Misused words/ bad translations

OK, how bout a thread on these?

Yesterday, I had lunch in a new mariscos place, Mar Azul, here in Somerton. Not bad for a desert town. The menu was Spanish on one side, English on the other. Among the cocteles were the usual camaron, almeja, pulpo, and caracol - which on the English side was "snail" I could have just left it alone, but I explained that snail was indeed "caracol", but "caracol de jardin" and gringos refer to "caracol de mar" as conch. I was pretty sure they weren't serving French style Escargot. But, I have eaten those as a botana in a cantina in the D.F. coincidentally called "El Puerto de Veracruz".

A common misuse here on the border is "aplicar" and "aplicaci?n". Again, the translation could be correct, except that the context is wrong. These are commonly used as in to apply for a job or a service or to fill out an application. In Spanish, to apply is "aplicar" ok, but only in the sense of applying a coat of paint- un aplicaci?n de pintura- or "aplicar la ley". Applying for a job is "solicitar un empleo" and what you fill out is "un solicitud".

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Originally posted by grover Se sent?a embarazado.