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liam.mccaffrey - 22/12/09 at 11:29 PM

Anyone speak spanish? What does this mean? I tried google translate but I'm wondering if there was something lost in context.

"Que maquina mas vieja, no se comparan con las de aqui"

Fozzie - 22/12/09 at 11:34 PM

'That older machines don't compare to those here...'

But.......I could be wrong.....

Fozzie

[Edited on 23-12-09 by Fozzie]

Steve Hignett - 22/12/09 at 11:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
'Older machines don't compare to those here...'

But.......I could be wrong.....

Fozzie

Agreed!!!

liam.mccaffrey - 23/12/09 at 12:19 AM

cool, that makes sense. I think

Are they saying that older machines are not as as good as those newer ones in question?

Steve Hignett - 23/12/09 at 12:45 AM

quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
cool, that makes sense. I think

Are they saying that older machines are not as as good as those newer ones in question?

I don't think that can be determined from that one statement in purely language terms Liam - if it were you or me that was saying it, then usually the preference would be to the solidness of the older machines and the build quality, if I were to make a guess based on that statement, I would say that they were referring to the newer machines being of superior quality!

Hope I'm right, I've never learnt spanish!!!!

ETA - Just to clarify, when Foxxie commented, I agreed, but neither of us said that the newer machines were better because the word older is used, but the word newer, is not used. There is just a reference to the fact that the machines, here (maquina AND aqui) are not camparable to older machines...

I still stick to what I said above though!

[Edited on 23/12/09 by Steve Hignett]

RK - 23/12/09 at 12:58 AM

I have a headache now.

Fozzie - 23/12/09 at 01:05 AM

I agree with Steve here,.......not knowing the author, or indeed the context, I would expect to see.....

'las mįquinas mįs viejas son mįs superior que los mįs nuevos'

(Translation of above.....
'the older machines are more superior than the newer ones....' )

If he meant that the older machines were superior......

Just my opinion of the given info......

Foxxie

Feankengeep - 23/12/09 at 01:06 AM

What machine more old? Not something to buy from them here.
Compran/comprar is buy/bought.
Mas is more.
con is with.
And of course Que (a key) is what. As said by manwell when being slapped by Basil.

Boyd

Angel Acevedo - 23/12/09 at 02:43 AM

quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
Anyone speak spanish? What does this mean? I tried google translate but I'm wondering if there was something lost in context.

"Que maquina mas vieja, no se comparan con las de aqui"

The story of my life in this forum!!
Not even the threads where I can be of any help, i can answer in a timely manner.

There is a couple of more or less accurate translations as the original doesn“t have question or exclamation marks and there“s a mixup of plural and singular and also first part is time related and second part is location related.

First phrase;
a) What an old Machine!
b) That“s an old machine.
Second:
a) They can“t be compared with the ones (we have) here.
b) No comparison with the ones here
HTH.
PS: TOEFL score in 1988 590/660

RK - 23/12/09 at 02:58 AM

I still can't figure out what they're on about on here half the time, so you've done well! That TOEFL is not an easy test either. Most Anglos couldn't do anywhere near that well.

Angel Acevedo - 23/12/09 at 03:08 AM

quote:
Originally posted by RK
I still can't figure out what they're on about on here half the time, so you've done well! That TOEFL is not an easy test either. Most Anglos couldn't do anywhere near that well.

HEHE,
I posted that just because sometimes somebody would ask for credentials.
I think my English has improved a lot since that date.

dogwood - 23/12/09 at 07:57 AM

quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
"Que maquina mas vieja, no se comparan con las de aqui"

My guess is:
Que des machines plus anciennes, ne se compare pas ą ceux qui sont ici......

liam.mccaffrey - 23/12/09 at 08:02 AM

if context would make it clearer. its a comment on my youtube vid getting my stem cells harvested for my transplant.

linky

thanks for your contributions everyone!

[Edited on 23/12/09 by liam.mccaffrey]

[Edited on 23/12/09 by liam.mccaffrey]

balidey - 23/12/09 at 08:58 AM

In that context it probably means more like....

quote:

Wow, look what this guy made for £250

turbodisplay - 23/12/09 at 10:05 AM

Don`t trust google translate, when doing a website for my parents, :
"a house for rent, for a minium of 3 weeks"
Google Traslation
"bike hire for a minium of three weeks"

Darren

Macbeast - 23/12/09 at 01:37 PM

How can something be more superior ?

[Edited on 23/12/09 by Macbeast]

Fozzie - 23/12/09 at 02:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Macbeast
How can something be more superior ?

[Edited on 23/12/09 by Macbeast]

Doh! ...there is always one being picky!

But...yes you are right ..... it's either superior or it isn't.....

Fozzie

JoelP - 23/12/09 at 02:45 PM

if two items were superior to a third, could you not choose which of the two was most superior?

antonio - 23/12/09 at 03:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dogwood

quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
"Que maquina mas vieja, no se comparan con las de aqui"

My guess is:
Que des machines plus anciennes, ne se compare pas ą ceux qui sont ici......

holly shi*!that was my joke

Angel Acevedo - 23/12/09 at 04:14 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dogwood

quote:
Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
"Que maquina mas vieja, no se comparan con las de aqui"

My guess is:
Que des machines plus anciennes, ne se compare pas ą ceux qui sont ici......

Le premier phrase est en singulair, et le deuxiemme est en plural...

Macbeast - 23/12/09 at 05:35 PM

Sorry Fozzie, and it's usually me
Just teasing.
Merry Christmas and thanks for all the help in the past year.