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caldwelld


Sep 17, 2006, 11:07 AM

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Your morning smile:
Por gentileza de Ecos de SMA.

La joven recién casada le reclama muy disgustada a su señora madre: “Las cosas que te cuento son nomás entre tú y yo, mama. Ayer te platiqué algunas intimidades de mi matrimonio, y hoy ya las sabe todo el vecindario. ¿No sabes guardar un secreto?” “¡Claro que sé guarder un secreto! responda la señora con ofendida dignidad-, ¡Las que no saben guarder secretos son las viejas chismosas a las que se los cuento!”


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quevedo

Sep 18, 2006, 3:29 PM

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La joven recién casada le reclama muy disgustada a su señora madre: “Las cosas que te cuento son nomás entre tú y yo, mamá."

A recently married young lady, very angry, complains to her mother: "What I confide to you is just between you and me, mum."

The rest?

Saludos cordiales,

Quevedo

song_of_joy

Sep 18, 2006, 3:56 PM

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Ayer te platiqué algunas intimidades de mi matrimonio, y hoy ya las sabe todo el vecindario...

Yesterday I told you some secrets about my marriage, and today the whole neighborhood knows about them!

sfmacaws


Sep 18, 2006, 9:10 PM

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¿No sabes guardar un secreto?

Don't you know how to keep a secret?

Jonna - Mérida, Yucatán

Oscar2

Sep 19, 2006, 10:52 AM

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“¡Claro que sé guarder un secreto! responda la señora con ofendida dignidad-, ¡Las que no saben guarder secretos son las viejas chismosas a las que se los cuento!”


“Obviously, I know how to keep a secret, responded the lady as if her dignity had been offended-, those who don’t know how to keep a secret are those gossipy old ladies I mentioned it too!”

quevedo

Sep 19, 2006, 7:18 PM

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Thanks to all. Those who wrote and those who read.

A minor detail in the Spanish version of this last line: ¡Claro que sé guardar un secreto!", responde la señora...

Saludos cordiales,

Quevedo

sfmacaws


Sep 19, 2006, 10:19 PM

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"It's clear that I know to keep a secret", answered the lady with offended dignity.

Jonna - Mérida, Yucatán



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caldwelld


Sep 20, 2006, 7:41 AM

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Right, it should be an "e" not an "a" at the end of "responde". Thanks for picking that out.
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esperanza

Sep 20, 2006, 7:47 AM

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And the 'a' instead of the 'e' in 'guardar'.




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Oscar2

Sep 21, 2006, 10:09 AM

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Buenos Dias Quevedo,

The word “claro” is one I’ve not been accustomed too, in part due to my lack of its use. I like the word and in looking it up in an audible on line Spanish dictionary (website included) it gives multiple variations of its use.

I chose “obviously” as a selection of choice and with the suggestions listed under “clarora.”

I’ve also included “obviously,” as the option chosen.

The word “claro” can be used in so many effective variations.

Incidentally, I’ve included the Yahoo website as one of my better finds in the pursuit of frantically searching for a reasonable “audible dictionary” and the nice part of it is it pronounces the word pretty well, and the kicker is it’s free.


Yahoo Audible Dictionary below:
http://education.yahoo.com/...18lZH1ayqKWUNVJEycsF

cla·ro -ra

adj.
  1. clear
  2. (luminoso) bright, well-lit
  3. (despejado) clear, cloudless
  4. (cristalino) limpid, transparent
  5. clear, distinct
    ella habla con voz claro she speaks in a distinct voice
  6. light
    verde claro light green
  7. thin, weak
    sopa claro thin soup
  8. (manifiesto) evident, obvious, plain
  9. (inteligible) intelligible, lucid
  10. straightforward
    lenguaje claro straightforward language
  11. figurative (perspicaz) sharp, keen
    tiene una inteligencia claro she has a sharp mind
  12. (célebre) famous, illustrious

ob·vi·ous·ly (bv-s-l)

adv.
  1. (clearly) evidentemente
    they obviously didn't do it evidentemente no lo hicieron
  2. (of course) por supuesto, sin duda

¡Hasta La Otra!




quevedo

Sep 21, 2006, 3:40 PM

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Muchas gracias por este ilustrativo comentario: claro que sí.

Saludos,

Quevedo
 
 
 
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