Note 195 — EL CAPITÁN VENENO[4]
Reading edition
el pícaro de D. Jorge, that rogue Don Jorge: so English, that dog of a landlord; but Spanish uses a substantivized adjective so, e.g. la necia de mi tía, my silly aunt. Common.
Reading edition
el pícaro de D. Jorge, that rogue Don Jorge: so English, that dog of a landlord; but Spanish uses a substantivized adjective so, e.g. la necia de mi tía, my silly aunt. Common.