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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 – garabato

February 18, 2010

garabato – scrawl, scribble, illegible signature
gah-rah-BAH-toe; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
El hombre firma con un garabato.
The man signs with a scrawl.
 
The Spanish language is filled with visual images.  A garabato is also a meat hook or butcher’s hook, which is obviously curved.  The image is of an illegible signature comprised of swirls, curves, or hooks.  Garabato signatures are [...]

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Expresión del Día – a instancias de

February 14, 2010

a instancias de – at the request of,  at (someone)’s request
ah eens-TAHN-seeahs day
Ejemplo:
A instancias de su abuela, fueron a su casa el Día de Acción de Gracias.
At their grandmother’s request, they went to her house on Thanksgiving Day.
 
 
Your accumulated knowledge of Spanish words and phrases will take you far. Learning Spanish expressions enhances your [...]

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Presente del Subjuntivo – Ejercicio 5

February 12, 2010

Hola amigos!  Seguimos adelante con nuestro estudio del presente del subjuntivo en español.  Aquí les doy el Ejercicio 5, que tiene un formato levemente diferente que el de los otros ejercicios que han visto hasta ahora.  Espero que lo disfruten.
We continue with our study of the present subjunctive in Spanish.  Here is Exercise 5, which [...]

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Palabra del Día – acceder

February 5, 2010

acceder – to accede, to consent
ahk-say-DAYR; verbo
Ejemplo:
Ella accedió a la visita de su suegra.
She consented to her mother-in-law’s visit.
 
 
If you add a new Spanish word or phrase to your Spanish vocabulary each day, you will begin to notice those words in your reading and study. Spanish words that you have memorized will begin to [...]

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Expresión del Día – estar en la gloria

February 4, 2010

estar en la gloria – to be in seventh heaven
ays-TAHR ayn lah GLOE-reeah
Ejemplo:
Ellos estaban en la gloria después de su viaje a Paris.
They were in seventh heaven after their trip to Paris.
 
 
Learning Spanish idiomatic expressions will help you understand both the Spanish language and the Spanish-speaking cultures that are reflected in it. A few [...]

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Palabra del Día – decadencia

February 4, 2010

decadencia – decadence, decay, decline
day-kah-DAYN-seeah; sustantivo masculino
Ejemplo:
Nuestra sociedad está en decadencia.
Our society is in decline.
 
 
Forming a broad Spanish vocabulary will allow you to concentrate on Spanish sentence structure and Spanish-language usage. If the text you are reading or the conversation in which you are engaged contains too many unfamiliar Spanish words and phrases, you [...]

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Espresión del Día – tener derecho a

February 2, 2010

tener derecho a – to have a right to
tay-NAYR day-RAY-choe ah
Ejemplo:
Tú no tienes derecho a votar si no te has registrado.
You don’t have a right to vote if you haven’t registered.
 
 
Your consistent study of Spanish vocabulary will advance your Spanish-language skills. Fifteen minutes a day of focused attention to Spanish words and phrases will move [...]

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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 – modelo

January 28, 2010

1.  modelo – model
moe-DAY-loe; adjetivo invariable

Ejemplo:
Es una empresa modelo.
It’s a model company.
2.  modelo – pattern
moe-DAY-loe; sustantivo masculino

Ejemplo:
El chico toma por modelo el ejemplo de su abuelo.
The boy takes his grandfather’s example as a model.
3.  modelo – fashion model
moe-DAY-loe; sustantivo femenino

Ejemplo:
Ella quiere ser una modelo.
She wants to be a fashion model.

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