Anyone Notice This Before?

    
Anyone Notice This Before?    17:50 on Thursday, November 20, 2003          
(Jessie)
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Okay, in Spanish the word for trumpet and trumpeter is trompeta.
Trompeta also means "useless individual" and "drunkard."

I actually find this quite amusing.


Re: Anyone Notice This Before?    18:01 on Thursday, November 20, 2003          
(sam)
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Nice observation, I think I see the connection. Brass player specially trumpets have tendancy to get drunk a lot so much that the only time there sober is when there actually performing. (even this hasnt stopped some people i know) I think its a bit sad that so many brass players are like this because it probably destroys so many good players.


Re: Anyone Notice This Before?    06:34 on Tuesday, November 25, 2003          
(Carlos)
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Sorry,
in no way "trompeta" does mean any of the two
definitions you gave, nor any reference to.
You only could say "esta` trompa" (nothing to do with any musical instrument) to a drunkard.
Regards.


Re: Anyone Notice This Before?    22:48 on Tuesday, November 25, 2003          
(Jessie)
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I have two different dictionaries to back myself up.


   




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