Spanish Word A Day
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A new Spanish word or phrase every day.
The following are the Spanish Word of the Day entries for the past week:
| November 20th, 2009 |
| (el) intercomunicador = intercom |
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Pronounced: een-tehr-coh-moo-nee-cah-dohr
Type: noun Example: El intercomunicador está estropeado otra vez - llama al técnico. Translation: The intercom is broken again - call the technician. |
| November 19th, 2009 |
| cubrir = cover |
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Pronounced: coo-bréer Example: coo-bree-óh
Type: verb Example: Ella cubrió al niño con una manta y salió de la habitación. Translation: She covered the child with a blanket and left the room. |
| November 18th, 2009 |
| jovial = cheerful |
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Pronounced: Hoh-vee-áhl
Type: adjective Example: Mi tío tiene un carácter jovial. Translation: My uncle has a cheerful personality. |
| November 17th, 2009 |
| (la) burbuja = bubble |
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Pronounced: boor-bóo-Hah
Type: noun Example: Salían burbujas desde el fondo del lago. Translation: Bubbles were coming up from the bottom of the lake. Start learning Spanish again: Watch a 4 minute flash demo of StartSpanish |
| November 16th, 2009 |
| burbujear = bubble / fizz |
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Pronounced: boor-boo-Heh-áhr
Type: verb Example: Cuando abrió la botella de champán empezó a burbujear. Translation: When she opened the bottle of champagne it began to fizz. |
| November 15th, 2009 |
| Piscis = Pisces |
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Pronounced: pée-sees
Type: noun Example: Su signo es Pisces. Translation: His sign is Pisces. |
| November 14th, 2009 |
| sin base = without the basics |
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Pronounced: seen báh-seh
Type: prepositional phrase Example: El empezó en el nivel medio sin ninguna base. Translation: He started at the middle level without any of the basics. |
