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Expresión del Día – a primera vista

February 26, 2010

a primera vista – at first sight
ah pree-MAY-rah VEESS-tah
Ejemplo:
Él se enamoró de ella a primera vista.
He fell in love with her at first sight.
A primera vista se le hizo hermosa.
At first sight she seemed beautiful to him.
 
 
Memorizing an entire sentence that contains the new Spanish expression that you want to learn will help you incorporate [...]

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Palabra del Día – dicha

February 2, 2010

dicha – good luck, happiness
DEE-chah; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
Conocer a Fermina fue la mejor dicha que yo, Florentino, podría tener.
Meeting Fermina was the best luck that I, Florentino, could have.
Ver también: dichoso/dichosa
 
 
Studying Spanish vocabulary words for a few minutes a day will help you advance your Spanish-language abilities painlessly. Making Spanish vocabulary lists, making flash cards, or [...]

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Palabra del Día – mejora

February 1, 2010

mejora – improvement
may-HORE-ah; sustantivo femenino
Ejemplo:
Lo que queremos es una mejora permanente del sistema.
What we want is a permanent improvement of the system.
 
 
Developing a command of the Spanish language requires extensive Spanish vocabulary building. You do this by focusing on one new Spanish vocabulary word at a time. You’ll remember new Spanish vocabulary words [...]

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Palabra del Día – desuso

January 30, 2010

desuso – disuse
dayss-OOSS-oh; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
El jardín ha caído en desuso y no es atractivo.
The garden has fallen into disuse and is not attractive.
Remember that the z sound does not exist in Spanish. The two s’s in “desuso” are pronounced with an s sound. The first s is like the s sound in “lace,” [...]

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Expresión del Día – por angas o mangas

January 24, 2010

por angas o mangas – one way or another
pore AN-gahs oh MAHN-gahs
Ejemplo:
Lo voy a lograr por angas o mangas.
I am going to acheive it one way or another.

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Palabra del Día – cisne

January 16, 2010

cisne – swan
SEES-nay; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
Los cisnes hicieron un nido en la orilla del lago.
The swans made a nest on the lakeshore.

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Palabra del Día – laboral

January 9, 2010

laboral – having to do with labor
lah-bore-RAHL; adjetivo
Ejemplo:
Es un asunto laboral.
It’s a labor matter.

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Expresión del Día – pensar en las musarañas

January 1, 2010

pensar en las musarañas – to be daydreaming, to be in the clouds
payn-SAHR ayn lahs moo-sah-RAH-nhahs
Ejemplo:
En vez de trabajar, él pasó la tarde pensando en las musarañas.
Instead of working, he spent the afternoon daydreaming.

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Expresión del Día – en un futuro próximo

December 26, 2009

en un futuro próximo – in the near future
ayn oon foo-TOO-roe PROEK-see-moe
Ejemplo:
Yo pienso viajar para México en un futuro próximo.
I intend to travel to Mexico in the near future.

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Expresión del Día – amor a primera vista

December 17, 2009

amor a primera vista – love at first sight
ah-MORE ah pree-MAY-rah vees-tah
Ejemplo:
Cuando se conocieron fue amor a primera vista.
When they met it was love at first sight.

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