spanish or english: fighting
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fri 11/13/2009
Some words sound cooler in Spanish, some sound cooler in English.
Of the following, which sounds cooler to you?
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peleaLatin: pilus "hair" |
fightOld English: feohtan "to fight" |
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puñetazoLatin: pungus "fist" |
punchOld French: ponchonner "to punch, prick, stamp" |
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patadaFrench: patte"paw, animal's foot" |
kickOld Norse: kikna "bend backwards, sink at the knees" |
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nocautEnglish: knockout "to render unconscious" |
knockoutLatin: cnocian "deprecate, put down" |
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bloquearCatalunyan Spanish: bloqueo "block" |
blockOld French: bloc"solid piece" |
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estrangularLatin: strangulare "to choke, stifle" |
chokeOld English: aceocian "to choke" |
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cachetadaCatalunyan Spanish: calxeta "punch" |
slapGermanic: schlappe "to defeat" |
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golpe cortoLatin: colpus "stroke" + Latin curtus "short" |
jabMiddle English: jobben "to jab, thrust, peck" |
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ganchoArabic: gonch "to look at someone out of the corner of your eye" |
hookOld English: hoc "bent object" |
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sangreLatin: sanguis "blood" |
bloodOld English: blod "blood" |
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ª└εx© Says:
hmm i say spanglish, like.
"damm dude ese man hooked da shyt outta dat dude, no le vistes ese puño ke le pegoo?
uyshh no dat dude knocked out"
spanglish =]
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fri 11/13 4:30am
jaja i do that too!
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sun 11/15 2:30am
lol i even tlk spanglish to ma wite frends nd dey get it, i have a feelin spanglish will sum day rule =P
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tue 11/17 12:56am
what about spanglish ?
cuz thats my language !
but spanish is way cooler !
da1nonlyYANDELA
da1nonlyYANDELA
fri 11/13 7:22am
wow well spanglish is way better cuz it is a combination of both
★ мιzz yandel ★ ..
fri 11/13 12:07pm
yeah it us !
da1nonlyYANDELA
fri 11/13 3:29pm
haha ! right! lmao !
da1nonlyYANDELA
sat 11/14 9:57pm
NO I DISAGREE WITH U LOL I THINK ENGLISH IS WAY BETTER I DIDNT GET MOST OF DA WORDS DAT WERE UP DER!!!!
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fri 11/13 7:43am
mm no spanglish way beta... kuz unless u noe it people only gona get half of wat you sayn...y tambien it sound beta then jus one language
*LIZZY**
fri 11/13 2:28pm
shut up u cracker ! GRINGO !!
da1nonlyYANDELA
fri 11/13 3:28pm
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