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¿En qué países la palabra "coger" tiene connotaciones sexuales?
De acuerdo a Wikipedia, salen 25 países de habla hispana. Con lo que cada uno aporte, podemos actualizar esta lista, porque no sé si va a ser posible que una sola persona aporte una lista completa.
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How is “pea” translated into Spanish?
First of all I found all sorts of variations of “pea” in English, so I needed to clarify some things in my own language before I could attempt to answer this. Rather than recreate the wheel, I’m just ...
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Translation of the phrase "I'm happy."
It depends on the context of the question .
The verb "estar" in that phrase is commonly used for that particular moment.
Estoy feliz. (I am happy at the moment.)
However, "ser" can be used for ...
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Difference between -iera and -iese ending of the imperfect subjunctive
In English
The -se forms descend from the Latin pluperfect subjunctive. It is more common in some regions (like Spain), and has a higher frequency in writing than in speech.
The -ra forms descend ...
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Difference between "coche" and "carro"
In Spain we favor coche for a car, while a carro is more like a four wheeled cart (similar to the word carreta, which is a smaller, two wheeled cart), the one that would use horses or mules to pull it....
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What are the origin, meaning and connotations of "gringo" in Spanish?
English with Original Quotes in Spanish
(Answer with quotes translated below)
The overwhelming evidence is that gringo originated in Spain in the 1700s or earlier from griego, ‘Greek’, in the sense ...
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Spanish for "breasts"
Spain usage:
The word pecho can be considered an exact equivalent of the English breast; you can use it uncountably (the front part of your thorax) or countably (women have two of them). It is a ...
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Difference between "manejar" and "conducir"
That's quite a weird phrase to me simply because I'm from Spain.
Manejar is only used in Latin American countries; conducir is the only word for drive in Spain.
Also, this phrase must have been ...
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Can the term "agua potable" not mean "drinkable water"?
In many parts of Mexico, water as it flows through the municipal water mains is often referred to by the government as "agua potable", but people do not generally take this to mean that the municipal ...
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Is "méndigo" considered offensive?
The word "mendigo" without an accent is used commonly in Spain to refer to a person that asks for money in the street. It is a standard word and not inappropriate.
The word "méndigo", with an accent, ...
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Why is Argentinian pronunciation different from other countries?
No, your ears are perfectly fine. In fact, it is notable that you have noticed the difference between the two different forms of the imperative tense.
There are indeed some differences between the ...
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Can the term "agua potable" not mean "drinkable water"?
I can't answer your question in terms of all South America, but it definitely seems to be regional. I'm from Dominican Republic and I've only ever heard of "agua potable" with the meaning that it's ...
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Can the term "agua potable" not mean "drinkable water"?
"Agua potable" is indeed drinkable water. Take into account that the second meaning that you see in the diccionary is a coloquialism.
Potable
adj. coloq. Pasable, aceptable.
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"Iros" instead of "idos" (imperative of verb "ir")
TL;DR
The "problem" is so extended that RAE finally decided to consider that that's actually the way people speak, making it a valid version for the imperative.
Long answer
To update this ...
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Difference between "manejar" and "conducir"
Although they are expressions of the same sense (observing regional differences that have been mentioned), you must remember that these are words with different meanings.
Manejar involves taking ...
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¿Qué quiere decir "comer la oreja" a alguien?
El significado realmente no es "intentar seducir a alguien", sino "convencer a alguien de algo" (aunque se puede argumentar que eso también puede ser considerado seducir a alguien), hablándole con ...
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¿Qué significa "como agua para chocolate"?
Succinctly explained in Como agua para chocolate: Un dicho mexicano hecho novela:
"Como agua para chocolate" es un popular dicho mexicano que significa
estar molesto o muy furioso. El mismo ...
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Diferencias entre "Sánguche" y "Sandwich", y origen de la palabra
En el diccionario panhispánico de dudas se puede consultar lo siguiente en la entrada para "sándwich":
[Sándwich] es la forma mayoritariamente usada por los hablantes cultos en todo el ámbito ...
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Is brass translated as "bronce" or "latón"?
Quoting from Wikipedia:
El bronce es toda aleación metálica de cobre y estaño, en la que
el primero constituye su base y el segundo aparece en una proporción
del 3 al 20 %. Puede incluir otros ...
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Spanish for "breasts"
Indeed they do all refer to the same thing, but you are right, they do all have different connotations.
Seno - Cleavage
The space between the breasts; The space between the chest and a woman's shirt....
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La llave vs. la clave
The "llave" in the context of a faucet may also be called "llave de paso" and is the one that lets the pipes feed the faucet or the whole house water stream:
We also use "...
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What is the difference among "perdón", "disculpa" and "lo siento"?
"Disculpe" is used more when you want to ask something. If you want to be polite, talking to someone you don't know you can say:
-Disculpe, me podría decir la hora, por favor.
-Sorry, could you ...
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Are there dialectal differences in spelling in Spanish?
Some may say that there are not, however there are two special cases where there are spelling differences:
Vídeo (Spain) | Video (Latin America). This one is due to the differences in pronunciation. ...
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Common terms for encouragement and cheering?
With slightly different meanings and applicable to different contexts:
¡Venga!, ¡vamos!, ¡anda!, ¡ándale!, ¡órale!, ¡dale!, ¡ánimo!, ¡aúpa!, ¡corre!...
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Definition of 'escuela' and 'colegio'
I am adding this summary following what was discussed in Juntemos en respuestas wiki las respuestas cortas específicas de regiones / Let's use community wiki to summarize set of short region specific ...
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Proper spelling of "beisbol"
Both forms are accepted; which is the more usual depends on what country you're from:
béisbol o beisbol
‘Deporte en el que los jugadores han de recorrer ciertos puestos o bases de un circuito, en ...
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Armpit: sobaco vs. axila
I am adding this summary following what was discussed in Juntemos en respuestas wiki las respuestas cortas específicas de regiones / Let's use community wiki to summarize set of short region specific ...
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"Plátano" and "banana", geographical differences?
Form left to right as we call them in Colombia:
Plátano maduro: Can be eaten raw but is usually cooked to make tajadas. The tajadas are usually cut long and after fried they look dark red/orange and ...
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What does "mae" mean? Is it only specific to Costa Rica?
As a Costa Rican myself, I can tell you that it actually isn't pronounced as "my", it's similar, but you are missing the last "e".
Mae is used in all kinds of situations it can express anger:
Mae, ...
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