Spanish Word of the Day
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September 23, 2017
bronco
harsh
EXAMPLES
"¡No pisen el césped!", gritó una voz bronca. — "Don't step on the grass!" shouted a harsh voice.
September 22, 2017
el equinoccio
equinox
EXAMPLES
El equinoccio marca un cambio de estación. — The equinox marks a change of season.
September 21, 2017
doblegar
to vanquish
EXAMPLES
Hércules doblegó al León de Nemea con sus propias manos. — Hercules vanquished the Nemean Lion with his bare hands.
September 20, 2017
lánguido
listless
EXAMPLES
Ana se encogió de hombros con gesto lánguido y cerró los ojos. — Ana shrugged her shoulders in a listless way and shut her eyes.
September 19, 2017
el embeleso
rapture
EXAMPLES
Irene miraba y escuchaba al cantante de ópera con embeleso. — Irene watched and listened to the opera singer with rapture.
September 18, 2017
malograr
to spoil
EXAMPLES
Alexa llegó mas temprano de lo que esperábamos y malogró la sorpresa que le teníamos. — Alexa arrived earlier than expected and spoiled the surprise we had for her.
September 17, 2017
suntuoso
sumptuous
EXAMPLES
Los suntuosos aposentos del palacio dejaron atontados a los visitantes. — The palace's sumptuous chambers left the visitors speechless.
September 16, 2017
el quiebro
swerve
EXAMPLES
Un conductor hizo un quiebro repentino en nuestro carril y casi causó un accidente — A driver made a sudden swerve into our lane and almost caused an accident.
September 15, 2017
perpetuar
to perpetuate
EXAMPLES
"Hay que dejar de perpetuar el mito que hacer tareas múltiples aumenta la productividad," dijo el piscólogo organizacional. — "We need to stop perpetuating the myth that multitasking increases productivity," said the organizational psychologist.
September 14, 2017
ventoso
windy
EXAMPLES
Era un día ventoso, y las nubes se movían rápido. — It was a windy day, and the clouds were moving fast.
