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Old May 13, 2009, 08:48 AM
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¡Menudo chorrada!
Menudo chorrada que me ha soltado la tía!
Y eso, ¿qué quere decir?
Tengo una idea, bueno, ya veremos si estoy en lo cierto.
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Menuda chorrada que me ha soltado la tía!
Y eso, ¿qué quere decir?
Tengo una idea, bueno, ya veremos si estoy en lo cierto.
Creo que no te dejan hablar...

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Old May 13, 2009, 09:54 AM
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I think menuda chorrada means a lot of B.S.
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I think menuda chorrada means a lot of B.S.
Maybe not quite as strong but along those lines. "What a load of nonsense", perhaps.
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I think menuda chorrada means a lot of B.S.
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Maybe not quite as strong but along those lines. "What a load of nonsense", perhaps.
Is there any difference?
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Old May 13, 2009, 11:23 AM
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Is there any difference?
En sentido no. Pero, y corrígeme si me equivoco, B.S. es más "fuerte" que nonsense, ¿no?
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En sentido no. Pero, y corrígeme si me equivoco, B.S. es más "fuerte" que nonsense, ¿no?
Si, estaba molestando...
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I'm interpreting it more like she was told off by her aunt...algo parecido sería, la tía me dejó como palo de gallinero o la tía me dejó como campeón

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En sentido no. Pero, y corrígeme si me equivoco, B.S. es más "fuerte" que nonsense, ¿no?
Sí, un poco más fuerte, porque BS son siglas para bulls--t y esa palabra es vulgar.
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I'm interpreting it more like she was told off by her aunt...algo parecido sería, la tía me dejó como palo de gallinero o la tía me dejó como campeón

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Hmm... no, it doesn't seem so to me... The sentence rather says the aunt/the woman said something really foolish.
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I'm interpreting it more like she was told off by her aunt...algo parecido sería, la tía me dejó como palo de gallinero o la tía me dejó como campeón

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tia en este caso significa gal

as posted by original poster.
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It could have also been an aunt... sometimes they also say nonsense.
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It could have also been an aunt... sometimes they also say nonsense.

Tell me about it, my dad would call them "the museum"

Todas juntas tenian mas años que una bandada de loros!
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"Chorrada" in Spain is "tontería", nonsense.
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tia en este caso significa gal
Usted tiene razon, Chileno.

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It could have also been an aunt... sometimes they also say nonsense.


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Tell me about it, my dad would call them "the museum"

Todas juntas tenian mas años que una bandada de loros!
@Chileno, that was hilarious!!
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@Chileno, that was hilarious!!
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En realidad, creo que refería algo como lo que dijo Poli.
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En realidad, creo que refería algo como lo que dijo Poli.
Me di cuenta.
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I think it is something like this.........

"My aunt sure told me off!"

or

"My aunt sure let me have it!


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