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:
| February 8th, 2010 |
| (la) sacerdotisa = priestess |
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Pronounced: sah-sehr-doh-tées-ah
Type: noun Example: Las sacerdotisas eran importantes en algunas culturas antiguas. Translation: Priestesses used to be important in some ancient cultures. Copyright 2010, GB Blanchard - Learn Spanish: www.braser.com |
| February 7th, 2010 |
| (la) teca = teak |
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Pronounced: teh-cah
Type: noun Example: La teca es una madera valiosa para hacer muebles. Translation: Teak is a valuable type of wood for making furniture. Copyright 2010, GB Blanchard - Learn Spanish: www.braser.com |
| February 6th, 2010 |
| (el) reloj de sol = sundial |
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Pronounced: reh-lóh deh sohl
Type: noun Example: Todavía hay relojes de sol en muchas plazas centrales en los pueblos pequeños. Translation: There are still sundials in many of the main squares in the small towns. Copyright 2010, GB Blanchard - Learn Spanish: www.braser.com |
| February 5th, 2010 |
| amontonar = pile up / heap up |
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Pronounced: ah-mohn-toh-náhr
Type: verb Example: Tienes que hacer algo porque los problemas se están amontonando. Translation: You'd better do something because the problems are piling up. Copyright 2010, GB Blanchard - learn Spanish: www.braser.com |
| February 4th, 2010 |
| (la) negación = denial / negation |
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Pronounced: neh-gah-see-óhn
Type: noun Example: La negación es un síntoma típico de las adicciones. Translation: Denial is a typical symptom of addiction. Copyright 2010, GB Blanchard - learn Spanish: www.braser.com |
| February 3rd, 2010 |
| (el) sedán = sedan |
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Pronounced: seh-dáhn
Type: noun Example: Mi abuelo tenía un sedán de cuatro puertas gris. Translation: My grandfather had a gray four-door sedan. Copyright 2010, GB Blanchard - Learn Spanish: www.braser.com |
| February 2nd, 2010 |
| fumar = to smoke |
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Pronounced: foo-máhr
Type: verb Example: El fuma unos 30 cigarillos al día, se siente mal y se pregunta por qué. Translation: He smokes about 30 cigarettes a day, he feels bad and he wonders why. Copyright 2010, GB Blanchard - Learn Spanish: www.braser.com |
