A new Spanish word or phrase every day. http://www.braser.com/spanword.php Computers/Software/Educational/Languages Copyright 2007 - 2010 GB Blanchard http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:55:07 +0200 gbb@braser.com (GB Blanchard) Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:54:47 +0200 href="http://www.braser.com/labels.rdf" type="application/rdf+xml" title="ICRA labels" 1440 gbb@braser.com (GB Blanchard) FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.braser.com/_favicon24.png http://www.braser.com/spanword.php A New Spanish Word Every Day 24 24 Pronounced: eh-bée-Yah

Type: noun

Example: Algunos zapatos tienen hebillas pero sólo son de adorno.

Translation: Some shoes have buckles but they are just decorative.

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]]> http://www.braser.com B42D160B-30AA-4A3F-A626-4BE535EA2063 Thu, 2 Sep 2010 09:54:47 +0200 Pronounced: peh-ah-tóhn eem-proo-déhn-teh

Type: noun expression

Example: Aquí no se multa a los peatones imprudentes.

Translation: Jaywalkers are not fined here.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 38E5F25B-FFDE-43ED-82A1-C558768F2340 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 09:23:07 +0200
Type: noun

Example: Estudiar mucho es bueno en general pero sí tiene sus inconvenientes.

Translation: Studying a lot is good in general but it does have its drawbacks.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 334055E9-2E61-4F8F-85BA-B4FA5FA0E20D Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:33:00 +0200 Pronounced: een-cohn-behn-ee-éhn-teh

Type: noun

Example: Si no surge ningún inconveniente terminaremos la semana que viene.

Translation: If everything goes according to plan we'll finish next week.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 6199D312-B2F7-42CC-874E-A3B0A15D7DFF Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:02:24 +0200 Pronounced: bees-cóh-choh

Type: noun

Example: Ella hizo un bizcocho pero no tenía nada para hacer el glaseado.

Translation: She made a sponge cake but she didn't have anything to make frosting with.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 7EBB60E4-0670-4ACF-99A7-276A2D2A9B02 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:13:45 +0200 Pronounced: cohr-tee-sóh-nah

Type: noun

Example: El médico quería darme cortisona pero me da una reacción alérgica.

Translation: The doctor wanted to give me cortisone but it gives me an allergic reaction.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 37A8BF7E-607C-4F51-B256-D165B60E7525 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:20:16 +0200 Pronounced: dee-ploh-máh-tee-coh

Type: adjective

Example: Cuando me enfado suelo ser poco diplomático.

Translation: When I get angry I'm not usually very tactful.

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]]> http://www.braser.com C050FAF1-BA06-4BE9-9DB6-CC29CC7DE674 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:03:40 +0200 Pronounced: pehr-mee-sée-bleh

Type: adjective

Example: Lo que él ha hecho va más allá de lo permisible.

Translation: What he has done is unacceptable.

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]]> http://www.braser.com DCF56E4A-2B7E-4F8A-98C4-6ACBB92247BB Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:27:01 +0200 Pronounced: pehr-mee-téer Example: pehr-mée-teh

Type: verb

Example: Tendrá que apagar el cigarro - no se permite fumar aquí.

Translation: You'll have to put out your cigarette - smoking is not allowed here.

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]]> http://www.braser.com ECF56E4A-2B7E-4F8A-98C4-6ACBB92247CC Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:27:01 +0200 Pronounced: ah-bóo-soh

Type: noun

Example: ¡La última subida de impuestos es un abuso!

Translation: The last tax increase is an outrage!

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]]> http://www.braser.com 8C7301B2-EA9A-4D04-9D59-F830F7AF556A Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:38:32 +0200 Pronounced: ah-boo-sáhr Example: ah-bóo-sahs

Type: verb

Example: Si abusas del alcohol tendrás problemas tarde o temprano.

Translation: If you drink too much you'll have problems sooner or later.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 3262305D-269B-4C39-A970-113B1EA96580 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:48:49 +0200 Pronounced: cah-báh-Yoh Type: noun

Example: Los caballos se pueden domar a partir de los tres años aproximadamente.

Translation: Horses can be broken after they are around three years old.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 3E4C8AE4-65FF-405D-8B23-4B08A20AF36C Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:29:11 +0200 Pronounced: coh-pehn-áh-geh

Type: noun

Example: Copenhague es la capital y la ciudad más grande de Dinamarca.

Translation: Copenhagen is the capital and the largest city in Denmark.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 36E20073-0859-413C-B3B4-69F29C297B09 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:56:18 +0200 Pronounced: sahl-bah-see-óhn

Type: noun

Example: Su ayuda fue mi salvación - no podría haberlo hecho solo.

Translation: His help was my salvation - I couldn't have done it alone.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 8A28D515-AFCB-4ACC-98AF-D4F09CF59885 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:50:16 +0200 Pronounced: ah-deh-kwáh-doh

Type: adjective

Example: Por fin encontramos a la persona adecuada para este trabajo.

Translation: We finally found the right person for this job.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 44E63D94-A2D9-4B6D-8A9C-0F2B600011D6 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:43:15 +0200 Pronounced: deh bwehn oo-móhr

Type: expression

Example: Díselo al jefe ahora - parece que está de buen humor hoy.

Translation: Tell the boss now - it looks like he's in a good mood today.

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]]> http://www.braser.com C2E949FD-504B-47AA-BAA8-5189E2F4A97F Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:37:00 +0200 Pronounced: eh-dee-toh-ree-áhl

Type: noun

Example: Hay un editorial en el País hoy como siempre defendiendo al presidente.

Translation: There's an editorial in el Pais today defending the President like always.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 7DC2ECC3-1ABC-4AB1-9F12-6F9F7E606654 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:30:33 +0200 Pronounced: eh-dee-toh-ree-áhl

Type: noun

Example: Esta editorial publica unos 50 libros al año.

Translation: This company publishes about 50 books per year.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 532E3A53-24F4-4E68-B8B1-677F879E2DC2 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:54:58 +0200 Pronounced: sáh-poh Type: noun

Example: Un sapo bastante grande vive en nuestro jardín de atrás.

Translation: A fairly large toad lives in our backyard.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 4B36294F-A3DB-42E9-9596-DCDD430CB2E2 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:30:05 +0200 Pronounced: ah-boh-lee-see-oh-nées-tah

Type: noun

Example: Los abolicionistas eran mayoría en los estados del norte antes de la Guerra Civil.

Translation: The abolitionists formed a majority in the Northern states before the Civil War.

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Type: noun

Example: ¿Usas más la mano izquierda o la derecha?

Translation: Do you use your left hand more or your right?

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]]> http://www.braser.com A68D478B-B36F-4D4C-A923-1BBD9C2C2D22 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:31:00 +0200 Pronounced: ah-poh-cah-léep-sees

Type: noun

Example: Cuando tocó tierra el tornado creíamos que era el apocalipsis.

Translation: When the tornado touched ground we thought it was the Apocalypse.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 16E6456E-576D-420F-9A11-7E5F9CF74248 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:41:17 +0200 Pronounced: deh-créh-pee-toh

Type: adjective

Example: No había taxis así que tuvimos que montar en un autobús decrépito para llegar.

Translation: There were no taxis so we had to get on a decrepit old bus to get there.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 0F540A38-4111-4EBA-9B9A-7D4122B45B89 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:30:03 +0200 Pronounced: foon-see-óhn

Type: noun

Example: El escaneo automático es una de las funciones de esta impresora.

Translation: Automatic scanning is one of the features of this printer.

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]]> http://www.braser.com DCE2855D-26DE-4B0C-90DC-84D403E4689A Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:34:05 +0200 Pronounced: foon-see-óhn

Type: noun

Example: El circo empieza mañana - la primera función es a las 7:00.

Translation: The circus starts tomorrow - the first performance is at 7:00.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 60FCE4CD-D78A-4242-8691-E4D31B31447B Mon, 9 Aug 2010 09:53:32 +0200 Pronounced: beh-Heh-tah-ree-áh-no Type: noun

Example: Ojalá que hubiera más vegetarianos en el mundo.

Translation: I wish there were more vegetarians in the world.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 4B5FB330-8F0D-4228-A64A-D3BB11477D27 Sun, 8 Aug 2010 09:53:39 +0200 Pronounced: mah-leh-boh-léhn-see-ah

Type: noun

Example: El niño rompió el florero por pura malevolencia.

Translation: The boy broke the vase out of pure spite.

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]]> http://www.braser.com BB62C039-E6D4-47E6-B3D1-0070A6A564B6 Sat, 7 Aug 2010 11:14:25 +0200 Pronounced: coh-leh-Hee-áhl

Type: noun

Example: Un grupo de colegiales se quedaron mirándome cuando me caí.

Translation: A group of schoolboys stood there watching me after I fell down.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 2D6C9F8A-600E-4368-8EF6-8FA35E28324A Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:29:15 +0200 Pronounced: een-too-ee-see-óhn

Type: noun

Example: Se piensa que las mujeres utilizan su capacidad de intuición más que los hombres.

Translation: It is thought that women use their capacity for intuition more than men do.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 8287BC9E-0528-4D5B-9837-3C771AA3CEA8 Thu, 5 Aug 2010 09:56:19 +0200 Pronounced: ohb-soh-leh-séhn-see-ah

Type: noun

Example: GM lleva muchos años fabricando coches pensando en la obsolescencia incorporada.

Translation: GM has been making cars with planned obsolescence for years.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 15D4EA11-808E-410D-BC88-679C193EF439 Wed, 4 Aug 2010 09:40:43 +0200 Pronounced: floh-tée-Yah

Type: noun

Example: Vimos una flotilla de barcos pequeños en el horizonte.

Translation: We saw a fleet of small boats on the horizon.

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]]> http://www.braser.com B04A1068-7636-4DDC-8311-3108A4C58AA5 Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:44:55 +0200 Pronounced: coh-dee-see-óh-soh

Type: adjective

Example: Es un empresario codicioso - sólo piensa en los beneficios.

Translation: He's a greedy businessman - he only thinks of profit.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 17F03B87-0DB0-4F94-958A-37867BA12D50 Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:28:26 +0200 Pronounced: ehs-pohn-Hóh-soh Type: adjective

Example: La tarta está algo esponjosa.

Translation: The cake is somewhat spongy.

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]]> http://www.braser.com A5D369EF-FBB0-40DE-A553-2E635B3B771F Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:21:42 +0200 Pronounced: fráhn-see-ah

Type: noun

Example: En Francia se habla francés.

Translation: In France they speak French.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 2C715668-06F5-417D-A1E4-E55EEE62B86D Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:09:21 +0200 Pronounced: ehn-cahr-seh-láhr Example: ehn-cahr-séh-lahn

Type: verb

Example: En Cuba se encarcelan los disidentes políticos.

Translation: In Cuba political dissidents are sent to prison.

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]]> http://www.braser.com B3AE7BA9-FF3A-4517-A7D8-A405364B9623 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:30:55 +0200 Pronounced: cohn-bah-leh-séhn-see-ah

Type: noun

Example: La operación ha sido un éxito pero la convalecencia será larga.

Translation: The operation was a success but recovery will be slow.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 1D8568CD-2964-42C9-8164-3A9917EC0446 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:48:05 +0200 Pronounced: eem-pehr-ee-ah-lées-tah

Type: noun / adjective

Example: El presidente de Venezuela utiliza la palabra "imperialista" en casi todos sus discursos.

Translation: The president of Venezuela uses the word "imperialist" in almost all of his speeches.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 901EFDAC-D6DA-4A5C-91DE-AFF11BF591E1 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:19:41 +0200 Pronounced: eh-oo-fóh-ree-ah

Type: noun

Example: Algunas drogas producen una sensación temporal de euforia.

Translation: Some drugs produce a temporary sense of euphoria.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 9FEC16B7-6F3B-4CF6-8E27-E21D20CD220B Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:22:01 +0200 Pronounced: een-teh-Room-péer Example: een-teh-Róom-pahs

Type: verb

Example: No me interrumpas cuando estoy trabajando por favor.

Translation: Please don't interrupt me while I'm working.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 3E819E19-3DBC-4BCF-8DF3-D8C2928160EA Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:24:43 +0200 Pronounced: meh-hee-Yóhn Type: noun

Example: Aquí hay que ir a un restaurante de mariscos para comer mejillones.

Translation: Here you have to go to a seafood restaurant to eat mussels.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 8397FBB0-8456-4741-BA35-A905FC5FAF8E Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:18:16 +0200 Pronounced: dehs-pah-chah-dóhr

Type: noun

Example: El trabaja como despachador en una empresa de transportes.

Translation: He works as a dispatcher in a transportation company.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 3BDB89C2-B21D-45C9-96C8-8A1B04064534 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:39:09 +0200 Pronounced: pehn-ee-tehn-see-áh-ree-oh

Type: adjective

Example: El sistema penitenciario necesita unas reformas drásticas.

Translation: The prison system needs some drastic reforms.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 1D7FA2C8-D432-4BA5-A611-E49564E5C3AF Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:24:06 +0200 Pronounced: ah-bee-lee-táh-doh

Type: adjective

Example: Usted ya está habilitado para trabajar en el segundo nivel.

Translation: You are now authorized to work on the second level.

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]]> http://www.braser.com E558834C-BC84-4F21-9192-C97E9DF06202 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:12:41 +0200 Pronounced: cohn-tráh-toh

Type: noun

Example: Tiene un contrato de 2 años con el equipo pero quiere irse a otro.

Translation: He has a 2 year contract with the team but he wants to go to another one.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 2D505484-E131-4CAA-900E-B16E6612901C Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:33:38 +0200 Pronounced: moh-noh-toh-née-ah

Type: noun

Example: La monotonía es lo peor que tienen algunos trabajos.

Translation: Monotony is the worst thing about some jobs.

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]]> http://www.braser.com DE8D2E14-94D1-4CF6-B056-1E356767288A Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:27:05 +0200 Pronounced: pah-ées deh lahs mah-rah-bée-Yahs

Type: noun expression

Example: Algunos políticos parecen vivir en un país de las maravillas que no corresponde a su realidad.

Translation: Some politicians seem to live in a wonderland which doesn't match it's real situation.

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]]> http://www.braser.com DC5D4D6F-B2D5-4F41-A249-E952EFD665AE Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:50:54 +0200 Pronounced: Ha-bóhn

Type: noun

Example: El jabón no es sopa y la sopa no es jabón.

Translation: Soap is not soup and soup is not soap.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 37079A32-9903-4838-9FCF-866F415DED57 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:27:22 +0200 Pronounced: cah-báh-ree-oh

Type: noun

Example: Es un calvario tener que aguantarlo todos los días en la oficina.

Translation: It's an ordeal to have to put up with him in the office every day.

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]]> http://www.braser.com BC350D4A-C2A9-45A1-951E-9D7BCBBA3FC7 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 10:13:30 +0200 Pronounced: ah-tah-dóo-rahs

Type: noun

Example: El prisionero cortó sus ataduras y escapó.

Translation: The prisoner cut through what they had tied him up with and escaped.

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]]> http://www.braser.com B18E3AF2-08C8-463A-97C7-8A0F9CFA3EB5 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:03:47 +0200 Pronounced: ah-táhr

Type: verb

Example: Los niños aprenden a atar los zapatos cuando tienen unos 5 o 6 años.

Translation: Children learn how to tie their shoes when they are around 5 or 6.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 4B03FD80-DED0-4C96-8E68-06A53989309B Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:15:24 +0200 Pronounced: ah-tohr-mehn-táhr Example: ah-tohr-mehn-táh-rohn

Type: verb

Example: Los chicos de la escuela le atormentaron cuando era pequeño.

Translation: The kids at school tormented him when he was little.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 79AF97FC-F7E1-4C9E-9B1C-E12FEA21589B Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:09:21 +0200 Pronounced: pehs-ah-dée-Yah

Type: noun

Example: Dejé de tener pesadillas cuando tenía unos 10 años.

Translation: I stopped having nightmares when I was about 10 years old.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 4C1D9611-ECC2-45CC-A349-8A40A8AA5054 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:45:12 +0200 Pronounced: óhr-dehn deh ah-leh-Hah-mee-éhn-toh

Type: noun

Example: La novia de Mel Gibson ha pedido una orden de alejamiento contra él.

Translation: Mel Gibson's girlfriend has filed for a restraining order against him.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 9103FBFD-24E9-4B4E-BF64-BC6B07BDBBCC Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:45:54 +0200 Pronounced: goh-loh-sée-nah

Type: noun

Example: El niño le pidió golosinas a su madre pero ella no le hizo caso.

Translation: The boy asked his mother for sweets but she didn't pay any attention to him.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 3A7901E2-F72C-46A6-A1D8-FBE92A9ABD10 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 09:43:07 +0200 Pronounced: tóh-doh ehl móoh-doh

Type: noun

Example: Nerón tocba el violín mientras Roma ardía.

Translation: Nero played the violin while Rome was burning.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 219A5172-4D9B-4FE8-8E3B-91EFA256916D Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:39:12 +0200 Pronounced: tóh-doh ehl móoh-doh

Type: noun expression

Example: Todo el mundo sabe quién es Tiger Woods.

Translation: Everybody knows who Tiger Woods is.

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]]> http://www.braser.com D2886748-3130-433B-95EE-82D14B7EC0EC Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:12:09 +0200 Pronounced: een-toh-leh-ráh-bleh

Type: adjective

Example: Este nuevo impuesto es intolerable - ¡tenemos que hacer algo!

Translation: This new tax is intolerable - we've got to do something!

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]]> http://www.braser.com 38E4B8B9-95CB-44A6-971A-C5E94A5B3DDF Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:45:37 +0200 Pronounced: toh-leh-ráh-bleh

Type: adjective

Example: Su rendimiento en el trabajo es tolerable pero desde luego no es bueno.

Translation: His on the job performance is tolerable but definitely not good.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 1A7D62AC-185F-4F05-9295-D58D76F39B72 Wed, 7 Jul 2010 08:22:13 +0200 Pronounced: een-ehf-ee-cáhs

Type: adjective

Example: Hasta la fecha todas las medidas para controlar el paro han sido ineficaces.

Translation: Up til now all steps taken to control unemployment have been inefficient.

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]]> http://www.braser.com FED0AF7D-6A26-4865-BD58-FADB04105458 Tue, 6 Jul 2010 08:42:33 +0200 Pronounced: eh-fee-cáhs

Type: adjective

Example: Necesitamos medidas eficaces si queremos que cambie algo.

Translation: We need efficient measures if want anything to change.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 5409847F-F004-4ACF-8697-0D85BE7BACBD Mon, 5 Jul 2010 10:08:59 +0200 Pronounced: mah-ées

Type: noun

Example: El maíz es más popular en las Americas que en Europa.

Translation: Corn is more popular in North and South America than in Europe.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 7FEF9E25-FB15-4338-94BF-5FEE76A13AEE Sun, 4 Jul 2010 10:14:33 +0200 Pronounced: fehr-tee-lee-sáhn-teh

Type: noun

Example: No eches demasiado fertilizante porque puede matar las plantas.

Translation: Don't use too much fertilizer because it can kill the plants.

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]]> http://www.braser.com 911EA619-4AA9-4C5F-9427-E961B023A7EC Sat, 3 Jul 2010 13:36:59 +0200 Pronounced: dee-rehc-see-óhn

Type: noun

Example: Todos estos modelos vienen con dirección asistida.

Translation: All of these models come with power steering.

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Type: noun

Example: Robaron en el banco y se fueron corriendo en esa dirección.

Translation: They robbed the bank and ran off in that direction.

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