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November 28, 2006 / 28 de noviembre, 2006

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ADVANCED VOCABULARY – NO TRANSLATION:

buharda, -dilla (de buhar, salir el humo; var. de bufar, soplar) f. Ventana que sobresale verticalmente en el tejado de una casa, para dar luz a los desvanes o salir a los tejados. 2 Desván.

….desde la alta ventana de su buhardilla advirtió la vida que trajinaba allá abajo… – José De La Cuadra – El Montuvio Ecuatoriano

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WITH TRANSLATION:

fantasma s.m. 1 ghost, phantom. 2 (fam.) show-off.

¿Tienes miedo a los fantasmas?
Are you afraid of ghosts?
fan TAS ma

BASIC VOCABULARY – Thematic approach- Kitchen

  • el horno – oven
  • la parrilla – grill
  • la tostadora – toaster
  • la batidora – blender

IDIOM

Acostarse con las gallinas.
Spanish: To go to bed with the hens
English: To go to bed very early

  • Mal ojo – Evil eye
  • Tarjeta postal – Postcard
  • Tener a raya – To keep in bounds or hold in check
  • Un nudo en la garganta – A lump in the throat
  • Ya que – Since or although

BONUS WORD – TODAY SYNONYMS ARE PRESENTED.

Sinónimos- buhardilla -attic, garret – desván, tugurio, altillo, sobrado, zahúrda, tabuco, antro.

MODISMO-

(Argentina)- querencia – a favorite spot, hangout, familiar territory

PROVERB -

Cobra buena fama, y échate a dormir.
Win a good reputation and sleep at your ease.

SPANISH COGNATES – http://www.spanishstudies.com/spanish_cognates.htm

  • radar – radar
  • sonar – sónar
  • buoy – boya
  • compass – compás

Business Vocabulary

  • encajar – fit, tally
  • endosador, a – endorser
  • empuje – drive – empuje de ventas – sales push
  • el correo postal – snail mail

Verb of the Day

abalear – v.t. 1 AGR. to winnow. 2 (AM.) to shoot, to fire(disparar). 3 to wound with a bullet (herir con bala).

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