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ADVANCED VOCABULARY – NO TRANSLATION

faz(1. facie). f. Rostro o cara : Sacra o Santa Faz, imagen del rostro de Jesús. 2 Anverso (lado). 3 Vista o lado de una cosa.

Para hacer un juicio mejor es preciso ver la otra faz del asunto.

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION

relámpagos.m. 1 flash of lightning (tormenta). 2 (fig.) flash: ocurrió como un relámpago = it happened in a flash / 3 guerra -, MIL. blitzkrieg. 4 viaje -, lightning trip.

reh-LAHM-pah-goh

BASIC VOCABULARY – Soccer – Fútbol.

• fuera de lugar – off-side
• dar una patada – to kick
• el equipo – team
• el gamberro – hooligan

Next Week – Art

IDIOM (S)

Andar de Herodes a Pilato

Spanish: To walk from Herod o Pilate.
English: To go from bad to worse.

• Poner en razón – To pacify
• Poner en marcha – To get going
• Poner en el cielo – to praise
• Poner casa – To set up housekeeping.

BONUS WORD – TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED

Sinónimos – faz (face, aspect, head, obverse) rostro, fisonomía, cara, semblante, efigie, rasgos, facciones.

MODISMO

(Ecuador) pondo – a large earthenware jar – tinaja.

Next week – Mexico

PROVERB

Pronto y bien nunca van juntos.
Good and quickly seldom meet.

COGNATES

• tact- tacto
• talent – talento
• tardy – tardo
• tariff – tarifa

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ADVANCED PHRASE – no translation

Cada sonrisa llena tu alma de alegrias y la libera de tristezas.

Mate is a native shrub from Paraguay. It is made into a tea that is often served from a gourd. It is very popular in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.

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