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ADVANCED VOCABULARY - NO TRANSLATION

esclarecido, -da adj. Noble, insigne, preclaro.

Fue un esclarecido patriota que ofrendó su vida por la libertad.

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION

graveadj. 1 heavy (que pesa). 2 momentous, very important (de mucha importancia), very important (de mucha importancia). 3 serious (serio). 4 grave, very ill (muy enfermo). 5 awkward, very difficult.

No es grave.

no ehs GRAH-veh

BASIC VOCABULARY - Thematic approach- Travel Terms.

- el teatro - theater el metro - subway
ir de compras - shopping
tomar el sol - to sunbathe

Next Week - Baseball Terms

IDIOM

Coger a alguien con las manos en la masa.

Spanish: To catch someone with his hands in the dough.
English: To catch someone red-handed.

BONUS WORD - TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

Sinónimos- esclarecido (illustrious, distinguished) preclaro, insigne, famoso, ilustre, afamado, eximio,

MODISMO

(Costa Rica) cilampa - drizzle - llovizna

Next week - Honduras

PROVERB -

Quien mucho habla, mucho yerra.

Talk much, and err much.

BUSINESS VOCABULARY

el/la propiertario/a - owner
el/la que alquila - renter
de alquiler - rental
de arriendo - rental

ADVANCED PHRASE - no translation

Yo le tengo miedo al miedo.

SPANISH COGNATES

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