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Old August 14, 2009, 03:24 AM
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pantufla (feminine noun (la)) — slipper. Look up pantufla in the dictionary

Cuando hace frío uso mis pantuflas para caminar en la casa.
When it's cold I wear my slippers to walk around the house.
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Old August 14, 2009, 03:57 AM
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Aquí se usa zapatilla (de casa). Pantuflas, aunque se entiende, se oye bastante poco.
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Old August 14, 2009, 04:03 AM
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Over here we call them zapatillas.
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Old August 14, 2009, 04:56 AM
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En francés dicen pantoufles. Probablemente en el siglo XIX se diría pantuflas.
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Old August 14, 2009, 05:38 AM
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I'm aware of the word zapatilla but a more common term here in
chancleta. Pantufla is new to me.
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Old August 14, 2009, 06:18 AM
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Chancleta or chancla is a flip-flop for me.
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Old August 14, 2009, 06:35 AM
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Sí. entiendo. Como flip flop, chancla es una palabra que utaliza onomatopeya.
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En francés dicen pantoufles. Probablemente en el siglo XIX se diría pantuflas.
Pienso que otros países / idiomas 'adoptaron' esta palabra del francés también.

German: der Pantoffel
Dutch: de pantoffel

A wimp or antihero = 'Pantoffelheld' (Héroe de pantoufla )
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@Poli: "Chancla", as understood in Mexico, is rather an old shoe. "Chancleta" is a flip-flop, and despite the fact that it can be used for wandering at home, "pantuflas" is much better for "slippers".


Mis pantuflas peludas son lo más cómodo que existe en el mundo.
My fluffy slippers are the most comfortable thing in the world.
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Nunca había tenido las pantuflas / zapatillas, pero por supuesto nunca hizo frío aquí
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Mis pantuflas peludas son lo más cómodo que existe en el mundo.
My fluffy slippers are the most comfortable thing in the world.
A little bit offtopic perhaps sorry but, just out of curiosity:

Why is it 'que existe' and not 'que existen en el mundo' in this case?
Is it because you are referring to 'lo más cómodo' directly instead of 'mis pantuflas' or is there another reason?
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Ah ok!! ¡Gracias, Elaina!
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