http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/ Learn Spanish with Spanish podcast audio. This is real, exciting conversation from Spain. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Ben Thu, 07 Dec 2006 19:51:28 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/#comment-1070 Thanks iBon! Thanks iBon!

]]> http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-1052 iBON Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:49:09 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/#comment-1052 Birlar means to steal or to take away. Birlar means to steal or to take away.

]]> http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-544 ben Tue, 14 Nov 2006 14:20:32 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/#comment-544 In my first comment I meant to say 'now I understand it properly', not 'no I understand it', but now I understand it even better, so thanks for the extra explanation! In my first comment I meant to say ‘now I understand it properly’, not ‘no I understand it’, but now I understand it even better, so thanks for the extra explanation!

]]> http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-543 Cascorro Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:32:39 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/#comment-543 Let me put it in this way... Abrir la lata (literally open the can) when applied to a football match, means that one team is being very defensive, with all players in their own penalty area...and till the other team scores a goal, they don't try to be more offensive. They are more preoccupied with not receiving a goal, than to score some... Let me put it in this way…
Abrir la lata (literally open the can) when applied to a football match, means that one team is being very defensive, with all players in their own penalty area…and till the other team scores a goal, they don’t try to be more offensive. They are more preoccupied with not receiving a goal, than to score some…

]]> http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-477 ben Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:14:20 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/#comment-477 Thanks Cascorro! No I understand abrir la lata properly! Thanks Cascorro! No I understand abrir la lata properly!

]]> http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Cascorro Fri, 10 Nov 2006 11:20:21 +0000 http://www.notesinspanish.com/2006/11/10/spanish-sporting-slang/#comment-461 I don`t know if you're gonna understand me (my english) but ill try to make it clear: Dar un baño: It means Écija F.C was playing much better than Real Madrid Abrió la lata: when Real Madrid scored the first goal, it made Écija go for the draw, relaxing the defense...so, the difficult part was to score the first one, once this was done, (se abrió la lata), the rest would come easily ... bailar a alguien (en un juego/deporte): same as dar un baño, be totally superior in the game birló un penalty: referee didn't judge a clear penalty against R.Madrid I don`t know if you’re gonna understand me (my english) but ill try to make it clear:
Dar un baño: It means Écija F.C was playing much better than Real Madrid
Abrió la lata: when Real Madrid scored the first goal, it made Écija go for the draw, relaxing the defense…so, the difficult part was to score the first one, once this was done, (se abrió la lata), the rest would come easily …
bailar a alguien (en un juego/deporte): same as dar un baño, be totally superior in the game
birló un penalty: referee didn’t judge a clear penalty against R.Madrid

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