Palabra del Día – colegiatura

March 16, 2010

colegiatura – tuition, school fees
coe-lay-heeah-TOO-rah; sustantivo femenino
Ejemplo:
Hay que pagar la colegiatura antes del primer día de clases.
One must pay the tuition before the first day of classes.
matrícula – tuition, school fees
Cada año la matrícula aumenta.
Each year the tuition increases.
Vea también:  matricularse
Although Spanish employs both colegiatura and matrícula to express the concept of tuition or school [...]

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Monday, March 15 – Holiday in celebration of Benito Juárez’s Birthday

March 15, 2010

Benito Juárez’s Birthday – a Mexican holiday
Today is a holiday in Mexico to commemorate the birthday of Benito Juárez.  Juárez was of humble origin and rose to become President of Mexico around the time of the American Civil War.  His true birthday is March 21, but for practical and political reasons, the Mexican government has [...]

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Expresión del Día – meterse algo en la cabeza

March 15, 2010

meterse algo en la cabeza – to put something in one’s head, to obsess
may-TAYR-say ahl-goe ayn lah kah-bay-sah
Ejemplo:
Cuando él se mete algo en la cabeza, siempre lo hace.
When he puts something in his head, he always does it.
Vea tambien:  estar muy metido en
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Palabra del Día – matricularse

March 15, 2010

matricularse – to enrol, to matriculate, to register
mah-tree-koo-LAHR-say; verbo
Ejemplo:
She will enrol at the university tomorrow.
Ella se matriculará en la universidad mañana.
El último paso para un nuevo médico es matricularse como tal.
The final step for a new physician is to register as such.
Vea también:  colegiatura
In both examples above, the Spanish reflexive concept is understood in the [...]

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Expresión del Día – meterse con

March 14, 2010

meterse con – to provoke, to pick a quarrel with
may-TAYR-say kone
Ejemplo:
Sería mejor no meterse con el juez.
It would be better not to provoke the judge.
Meterse con un mafioso es cosa seria.
To pick a quarrel with a mafia member is a serious matter.
Vea también: hacer las paces
Sometimes it’s useful to look at Spanish expressions with meanings [...]

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Palabra del Día – respeto

March 14, 2010

respeto – respect (esteem), consideration
rayss-PAY-toe; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
Sus hijos le tienen mucho respeto.
His children have a lot of respect for him.
infundir respeto – to inspire respect
La señora infunde respeto en toda la comunidad.
The woman inspires respect in the entire community.
respeto a la ley – respect for the law
Es un líder excepcional porque tiene respeto a la [...]

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Expresión del Día – estar muy metido en

March 13, 2010

estar muy metido (da) en – to be deeply involved in
ays-TAHR mooy may-TEE-doe ayn
Ejemplo:
Ella está muy metida en sus estudios.
She is deeply involved in her studies.
Él está muy metido en su relación con su esposa.
He is deeply involved in his relationship with his wife.
Vea: meterse en lo que no le importa;  meterse algo en la [...]

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Palabra del Día – respecto

March 13, 2010

respecto – about, in this respect, on the matter
rayss-PAYK-toe; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
Yo les ofrecí información al respecto.
I offered them information on the matter.
respecto a mí – as far as I am concerned
Respecto a mí, no me importa qué digan.
As far as I am concerned, I don’t care what they say.
con respecto a – with regard to
Con [...]

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Pasado del Subjuntivo – Ejercicio 3

March 12, 2010

Spanish Past Subjunctive
This is the third exercise on the Spanish past subjunctive.  It parallels Exercise 3 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 – acordar una tregua

March 12, 2010

acordar una tregua – to declare a truce, to agree to a truce
ay-kore-DAHR OO-nah TRAY-gwah
Ejemplo:
Las dos pandillas acordaron una tregua.
The two gangs declared a truce.
The two gangs agreed to a truce.
Abandonaron la huelga tras acordar una tregua de 30 días.
They abandoned the strike after declaring a 30-day truce.
Vea también:  tregua
 
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