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What is the correct Spanish translation of "I don't Speak Spanish"?
How do I correctly say "I don't speak Spanish" in Spanish (not just in Latin America but also in Spain). Google translate suggests "Mi no habla espanol" but I have been told that that is incorrect and ...
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If referring to Spanish in general without necessarily meaning any particular regional variant, what terminology should be used?
For example if indicating that your site was translated into Spanish, obviously it's been translated into some particular variant, generic Latin American Spanish, Argentinian Spanish, Formal/Spain ...
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Is "banco de trabajo" appropriate for a virtual workbench?
I have an application which we are translating into Spanish. In it we have a page where the user can see the current week and all of their upcoming orders that they need to work with. We call that ...
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¿Cómo podemos traducir "That's really what it's all about" al castellano?
Traduciendo Thanking users who answered my question me encuentro con el párrafo final de Jeff Atwood, el fundador de Stack Exchange:
Alternately, just "pay it forward" and answer another programmer'...
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En un contexto de expresiones regulares, ¿cómo se puede traducir "match"?
Estoy traduciendo una respuesta mía de Stack Overflow en la que en un momento dado digo:
/PAT1/ matches lines having this text.
Lo que quiero decir es que en un contexto de expresiones regulares, ...
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¿Por qué "I am good" se traduce como "soy bueno" y "I am fine" como "estoy bien", teniendo que cambiar el verbo?
Quiero saber la diferencia entre las palabras good and fine.
Cuando alguien pregunta ¿cómo está usted? probablemente respondo algo como I am good o I am fine en inglés, pero si quiero responder lo ...
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Why does Spanish use always double reading marks? [duplicate]
I've noticed that in Spanish, when using an exclamation mark at the end of a sentence, we also need an upside down one at the beginning. The same is the case with question marks.
For example: ¡Adiós!...
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What is the difference between "uno A uno" and "uno POR uno?"
Is there any difference in the phrases "uno a uno" and "uno por uno?"
If not, are there other situations where "a" and "por" are interchangeable?
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Is using Spanish from Latin America and The Caribbean (es-419) in a website appropriate to show outside that area?
I'm currently working on a large website where we have begun the process of globalizing all of our website copy.
When we provided our English copy to our translator, they gave us Spanish resource ...
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How do I translate the following [closed]
How do I translate the following message
Y aste le dune a my novio
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¿Cómo se podría traducir al español neutro la expresión "nice catch!"?
Hace pocos días me volví a encontrar con la expresión inglesa nice catch!, una vieja conocida a la que le llevo buscando traducción desde hace muchos años.
Se utiliza la expresión indicando que una ...
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¿Cómo se llama en español a la parte trasera de una camioneta tipo pickup?
¿Cómo se le llama a la parte trasera de una camioneta tipo pickup?
En Guatemala se le llama palangana, en alusión a este tipo de recipiente:
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Equivalent Spanish word for "well- tried" and "fantastic" [closed]
What could be the equivalent Spanish word for "well- tried" and "fantastic"?
For example, on:
- The teacher motivated him saying "well-tried" since he got most of the ...
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What's the difference between 'marrón' and 'castaño'?
What's the difference between 'marrón' and 'castaño'? Both seem to mean 'brown' (the color). Are they the same thing? Or do they have distinct differences?
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What's the difference between "ave" and "pájaro"?
What's the difference between el ave and el pájaro?
My Spanish class has used them both for the same bird and it really has me confused.
Are they the same thing? Or do they have distinct differences?...
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Usage of rumbo vs dirección
I would like to know what the difference is between the Spanish words "rumbo" and "dirección."
What is the difference in each one's usage?
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What is the relative frequency of "por" vs "para" in the spanish language? [closed]
Is "por" used much more commonly? Are there any estimates of percent (e.g. por is used 70% of the time while para is used 30% of the time)
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What accent or variety of Spanish should I learn? [closed]
Since Latin America is bigger than Spain and has bigger economy, population, what variety of spanish should I learn?
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"¡No todas somos perras!"
Esta frase me es algo confusa, porque parece que la persona que lo dice se excluye de ser "perra" pero por otro lado puede entenderse como que se está llamando a sí misma como tal.
¿Alguien podría ...
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How to say "She is the best Spanish speaker in the house"?
I'm doing this for a Spanish project, but I can't figure it out. Would it be 'Ella es la mejor hablar de español en la casa'? I think it would, but I'm not sure.
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¿Cuál sería una buena traducción para "Consumer Disclosure" y "Dashboard"?
Estoy traduciendo un sitio web al español y hay un link que dice "Consumer Disclosure". Si lo fuera a traducir al español sería:
Divulgación de los consumidores
Pero en mi opinión suena muy rara ...
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¿Qué sería "sausage roll" en español?
Según la Wikipedia, sausage roll es un piscolabis o tentempié para llevar, muy popular en la Commonwealth. Consta de una envoltura de hojaldre con un relleno de sausage meat (¿carne picada?) que se ...
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How can I say "How many more students like biking than swimming?" in Spanish?
Do the following translations look right?
English:
How many more students like biking than swimming?
How many more students like apples than oranges?
Spanish:
¿A cuántos estudiantes ...
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How can I say "How many more apples does John have than Phil?" in Spanish?
Does the following translation make sense in Spanish? What would be the appropriate translation?
English:
How many more apples does John have than Phil?
Spanish:
¿Cuántos más manzanas tiene ...
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What is asking me with "Marque la sílaba tónica"?
Can anyone help me understand what it wants me to write for the question on "Marque la sílaba tónica?"
Also, what's the difference between ah, ha, a, and hay?
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What exactly is wrong with this translation? "El acantilado más alto que puede caer de confianza es"
I heard this proverb once in passing; both in English and Spanish.
The highest cliff you can fall from is trust
Using Google Translate, I tried to get the Spanish translation (below), but it doesn'...
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Difference between "sima" and "cueva"?
What are the difference between the words "sima" and "cueva"?
It's just a formal way to say it? Are they synonymous?
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What is the rule/reason behind usage of "de" vs "del"
In Spanish, many words are composed of two nouns, e.g.,
el suelo del bosque - the forest floor
el salto de agua - the waterfall
la copa del árbol - the tree top
My problem is that I sometimes ...
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Would someone care to correct or confirm my Spanish sample? [closed]
I have a small computer program that I need to make multi-lingual. To that end, I have used a few of the online translators. They have not worked very well for me in the past but it gives me a place ...
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Is there a difference between "mítad" and "mitad" as the Spanish word for "half" in English?
Is there a difference between "mítad" and "mitad" as the Spanish word for "half" in English?
I have seen it written with both the i and the í (with an accent) and was curious what the difference was,...
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¿Cómo interpretar mejor símbolos matemáticos y cifras en textos publicitarios?
De acuerdo a un texto en inglés, tal como se muestra a continuación:
> 150,000,000 $ in sales.
Quería saber, las personas que hablan completamente español, ¿Cómo entenderían esta oración ...
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How to say "lay on one side" in Spanish?
I was wondering how do people say "lay on one side" in Spanish. I need it as an imperative to use at gym or something(not while you're sleeping).
I searched "tumbarse a un lado" but couldn't find any ...
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¿Qué significa la frase "me mamas morra"?
Me gustaría saber qué significa la frase:
me mama´s morra/ me mamas morra
¿Es algo feo o es una expresión en sentido positivo? Creo que este tipo de frases se usa solo en America Latina-México. ...
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Best translation of "binoculars": gemelos, binoculares, or prismáticos
Wiktionary lists three possible translations for "binoculars":
gemelos
binoculares
prismáticos
Google translate prefers binoculares, but also offers prismáticos as an alternative.
Which is the most ...
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How to introduce myself to my teacher?
How can I introduce myself using Spanish language? Is this correct?
Me llamo Marco. Mi nombre es Marco. Mi apellido es Cruz. Tengo 22 años. Soy filipino. Soy de Filipinas. Soy de Cebú. Hablo ...
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How to correctly ask a bartender for a drink in Madrid?
I've seen various versions but not sure what would be an acceptable polite phrase. In Mexico a bartender told me it's "ME DAS un mojito, por favor", in Barcelona a waitress told me I can just say "...
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Listing mixed male and female nouns. Muchos or muchas?
If I'm listing four things, three of which are female, would I say muchas or muchos?
Tiene muchos playas, montañas, tiendas y restaurantes
If restaurantes is male then do I start the sentence with ...
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Difference between Mexican Spanish and Spanish? [closed]
What are the main difference between South American Spanish and Spanish ?
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Perfect or Perfect subjunctive for comprar?
I'm totally confused between where to use the perfect and the perfect subjunctive when talking about the past.
E.g they bought in the past...
So would this be
habían comprado
Spanish Dict ...
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What is a generic word to refer to "icing"?
Icing refers to a creamy, sugary topping used on cakes, cupcakes, to fill twinkies, etc. It's typically made from butter or shortening and sugar, and often food coloring.
What is a word in Spanish ...
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¿Cuál es la puntuación más común para los números?
Hay dos formas más comunes de puntuación para los números. Como en inglés:
1,000.00
O como en muchas partes de Europa:
1.000,00
Entiendo que las dos formas existen en español. Ya tengo un ...
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Which style of hat represents the Spanish language the best? [closed]
Spanish, as most know (and probably all who are reading this), is spoken in many countries, but the cultures of the speakers differ widely, especially between Spain and Latin America.
What I want to ...
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Translation of Sulfur Hexafluoride in spanish?
Sulfur Hexafluoride is a gas mixture. I'm using Sulfur Hexafluoride at work and I need to translate some documents into Spanish. Can anyone help me? How do you say Sulfur Hexafluoride in Spanish?
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"Home" in a non-literal sense
I know home translates as casa or, in some contexts, hogar. But both these terms refer to a more literal idea than I'd like to use at times. They both seem to refer to the actual house.
Let's imagine ...
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"Just do it" in Spanish
I am trying to translate the famous Nike tagline in the most natural Spanish possible. From what I have learned at SE and elsewhere, I have come up with:
Sólo hazlo
But I am curious to see if ...
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¿Cómo se dice "in the way" para expresar que estás siendo bloqueado?
How would you tell somebody they are "in the way"?
Like for example, too many people are in the kitchen and you want to tell somebody that they are "in the way"
Is this correct?
Estás en el ...
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Why is the sound of the alphabet "j" different in Spanish, English, German and French? [closed]
The alphabet "j" is pronounced differently in the following major European languages:
Spanish: justo /ˈxusto/
English: just /d͡ʒʌst/
German: junge /ˈjʊŋə/
French: juste /ʒyst/
How is ...
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How is "se" used in the context of passive voice?
How is "se" used in sentences with passive voice? For eg: The book is being read by me, Pizza is being delivered by her etc.
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When does one replace "le/les" with the pronoun "se"?
When are the object pronouns le/les replaced with se?
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Uso invertido de palabras cariñosas e insultos
En mi tierra es bastante normal, en el uso coloquial, encontrar invertido el uso de las palabras cariñosas y los insultos:
"Mira, cariño, una cosa te voy a decir..." -dicho a una persona con la que ...
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