Questions tagged [uso-de-palabras]
De qué manera una palabra, frase o concepto es usado en el idioma español. // How a word, phrase, or concept is used in the Spanish language.
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Artículo definido, “el”, como sujeto indefinido
En el sitio web https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/disimulo, encontré la siguiente oración:
Acción o actitud del que disimula, del que intenta que no se note lo que realmente hace, siente,...
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Is you is or is you ain't negative? [duplicate]
I wonder about the translation of this passage from Tom Sawyer:
Earnest, Huck -- just as earnest as ever I was in my life. Will you go in there with me and help get it out?
— En serio, Huck. ...
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How to ask to crank or turn the music down?
I've been doing a search lately but haven't found anything about that. How is it said?
Not merely "La musica está demasiado alta o ruidosa", but a request: "can you crank/turn the music down a bit?"
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The verbs with “se” and without it that mean exactly the same thing [duplicate]
Some verbs have the form with "se" and still mean the same thing and used in the same. For instance:
'comer' and 'comerse' in this sentence:
Ella se comió el pastel entero.
Ella comió el pastel ...
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The way to ask if some food contains something
I've heard different ways if some food contains something:
Lleva azúcar?
Tiene azúcar?
Trae azúcar?
What's the difference between them? Can they be used interchangeably?
Also, can "con" ...
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Can “¿Qué tal N?” always be used to mean “How about N”?
I've used "¿Qué tal mi café?" to remind a waiter about my coffee, for example. Today I used "¿Qué tal N?" in a similar context in a different place of the same country, but they didn't understand me.
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Is “tal cosas” accepted as standard Spanish?
I came across the phrase "tal cosas" the other day and may have even used it in conversation myself, but at some point I got to wondering if I should be using "tales cosas" instead. So, I did a ...
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¿Lleva “como” tilde en “verás como todo va bien”?
Muchas veces me entra la duda de si en la oración
Verás como todo va bien.
la palabra "como" lleva o no tilde. Por la entonación que le suelo dar a la frase diría que no, pero si la analizo ...
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Uso de “codoñate” fuera de las regiones catalano-parlantes
Hoy he descubierto que a la carne de membrillo también se la conoce por el nombre de codoñate:
codoñate
Del cat. codonyat.
m. Dulce de membrillo.
Yo esta palabra no la había oído en ...
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se vende — is this passive or is “se” == it?
On a car I saw a label: se vende
In such cases, how do I know precisely what this means:
1) it sells --> active voice
or
2) it's sold / it's being sold --> passive voice
Is it possible to answer ...
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When to use puedo, puedes, pueden, podemos
I just started learning Spanish from various YouTube videos. There's something that bugs me and it's the use of puedo, puedes, pueden and podemos.
From what I've learned, "I can" is puedo in Spanish ...
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What does “españoles” legitimante mean? [closed]
I am researching family and this shows up in documents in early 19th century Mexico, in this case a birth registry.
I'd like to know what it means. I'm assuming it has something to do with being ...
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¿Existe una acepción positiva de “vicio”?
Recuerdo cuando era joven y frecuentaba los salones recreativos, que observaba embobado cómo algunos se pasaban fase tras fase en algunas máquinas, y decíamos que "le tenía el vicio cogido" o que "...
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How is “manejar” used in Mexico? As “to have”?
A few times when I was talking to some people in Mexico they used "manejar" instead of "tengo".
Did I understand them correctly and is this the case that "manejar" is used Mexico to mean "to have" ...
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What to use instead of “to come”?
In English "to come" is used loosely. In Spanish it's different, it can only be used when the person speaking invites or asks the other person to go to the place where the 1st person at. Right?
If I'...
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subjunctive form and present tense form in my sentence
Let's say I want to say:
I don't want the bank to send ads to my family.
In this the correct translation?
No quiero que el banco envíe anuncios a mi familia.
If so, why envíe being subjunctive ...
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¿Qué es la gramática de verse + gerundio?
He visto frases como "váyanse imaginando la foto" pero no entiendo la diferencia entre decir eso y decir "imagínense la foto."
He buscado si hay una forma gramática de usar verse con gerundio pero no ...
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Can 'hacer' mean “to take”
I saw this sentence on rhinospike but it doesn't sound right to me as I have never seen it used this way.
Quiero hacer un viaje a Florida este verano. I want to take a trip to Florida this summer.
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Differences between caminar, andar, pasear, pasar, recorrer, and others
I'm looking for a good summary of the uses and differences between related verbs in Spanish, specifically caminar, andar, pasear, pasar y recorrer, though there may be others I am unaware of.
As ...
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When to use “en” vs. “de” after the verb “depender”
I have come across examples online that use depender de as well as examples that use depender en.
Are both examples below gramatically correct? And if so, when is it depender de and when is it ...
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Use singular or plural third person for gustar + multiple infinitives
Which of the two below is correct?
1: Me gusta correr y esquiar.
2: Me gustan correr y esquiar.
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How to say “let's meet” as an invitation to a date?
In English it's simple "let's meet" or "let's meet up".
In Spanish, even after having done a research, I can't figure out which one is correct and appropriate for an invitation to a date.
nos vemos
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Origen y uso del término dompedro
Revisando palabras de forma aleatoria, vi como en la palabra don entra la locución don pedro que remite al sustantivo dompedro. Su significado es:
2. m. coloq. orinal.
Según el mapa de ...
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What's the Spanish for “I looked back and saw…”?
How to say "I looked back and saw..."? I think it could be:
Miré hacía atrás y veía...
However, I'm not sure whether to use atrás or detrás. Which should I use for when describing the action of ...
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How is “seguir” used to mean “still”?
I know seguir means 'to follow', 'to continue'. However I've seen it many times being used to mean 'still' or at least translating to 'still'.
For example:
Mi hijo sigue en Londres por el trabajo ...
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Why “If I had X…” is translated to “si tuviera X”?
Tuviera is the subjunctive form of tengo. Subjunctive form is about wish, desire, doubts, not being certain, etc.
How can the subjunctive form be used in the sentence to mean
"If I had X"?
Why ...
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How to activerly listen, agree and express surpise and so on in a converstaion?
When I'm talking to someone, what are the most common ways to expess agreement, active listening and the like:
"is that so?", "really?", "ohh, I understand", "got it", "ohhh, that makes sense", "...
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How to ask someone — stranger or my friend — to do something?
Let's say I want to ask them to close a window
To my friend: cierres la ventana?
To a stranger: podría cerrar la ventana por favor?
Is this it in a nutshell?
And also -- what are other the most ...
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¿Por qué se usa “chuzar” en Colombia para designar “pinchar una comunicación”?
Leo en el periódico colombiano El Espectador:
Así ordenaron chuzar desde un esposo infiel hasta el fiscal general
Una noticia que luego se desarrolla en estos términos:
La imputación de cargos ...
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How can I say that I want to have my food here when I'm in a cafe, not “para llevar”?
Is it simply "para aquí"?
I often get asked something when I'm making a payment, but I can't make out what it is they're asking me. I assume that that's related to "for here or for taking away", but ...
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How to make an order in a coffeshop or a request in a semi-casual way? [duplicate]
In an ordinary, local street eatery or coffeeshop, how can I order food if not using "por favor"? And how can I make a request? Polite, but in a semi-casual way.
"¿Puedes darme una cuchara?"
or ...
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Why “de” is used instead of “con” when saying that 'you're in love with someone'?
Why in the below sentence does it use "de la" instead of "con la"? Is there rule when to do so?
Me han dicho que estás enamorado de la nueva secretaria.
That is:
They told me that you're in ...
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Is a fish caught for ornamental purposes “pez” or “pescado”?
I have read on this website that a fish is pez or pescado depending on whether it has been caught from the waters by human.
I understand that the usage of the words is not dependent on whether the ...
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Is “tranquilar(se)” still used to mean “tranquilizar(se)” in any Spanish dialects?
English learners of Spanish sometimes say1 "tranquílate" in place of the more usual "tranquilízate", presumably due to the influence of the adjective tranquila/o and/or the English cognate tranquil (...
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¿Cuál es la diferencia entre “duro” y “arduo”?
Estoy interesado en las diferencias de uso en estos adjetivos. Leyendo el diccionario, solamente veo que "arduo" es más formal. ¿Aparte de eso hay algunas otras diferencias?
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¿Por qué se llama “caravana” en Uruguay al aro en la oreja?
Acabo de descubrir que en Uruguay llaman caravana al aro en la oreja:
En el artículo Piercings: Oreja en su totalidad explican:
Además de tener una caravana en el lugar típico, donde todos ...
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What is the difference between “matanza” and “masacre”?
I'm interested in translating the English word "massacre." I had always thought that the best translation was "matanza" - learned mainly from growing up in Florida and visiting Fort Matanzas National ...
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¿Tiene la palabra “frustrar” connotaciones sexuales?
Otros (incluyendo maestros) me han dicho no usar la palabra "frustrar", porque dicen que tiene una connotación sexual - y por esto la definición es distinta de la "to frustrate" en inglés. ¿Es esta su ...
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Is it unusual to add “el” to “(El) que… no quiere decir que” to say “Just because… doesn't mean that”?
Que... subjunctive... no quiere decir que... subjunctive...
I think this is the standard phrase, but is it unusual to place the definite article "el" at the beginning?
El que... subjunctive... no ...
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Difference in meaning between using the compound “cansarme” and the separated “me … cansar”
... que está empezando a cansarme.
... que me está empezando a cansar.
Is it just a difference of one being stylistically better than the other? Or do they differ in meaning?
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Un tipo de teja que se llevaría por las olas del mar
George Louderback analizó un resumen de una carta. En enero de 1840 el juez de paz de Branciforte, México dijo:
... que en los dias 16 y 17 hizo gran estrago el mar. Salió de su seno más de 200 ...
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¿Tienen un nombre aparte las carreteras privadas?
En la última pregunta de Fabiola, Diferencia entre "autopista" y "carretera", hemos leído la definición que da el DLE para carretera:
carretera
De carreta.
f. Camino ...
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¿Qué significa “allá” en “Quizá algunos estén en pleno de vacaciones, o hayan vuelto *allá*”?
He oído esta frase en un programa de radio:
Hola, queridos oyentes, quizá algunos estén en pleno de vacaciones, o hayan vuelto allá.
¿Qué significa allá aquí? ¿Sería “there”? Pero cuando dice “...
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Is it valid to use “caliente” to refer to hotness of chillis? Is there a one-to-one equivalent translation of “hot and spicy”?
In English, you can say a dish is hot and spicy. "Hot" refers to the burning sensation from chilli and "spicy" is being flavoured with or fragrant with spice.
I know in Khmer you have a specific word ...
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¿Por qué se llama “gomoso” al hombre presumido y afeminado?
En la canción Los Nardos de Sara Montiel me encontré con:
Y el gomoso que la ve
Va y le dice venga usted
A ponerme en la solapa
Lo que quiera
Los Nardos, de Sara Montiel. Letra completa ...
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¿Cuál es el origen de “pisaverde” como sinónimo de “gomoso”?
Estaba escuchando música al azar cuando me topé con una canción de Sara Montiel. Me gustó, así que me puse a bucear en su discografía. Hay joyas y entre ellas me encontré con Los Nardos, en cuya letra ...
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¿Cuándo y cómo apareció el término “mieditis”?
Hoy me he encontrado en el diccionario una de esas palabras que parece que son de broma pero resulta que están registradas:
mieditis
f. coloq. miedo.
Buscando en el CORDE veo que ...
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¿Se usa o ha usado en algún momento “oreja” para referirse al sentido de la audición?
Viendo algunas preguntas del sitio, cierta vez solicitó alguien la distinción entre oído y oreja. Entre los comentarios se destacaba que Oreja hace referencia al sentido de la audición, lo que me ...
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¿Qué quiere decir “badulaque”?
Leo en La fiesta del Chivo (2000), de Mario Vargas Llosa, este fragmento. Situémonos en República Dominicana, años 1960.
Balaguer lo decía en sus memorias: Trujillo se puso blanco, vibró de ...
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¿Qué es “ancilar”?
Leo en un artículo de Mario Vargas Llosa:
Defender el derecho de la mujer de decidir cuántos hijos quiere (y puede) tener es fundamental para garantizar la igualdad de géneros, y dar a las mujeres ...
