Let’s have some fun with English words C R U M P E T.

Question

Many words in English are used in ways that are not the “official” meaning.

Muchas palabras en inglés se usan de maneras que no son el significado "oficial".

C R U M P E T.

Example.

There’s not much crumpet at this party. / En esta fiesta no hay mucho ganado.

What can this Word mean? Do you have any S N O U T?

Give an answer in English and Spanish and then provide your own word for the next person to answer.

Dé una respuesta en inglés y español y luego proporcione su propia palabra para que la próxima persona responda. .

Remember to click on “Latest” to find the newest Word.

Recuerde hacer clic en "Últimas" para encontrar la nueva palabra.

Have fun and no rudeness please.

Diviértete y no rudeza por favor.

Thanks, Ian, good idea! xo - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Sólo podemos esperar princesa. xx - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

G'day mate, I love having fun with crumpet. - ray76, Apr 7, 2017

Answer 1

He loves to ham it up.

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Le encnta actuar de forma exagerada.

New word S O A P

Answer 2

I like to watch soap operas on the telly. (British word for TV)

Me gusta ver las telenovelas en la televisión.

New word: SMART or SMARTS

Among the first major sponsors of these serials were soap manufacturers Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Lever Brothers. Eventually, due to the fact that so many of the sponsors were soap manufacturers, the media started calling these shows “soap operas”.

Hint: something "smarts" when it hurts either physically or emotionally. - DilKen, Apr 10, 2017

:) - ian-hill, May 11, 2017

Answer 3

Ella es una mamá que lleva pistola, y ese niñito suyo es un matón también. ("Matón" no parece ser la palabra correcta, pero no puedo encontrar un mejor.)

She's a pistol-packin' mama, and that little boy of hers is a pistol too. ("Pistol" in its second use here means the child is precocious, and full of energy and chutzpah, perhaps to a degree that could cause a bit of consternation.)

Next word: bully

Great example Ann. - ray76, May 14, 2017

:) - ian-hill, May 14, 2017

Answer 4

I'm in a real pickle.

Literal: Estoy en un verdadero pepinillo.

Quiero decir: Estoy en una situación difícil. Me he metido en un gran lío.

Good one Ken - but what about S N O U T ? - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

Ian: I guess I didn't read the instructions very well :) I'll do a post for snout :) - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 5

He has a real snoutful. (some say snootful, which means the same thing)

He is really drunk.

Él tiene un hocico lleno de verdad.

Está muy borracho.

Next word: D U C K (el pato)

The word for you is, "crash." :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

OK I'll do crash in a few minutes. - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

OK I think we're back on track now. - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

never heard that expression - but know lots of expressions for drunk! - Mardle, Apr 6, 2017

Yes Ken but not what I was thinking of Ken :) maybe a Brit will come up with it though. - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

Have a skinful is the politish one in the UK - Mardle, Apr 6, 2017

Ian: so, is this a game of "what is Ian thinking of?" Just kidding. :) - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

Ian: snout: british slang for cigarettes and illicit tobacco in prisons???? (gotta smoke/fag fer me dude) :) - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

Put it up as a post amigo. :) - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

Oops, I misunderstood again:) - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

By posting the picture of bleachers I mean :) - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 6

I'm going to crash at my brother's house tonight.

I'm going to sleep at my brother's house tonight.

Literal: Voy a estrellarme en la casa de mi hermano esta noche.

Quiero decir: Voy a dormir en la casa de mi hermano esta noche.

Next word: DUCK (el pato)

:) - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

Great job! - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 7

Per Ian's request, here is a photo of some bleachers. Fans sit on these during American football games, track meets, soccer games, etc. Bleachers are often found in indoor stadiums as well for basketball, volleyball, etc. Indoors they are often made of wood or plastic. When used indoors they can usually be folded up against the wall to make more room on the floor for gym classes.

Please ignore this post as part of the game. The next word continues to be COIN

Answer 8

Former US President John F. Kennedy was very good at coining a phrase. For example, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

El ex-presidente del EEUU, John F. Kennedy, fue muy bueno al acuñar un dicho. Por ejemplo, "No pregunten lo que su país puede hacer por ustedes, mas bien, se pregunten lo que ustedes pueden hacer por su país.

Next word: HAMsize> (el jamón)

Keep'em coming Ken :) - ian-hill, Apr 7, 2017

Answer 9

Got snout? (tobacco / cigarette in prison)

Dame un cigarro / cigarillo.

The next word continues to be COIN

despite being British I didn;t know that use. I know the phrase 'snouts in the trough' and 'snout' as slang for a Police Informant. - Mardle, Apr 6, 2017

:) - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 10

DUCK pato

He was out for a duck [British/Australian/NZ term used in cricket]

Fue eliminado a cero

Next word: COIN

Nice one. I was thinking of the verb: to duck. I ducked under the bleachers when it started to rain. :) - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

what ae bleachers? - Mardle, Apr 6, 2017

bleachers are the rows of benches (not seats with backs) that you sit on to watch a baseball, football or basketball game. Do a google image search. - DilKen, Apr 6, 2017

:) - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 11

Ouch, that smarts! If I had the smarts to turn off the current before trying to splice the wires, I wouldn't shock myself.

¡Ay, qué daño! Si tuviera el inteligencia para apagar la corriente antes de que tratar empalmar los cables eléctricos, no me llevaría un calambrazo.

New word: game

:) - ian-hill, May 10, 2017

Answer 12

She is a game old bird.

Ella es un pájaro del juego viejo.

English word , many meanings ,( 1 ) game of chance or sport.

( 2 To be up for anything. ( 3 ) Wild Fowl.

She is 78 and still famous for her beauty. Does she worry about the ravages of time? "I used to. When I was young, I thought anyone over 29 should be in a shroud, but as you get older and the wrinkles arrive, oddly, I find you don't mind so much. The eyesight dims a little, which helps. Twenty years from now, I'll be a game old bird down at the bowling green doing my best to look wonderful for my age."

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New word Pistol.

:) - ian-hill, May 11, 2017

Answer 13

Matón = Bully.

Me gustaría comer de nuevo un poco Carne de vaca en conserva.

I would like to eat again some Bully beef

Next word ,Bowl.

;) - ian-hill, May 14, 2017