Spanish Word of the Day
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October 21, 2018
el sabueso
bloodhound
EXAMPLES
El príncipe nunca sale a cazar sin su jauría de sabuesos. — The prince never goes hunting without his pack of bloodhounds.
October 20, 2018
el sortero
fortune-teller
EXAMPLES
La sortera sonrió y sacó una tarjeta con la figura de un basilisco mordiéndose la cola. — The fortune-teller smiled and pulled out a card with an ouroboros on it.
October 19, 2018
inabarcable
vast
EXAMPLES
Dentro de la inabarcable colección del museo destaca la sección dedicada a la joyería barroca. — Among the museum's vast collection, the section dedicated to baroque jewelry stands out.
October 18, 2018
el/la correveidile
gossip
EXAMPLES
No dejes que te afecte. A ese viejo correveidile le encanta chismear sobre todo el mundo. — Don't worry about it. That old gossip loves to talk about everyone.
October 17, 2018
aupar
to help up
EXAMPLES
¡Aúpame, papi! Mi avioncito aterrizó sobre la nevera y no lo alcanzo. — Help me up, Daddy! My toy plane landed on the fridge and I can't reach it.
October 16, 2018
el escaparate
shop window
EXAMPLES
Los escaparates de las tiendas en el centro están decorados para la Noche de Brujas. — The shop windows in the shops downtown are decorated for Halloween.
October 15, 2018
serrano
mountain
EXAMPLES
Los árboles serranos están doblados a causa de los vientos continuos. — The mountain trees are bent because of the constant blowing of the wind.
October 14, 2018
la voltereta
somersault
EXAMPLES
Juan se paró sobre el trampolín y se lanzó al agua dando una voltereta. — Juan stood on the springboard and did a somersault into the water.
October 13, 2018
el pareado
rhyming couplet
EXAMPLES
Escucha mi pareado favorito de Los cuentos de Canterbury. — Listen to my favorite rhyming couplet from The Canterbury Tales.
October 12, 2018
la pleamar
high tide
EXAMPLES
La islita desparece con la pleamar, pero vuelve a aparecer en la bajamar. — The islet disappears during high tide, but reappears during low tide.
