By Translation, Expressions

Psychoanalysis has demonstrated these two propositions (i.e. the psychical importance of sexuality and the unconsciousness of mental life) in matters that affect every individual personally and force him to take up attitude towards these problems. I assume Freud was writing in his native...

All right. Yesterday I was watching, at the CBS channel, a show, where member of the LAPD found a suspicious item at the crime scene. So he decided to hand it over to the specialist for the survey research. In the moment, when that LAPD cop had putted that item into the specialist hands, that...

Hi! I would have to say that, from the British English point of view, this expression is non-existent. It sounds rather like something someone has translated directly from their mother tongue! Direct translation does not always work and should be avoided. This proves that the study of...

CalifJim wrote:The literal translation of Ya he entendido is Now I have understood, but you can't just translate word by word. You can say Now I have understood, but in English we don't usually say it that way. We say the equivalent of Ya entiendo: Now I understand. Pucca wrote:You say "Ya...

The literal translation of Ya he entendido is Now I have understood, but you can't just translate word by word. You can say Now I have understood, but in English we don't usually say it that way. We say the equivalent of Ya entiendo: Now I understand. It's as if the Spanish speaker is...

Pucca wrote:Hello!Thanks, I think I am starting to understand, but, what would be translation of "Ya he entendido"? I know, I don't have to think in Spanish while learning English but seems that there isn't a way to translate it, is it?Thanks in advance!"Ya he entendido". What does this sentence...

Hello!Thanks, I think I am starting to understand, but, what would be translation of "Ya he entendido"? I know, I don't have to think in Spanish while learning English but seems that there isn't a way to translate it, is it?Thanks in advance!

CalifJim wrote:It's a very common error among Spanish speakers to say get married with to mean casarse con. It's a direct translation of with = con Hi,I think it might be a common mistake among Italians too, since we say "I'm married with" --> "Sono sposato con"... I just don't make that...

Philip wrote: Jackson6612 wrote: Please correct the following sentence? Though I have asked her to call you, she isn't paying any ear 'Pay heed" is a possibility. "Turns a deaf ear" is also close. You could also simply say, "she ignores me". Yes, 'pay an ear to' is a translation of...

Jackson6612 wrote: Please correct the following sentence? Though I have asked her to call you, she isn't paying any ear 'Pay heed" is a possibility. "Turns a deaf ear" is also close. You could also simply say, "she ignores me".