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I would like to point out a minor detail: "re-" as an intensifier is characteristic of the dialects of Argentina, Chile, and Mexico: https://www.fundeu.es/recom
by pezezin 6y ago
I would like to point out a minor detail: "re-" as an intensifier is characteristic of the dialects of Argentina, Chile, and Mexico: https://www.fundeu.es/recomendacion/recontra-re-rete-requete-requetecontra-prefijo/ https://www.fundeu.es/recomendacion/recontra-re-rete-requete... (article in Spanish)
In most other dialects it just means "to do again", same as English. Your confusion is understandable, because even for me as a native Spanish speaker, using it as an intensifier sounds funny.
- mattkrause 6y agoAnd even there, a bit contextual. Comida recalentada is probably microwaved left-overs, not burnt scraps.