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A place to share expressions and errors in English and Spanish, laugh at the fact you cant translate everything and also pick up a little bit of knowledge along the way.

Un grupo para compartir refranes y los errores que cometimos en inglés y español. Para hacernos reír por el hecho que no puedes traducir todo y también con suerte aprendemos un poco por el camino.

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    Inge Hol joined the group Spanish-English Translation Zone   1 year, 5 months ago · View

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    Inge Hol posted an update in the group Spanish-English Translation Zone:   1 year, 5 months ago · View

    Toma!! doesn’t really translate into English very well, but I usually teach my students ’Get in!’.
    One of my students was NOT very happy when the other team won a point and invented the new expression GET OUT!!

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    DOUGLAS posted an update in the group Spanish-English Translation Zone:   1 year, 5 months ago · View

    Some funny expressions that dont tranlsate to English (at least not literally) thanks goes to Jess for them.

    1. ”I’m a bottom of a bad seat” = ”Soy un culo de mal asiento” = Busy-Body

    2. ”From lost to the river” = ”De perdidos al river ” = ?”From bad to worse”

    3. ”She won’t even shut up under water!” = ”No se calla ni bajo el agua” = ”She’s a chatter-box/chatty”

    4. ”Es un trozo del bloque viejo” = ”He’s a chip off the old block”

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    DOUGLAS posted an update in the group Spanish-English Translation Zone:   1 year, 5 months ago · View

    Funny but still politically correct mistakes.

    “Anoche comí pecado” – Last night I eat sin.
    – and what they wanted to say “anoche comí peScado” – last night I eat fish.

    “Quiero ser sucio” – I want to be dirty.
    - “Quiero ser socio” – I want to be a member.

    “Mis hombres están cansados” – My men are tired.
    - “Mis hombrOs están cansados” – my shoulders are tired.

    Estoy casado – (more or less) I’m married.
    - “Estoy caNsado” – I’m tired.

    Estoy muy embarazada – I’m pregnant.
    - “Estoy avergonzada …. “I’m embarrassed”.

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    DOUGLAS created the group Spanish-English Translation Zone   1 year, 5 months ago · View