Comments on: How to find the definitions of Spanish idioms and expressions http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/ ReView, ReLearn, ReCall Spanish verbs Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: eleena http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/comment-page-1/#comment-55 eleena Tue, 25 May 2010 22:15:58 +0000 http://www.reverbspanish.com/?p=439#comment-55 MIke, Yes, Word Reference.com is a great resource and its Spanish-English forum is a lifesaver! Thanks for your comment! MIke,
Yes, Word Reference.com is a great resource and its Spanish-English forum is a lifesaver! Thanks for your comment!

]]> By: Mike http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Mike Tue, 25 May 2010 21:54:27 +0000 http://www.reverbspanish.com/?p=439#comment-54 I like this approach you have come up with. It is reasonable, logical and should lead to the idioms one is looking for. I can appreciate your suggesting that intermediate students only use a Spanish-only dictionary. I need to make this leap. I haven't up to this point because Spanish-only definitions in the last led me to a whole new set of vocabulary I didn't know and had to look up - on to infinity. However, your advice is good and I need to take the jump. A great site I have some across is www.wordreference.com. It is an online dictionary that is especially strong in Spanish-English and vice versa. The great part about it is if you search for an idiom, you will see related dictionary words and then after that you will see forum entries specifically related to the phrase you entered. These forums have many many people participating from all Spanish speaking countries, many of whom are either instructors or translators or both. When you have native English or Spanish speakers coming to a consensus about what an idiom or phrase means, you have the opportunity to get several highly accurate versions of the idiom in the other language, valid at the present date. This site has helped me immeasurably in writing Spanish papers in my Spanish literature classes. It might be the best of its kind. I highly recommend it. I like this approach you have come up with. It is reasonable, logical and should lead to the idioms one is looking for.

I can appreciate your suggesting that intermediate students only use a Spanish-only dictionary. I need to make this leap. I haven’t up to this point because Spanish-only definitions in the last led me to a whole new set of vocabulary I didn’t know and had to look up – on to infinity. However, your advice is good and I need to take the jump.

A great site I have some across is http://www.wordreference.com. It is an online dictionary that is especially strong in Spanish-English and vice versa. The great part about it is if you search for an idiom, you will see related dictionary words and then after that you will see forum entries specifically related to the phrase you entered. These forums have many many people participating from all Spanish speaking countries, many of whom are either instructors or translators or both.

When you have native English or Spanish speakers coming to a consensus about what an idiom or phrase means, you have the opportunity to get several highly accurate versions of the idiom in the other language, valid at the present date. This site has helped me immeasurably in writing Spanish papers in my Spanish literature classes. It might be the best of its kind. I highly recommend it.

]]> By: eleena http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/comment-page-1/#comment-48 eleena Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:45:50 +0000 http://www.reverbspanish.com/?p=439#comment-48 Cool! Thanks for the links! Cool! Thanks for the links!

]]> By: Graham http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Graham Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:07:31 +0000 http://www.reverbspanish.com/?p=439#comment-45 On a related note, I came across this the other day: http://cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/refranero/ On a related note, I came across this the other day:

http://cvc.cervantes.es/lengua/refranero/

]]> By: Polo_Go http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Polo_Go Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:50:56 +0000 http://www.reverbspanish.com/?p=439#comment-44 Saludos Eleena, attractive topic indeed. The use of expressions during verbal exchanges is what gives the spoken language its 'resalto' or vivacity. Since you suggest using Spanish-only resources for better immersion, here's a site that I've personally gotten a kick out of and perhaps will amuse you as well: http://bit.ly/9ziTrz Hope this can be of use to the Spanish-learners that attend your website! Saludos Eleena, attractive topic indeed. The use of expressions during verbal exchanges is what gives the spoken language its ‘resalto’ or vivacity. Since you suggest using Spanish-only resources for better immersion, here’s a site that I’ve personally gotten a kick out of and perhaps will amuse you as well:

http://bit.ly/9ziTrz

Hope this can be of use to the Spanish-learners that attend your website!

]]> By: Alejandro Corpeño http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Alejandro Corpeño Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:28:01 +0000 http://www.reverbspanish.com/?p=439#comment-43 Very good explanation, I checked it out on a dictionary I have and in most cases it worked. Very good explanation, I checked it out on a dictionary I have and in most cases it worked.

]]> By: Marilyn http://www.reverbspanish.com/how-to-find-the-definitions-of-spanish-idioms-and-expressions/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Marilyn Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:38:13 +0000 http://www.reverbspanish.com/?p=439#comment-42 This is the first time I've seen anyone tackle this topic. Great! This is the first time I’ve seen anyone tackle this topic. Great!

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