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Palabra del Día

Palabra del Día – exhalar

March 10, 2010

exhalar – to exhale
ayk-sah-LAHR; verbo
Ejemplo:
El niño no quiso exhalar para el médico.
The child refused to exhale for the doctor.
Vea también:  exhalar el último suspiro
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Palabra del Día – fanfarrón, ona

March 9, 2010

fanfarrón, ona – braggart, boaster, showoff, sword rattler
fahn-fah-RRONE; fahn-fah-RROE-nah; sustantivo
Ejemplo:
Él es no más que un fanfarrón.
He is nothing but a braggart.
 
The Spanish word fanfarrón can be translated into English in various ways.  Many Spanish words are not tied to a single meaning in English.  Likewise, many English words are hard to tie down in Spanish. [...]

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Palabra del Día – oriundo, da

March 8, 2010

oriundo, da – native, indigenous
oe-ree-OON-doe; adjetivo
Ejemplos:
El árbol del cacao es oriundo de la América tropical.
The cocoa tree is indigenous to tropical America.
Ella es oriunda de Italia.
She is native of Italy.
Some other Spanish words with similar meanings:

originario, ria
Su patrón es originario de Alemania.
His boss is native of Germany.
nativo, va
El canario es nativo de las Islas Canarias.
The [...]

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Palabra del Día – rímel

March 7, 2010

rímel – mascara
REE-mayl; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
Ella lloró, haciendo correr su rímel.
She cried, making her mascara run.
Vea también: darse una manita de gato
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Palabra del Día – desenfreno

March 6, 2010

desenfreno – wantonness, licentiousness, unruliness, unbridled passions
day-sayn-FRAY-noe; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
El desenfreno de su esposa le sorprendió.
The wantonness of his wife surprised him.
Vea también:  frenar
 
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Palabra del Día – frenar

March 5, 2010

frenar – to brake, to check, to hold back, to restrain
fray-NAHR; verbo
Ejemplo:
Ella siempre frena a tiempo para evitar accidentes.
She always brakes on time to avoid accidents.
Su supervisor frenó su asenso en la compañía.
His supervisor checked his advancement in the company.
Vea también: desenfreno
 
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Palabra del Día – cecear

March 4, 2010

cecear – to lisp
say-say-AHR; verbo
Ejemplo:
Ella aprendió a cecear de su abuelito como un juego.
She learned to lisp from her grandfather as a game.
Él ha ceceado toda la vida.
He has lisped all his life.
 
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Palabra del Día – papelote

March 3, 2010

papelote – scrap of paper, usually worthless (also: papelucho)
pah-pay-LOE-tay; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
La gaveta principal de su escritorio estaba lleno de papelotes.
The main drawer of his desk was full of scraps of paper.
Vea también: papelería;  empapelar;  papeleo:  pisapapeles
 
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Palabra del Día – papelería

March 2, 2010

papelería – stationer (stationery store)
pah-pay-lay-REE-ah; sustantivo femenino
Ejemplo:
Su mamá era dueña de la papelería enfrente de la escuela.
Her mother was the owner of the stationery store in front of the school.
Vea también:  empapelar;  papeleo;  pisapapeles;  papelote
 
 
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Palabra del Día – empapelar

March 1, 2010

empapelar – to wallpaper, to paper
aym-pah-pay-LAHR; verbo
Ejemplo:
Su mamá tomó una semana para empapelar una sola pared.
Her mother took a week to wallpaper a single wall.
Vea también: pisapapeles;  papeleo;  papelería
 
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