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March 20, 2019

la golondrina

swallow
EXAMPLES
Las golondrinas regresan al norte en la primavera.Swallows go back north in the spring.
March 19, 2019

vanagloriarse

to boast
EXAMPLES
Odio cuando la gente se vanagloria por ayudar a otros.I hate when people boast about helping others.
March 18, 2019

el chismorreo

gossip
EXAMPLES
A mis hermanos les gusta el chismorreo tanto como a mis hermanas.My brothers love gossip as much as my sisters do.
March 17, 2019

la cigarra

cicada
EXAMPLES
Hacía mucho calor en el campo y solo se escuchaba el sonido de las cigarras cantando.It was very hot in the field and all you could hear was the sound of the cicadas singing.
March 16, 2019

desenmascarar

to unmask
EXAMPLES
El fiscal desenmascaró al autor intelectual del ataque.The prosecutor unmasked the mastermind behind the attack.
March 15, 2019

el tentempié

snack
EXAMPLES
Me comí un pequeño tentempié esta tarde y no tengo hambre ahora.I had a small snack this afternoon and I'm not hungry now.
March 14, 2019

el petirrojo

robin
EXAMPLES
Parece que un petirrojo ha hecho su nido encima de ese arbusto.It looks like a robin has built its nest on top of that shrub.
March 13, 2019

la orquídea

orchid
EXAMPLES
Tenemos varias orquídeas en nuestro jardín.We have several orchids in our garden.
March 12, 2019

carmesí

crimson
EXAMPLES
La nieve caía sobre las hojas carmesí.Snow was falling on the crimson leaves.
March 11, 2019

el arroyo

stream
EXAMPLES
Un arroyo brotaba de las rocas musgosas.A stream sprang from the mossy rocks.