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brosedshield So, my school has lice. There've been lice for a while ("Brose, you have a lot of hair, be careful! There are insects in the hair!" My reaction: "What? Insects? Like hair ties in the shape of bugs? Or do you mean...Aaaaah! Gross!" ) But today I learned the actual Spanish word for it: piojos.
Eeek! Piojos!
And, useful in the same context, I was reminded of the verb picar. In the context of lice, this word is the useful combination of "itch" and "bite". Pica, pica, pica. *scratches at head*
I do not have lice. This is a completely psychosomatic* reaction. But gaaaaah! My head itches so much! (Until I forget and then the itching stops, thus, not lice).
In other word-news, I'm rather in love with the Britishism rentboy (learned it from fanfic, thank you fanfic!), even though I probably won't be using it in casual conversation any time soon. As far as synonyms for male prostitute go, it sounds kind of funny and quaint to me, but them might be fightin' words to other folks and I'd rather not use fightin' words accidentally, thanks. Anyway, I found it in the Spanish-English dictionary at my school today while looking for much more complex, incomprehensible and respectable words for a neuroscience article I'm attempting to translate (I'm pretty sure there's a good way to say inhibitory avoidance learning in Spanish, and equally sure I'm never going to figure it out on my own). Rentboy is not in the English side of my American edition Spanish-English dictionary, but is a translation option if you got to puto.
Thus! My Spanish vocabulary goes forward in (leaps and bounds?)...random squiggles, and sideways explorations, few of them useful (until I get into a shouting match and then, man, I have some interesting insults stored up. Because, you know, I'm a hideously combative person, so I've got to be prepared for things like this).
*Note: psychosomatic—(of a physical illness or other condition) caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress OR of or relating to the interaction of body and mind.
I'm not convinced this word actually means what I wanted to say any more. But I can't for the life of me think what other word I mean.... Maybe "sympathetic reaction" or something would be more accurate, but, dang, psychosomatic is just cool...
Eeek! Piojos!
And, useful in the same context, I was reminded of the verb picar. In the context of lice, this word is the useful combination of "itch" and "bite". Pica, pica, pica. *scratches at head*
I do not have lice. This is a completely psychosomatic* reaction. But gaaaaah! My head itches so much! (Until I forget and then the itching stops, thus, not lice).
In other word-news, I'm rather in love with the Britishism rentboy (learned it from fanfic, thank you fanfic!), even though I probably won't be using it in casual conversation any time soon. As far as synonyms for male prostitute go, it sounds kind of funny and quaint to me, but them might be fightin' words to other folks and I'd rather not use fightin' words accidentally, thanks. Anyway, I found it in the Spanish-English dictionary at my school today while looking for much more complex, incomprehensible and respectable words for a neuroscience article I'm attempting to translate (I'm pretty sure there's a good way to say inhibitory avoidance learning in Spanish, and equally sure I'm never going to figure it out on my own). Rentboy is not in the English side of my American edition Spanish-English dictionary, but is a translation option if you got to puto.
Thus! My Spanish vocabulary goes forward in (leaps and bounds?)...random squiggles, and sideways explorations, few of them useful (until I get into a shouting match and then, man, I have some interesting insults stored up. Because, you know, I'm a hideously combative person, so I've got to be prepared for things like this).
*Note: psychosomatic—(of a physical illness or other condition) caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress OR of or relating to the interaction of body and mind.
I'm not convinced this word actually means what I wanted to say any more. But I can't for the life of me think what other word I mean.... Maybe "sympathetic reaction" or something would be more accurate, but, dang, psychosomatic is just cool...
