Expresiones en español: Meter la pata

Meter la pata significa cometer un error o decir algo inoportuno.

Sinónimos de la expresión «meter la pata«: equivocarse, errar, desacertar, fallar, confundirse, marrar, patinar

Orígen de la expresión «meter la pata«: la explicación más probable, si bien hay alguna otra, es que está expresión esté relacionada con el mundo de la caza. En español llamamos «pata» a las extremidades de los animales. Por eso cuando un animal mete la pata en una trampa de un cazador, ha cometido un error. Ha metido la pata.

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El verbo DOLER. ¿Cómo se utiliza?

El verbo doler tiene un uso particular que confunde a muchos estudiantes de español. Aquí te explicamos su uso.  Lo principal es saber que este verbo se comporta igual que GUSTAR. Lo importante no es la persona, sino la cosa. Nos explicamos. Por ejemplo: (A mí) ME GUSTA el chocolate / (A vosotros) OS DUELE la cabeza (A ti) TE GUSTAN los coches / (A él) LE DUELEN los pies (A nosotros) NO NOS GUSTA el fútbol / (A ellos) NO LES DUELE la mano Fijaos que el verbo GUSTAR / DOLER, en estas oraciones, concuerda en número con «chocolate», «coches», «cabeza», etc. GUSTA / chocolate CUSTAN / coches DUELEN / pies DUELE / mano Esto es porque el sujeto de la oración no somos nosotros, sino los sustantivos «chocolate», «cabeza», «pies», «mano»…  El chocolate (me) gusta a mí  Los chocolates (me) gustan a mí Esperamos que os haya quedado un poquito más claro… ¡Y que no os duela nada!

Expresiones en español: el olfato

En español tenemos muchas expresiones relacionadas con los cinco sentidos. En esta lección os enseñamos el sentido del olfato. 

Presente de subjuntivo: deseos

Para expresar deseos en español, utilizamos el presente de subjuntivo. ¿Quieres saber cómo se utiliza? El presente de subjuntivo es una de las formas verbales que más os cuesta a los estudiantes de español. No porque sea una forma muy complicada o tenga muchos verbos irregulares, sino porque su uso, a veces, puede resultar bastante confuso. Pero, hay uno de estos usos que no se os olvidará nunca, y es el de expresar deseos: Quiero que + PRESENTE DE SUBJUNTIVO Deseo que + PRESENTE DE SUBJUNTIVO Espero que + PRESENTE DE SUBJUNTIVO Ojalá (que) + PRESENTE DE SUBJUNTIVO Por ejemplo: Quiero que vengas a mi fiesta de cumpleaños. Espero que no llueva esta tarde, así podremos salir de compras.

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Anthony Baxter
Really impressed with the friendly and inclusive school vibe and the standard of the lessons. They were very attentive to students of all ages. The school facilities provided all the needs of the students to a high standard with areas to relax in comfort, study and resources for use in class and independent learning. During my week long taster I was able to attend 3 evening social events that were great fun and very reasonably priced. I will definitely return later this year for an extended period of time to develop my Spanish further.
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Lucy Zhou
Taronja Valencia is a great place for learning Spanish and experiencing the Spanish culture! Teachers at the school are excellent, and the school organises many fun activities! I’d love to come back here in the near future! ☺️
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Edson Assante
The staff, students and classes are the best in all kind of terms, quality, customer service and efficiency. Highly recommended!
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Stef_Ferra91
5 star rating
No Regrets! Ero alla ricerca di un'esperienza estiva differente, qualcosa che potesse permettermi di accrescere il mio bagaglio culturale e perché no di crescere, conoscere gente migliorare una lingua che sempre mi ha affascinato, così ho deciso: me ne vado in Spagna, a Valencia (ne ho sentito parlare così tanto che mi son detto devo assolutamente andarci). Così inizio la mia ricerca di scuole, ne vedo un pò inizio a fare le prime indagini perché comunque si vuol sempre andare in un posto che ti faccia star bene, ne vedo una, due però nessuna che mi abbia fatto scattare la "scintilla" finché non mi imbatto nella scuola TARONJA, inizio a visitare il loro sito a leggere un pò di recensioni cosi li contatto, è che dire i piccoli dettagli fanno la differenza, assistenza e cordialità fin da subito, dalla prima email è cosi ho deciso che è qui che avrei passato le mie 2 settimane. Un'esperienza stupenda che porterò sempre con me, che non vedo l'ora di ripetere il prima possibile. In Taronja si respira un ambiente familiare, tutto lo staff è sempre disponibile, simpatico e meritano un sentito complimento. I prof sono tutti giovani quindi imparare e migliorarsi diventa molto più facile. Cosa fondamentale sono le attività organizzate dalla scuola avrete sempre qualcosa da fare e non è mai qualcosa di noioso! Sono felicissimo della mia scelta!
Hasta pronto Taronja!
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Echt Fit Echt Fit
Good price, good lessons, good location and funny. I loved it and learnt a lot.
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Claire Rice
I am a retired language teacher (at high school and university level ) and as such I feel I can offer a qualified opinion on the teaching method of the Taronja staff. I am pleased to give it 5 stars. All lessons were well prepared, engaging and fun. All staff members were supportive yet challenging. I was pleasantly surprised not to feel my age as a handicap among students largely much younger than me. I had fun with them and met many other older students as well. As to the activities offered by the school, there were so many of them that you could pick and choose. My husband (studying at a different level than mine) and I, did exactly that. We didn't go to all but enjoyed what we had chosen. We enjoyed the cooking class, the songs, the movies, the Saturday excursion. I saw a critic among the reviews concerning a bull fight and I thought that was totally out of line. If you disagree with an offered activity that is part of the culture you are supposedly trying to learn about, just don't go. But don't blame the school for offering other people with different values than yours a chance to experience that activity! Anyway, we had such a good experience that we are seriously thinking about going back to study in Taronja next spring for a couple of weeks at least. Well done Taronja staff, the whole team, teachers, office staff, organizers. We loved the school, we adored Valencia. We will be back. Thank you all so much!
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Ksenia_shinshilla
5 star rating
Great school of Spanish language Several years ago I've studied at Taronja school for 2 weeks and it was a great time that I still remember. The teachers were enthusiastic and spent a lot of time with there students not only in classes but also during extracurricular activities. I had a lot of fun and learned a lot in just 2 weeks in Valencia. I still remember this great time and I would love to come back to the beautiful city of Valencia and this wonderful school!
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Noa O
5 star rating
Most fun & family like school where you learn in a super fun way I was only here for 1 week, but I had the best time ever! The Spanish classes are made really fun, but you also honestly learn a lot, even in 1 week. We played games to learn words, grammar and pronunciation. The two teachers I had (Carol y Pablo) we’re really nice and funny.
The school also offers a lot of activities which are almost free, in this way you can make friends really fast and thats super nice, especially when you come here on your own.
The school itself is right in the city centre, so thats honestly a beautiful location. Everyone should visit Valencia once in their life because the vibes are amazing.
I would defenitely recommend this to anyone who wants to learn Spanish, the school almost feels like a family. I am already planning when I can come back:).
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