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crystalclr20 · 03-10-2009, 05:29 PM

Hey,

Wanted to know if querida means 'dear' or does it really mean mistress in slang??

vicente · 03-10-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by crystalclr20

Hey,

Wanted to know if querida means 'dear' or does it really mean mistress in slang??

It means "beloved" as in mi querida amiga...my beloved friend...and in my experience is used as an affectionate term such as sweetheart, sugar, baby or honey, maybe dear, etc....but "amor" is more commonly used for dear. I suppose some people might use it to describe their mistress but I haven't heard it used like that.

exxc�ntrica · 03-11-2009, 02:12 AM

HI crystal, it means both, depending on the context.

mem286 · 03-11-2009, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by vicente

It means "beloved" as in mi querida amiga...my beloved friend...and in my experience is used as an affectionate term such as sweetheart, sugar, baby or honey, maybe dear, etc.....

Right Vicente! That's exactly the way it's used in Argentina, as "beloved". It's not common as mistress, maybe it used to be in the past in the 1900 but not anymore.

Hope it helps!

SandraT · 03-12-2009, 08:05 AM

Hello all!
Here the word has the two meanings but the mistress meaning is not too widely used anymore.
It is a meaning that my Grandma and even my Mom would use to refer to a man's lover but the younger generation would not.
HOpe it helps!

Hebe · 03-12-2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by SandraT

Hello all!
Here the word has the two meanings but the mistress meaning is not too widely used anymore.
It is a meaning that my Grandma and even my Mom would use to refer to a man's lover but the younger generation would not.
HOpe it helps!

The same goes for Veenzuela, Sandrita my friend !!! It has both meanings and it depends on the context. However, as you pointed out, young people do not use "querida" too often for referring to mistress. . They now use "amante" instead

mem286 · 03-12-2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Hebe

The same goes for Veenzuela, Sandrita my friend !!! It has both meanings and it depends on the context. However, as you pointed out, young people do not use "querida" too often for referring to mistress. . They now use "amante" instead

That's exactly what I ment!

Now people say:
Tiene una amante o tiene un amante
Tiene un tipo o tiene una mina

Any other suggestions??

Best regards,

Hebe · 03-12-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by mem286

That's exactly what I ment!

Now people say:
Tiene una amante o tiene un amante
Tiene un tipo o tiene una min,

Ja, ja ja, that’s is exactly how they say it nowadays. You are absolutely right mem. Indeed, our dear Latin countries are joined by a cultural legacy that is thicker than blood

exxc�ntrica · 03-12-2009, 01:00 PM

Lo de tipo y mina no se entendería aquí.

Aquí decimos amante, querida, lío......

mem286 · 03-12-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by exxcéntrica

Lo de tipo y mina no se entendería aquí.

Aquí decimos amante, querida, lío......

Hola Exx!

Eso me recuerda la indignación que me causó leer "Crepúsculo" de Staphanie Meyer traducido por un traductor español... demasiadas palabras y frases inentendibles para nosotros! ¿Cómo una editorial como Alfaguara no contrata un traductor latinoamericano??

Best regards!

03-10-2009, 05:29 PM	#1
crystalclr20 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 14	querida?? Hey, Wanted to know if querida means 'dear' or does it really mean mistress in slang??

03-11-2009, 02:12 AM	#3
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 1,146 Rep Power: 1147	Re: querida?? HI crystal, it means both, depending on the context. __________________ �Los hombres son superiores a las mujeres porque Al� les otorg� la primacia sobre ellas. Portanto, di� a los varones el doble de lo que di� a las mujeres. Los maridos que sufrieran desobediencia de sus mujeres pueden castigarlas: abandonarlas en sus lechos, e incluso golpearlas. No se leg� al hombre mayor calamidad que la mujer." *El Cor�n (libro sagrado de los musulmanes, recitado por Al� a Maom� en el siglo VI)*

03-12-2009, 08:05 AM	#5
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 1,200 Rep Power: 1685	Re: querida?? Hello all! Here the word has the two meanings but the mistress meaning is not too widely used anymore. It is a meaning that my Grandma and even my Mom would use to refer to a man's lover but the younger generation would not. HOpe it helps! __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

03-12-2009, 01:00 PM	#9
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 1,146 Rep Power: 1147	Re: querida?? Lo de tipo y mina no se entendería aquí. Aquí decimos amante, querida, lío...... __________________ �Los hombres son superiores a las mujeres porque Al� les otorg� la primacia sobre ellas. Portanto, di� a los varones el doble de lo que di� a las mujeres. Los maridos que sufrieran desobediencia de sus mujeres pueden castigarlas: abandonarlas en sus lechos, e incluso golpearlas. No se leg� al hombre mayor calamidad que la mujer." *El Cor�n (libro sagrado de los musulmanes, recitado por Al� a Maom� en el siglo VI)*

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