Spanish Word of the Day
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September 22, 2018
el matiz
tinge
EXAMPLES
Los poemas tienen un claro matiz folclórico. — The poems have a clear folkloric tinge.
September 21, 2018
el mejunje
concoction
EXAMPLES
Me pregunto qué será el mejunje que Eladio tiene en esta olla. — I wonder what the concoction Eladio has in this pot is.
September 20, 2018
soberbio
arrogant
EXAMPLES
¿Crees que Lalo es soberbio? - No, creo que solo es un poco seco. — Do you think Lalo's arrogant? - No, I just think he's a bit terse.
September 19, 2018
calenturiento
feverish
EXAMPLES
La niña calenturienta guardó cama y no fue a la escuela. — The feverish girl stayed in bed and didn't go to school.
September 18, 2018
dilucidar
to elucidate
EXAMPLES
Señora Presidenta, ¿podría dilucidar su plan para combatir la corrupción política? — Madam President, could you elucidate your plan to fight political corruption?
September 17, 2018
el resquicio
crack
EXAMPLES
La luz del amanecer entraba por el resquicio de las cortinas. — The morning light was coming through the crack in the curtains.
September 16, 2018
el morador
inhabitant
EXAMPLES
Los moradores de esta aldea viven en casas hechas de adobe. — The inhabitants of this village live in adobe houses.
September 15, 2018
apelotonar
to roll into a ball
EXAMPLES
Oye, no apelotones las sábanas así. Dóblalas bien. — Hey, don't roll the sheets into a ball like that. Fold them up nicely.
September 14, 2018
infausto
ill-fated
EXAMPLES
La pareja jamás podía haber imaginado los infaustos sucesos que ocurrirían ese día. — The couple could never have conceived of the ill-fated events that would transpire that day.
September 13, 2018
tonante
thundering
EXAMPLES
El actor tenía voz y aspecto de Júpiter tonante. — The actor looked and sounded like a thundering Jupiter.
