Spanish Word of the Day
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March 16, 2021
la herradura
horseshoe
EXAMPLES
Muchos creen que las herraduras traen suerte. — Many people believe that horseshoes are lucky.
March 15, 2021
ambulatorio
outpatient
EXAMPLES
¿Cuántas noches voy a tener que estar en el hospital? - Ninguna. Esta cirugía es un proceso ambulatorio. — How many nights am I going to have to spend at the hospital? - None. This is an outpatient surgical procedure.
March 14, 2021
tupido
thick
EXAMPLES
La actriz tiene unas cejas tupidas y unos penetrantes ojos verdes. — The actress has thick eyebrows and piercing green eyes.
March 13, 2021
revolotear
to flutter
EXAMPLES
Un grupo de gaviotas revoloteaba alrededor del barco pesquero. — A flock of seagulls were fluttering around the fishing boat.
March 11, 2021
colgante
hanging
EXAMPLES
Rodrigo no estaba seguro de que el puente colgante pudiera aguantar con su peso, pero tenía que cruzarlo. — Rodrigo wasn't sure the hanging bridge could bear his weight, but he had to cross it.
March 10, 2021
bordar
to embroider
EXAMPLES
Estoy bordando mi nombre en mi gorro. — I'm embroidering my name on my cap.
March 9, 2021
¡Fuchi!
Yuck!
EXAMPLES
Huele esto. - ¡Fuchi! ¡Aleja eso de mí! — Smell this. - Yuck! Get that away from me!
March 8, 2021
la hambruna
famine
EXAMPLES
Una de las causas principales de la hambruna fue una roya que destruyó los cultivos de papas alrededor del país. — One of the main causes of the famine was a blight that destroyed potato fields around the country.
