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Question

En ingles que significa "Menudo es" ? Puede darme ejemplos en las dos lenguas. Does it mean "True to form" ? Un saludo.

Answer 1

I think that straws are being clutched at here. I now have it from a reliable national that it means "He is impatient". Por ejemplo "Menudo es mi Hermano". It seems that giblets, tripe, pot-bellies etc are not part of the equation. My original quote is from La Colmena by Camilo Hosé Cela (in case anyone thinks that I'm making all this up).

De todos modos, muchas gracias por tus respuestas. ¿ Se habla mucho español en Nueva Zelanda, Kiwi-chica ?

Ah muy interesante, gracias por clarificar, no soporto misterios no esclarecidos :). Y no, desafortunadamente no hay mucha oportunidad hablar español en NZ pero afortunadamente he pasado los última meses en America Central. :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 27, 2013

Answer 2

You need to provide some context. Menudo has several meanings. One as Kiwi suggests. Other are: a stew made with tripe and other parts, or small quantities (as in a store that sells wholesale and retail will use menudo to advertise this fact.

Could you see my badly-typed added comment to original question. La Paz sounds lovely. - paulc, Dec 26, 2013

Answer 3

Hmmm I would say 'fiel a su costumbre' would be the translation for 'true to form'.

Do you have the example of where you saw 'menudo es'? I would expect it in a sentence like this, 'a menudo es ...' 'Often it is...'

Si paco se enterase, la dejaría en un momento, ¡ menudo es ! I ostill othink that it's something like "typical.." or "true to form.." Someone correct me. Regards, - paulc, Dec 26, 2013

Answer 4

Or ....

If you heard it in Mexico it could be an impolite reference to a person's physical characteristic of having an overhanging stomach.

Based on the Mexican soup 'menudo' made from tripe (cows stomach).

Yeah, I know, clutching at straws now, jeje.

Ahora tengo ganas comer un plato de menudo!! - dennywells, Dec 28, 2013

lol I thought that picture wd be enough to put anyone off. :) - Kiwi-Girl, Dec 28, 2013

Answer 5

This is a cut and paste from Wikipedia...

In the 1990s El Fary got his break in the world of acting where he starred in the show "Menudo es mi padre" as a taxi driver - a role tailor-made for him. The show's title was itself a play on words poking fun at the protagonist's minuscule stature.

menudo es mi padre

Answer 6

What I find is -as we use it- a menudo= often A menundo es = it is often

Answer 7

Si paco se enterase, la dejaría en un momento, ¡ menudo es ! I ostill othink that it's something like "typical.." or "true to form.." Someone correct me. Regards, - paulc hace

Just as a random shot in the dark. I wonder if it could be something like 'who cares' or 'big deal'? I have no backup for this apart from the fact that menudo can mean, 'small' or 'little'.

Do you know the nationality of the speaker?