Of course, nowadays when Spanish media use the word "cristiano" they are mostly
referring to that Portuguese guy playing for Real Madrid ;-)
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On Jan 12, 2010, at 10:41 AM, Carlos J. Santisteban wrote:
> From: Fernando Gonzalez Gentile <fgonzalezgentile@xxxxxxxxx>
>> You can say 'Un cristiano [any adjective - verb, here] ... '
>> [cristiano = catholic ! ], and mean a human being like anyone else
>
> At least in Spain, there's another use for the word 'cristiano', with the
> sense of... the Spanish language! Like "dilo en cristiano" ("say it in
> Spanish", literally "say it in christian")
>
> OTOH, the adjective 'católico' (catholic) has another obscure meaning: to be
> in good shape or state. For instance "no estoy muy católico" (literally "I'm
> not too much Catholic") really means "I don't feel very good" (ill).
>
> Cheers,
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> Carlos J. Santisteban Salinas
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