Showing posts with label Juan Carlos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Juan Carlos. Show all posts

Friday, September 11, 2009

¿POR QUÉ NO... BROMEAN?


"Se ha dejado barba, como Fidel", saludó el presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, al rey Juan Carlos, en el Palacio de la Zarzuela, en Madrid. Lejos parece haber quedado el episodio de noviembre de 2007 cuando el monarca exigió al mandatario venezolano guardar silencio | Ver nota

Thursday, April 23, 2009

"¿Por qué no te callas?"

This item goes back to 10 November 2007. King Juan Carlos of Spain tells Hugo Chávez to shut up. Chávez had been haranguing about former Spanish President José María Aznar, calling him a fascist. Having had enough, the King blurted to Chávez "why don't you shut up?" What caused an additional stir is that the King used the familiar te, rather than the more formal se.

They would make up later, in July of 2008.

Friday, July 25, 2008

Juan Carlos and Hugo make up

Presidente Chavez visited Rey Juan Carlos in Mallorca.


"¿Por qué no vamos a la playa?"

En tono cordial, Hugo Chávez ha comparado el calor de la isla con el Caribe y le ha espetado al rey: "¿Por qué no vamos a la playa?".