Language

The spelling is wrong, I confirm that: orgliosi doesn’t mean anything, so, with it, the sentences doesn’t make any sense. It’s like saying “We are afulsbkasbhs of ourselves”. Ofc, as you noticed on Reddit, we can understand that it is a mistake and tell the right word and meaning of the sentence anyway.Coming to the correct spelling, “orgogliosi”, the sentence does make sense. There’s a “si” at the beginning that strenghten the reflexive/impersonal meaning of the sentence and makes it sound a bit “old fashioned” imo, if out of a context.In a context like “Si è orgogliosi di sé stessi quando si fa qualcosa di buono” the sentence sounds perfect to me. It translates as “we are proud of ourselves when we do something good/make a good action”.The “si” at the beginning sounds like the English impersonal “one” : “one is proud of himself”, is the closest translation of the sentence imo, despite it being singular while the Italian uses the plural (I used “we” in fact).

la misericordia = mercy

el simulacro = simulation, practice run, drill [as in “this is not a drill”], “mock” [as in “mock exam” or “mock trial”]

la lujuria = lust

quedarse con los brazos cruzados = “to sit/stand around doing nothing”, “to twiddle one’s thumbs” [lit. “to stand/remain with arms crossed”; used in the sense of “to do nothing” or “to stand idly by”]

el legado = legacy / inheritance [what someone “bequeaths” in a will] el legado, la legada = delegate, representative

maniobrar = to maneuver

atroz = awful, atrocious, heinous

sorprendente = surprising sorprendentemente = surprisingly

el hada, las hadas = fairy, fairies (el) Hada Madrina = Fairy Godmother

temerario/a = reckless, rash

la queja = complaint, protest

el descuido = carelessness / an oversight, a misunderstanding, a mistake made by not paying attention

la rata = rat el ratón = mouse [both the animal or the computer mouse] Ratoncito Pérez = the Tooth Fairy [it’s a mouse that takes the teeth in Spanish, but you will see hada de los dientes “Tooth Fairy” used for English stories] 

el crepúsculo = twilight

el cuidado = care, attentiveness ¡Cuidado! = Watch out!, Look out!, Be careful! / Careful! tener cuidado = to be careful, to take care (in doing something)

el caos = chaos / a mess ser un caos = to be a mess / to be filthy, to be a pigsty, to be messy

sigiloso/a = sneaky, stealthy sigilosamente = stealthily

el cristal = crystal / glass [the “glass” part of windows, glasses, clocks, display cases, binoculars, watches etc.]

el invitado, la invitada = guest, someone who was invited

el asesinato = murder / assassination

pillar = to catch [used in the sense of “to catch” someone in a game of tag, or “to apprehend”, or “to catch someone in the act / to catch someone red-handed” … it also means “to catch someone’s drift / to understand what someone’s saying”]

engatusar = to sweet-talk, to trick (with nice words/kindness), to beguile

mortal = deadly, lethal el/la mortal = mortal, someone who will die some day, not immortal

caluroso/a = sweltering / someone sensitive to hot weather

friolento/a = someone sensitive to cold weather [regionally the word is friolero/a but same idea]

descarado/a = shameless, cheeky, insolent

divagar = to digress, to ramble, to talk on and on

el muérdago = mistletoe

la risa = laughter la sonrisa = a smile

el pez gordo = bigwig, “big cheese”, important person, VIP [lit. “fat fish”]

el avispero = wasp’s nest / “hornet’s nest”, “trouble”

por doquier = “all over the place”, “every which way”, “right left and sideways” [a shortened form of por dondequiera which is something like “all over”, or “over wherever” literally]

hacer un simpa = “to dine and dash” [lit. simpa is a shortened form of sin pagar “without paying”, so it generally refers to eating out and not paying the bill]

a diferencia de = unlike, as opposed to, in/by contrast

ocultar = to hide, to conceal

el andén = platform (usually said of “train/subway platforms”)

el polvo = dust estar hecho/a polvo = to be exhausted, to be wiped out, to be very tired [Spain; lit. “to be turned to dust”]

el topo = mole [both the animal and the sense of “spy”]

la frialdad = coldness, frigidity, lack of warmth / coldness, indifference

a quien corresponda = “to whom it concerns”

la centinela = sentinel, lookout, watchman/guard

volador(a) = flying, capable of flight el OVNI [el objeto volador no identificado] = UFO [unidentified flying object]

la baya = berry

el olvido = oblivion, obscurity

el soborno = bribe / bribery

cariñoso/a = affectionate, caring

sano/a y salvo/a = safe and sound [lit. “healthy and safe”]

(el) terreno pantanoso = “thin ice” [lit. “swampy ground”, used in the sense of a risky or thorny subject] pisar terreno pantanoso = “to be on thin ice” [can also be used as a command or in subjunctive to give the meaning of “tread carefully” or “watch what you say”]

más a gusto que un arbusto / más agusto que un arbusto = “snug as a bug in a rug” [lit. “more comfortable than a shrub”, but it’s done for rhyme; sometimes it means something more like “very happy” or “right at home”]

1. (Go ahead) Do it: Trau dich 2. (I have) No idea: Keine Ahnung 3. A little: Ein bisschen 4. All in all: Alles in allem 5. All the best: Alles Gute 6. Alright: Na gut 7. An apple doesn’t fall far from the tree: Ein Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm 8. Be careful: Passen Sie (gut) auf 9. Be quiet: Sei still 10. Believe it or not: Sage und schreibe 11. By no means: Auf keinen Fall 12. Don’t give it a thought: Machen Sie sich keine Gedanken 13. Everything under the sun: Gott und die Welt 14. For example: Zum Beispiel 15. For heaven’s sake: Um Himmels Willen 16. For the most part: Im Großen und Ganzen 17. Fun to be with: Lustig beisammen sein 18. Get well soon: Gute Besserung 19. God forbid: Gott behüte 20. Good dog: Braver Hund 21. Good luck: Viel Glück 22. Have fun: Viel Spaß 23. Heartfelt good wishes: Herzlichen Glückwunsch 24. How about: Wie wär’s mit 25. Hurry up: Beeil dich 26. I don’t get it: Es will mir nicht in den Sinn 27. I’ll drink to that: Darauf trink ich 28. In the meantime: In der Zwischenzeit 29. It doesn’t matter: Das macht nichts 30. It’s about time: Es wird Zeit 31. It’s me: Ich bin’s 32. Last but not least: Zu guter Letzt 33. Make yourself at home: Fühlen Sie sich wie zu Hause 34. Money isn’t an issue: Geld spielt keine Rolle 35. Move it: Beweg dich 36. No pain, no gain: Ohne Fleiß kein Preis 37. No problem: Kein Problem 38. No wonder: Kein Wunder 39. Not at all: Gar nicht 40. Of course: Na klar 41. Out of curiosity: Aus Neugierde 42. Quite close by: Ganz in der Nähe 43. See you later: Bis später 44. So far so good: So weit ganz gut 45. So to speak: Sozusagen 46. Take a look: Werfen Sie einen Blick 47. Thank God: Gott sei Dank 48. That’s a pity: So ein Pech 49. That’s fine with me: Das ist ganz in meinem Sinne 50. That’s life: So ist das Leben 51. That’s not my problem / business: Das ist nicht mein Bier 52. That’s the point: Da liegt der Hund begraben 53. Time will tell: Kommt Zeit kommt Rat 54. Until next time: Bis zum nächsten Mal 55. What a mess: So ein Mist 56. What a shame: (Wie) Schade 57. What are you waiting for?: Worauf wartest du? 58. What does it come to?: Was macht das? 59. What nonsense: Was für ein Unsinn 60. What will that accomplish?: Was bringt das? 61. What’s for lunch?: Was gibt es zum Mittagessen? 62. What’s your point?: Worauf willst du hinaus? 63. Will that do / work?: Geht das? 64. Yet again: Schon wieder 65. You can say that again: Das kannst du laut sagen 66. You included: Sie mit eingerechnet 67. You shouldn’t do that: Das sollst du nicht 68. You’re kidding me: Du bindest mir einen Bären auf

Source and audio

Also linguists: language is made up of SPEECH SOUNDS, transmitted through the VOCAL-AUDITORY channel, it’s all about SPEAKING and HEARING

14/9/2018

If you have been in a French class before, you have most likely heard of the DAPA verbs, although maybe not referred to with this acronym. The DAPA verbs are “Détester, aimer, préférer, adorer” which are verbs that take a proceeding definite article (le, la, les).

For example, in the book Teaching French Grammar in Context (1), the authors state that if a learner wants to say “I like cats,” they should translate the sentence as “j’aime les chats” and not “j’aime des chats” which may be more natural for native anglophones (and I know this isn’t something I have to cite but I am using their examples so it’s best that I do). 

This rule is to follow for all 4 DAPA verbs : 

Tu détestes les chiens

Nous préférons les pâtes

Ils adorent la musique. 

The reasoning behind this is that it is a broad subject or category of things you are saying you like (unless you are referring to something specific like “the music” as stated above which would still be “la musique”). In broad categories in French, the definite articles “le, la, les” are used.

(1) : Blyth, Carl, Stacey, Katz. Teaching French Grammar in Context. Yale University Press, 2007. Pages 1, 86-87.