Comentarios referente al reparto sobre el problema de narcotráfico en México

March 7, 2010

Comments on Mexican drug problem
I promised to publish the comments that were made about the article on the Mexican drug problem that was published on February 15, 2010.  Here they are beginning with the most recent one:
Silvia March 7, 2010 at 12:53 am
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Expresión del Día – darse maña para

March 7, 2010

darse maña para – to contrive; to manage
DAHR-say MAH-nhah
Ejemplo:
La muchacha se dio maña para recibir una invitación al baile.
The girl contrived (with skill) to receive an invitation to the dance.
El vendedor se da maña para vender su mercancía.
The salesman manages (with skill) to sell his merchandice.
Vea también:  destreza
Implicit in the Spanish expression darse maña para [...]

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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
Note the similarities between the English words mascara and masquerade and the Spanish words máscara (mask) and mascarada (masquerade).  It would appear that in Spanish rímel (mascara) is only part of the user’s máscara [...]

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Expresión del Día – vestido de noche

March 6, 2010

vestido de noche – evening dress
vays-TEE-doe day NOE-chay
Ejemplo:
Ella compró un nuevo vestido de noche para el baile.
She bought a new evening dress for the dance.
Vea también:  llevar puesto
 
Spanish words and phrases are related in lots of ways.  They may have common roots, or they may follow threads of ideas.  In either event, learning related groupings [...]

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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
 
Follow the links to related Spanish words and expressions.  1stSpanish.com is designed to help you make meaningful connections among related Spanish words and phrases.

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Pasado del Subjuntivo – Ejercicio 2

March 5, 2010

Spanish Past Subjunctive
This is the second exercise on the Spanish past subjunctive.  It parallels Exercise 2 of the Spanish present subjunctive, so that you can continue applying the equation set out in Pasado del Subjuntivo – Lección 1.  By now you should know many of the Spanish keywords and understand the structure, so it’s a [...]

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Expresión del Día – llevar puesto

March 5, 2010

llevar puesto – to wear, to have on
yay-VAHR PWAYS-toe
Ejemplo:
Ella lleva puesto un vestido rojo.
She is wearing a red dress.
Él siempre lleva puesto una cadena de oro.
He always wears a gold chain.
Vea también:  vestido de noche
 
You can expand your Spanish vocabulary by following the links to related Spanish words and phrases on 1stSpanish.com.

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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
 
Try to learn Spanish words that have common roots.  If you look for relationships [...]

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Expresión del Día – desde el principio

March 4, 2010

desde el principio – from the beginning, from the outset, all along
DAYS-day ayl preen-SEE-peeo
Ejemplos:
El hombre le cayó mal desde el principio.
He disliked the man from the beginning.
Desde el prinicipio, ella quería comer el chocolate y no venderlo.
From the outset, she wanted to eat the chocolate and not sell it.
Ella vio los defectos de la mujer [...]

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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.
 
Spending time each day reviewing Spanish vocabulary words will improve your command of the Spanish language.  Use the Spanish words and phrases from [...]

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