goal)
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Old June 20, 2009, 10:42 AM
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¿Portero/goalkeeper/guardameta son sinónimos?

Iker is a very good goalkeeper (like keeper of the goal)
Sí, son sinónimos. Bueno, eso creo, no soy muy aficionada a los deportes, pero eso dicen por la tele

Iker me cae muy bien, se ve muy buena persona.
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Sí, son sinónimos. Bueno, eso creo, no soy muy aficionada a los deportes, pero eso dicen por la tele

Iker me cae muy bien, se ve muy buena persona.
Me parece raro que "caer" podría significar "like" y "fall"

¿Iker me cae muy bien = I like Iker very much?
Bob me cae = quiero Bob

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Me parece raro que "caer" podría significar "like" y "fall"

¿Iker me cae muy bien = I like Iker very much?
Bob me cae = quiero Bob

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La expresión es "caer bien".

Bob me cae (muy) bien = I like Bob (very much).

"Quiero a Bob" necesita más que pura simpatía (not to be confused with "sympathy" btw); implica naturalmente afecto, así que necesitas más conocer más a la persona que sólo haberla visto en televisión.
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But if I said "I like Bob", he could understand that I feel something towards him. This is not the case with "caer bien". So, I can say:

Bob me cae bien = Bob me gusta (como persona, como amigo, etc.)
Bob me gusta = Siento algo por Bob
Bob me cae bien ≠ Siento algo por Bob.
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caer bien
es como "bob me cae bien" = "bob seems ok to me".

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On the contrary would be:

Bob me cae mal (o me cae gordo)
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