It's better to fill out your profile

Question

I think escribir or llenar work.

• Mejor llenar el / tu perfil.
• Mejor escribir el / tu perfil.
• Es mejor si llenas el perfil
• Es mejor si escribes el perfil
• Mejor que llenes el perfil
• Mejor que escribas el perfil
• Mejor que se llene el perfil
• Mejor que se escriba el perfil

Are these all right? Gracias.

Es mejor que completes el perfil - mediterrunio, Sep 17, 2010

Answer 1

Ninguna es correcta, se dice : rellenar

Answer 2

The frustrating thing, is to learn that the ones you are learning from are learning wrong, although it seems that llenar may be correct in some forms, at least around here, and rellenar is the more defacto way, never heard cubrir, not yet anyway, also - jeezzle

I think we need to be mindful that oftentimes - almost always in fact, there is a big difference between the academically correct version of a language, and the everyday informal speech.

So they way you buddies talk, Jeezle, is the way you should talk if you want to blend with them. But you need to be aware that what they speak is not necessarily what you need to learn if you wish to master "correct standard Spanish".

Also, what you learn in Texas, or Mexico, or anywhere in Latin America, may simply sound strange, confusing or even incorrect in Spain.

Learning all the nuances and regional differences is yet another level of knowledge altogether.

Answer 3

I have never heard escribir una solicitud o un perfil, neither llenarla.

Una solicitud o un perfil se rellenan, o se cubren.

Wait, so cubrir can be used to fill out a form? So the two forms are rellenar and cubrir and not llenar or escribir, and the latter two are (apparently quite often) just used wrong a lot? Gracias. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

So it's said, jeezzle. A nuances question!. These words are around a similar concept and they have a broad meaning. When you start to realize that a Dictionary is only one useful but limited book, then you're learning a language. - cogumela, Sep 16, 2010

I understand that. That's why I use the forum. I have been learning this language for two years and people at work use llenar and escribir, that's why I asked if they are using it wrong. I learn from natives, not from dictionaries. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

I usually try to compare with a couple of dictionaries too, actually my 2 dollar dictionary from big lots is the best I've seen yet, very to the point and the definiations are always precise and on the money. The one on this site is hit or miss though.... - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

The frustrating thing, is to learn that the ones you are learning from are learning wrong, although it seems that llenar may be correct in some forms, at least around here, and rellenar is the more defacto way, never heard cubrir, not yet anyway, also - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

but escribir seems to be wrong on all levels, though used and understood around here, and also Chino can means, that greek to me, that is what I have learned from this thread. All in all a good thread. ;) - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

Answer 4

In Argentina:

completar o rellenar un formulario

.

It's better to fill out your profile... I'd say: "Sería mejor que completaras tu perfil"

completar, perfecto, en eso no había pensado - 00494d19, Sep 17, 2010

Answer 5

For what it's worth, on my side of the world we use: "llenar / completar un formulario".

I won't even mention what they say in Puerto Rico, because that's going to confuse the heck out of everyone!

Answer 6

Si se dirían que puedes intercambiar la placa por rellenar tu perfil por una cerveza se tendrían más suerte.

rellenar and llenar used here

fill out...rellenar and llenar

Fill in the blanks = rellenar los huecos

sin duda. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

Answer 7

Rellenar una empanada, un pollo, una tarta.

En mi oficina los formularios se completan.

rellenar.

1. tr. Volver a llenar algo. U. t. c. prnl.

2. tr. Llenar enteramente. U. t. c. prnl.

3. tr. Llenar de carne picada u otros ingredientes un ave u otro alimento.

4. tr. Introducir rellenos.

Existe el uso de ´rellenar´ como sinónimo de completar datos de un formulario, pero considero que es el menos apropiado. Incluso ´llenar con los datos´ suena mejor que ´rellenar´ porque el formulario está vacio y lo lleno. Aunque a veces queda medio vacío.

Sino entonces... ¿re-llenar es volver a llenar, o rebasar de datos en el caso de un un formulario?

jjejeje, un pollo relleno, genial, eso también se come aquí, jejeje - 00494d19, Sep 17, 2010

Answer 8

Si se diría que puedes cambiar la placa que consigues por rellenar tu perfil por una cerveza seguro que habría más suerte

Lo siento quentin, no se entendía....claro no tenia ni idea de que te referías a lo del badge.

I was just reading a book about boy scouts that earn a merit badge...placa de mérito is the phrase that they used. - 0074b507, Sep 16, 2010

sí, sí, placa es correcto, pero no asociaba...como no tenía ni idea de qué hablabas.... - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010

Answer 9

So you can say "chino" and it means "that's Greek to me"?

Yeah, that's what we say.

I know llenar is used in other countries...but forma??? omg....

This is spanglish for : fill out a form = llenar una forma

Jesus Christ!

Anything that we can do to corrupt your language, we will be happy to oblige. - 0074b507, Sep 16, 2010

So it's formulario, OK I will remember that. Gracias. Very helpful thread so far, lots of good info. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

Answer 10

Quentin, ¡chino!

Favor de llenar esta forma y enviarla a:

And your sentence quentin? did you copy that ? I don't understand.

No, I didn't copy it, but I knew that it wasn't expressed correctly. I was trying to guess whether to use the subjunctive or not, etc. - 0074b507, Sep 16, 2010

If they would say that you could exchange the badge for filling out your profile for a beer then they would have more luck. - 0074b507, Sep 16, 2010

Are you saying that "Favor de llenar este formulario" is incorrect and you have to use rellenar at all times, never llenar? I am curious, as I have heard llenar used at "to fill out a form" and our dictionary lists it as "to fill out a form",. Is it wrong - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

I'm not questioning just asking because maybe they are saying it wrong here in Texas then. Also, then our dictionary is wrong too. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

So you can say "chino" and it means "that's Greek to me"? Type of deal? Because it means Chinese? Gracias. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

I got the impression that it was unrecognizable scribble...like trying to read acient Mayan if you don't know the glyphs. - 0074b507, Sep 16, 2010

Answer 11

None are right? They use escribir and llenar at work when talking about filling out a solicitud, is it different with a profile? So rellenar is the word, are all the conjugations correct assuming rellenar is filled in the blanks? Gracias.

My tutor told me escribir was to fill in as well as write, is she totally wrong on that? Gracias. - jeezzle, Sep 16, 2010

Yes, in my opinion she's not right, I mean it doesn't sound good to say "escribir un formulario". The correct expression would be "completar un formulario" :) - Benz, Sep 17, 2010