Listón

[CrOtALiTo]

I've a ribbon for envelop my present, what I'll give my wife tonight, and in Mexico, ribbon meaning (panties).


I thought, what ribbon meant (Paseo, o viaje).


I hope you all are well today.

Have a good day.

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Would the word tape also be cinta?

For example, measuring tape = cinta de medir

Shoelaces = cintas

But the word listón would only be ribbon? Right?

We don't use listón for ribbon in Spain. Here listón can be two things:

• A very big listo.
• A long, narrow and squared piece of wood.

As far as I know, tape is cassette, that's why you say una cinta de video for a video tape.

[Jane]

Originally Posted by sosia

My favourite preposition is pre.
My favourite position is ... a secret

It´s better that way

[Jane]

Originally Posted by Alfonso

Thanks for your correction, David!

• Cabe la mercería de mi calle se encuentra un pequeño comercio regentado por la mamá del muchacho al que nos referíamos...
• No se blasfemará en domingo ni fiestas de guardar so pena de cárcel que habrá de cumplirse en ciudad distinta a la de la comisión del delito.

Todo esto es muy decimonónico...

I´m not sure I understand your examples...

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Jane

I´m not sure I understand your examples...

They are archaic usages of two prepositions, as David suggested: cabe (junto a); so pena de... (bajo pena de...). Do you understand them now?

Mercería is the shop where buttoms, needles and cloth are sold.

[María José]

Is my mind playing tricks because I'm so tired or has the forum gone into an X-rated mode in the three weeks I've been away?

[Jane]

Originally Posted by Alfonso

They are archaic usages of two prepositions, as David suggested: cabe (junto a); so pena de... (bajo pena de...). Do you understand them now?

Merecería is the shop where buttoms, needles and cloth are sold.

More or less...

[Elaina]

Just as a final addition to Listón and Moño........well, mostly only moño.....

Cuando uno se pose sus moños = that means you are stubborn

I know you all knew that but I wanted to make sure it was reflected for the benefit of those who didn't know.

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Elaina

Just as a final addition to Listón and Moño........well, mostly only moño.....

Cuando uno se pose sus moños = that means you are stubborn

I know you all knew that but I wanted to make sure it was reflected for the benefit of those who didn't know.

I didn't know it. This is for my benefit...

... se pone...

[poli]

Could listón be a person who is muy listo in a negative way? (as in astuto). Or would that be inventing things?

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by poli

Could listón be a person who is muy listo in a negative way? (as in astuto). Or would that be inventing things?

It could be... but you are inventing things.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by Alfonso

We don't use listón for ribbon in Spain. Here listón can be two things:

• A very big listo.
• A long, narrow and squared piece of wood.

As far as I know, tape is cassette, that's why you say una cinta de video for a video tape.

I thought listo was only an adjective or a person with the quality of that adjective. The only meaning of listón in Mexico that I know of is ribbon. So listón being a piece of wood would translate as slat?

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

I thought listo was only an adjective or a person with the quality of that adjective.

The one above is also the only meaning for listo that I know, as listón and listo mean absolutely different things

Yes, I guess slat is listón. But I had never heard of slat before.

[ROBINDESBOIS]

También existe en expresiones como:
Dejar el listón muy alto = Que el que viene detrás tiene difícil superar a esa persona.
Poner el listón muy alto= Exigir mucho
In English?

[chileno]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

También existe en expresiones como:
Dejar el listón muy alto = Que el que viene detrás tiene difícil superar a esa persona.
Poner el listón muy alto= Exigir mucho
In English?

Porque listón es un palo/vara

En inglés es raise the bar