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English translation: viejitas = hags


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Spanish term or phrase:galas vijitas
English translation:viejitas = hags
Entered by: Stanley Garland
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16:55 Nov 2, 2004
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Social Sciences - Anthropology / research study
Spanish term or phrase: galas vijitas
not sure about the spelling. it is from a taped conversational transcript. anthropological research

thanks
Stanley Garland
viejitas = hags
Explanation:
Not sure about the "galas" part, but "vijitas" may be "viEjitas", diminutive for "viejas".

In Mexican Spanish, "vieja" is a derogatory term for any woman, specially one's wife.

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Note added at 59 mins (2004-11-02 17:54:45 GMT)
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Literally, \"vieja\" means \"old woman\", but it\'s used for women of any age.

vieja. f. 1. Esposa. || 2. Mujer en general (aun joven).
viejo, vieja. m. y f. Esposo. || viejo rabo verde, o viejo verde. (De verde \'que conserva inclinaciones galantes impropias de su edad\', de verde [de una planta] \'que conserva alguna savia\'.) m. Anciano enamoradizo, propenso a enamorarse. | mientras más viejo, más pendejo [y su parodia festiva y eufemística: mientras más viejo, más pelón de la frente]. loc. Los viejos se vuelven más lentos mentalmente. || no todo lo viejo es malo, ni todo lo nuevo es bueno. ref. Hay que hacer una apreciación sin prejuicios.
http://www.academia.org.mx/dbm/DICAZ/v.htm

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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2004-11-02 17:58:38 GMT)
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Even \"those old hags\". Not necessarily implies they ARE old, he\'s just calling them names.
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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 13:02
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exactly, I clarified withthe student and you were corect.
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viejitas = hags


Explanation:
Not sure about the "galas" part, but "vijitas" may be "viEjitas", diminutive for "viejas".

In Mexican Spanish, "vieja" is a derogatory term for any woman, specially one's wife.

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Note added at 59 mins (2004-11-02 17:54:45 GMT)
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Literally, \"vieja\" means \"old woman\", but it\'s used for women of any age.

vieja. f. 1. Esposa. || 2. Mujer en general (aun joven).
viejo, vieja. m. y f. Esposo. || viejo rabo verde, o viejo verde. (De verde \'que conserva inclinaciones galantes impropias de su edad\', de verde [de una planta] \'que conserva alguna savia\'.) m. Anciano enamoradizo, propenso a enamorarse. | mientras más viejo, más pendejo [y su parodia festiva y eufemística: mientras más viejo, más pelón de la frente]. loc. Los viejos se vuelven más lentos mentalmente. || no todo lo viejo es malo, ni todo lo nuevo es bueno. ref. Hay que hacer una apreciación sin prejuicios.
http://www.academia.org.mx/dbm/DICAZ/v.htm

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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2004-11-02 17:58:38 GMT)
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Even \"those old hags\". Not necessarily implies they ARE old, he\'s just calling them names.

María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
exactly, I clarified withthe student and you were corect.
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