Spanish Word of the Day
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ADVANCED VOCABULARY – NO TRANSLATION
inquina(v. inquinar) f. Aversión, mala voluntad. inquinar(1. -are) tr. Manchar, contagiar.
Se ha cultivado y defendido una detestable inquina contra la distinción, la calidad, la bondad.
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BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION
insípido, -a adj. 1 insipid, tasteless. 2 (fig.) dully, tediously (sin gracia).
- El pollo quedó insípido.
- The chicken was tasteless.
BASIC VOCABULARY – Thematic approach- Agriculture terms
- la vaca – cow
- el caballo – horse
- el cerdo – pig
- el gallo – rooster
Next week – Basic Vocabulary- Shopping terms
IDIOM
- Más feo que el pecado.
- Spanish: Uglier than the sin.
- English: As ugly as sin.
BONUS WORD – TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.
Sinónimos- inquina (animosity, dislike) Aversión, ojeriza, odio, tirria, enemistad, aborrecimiento, antipatía .
MODISMO
(Nicaragua) – chingo – short – corto
Next week – modismos from Guatemala
PROVERB
- Quien ha las hechas, ha las sospechas.
- A thief thinks that everyone else is a thief.
BUSINESS VOCABULARY
- cobrado – withdrawn
- retirado- withdrawn
- en bancarrota – bankrupt
- insolvente – bankrupt
ADVANCED PHRASE – no translation
Las deudas se pagan solas, el destino las cobra.
SPANISH COGNATES
http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm
Trivia
Avianca was to first airline to be started in the Americas and the second in the world.
