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Use of verbs
I have the feeling - correct me if I'm wrong - that Spanish often favors the use of verbs over adjectives. I've been trying to use them whenever possible as replacements. For example, today's page-a-day calendar has the model sentence "I have a bit of a headache" rendered as Tengo un poco de dolor de cabeza, while it seems to me better to say Me duele un poco la cabeza. Is there a difference in the two?
Other examples I've heard are, "I'm impressed" as Estoy impresionado where I'd say Me impresiona, and "I'm touched" as Estoy emocionado where I'd say Me emociono. Any difference? Am I on the right track here? |
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You have to think also that "Tengo un poco de dolor de cabeza" isn't one of best choices to translate "I have a bit of a headache".
Tengo un dolor (chico) de cabeza (chico) Tengo un dolorcito de cabeza, at least en Chile would mean you head is practically splitting in two. ![]() Else, I agree with Angélica. |
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@Hernán:
![]() Aquí depende del tono con el que se diga. Si decimos "tengo un... do-lor-ci-to (pronunciado con pausas y retintín y además entre dientes) decididamente es un gran dolor de cabeza; pero sin entonación particular, un dolorcito de cabeza se queda en chiquito. Para uno grande, tenemos expresiones del tipo "tengo un maldito dolor de cabeza que me está matando" y de ahí a las malsonantes. ![]()
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![]() Bueno, en inglés también.... |
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