Questions tagged [metáfora]
Preguntas sobre el uso de palabras con un significado distinto del que tienen propio.
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"The headache", as a metaphor for "the most difficult part of a problem"
The problem with any language is the metaphors rarely translate. I am seeking the translation for "headache" specifically used in problem solving.
In English when we say "the headache ...
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Como están comparando la sigiuente metáfora: "Su luna de pergamino / preciosa tocando viene"
Necesito saber como estan comparando la metáfora porfa vor, gracias!
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Appropriate translation to Spanish for "pull out all the stops"?
Recently I was describing the actions of my (Ecuadorian) wife to a friend:
[She] pulled out all the stops trying to cheer me up.
What would be an appropriate translation of the idiomatic "pull out ...
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¿Cómo traducir este "longstop"?
Hice una pregunta en EL&U sobre una palabra que me encontré en un texto de Julian Barnes: longstop.
(Os dejo tiempo para que leáis la pregunta, la respuesta y los comentarios).
Barnes utiliza ...
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An interesting correction by a native Spanish speaker
Yesterday I was eating in a Spanish restaurant.
I had finished drinking my glass of water and I wanted to get more so I said, "Ya tomé mi agua" to the waiter. He corrected me by saying "Ya posó mi ...
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What is the origin and actual sense of "Más solo que la mano izquierda"?
Reading "Vivir para contarla" de Gabriel García Márquez, I have stumbled upon a strange expression:
Me he quedado más solo que la mano izquierda en la ciudad desocupada.
My question is: what is ...
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Sostenernos de una sombra
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Significado difícil: "sostenernos de una sombra". ¿Se refiere a una sustancia superior?
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Difficult meаning: "sostenernos de una
sombra". Is it said about а superior substance?
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What is the meaning of "melaza" in the song "Caras Lindas"?
This is the song. The word is translated by online lyrics, RAE and wordreference.com as molasses. But it doesn't make sense to me in the context.
Somos la melaza que ríe
Somos la melaza que ...
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