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Origen de la expresión “tener más moral que el Alcoyano”
Cuando alguien no se da por vencido y sigue insistiendo a veces en España se dice tienes más moral que el Alcoyano.
Alcoyano es el gentilicio de Alcoy (provincia de Alicante), pero ¿cúal es el origen ...
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Better translation of the word 'estafa" in reference to a female
I heard a women described as "una estafa" in Spanish (from Spain) and my translation is roughly "a fraud". So, beyond being a fraud, does the speaker mean anything else in regards to her ...
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¿Cómo se dice regionalmente “coquetear”?
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(Pregunta: ¿cómo se dice "to flirt" regionalmente?)
Sé que la forma correcta de decirlo es "coquetear". Sin embargo, en México usamos la palabra "ligar". He oído que en Chile usan la palabra ...
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How do you spell “Chocaraet” correctly?
The Valencian dish Paella traditionally (at least that's how I was taught it has to be done) is prepared by slightly allowing the rice to burn from the bottom, to a point where it gets quite dark. I ...
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Origin of “vos” pronoun
How did the vos personal pronoun come to be? Is it etymologically related to vosotros in any way? Did it develop before or after the other personal pronouns used today (tú, usted, vosotros, etc)? Was ...
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Distribution of Spanish speakers regarding 's' and 'c' pronunciation [duplicate]
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How is the letter 's' (or the 's' sound) pronounced in Spain?
We know that following groups of syllables
se, si, sa, so, su
ce, ci, za, zo, zu
can be pronunced in 3 ...
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How is the letter 's' (or the 's' sound) pronounced in Spain?
I've heard varying things regarding the pronunciation of the 's' sound in Spain. However, no one was willing/able to explain this to me.
How is the 's' sound pronounced in Spain compared to its ...
