Gloria and Donkey, you both are right, I don't know why you're discussing...
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Originally Posted by Gloria
It is disrespectful to tell someone to 'shut up' in that way, the king did not even use the formal 'se' ( por qué no se calla) and used the informal "te" ( por qué no te callas). You don't expect to hear that from a third level state diplomat much less from a King  . |
Gloria, you have to understand that the king of Spain (Juan Carlos) and Chavez aren't strangers to each other. Anyway, the king's use of "te" instead of "usted" is not really relevant, from my point of view.
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Originally Posted by Speakeasy
I hate to be a party pooper, but discussion on these boards is supposed to be in English, so that everyone can participate. You guys are more than welcome to continue this in PMs, or create a thread in the "Off Topic" section.  |
Translation to Spanish:
"¿Por qué no os calláis?" (or "
Callaros la boca"
).