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Nativo español con experiencia y formación en clases de español y catalán para extranjeros. Metodología comunicativa porque ¡lo importante es que TÚ aprendas y hables español!
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    ¡Hola, John! Creo que "despalado/a" es una palabra propia de algunos países de América del Sur como Argentina. En España no existe esta palabra y yo no sé decir, con seguridad, su significado. Espero que algún miembro argentino de italki pueda ayudarnos. ¡Saludos! Christian
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    March 3, 2016
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    Hi Martín! 

    Thanks a lot for your comment. You are right about that. Spanish can be quite different depending on the country and area. However, as you say, most of these expressions can be understood by any Spanish native language.

    I wish I could be able to write an article explaining these fixed expressions in each country but I think that the articule would be almost endless.

    However, I encourage you (if you want, of course) to add fixed expressions related to animals that are used in Mexico. I think it could a great way to realize about the differences and it would be very appreciated by the italki community.

    ¡Un abrazo desde España!

    Christian

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    March 2, 2016
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  • Commented

    Thanks a lot, Philippa!

    I think that it's a very interesting thing to realize how some languages share so many things. It's new for me that thing about the pig and the cat but it seems to be very similar to the Spanish version.

    "Pagar el pato" is a so funny expression. What I like about these expression is the fact that they are quite shocking therefore they are easy to remember.

    Just thinking about ideas for a new article...

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    February 18, 2016
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    It's very interesting that thing about goldfish, Michael. As it happens with a lot of expressions, I think that all these have a lot to do with reality. Don't you think so?
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    February 16, 2016
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    Taming Spanish: 20 Fixed Animal Expressions
    People with short term memory might say that they have the 'memory of a goldfish'. If you are really good at remembering things, you should say that you have the memory of an elephant. Does it sound weird? Did I not mention it's actually a Spanish language expression? There are many ways of incorporating animals to express yourself in Spanish. Why animals, you ask? Well, why not?
    February 15, 2016
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    Learning Article : Taming Spanish: 20 Fixed Animal Expressions

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    <a href='/article/665/taming-spanish-20-fixed-animal-expressions' target='_blank'>Taming Spanish: 20 Fixed Animal Expressions</a>

    People with short term memory might say that they have the 'memory of a goldfish'. If you are really good at remembering things, you should say that you have the memory of an elephant. Does it sound weird? Did I not mention it's actually a Spanish language expression? There are many ways of incorporating animals to express yourself in Spanish. Why animals, you ask? Well, why not?

    February 15, 2016
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    Learning Article : Eating Up Spanish: 15 Tasty Expressions

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    I don't know about you, but I could talk about food all day. I can talk about the food I ate and the food I want to eat all while eating at the same time. In Spain, food plays such an integral part of the culture, that it is reflected in the language, with idiomatic expressions that incorporate various food items. Take a look at some of these delicious expressions. Grab some food ahead of time.

    January 21, 2016
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    Eating Up Spanish: 15 Tasty Expressions
    I don't know about you, but I could talk about food all day. I can talk about the food I ate and the food I want to eat all while eating at the same time. In Spain, food plays such an integral part of the culture, that it is reflected in the language, with idiomatic expressions that incorporate various food items. Take a look at some of these delicious expressions. Grab some food ahead of time.
    January 19, 2016
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  • Answered
    Hola, Evie: Creo que para un hablante de español queda más natural decir: "La crisis económica desde el punto de vista feminista". Es lo que solemos utilizar cuando hablamos de teorías filosóficas, políticas, etc... "a través de la lente del feminismo" es comprensible por un hablante de español pero queda poco natural y, quizá, algo poético. Un saludo, Christian
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    January 6, 2016
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    Hola, Blanca:

     

    ¡Interesantísimo y muy práctico artículo! Uno de esos artículos que los aprendices de español siempre agradecen. 

     

    Aunque sea de uso muy coloquial e incluso de ciertas tribus o grupos sociales muy concretos, yo añadiría el uso de "tronco/a" que algunso hablantes del español dan para hablar de "colega" o "amigo/a". Algo parecido a un "tío" ("dude" en inglés).

     

    -¡Tronco! ¿Quedamos hoy en el parque?

    -Vale. Nos vemos allí a las seis.

     

    Mi enhorabuena.

    Saludos,

     

    Christian

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    January 6, 2016
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