Spanish Word of the Day
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February 21, 2020
la lengua materna
mother tongue
EXAMPLES
¿Hablas portugués? - Por supuesto. Es mi lengua materna. — Do you speak Portuguese? - Of course. It's my mother tongue.
February 20, 2020
el chaparrón
downpour
EXAMPLES
Quedémonos en casa. Para esta tarde pronosticaron un chaparrón. — Let's stay home. They forecast a downpour for this afternoon.
February 19, 2020
la serenata
serenade
EXAMPLES
Jaime le pidió matrimonio a su novia con una serenata interpretada por unos mariachis. — Jaime asked his girlfriend to marry him with a serenade played by mariachis.
February 18, 2020
Plutón
Pluto
EXAMPLES
En el 2015, la sonda espacial "New Horizons" tomó una foto de Plutón que maravilló al mundo. — In 2015, the space probe "New Horizons" took a picture of Pluto that marveled the world.
February 17, 2020
anhelar
to long
EXAMPLES
Anhelo regresar al país en donde nací. — I long to return to the country where I was born.
February 16, 2020
titilar
to twinkle
EXAMPLES
Era una noche oscura donde se veía una sola estrella titilando a la distancia. — It was a dark night where just a single star could be seen twinkling in the distance.
February 15, 2020
diurno
daytime
EXAMPLES
Nuestra escuela de idiomas ofrece cursos diurnos con precios muy accesibles. — Our language school offers daytime courses at very affordable prices.
February 14, 2020
el amor a primera vista
love at first sight
EXAMPLES
Papá, ¿tú y mamá se gustaron apenas se conocieron? - Sí. En nuestro caso, fue amor a primera vista. — Dad, did you and Mom like each other when you first met? - Yes. In our case, it was love at first sight.
February 13, 2020
el noviazgo
engagement
EXAMPLES
Después de un corto noviazgo, el príncipe y la actriz estadounidense se casaron en Mónaco. — After a short engagement, the prince and the American actress got married in Monaco.
February 12, 2020
cortejar
to court
EXAMPLES
Tras la muerte de su esposo, muchos hombres llegaban a cortejar a la viuda adinerada. — After her husband's death, many men came to court the wealthy widow.
