article: submarine in seclusion...

Oct 23, 2009 15:11

There was another article about Villarreal in yesterday's volume of Kicker:

Submarine in seclusion


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player: gonzalo, .football, team: villarreal cf, player: pirès

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angualupin October 23 2009, 13:43:19 UTC
Poor Villareal. I hope they get it together soon, or they're going to dig themselves a hole too deep to get out of.

(PS Last time I checked, puta meant "whore".)

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txorakeriak October 27 2009, 20:35:36 UTC
Fortunately they managed to win against Málaga, so they're not last in the league anymore. But that doesn't mean everything's sorted out. They must win some games now to get out of the relegation zone and back to where they belong. *bites nails*

(Uhm, yes, that's actually what I meant when I translated the article. What's the difference between "whore" and "bitch"? Does the expression "son of a whore" actually exist?)

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angualupin October 27 2009, 22:35:06 UTC
I was so excited for them when I saw they had finally won a game! Now they just need stick with it.

(Er, there's quite a difference. "Bitch" literally means "female dog" but is generally used to refer to a woman who is bad-tempered or cruel. "Son of a bitch" is a rather mild insult and can even be used as an exclamation, e.g. to express astonishment. "Whore" means "woman who has sex for money" and is infinitely more insulting. Calling someone "son of a whore" is fighting words.)

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txorakeriak October 27 2009, 22:37:03 UTC
Ah! Thanks for the explanation! I always thought these two words were interchangeable. *goes to fix post* :)

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angualupin October 27 2009, 22:39:32 UTC
I should also add that in Spain, Latin America, or Italy, cultures where mothers are revered and female chastity is at least nominally held in high regard, "son of a whore" is even more of an insult than it is in English.

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txorakeriak October 27 2009, 22:42:19 UTC
Oh yes, I knew about that. Funnily enough the first words you learn in those languages are the ones you should never ever use... ;)

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