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    Default Que significa "Osea..."

    Que es la traduccion en Ingles? Estaba hablando con una mexicana y me decia eso al empiezo de las oracciones...y no sabia que significaba

    ayudenme pues!

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    The phrase is "O sea". It's a pet phrase and it means "I mean...".

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    thanks man, and what's a pet phrase??

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    Pet phrase is a phrase somebody repeats almost always in all the sentences. I think it isn't the exact translation but is the closest idea to "muletilla" in Spanish, like "Ehhh..." or "Esteeee...", or in the last years "...güe!"

    For example:
    Oye güe, ¿ya viste la película güe? ¡Está muy buena güe!

    "Güe" is completely innecesary, it doesn't have a meaning in the phrase, and I can say the same about "osea".

    I hope it helps.

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    I often translate the word "osea" as "In other words"

    Hope it helps


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    I usually use "o sea" as a synonim of "es decir". I´ve been told that the last is a "higher level" expression as the first.

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    "I mean..." is a good translation...

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    O sea (two separate words) can also be translated as "that is to say".
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    I mean está bien si se usa en un contexto informal. prefiero la opción de Hebe y Sandra para textos formales

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    Quote Originally Posted by HUMBERTO-SC
    I mean está bien si se usa en un contexto informal. prefiero la opción de Hebe y Sandra para textos formales
    o sea Humberto,tienes mucha razón..

    Mario

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