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Old January 07, 2010, 06:19 AM
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Missed the bus

How would you say "I missed the bus" in Spanish?

In context. I was two minutes late and I missed the bus/plane/train, etc.
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Old January 07, 2010, 06:23 AM
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Perder el bús (autobús, microbús,ómnibus)

Perder la micro (Chile)

Perder el camión (Mexico)

Perder la guagua (Cuba)

Y no sé más.
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Old January 07, 2010, 11:44 AM
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De acuerdo con Hernán.

"To miss", en este caso, es "perder".

Por cierto, Hernán, acá diríamos "se me fue el camión", pero también hay "el/la micro", "el pesero", "la pesera".
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Old January 07, 2010, 12:03 PM
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Olvidaste el colectivo
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Old January 07, 2010, 12:12 PM
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De acuerdo con Hernán.

"To miss", en este caso, es "perder".

Por cierto, Hernán, acá diríamos "se me fue el camión", pero también hay "el/la micro", "el pesero", "la pesera".


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Olvidaste el colectivo
Sí, de Argentina. Y en Cuba también le llaman "el camello" it's a weird looking "thing"
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Old January 07, 2010, 12:28 PM
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@Poli: "Colectivo" se usa poco en la Ciudad de México. Quizás en otras regiones del país. Por cierto, sé que en Tijuana, se dice "calafia", pero no conozco más variantes.
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Old January 07, 2010, 12:31 PM
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@Poli: "Colectivo" se usa poco en la Ciudad de México. Quizás en otras regiones del país. Por cierto, sé que en Tijuana, se dice "calafia", pero no conozco más variantes.
No sabía que usaban colectivo también. En Chile un colectivo es un taxi que tiene un cierto recorrido, pero con el beneficio de que te lleva lo más cerca de tu casa posible, si no hasta la misma puerta.
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Old January 07, 2010, 12:48 PM
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@Hernán: Así es como lo he visto usado aquí. Pero como ya casi no hay ese servicio, sino en pequeños poblados de provincia, ya tiene mucho que no lo escucho.

Por cierto, una del Distrito Federal que sí se me olvidó: "la combi" (ya tampoco hay de ésas, pero mucha gente lo sigue usando para hablar de "las peseras").
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Olivdamos el chivo.
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Ésa no la conozco... ¿dónde se dice "el chivo"?
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Ésa no la conozco... ¿dónde se dice "el chivo"?
Donde vive poli.

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Ésa no la conozco... ¿dónde se dice "el chivo"?
En Ecuador sí, pero sólo lo oí en contextos bastante limitados. Por ejemplo, cuando estábamos en Baños subimos en un chivo para ver el Tungurahua (un volcán activo). En ese caso tenía dos paradas (el pueblo y el mirador) y hacía un viaje al día.
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Perder el bús (autobús, microbús,ómnibus)

Perder la micro (Chile)

Perder el camión (Mexico)

Perder la guagua (Cuba)

Y no sé más.
Hey Chileno here is Perdi el huajolotero.

Or also you can say Perdi el micro, transporte.
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Ésa no la conozco... ¿dónde se dice "el chivo"?
OOPS! I meant chiva
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OOPS! I meant chiva
Tal vez yo también. No recuerdo con exactitud. (Lo que sí recuerdo es que el conductor se sorprendió de que yo me vistiera de poncho de cierto pueblecito ).
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Tampoco había oído "chiva", pero ahora ya me enteré. Gracias, poli y pjt.
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The Micro also is named Chiva?


I didn't know it.

But I don't find sense in the word and relation with the word bus.
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In Puerto Rico, there is a van service in towns, this costs about 25 American cents and people call it "la guagua publica".

Peceras n Colectivo buses are called "la ama", or "la guagua ama". Thats because of the name of the national company that operates those services "AMA Inc".

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Hey Chileno here is Perdi el huajolotero.

Or also you can say Perdi el micro, transporte.
In Puerto Rico, you say "se me fue la ama"

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