Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
dizque
English translation:
apparently | I guess | they say | people say
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...dizque...
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CONTEXT: En Colombia tenemos una vieja frase... "Quizque mi mama quizque le manda quizque a decir quisque me fíe quizque un pedado quizque de arroz...", etc. En fin, DIZQUE. Por ejemplo, esta frase en buen inglés normal o de calle: a ti DIZQUE no te gustan las manzanas...
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| 4 +1 | apparently |
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| 5 | they say |
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apparently
In your context: apparently you don't like apples
This could also be apprpriate: I guess you don't like apples
Oxford bilingüe
dizque, diz que adv (AmL)
a (según parece) apparently; quedaron dizque muy contentos apparently they were very pleased; dizque van a cerrar la fábrica they say o people say o apparently they’re planning to close the
factory
b (expresando escepticismo): esta dizque democracia this so-called democracy; estaban allí, dizque trabajando they were there, supposedly working; no llamaron dizque para no molestar they didn’t phone because they didn’t want to disturb us, or so they said
This could also be apprpriate: I guess you don't like apples
Oxford bilingüe
dizque, diz que adv (AmL)
a (según parece) apparently; quedaron dizque muy contentos apparently they were very pleased; dizque van a cerrar la fábrica they say o people say o apparently they’re planning to close the
factory
b (expresando escepticismo): esta dizque democracia this so-called democracy; estaban allí, dizque trabajando they were there, supposedly working; no llamaron dizque para no molestar they didn’t phone because they didn’t want to disturb us, or so they said
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they say
and "they say" you don't like apples -- much more "slang" than apparently.
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Note added at 54 mins (2004-09-05 16:50:42 GMT) Post-grading
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\"dizque\" also means \"so-called\"
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Note added at 54 mins (2004-09-05 16:50:42 GMT) Post-grading
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\"dizque\" also means \"so-called\"
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