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Old 23-07-08, 09:19
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No, the equivalent for "par for the course" would be "lo normal".
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I've just been baffled by he was holding the fryingpan by the handle. I then discovered that tener la sarten por el mango means to call the shots.
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a word typical to the Canaries is "Aguita" it's a compliment, some work that should have taken 3 days and you did it in 1 your friend would say "aguita"
Like saying "bloody hell well done"
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canela is cinnamon, canelo is cinnamon tree. I have no idea why
esa mujer es canela fina = she is an exceptional woman, but
hacer el canelo = to act dumb.

Perhaps @cinnamon can explain
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