Spanish Word of the Day
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November 28, 2018
atisbar
to make out
EXAMPLES
A medida que nos acercábamos a la finca, podía atisbar a un señor arreando a caballo su ganado. — As we got closer to the farm, I could make out a man on a horse herding his cattle.
November 27, 2018
la sarta
string
EXAMPLES
Compré una sarta de cuentas azules. — I bought a string of blue beads.
November 26, 2018
la patraña
tall tale
EXAMPLES
¡Sabía que no estaba enfermo! Solo era una patraña para no hacer el examen. — I knew he wasn't ill! It was just a tall tale so he wouldn't have to take the exam.
November 25, 2018
el embargo
seizure
EXAMPLES
La compañía fue amenazada con el embargo de sus bienes. — The company was threatened with the seizure of its property.
November 24, 2018
el pleito
lawsuit
EXAMPLES
El juez falló a favor del demandante en su pleito contra el estado de Florida. — The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff in his lawsuit against the state of Florida.
November 23, 2018
sollozar
to sob
EXAMPLES
El doctor trató de explicarle a Mariana que la condición de su hijo no era grave, pero esta no paraba de sollozar. — The doctor tried explaining to Mariana that her son's condition was not serious, but she couldn't stop sobbing.
November 22, 2018
el guacamayo
macaw
EXAMPLES
La deforestación y el comercio ilícito de aves han llevado al guacamayo de Spix al borde de la extinción. — Deforestation and the illegal bird trade have driven the Spix's macaw to the edge of extinction.
November 21, 2018
el dirigible
airship
EXAMPLES
La mayoría de los dirigibles modernos utilizan helio, no hidrógeno, como gas de sustentación. — Most modern airships use helium, not hydrogen, as their lifting gas.
November 20, 2018
la dársena
dock
EXAMPLES
Había varias embarcaciones fondeadas en la dársena, a la espera de que amainara la tormenta. — There were several boats anchored in the dock, waiting for the storm to die down.
November 19, 2018
carraspear
to clear one's throat
EXAMPLES
El hombre carraspeó antes de comenzar el discurso. — The man cleared his throat before starting his speech.
