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Re: A word a day?
OK, my word for today is...................
The verb caducar (regular verb) It means "to expire", which I discovered when I was trying to check Once lottery tickets going back to May!! :unsure: Needless to say they "caducan" after 30 days! :ohmy: |
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by brisca
(Post 4511461)
Una ampolla A blister
Pedro from Lepe decided that to learn English well he'd have to go to holiday in England and he soon found himself wandering around the sights of London. Although not very good at English, he tried his very best wherever he went. He walked so nuch that he soon developed blisters and walking became agony. Refusing to be beaten, he went into a chemist's to look for something to allieviate the problem. As he didn't have a clue what the word for blisters was he improvised. "Mi Foots. Mucho walk. Kaput!" Luckily for Pedro, the assistant spoke Spanish as he was from Madrid and in London to master English. The assistant knew straight away that Pedro was a fellow Spaniard and tried to help him out. "¿Hay Ampollas?" Pedro determined to crack on in English answered "Hello Mr Pollas, I am Pedro!" Didn't say it was a good joke ;) |
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by Fortaleza
(Post 5328573)
Reminds me of a Spanish joke that wags always like to tell English speakers.
Pedro from Lepe decided that to learn English well he'd have to go to holiday in England and he soon found himself wandering around the sights of London. Although not very good at English, he tried his very best wherever he went. He walked so nuch that he soon developed blisters and walking became agony. Refusing to be beaten, he went into a chemist's to look for something to allieviate the problem. As he didn't have a clue what the word for blisters was he improvised. "Mi Foots. Mucho walk. Kaput!" Luckily for Pedro, the assistant spoke Spanish as he was from Madrid and in London to master English. The assistant knew straight away that Pedro was a fellow Spaniard and tried to help him out. "¿Hay Ampollas?" Pedro determined to crack on in English answered "Hello Mr Pollas, I am Pedro!" Didn't say it was a good joke ;) :rofl: I think I went to Lepe once - isnt it near the Portugese border? Cant think why I was there but I do remember reading that the people of Lepe are the butt of Spanish jokes. |
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My two words for today.....
When General Motors introduced the Chevy Nova in South America, it was apparently unaware that “no va†means “it won’t go.†After the company figured out why it wasn’t selling any cars, it renamed the car in its Spanish markets to the Caribe. When Parker Pen marketed a ballpoint pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to say “It won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you.†However, the company mistakenly thought the spanish word “embarazar†meant embarrass. Instead the ads said that “It wont leak in your pocket and make you pregnant.†|
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by MnM
(Post 5330057)
My two words for today.....
When General Motors introduced the Chevy Nova in South America, it was apparently unaware that “no va†means “it won’t go.†After the company figured out why it wasn’t selling any cars, it renamed the car in its Spanish markets to the Caribe. When Parker Pen marketed a ballpoint pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to say “It won’t leak in your pocket and embarrass you.†However, the company mistakenly thought the spanish word “embarazar†meant embarrass. Instead the ads said that “It wont leak in your pocket and make you pregnant.†Now what car did LB drive? |
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 5330063)
The Ford Pinto was a classic in Brazil.............in Brazilian it means "bloke with a small penis"
Now what car did LB drive? A 'Brazillian' is what you had done at the weekend. |
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by derbyflan
(Post 5330286)
You mean Portuguese you tool :rolleyes:
A 'Brazillian' is what you had done at the weekend. |
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 5330400)
Yeah because there are no words in Brazil other than Portuguese yeah?
What are you talking about you great helmet? Make yourself clear boy! Don't mumble. Be a man. |
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by derbyflan
(Post 5330490)
What are you talking about you great helmet?
Make yourself clear boy! Don't mumble. Be a man. |
Re: A word a day?
Originally Posted by rugbymatt
(Post 5330493)
Ram it soldier boy.
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Would you two please do something constructive at least and insult each other in Spanish ;)
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gilipolla
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Baba-ovo:sneaky:
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