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Archive for February 25th, 2005


Spanish Word of the Day

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ADVANCED VOCABULARY – NO TRANSLATION

acuciar (de acucia) tr. Estimular, dar prisa (a una persona). 2 Desear (una cosa) con vehemencia.

Mas esto no hace sino acuciar la angustia de un hombre que debe construirse un futuro sin una guía.

http://www.webislam.com/numeros/2000/00_5/Articulos%2000_5/Haqq_verdad.htm

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION:

inversión s.f. 1 inversion (poner al revés). 2 FIN. investment (de dinero). inversionista s.m. y.f. investor.

  • No creo que fue una buena inversión.
  • I don’t think it was a good investment.

BASIC VOCABULARY – Thematic approach- Travel Terms

  • el cambio de moneda – currency exchange
  • el viaje – travel, trip
  • la clase turista – economy class
  • la clase ejecutiva – business class

Next week – Basic Vocabulary- Computer Terms

IDIOM

  • Llamar al pan pan y al vino vino.
  • Spanish: To call bread, bread and wine, wine.
  • English: To call a spade a spade.

BONUS WORD – TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

Sinónimos- acuciar(urge on, goad, prod, spur, stimulate, incite, instigate) apremiar, urgir, acelerar, apurar, apresurar, espolear, incitar.

MODISMO

  • (Argentina)- enchinchado – angry, bothered – enojado, molesto.

Next week we will have modismos from Cuba.

PROVERB

  • Quien tarde se levanta, todo el día trota.
  • He that rises late must trot all day.

TRIVIA

Which is the most bilingual country in South America?
http://www.latinamericalinks.com/trivia.htm

SPANISH COGNATES

http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm

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