Spanish Word of the Day

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October 28, 2021

el terrícola

earthling
EXAMPLES
Los extraterrestres descendieron del platillo volador y dijeron: "Saludos, terrícolas". — The aliens descended from the flying saucer and said, "Greetings, earthlings."
October 27, 2021

el antifaz

mask
EXAMPLES
Un antifaz cubre los ojos del malo. — A mask covers the bad guy's eyes.
October 26, 2021

el cetro

scepter
EXAMPLES
Durante la coronación, el rey portaba el cetro en su mano derecha. — During the coronation, the king would bear the scepter in his right hand.
October 25, 2021

alado

winged
EXAMPLES
Mi hermano es coleccionista de abejas, escarabajos y otros insectos alados. — My brother is a collector of bees, beetles, and other winged insects.
October 24, 2021

estremecedor

terrifying
EXAMPLES
Eva se despertó gritando porque tuvo una pesadilla estremecedora. — Eva woke up screaming because she had a terrifying nightmare.
October 23, 2021

el abismo

abyss
EXAMPLES
"En el fondo del abismo solo hay oscuridad," dijo el viejo monje. — "At the bottom of the abyss there's only darkness," said the old monk.
October 22, 2021

embrujar

to bewitch
EXAMPLES
Un hechicero embrujó al héroe y lo convirtió en un insecto. — A sorcerer bewitched the hero and turned him into an insect.
October 21, 2021

venenoso

poisonous
EXAMPLES
La rana dardo dorada es extremadamente venenosa. — The golden dart frog is extremely poisonous.
October 20, 2021

el sonámbulo

sleepwalker
EXAMPLES
La esposa de Diego aseguró que es un sonámbulo y que habla dormido. — Diego's wife said that he is a sleepwalker and talks in his sleep.
October 19, 2021

agobiado

overwhelmed
EXAMPLES
El problema es que está agobiada de trabajo. — The problem is that she's overwhelmed with work.