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| Alfonso Octoglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 6861 days ago 511 posts - 536 votes  Speaks: Biblical Hebrew, Spanish*, French, English, Tzotzil, Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Greek Studies: Nahuatl, Tzeltal, German | Message 9 of 62 07 July 2006 at 1:15pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Here are some of the most common "false anglicisms" in American Spanish:
"PANTS": We call this way the knitted long pants to do jogging or any other kind of sport. BTW I don't know its proper name in English. "MITIN" (cfr. meeting) it's the name of a meeting whose purpose is political (propaganda, proselytism, election campaign, strike, etc.) "CONFLEIS": (cfr. Corn Flakes (TM) it's almost never written, but pronunced this way) is used to refer to any kind of commercialized cereral to have as breakfast. "WATER": It refers to the bathroom (cfr. water closet), but it's not as much used as before. Edited by Alfonso on 10 March 2008 at 11:28pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Sir Nigel Senior Member United States Joined 7104 days ago 1126 posts - 1102 votes 2 sounds | Message 10 of 62 07 July 2006 at 7:16pm | IP Logged | |||||
They're known as tracksuit bottoms, jogging trousers or sweatpants. Typical chav-wear, but that's a whole different story. Edited by Sir Nigel on 07 July 2006 at 7:17pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7015 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 11 of 62 07 July 2006 at 7:19pm | IP Logged | |||||
I didn't know that you were afflicted with this in the States! My heartfelt sympathies...;) 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Alfonso Octoglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 6861 days ago 511 posts - 536 votes Speaks: Biblical Hebrew, Spanish*, French, English, Tzotzil, Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Greek Studies: Nahuatl, Tzeltal, German | Message 12 of 62 07 July 2006 at 7:40pm | IP Logged | |||||
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What does "chav-wear" mean exactly? Do you call chav-wear that strange urban fashion mainly among teenagers that consists in caps, baggy cloths and sneakers?
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| Sir Nigel Senior Member United States Joined 7104 days ago 1126 posts - 1102 votes 2 sounds | Message 13 of 62 07 July 2006 at 8:54pm | IP Logged | |||||
This site will help you "spot a chav."
Nah, in the States what's bad is thug-wear. To do it right you have to wear trousers well below your waist and show your pants. In addition, maybe wear a bandanna, oh and I almost forgot, the pimped out car! Back on the subject of false Anglicisms, "el camping" in Spanish is one meaning a campsite. Edited by Sir Nigel on 07 July 2006 at 8:55pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Alfonso Octoglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 6861 days ago 511 posts - 536 votes Speaks: Biblical Hebrew, Spanish*, French, English, Tzotzil, Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Greek Studies: Nahuatl, Tzeltal, German | Message 14 of 62 08 July 2006 at 1:28pm | IP Logged | |||||
Thank you very much for the information. I know now that chav culture is nothing to die for. :) Edited by Alfonso on 09 July 2006 at 6:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| el topo Diglot Groupie Belgium Joined 6760 days ago 66 posts - 71 votes Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: Dutch | Message 15 of 62 11 July 2006 at 5:51am | IP Logged | |||||
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In Russian:
Killer: a hitman. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Alfonso Octoglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 6861 days ago 511 posts - 536 votes Speaks: Biblical Hebrew, Spanish*, French, English, Tzotzil, Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Greek Studies: Nahuatl, Tzeltal, German | Message 16 of 62 13 July 2006 at 9:19am | IP Logged | |||||
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Chocomilk (TM) is a chocolate flavored beverage, but in Central Mexico has become a more generic name for any kind of beverage consisting in fruit, milk, sugar and ice.
For example, many people in Mexico ask at a restaurant or at snacks bar for "chocomil (sic) de fresa" but it actually doesn't contain chocolate, but strawberry. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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