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Retirar: To Take Away and Other Uses

y retirándole autonomía alimentaria y productiva a los agricultores. ...taking away local resources and taking...

Quien calla, otorga: And More About Silence

a explicar. Can you shut your mouth? Look, boss, I'm going to explain [it] to...

Porqué: The Reasons

is often preceded by a definite (el, los) or indefinite article (un, unos). Related:   Nadie...

Ni Papa: It Ain't No Thing

yo no entiendo ni papa... Because I love French [more correct: "música francesa"] and Arabic...

En Aquel Entonces: Back Then

back when." In the Columbian television series Los Años Maravillosos we hear the narrator speak...

Zafar: Getting Out and Getting By

another breathless exclamation worthy of a closer look. In it, she uses the verb zafar,...

Che, Boludo: Argentinian 101

Che boluda... ¿qué te pasa? Estás como loca hoy. Hey silly [potentially insulting, not amongst...

Bien: Well, OK

bien.   Es ahora bien buena madre con los hijos adoptivos Now she is such a...

Amamantar, Mecer y Arrullar: Motherly Words

reinforces the notion of amor carnal ("bodily love") that Madre Venezuela shows her people.   Con...

Gustar vs. "To Like": A Difference in Perception - Part 1

of the sentence that "does the liking." Let's look at a few simple examples:   She likes...

How to Use "Ir + a + Infinitive" for the Future in Spanish

so I'm surely going to learn a lot of things, Caption 14, Amaya Cata de...

Darse Cuenta: The Real "Realize"

realize" is darse cuenta. Let's take a look at a couple of clips in order...

Voluntad: A Wish, A Will

had... a lot of capacity or a lot of will, lots of strength. Captions 39-40, Rafael T. - Guatemala...

Estudiantil: Catching Authentic Spanish Mistakes

muy estudiantil. No and... I study a lot. ["estudioso" (studious) would be more correct.] Caption...

"Se"+Indirect Object+Verb+Direct Object: Accidental Grammar

out of time, Milagros." But if you look at the construction "se te acabó" -from...

Tirarse todo el ropero encima: Overdressed

what was it? Here's the replay: "¿Está Loca? Se tiró todo el ropero encima." ("Is she...

Pa: A Shortcut for "Para"

in the captions below:   pa todas las funciones, pa todos los públicos.  for every show, for every audience. Caption 40, Circo Berlín...

The Spanish Suffix -azo: Understanding Impact Words and Painful Blows

en la cabeza. Besides, if you're in love and the other one doesn't give you...

Arrancar: An Alternative to "Empezar"

and there I saw it Caption 13, Los Pericos - Complicado  Play Caption   If we speak...

Siento: I Feel or I Sit

cara? (No, probably not!) Let's take a look at what they found: In caption 19...

Alcanzar: To Reach and More

out of her reach." Telenovelas no alcanzaron los altos ratings de los partidos de fútbol....

Estar por + Infinitive Verb (About to)

inclination to do something. Let's take a look at it:   The verb estar (to be) + the...

Va a haber: Related Forms of "Hay"

te voy a querer! Girlfriend: Do you love me? Boyfriend: Of course I love you!...

Al + Infinitive Verb

or as the moral of a story.   Let's look at some examples:   Eh... Al venir acá y...
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