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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2674662, member: 76194"]Such a humble guy, this Augustus fella. He made sure the coin said in large letters that he is DIVI FILIUS ...Ie. "My father is a God." What piety. Clearly the humblest person who ever lived.</p><p><br /></p><p>Que descarado ese Augustus. Translation: Augustus is sassy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] although descarado in a certain context can mean sassy, be aware that in other context it can also be used in an insulting manner to say someone is shameless, or an action is blatant or flagrant. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, if I say someone is descarado in a friendly jovial tone, it means they are sassy. But if I say it in a serious or aggressive tone, I'm insulting them and calling them shameless. Spanish can be weird like that.</p><p><br /></p><p> So you should be careful when you use it, especially around someone who speaks Spanish, because if said in the wrong context it can go from being a playful quip to something much more serious and offensive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2674662, member: 76194"]Such a humble guy, this Augustus fella. He made sure the coin said in large letters that he is DIVI FILIUS ...Ie. "My father is a God." What piety. Clearly the humblest person who ever lived. Que descarado ese Augustus. Translation: Augustus is sassy. [USER=44183]@stevex6[/USER] although descarado in a certain context can mean sassy, be aware that in other context it can also be used in an insulting manner to say someone is shameless, or an action is blatant or flagrant. For example, if I say someone is descarado in a friendly jovial tone, it means they are sassy. But if I say it in a serious or aggressive tone, I'm insulting them and calling them shameless. Spanish can be weird like that. So you should be careful when you use it, especially around someone who speaks Spanish, because if said in the wrong context it can go from being a playful quip to something much more serious and offensive.[/QUOTE]
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