Argentina under lockdown makes time to recall the start of the Malvinas conflict, 38 years ago

Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 08:54 UTC

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“On April 2nd we claim sovereignty over our Malvinas Islands” was the message twitted by Argentine president Alberto Fernandez on the Malvinas War Veteran and Fallen Day, outstanding date in the official calendar of the country which recalls that 38 years ago, Argentine forces invaded the Falklands, triggering a conflict that would end 74 days later. Read full article

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Swede
Why do they really celebrate that day? A country should of course remember and mourn their fallen soldiers, but not on the day they STARTED a war. And a war they LOST. Germans do not celebrate 1st of September as the “Day of the Heroes of the Polish Campaign” and the Japanese do not celebrate 7th of December as “Pearl Harbour Day”..
Apr 03rd, 2020 - 04:12 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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Marti Llazo
If there were any sort of reasoning in Argentina -- and I submit that there is very little -- then 02 April would be Día del Fracaso -- Failure Day.
Apr 03rd, 2020 - 04:15 pm - Link - Report abuse +3
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Guillote
I've never seen such clever comments on a news story
Apr 04th, 2020 - 01:47 am - Link - Report abuse -3
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bushpilot
A question:
What does the spanish word, “mañoso” mean in english.
Apr 04th, 2020 - 01:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Marti Llazo
bushpilot

Re the word “mañoso” we are guessing you can get the definitions from online dictionaries and relate some of the meanings to characteristic Argentine behaviour. Among the meanings in this part of Argentina it might be “stubborn and fussy” in a childish manner. Basically a little troublemaker, typically though not always a child. But beware that there are regional differences and it can mean different things to different people, and it has a distinctly different meaning in Spain.
Apr 04th, 2020 - 03:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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bushpilot
I ought to have known there were regional differences in the meaning.

Where I lived, they would warn me about a person who steals by holding a hand out, palm down, and flexing their fingers. At the same time saying the word ““mañoso”.

There, it seemed, “mañoso”, meant ”light-fingered, grabby, on the look out for things to take or steal”.
Apr 04th, 2020 - 03:44 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Guillote
the problem is that they do not understand what the news is about ... then people who do not give it their opinion say ,,,, sad
Apr 04th, 2020 - 04:13 am - Link - Report abuse -4
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Marti Llazo
bushpilot -- in some places (including parts of Central America) what you described is how it is -- basically a petty thief-- and in other regions the word takes on other connotations. I think in Perú it means something of a sexual pervert and Guatemala a bloke with way too many lady friends, if I remember correctly. But in Spain (at least when I lived there) it was usually positive and complimentary since the meaning had remained close to its Latin origin, something like “manual ability.” But in Letrine American it has evolved to many meanings beyond that.
Spanish isn't the same everywhere you go. Even worse than UK/US differences. Translation can be a real bitch if you don't know the regional meanings.

slds
Apr 04th, 2020 - 12:43 pm - Link - Report abuse +4
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Pugol-H
Yep.

Like “taking” a bus in S. America (most of it) and “catching” a bus in Spain.

Never try and “catch” a bus in S. America.
Apr 04th, 2020 - 03:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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R. Ben Madison
They could celebrate it as “Culmination of All the Idiocy of the Dirty War Day.”
Apr 07th, 2020 - 01:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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