Spanish Word of the Day
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October 27, 2016
tétrico
gloomy
EXAMPLES
La casa abandonada era tétrica y nadie se animaba a entrar. — The abandoned house looked gloomy and no one dared to go inside.
October 26, 2016
empalagoso
sickly sweet
EXAMPLES
Las galletas están empalagosas. No puedo comérmelas. — The cookies are sickly sweet. I can't eat them.
October 25, 2016
hechizar
to cast a spell on
EXAMPLES
El brujo trató de hechizarme. — The wizard tried to cast a spell on me.
October 23, 2016
ominoso
awful
EXAMPLES
"¡Jack el Destripador ha cometido otro ominoso crimen!" anunció el pregonero. — "Jack the Ripper has committed another awful crime!" yelled the crier.
October 22, 2016
ulular
to howl
EXAMPLES
¿Por qué se puso a ulular el perro en mitad de la noche? — Why did the dog start howling in the middle of the night?
October 21, 2016
el murciélago
bat
EXAMPLES
Los murciélagos son los únicos mamíferos que vuelan. — Bats are the only mammals that fly.
October 20, 2016
tenebroso
gloomy
EXAMPLES
En la cima de la colina descansa un tenebroso castillo gótico. — A gloomy Gothic castle stands at the top of the hill.
October 19, 2016
sisear
to hiss
EXAMPLES
La gata siseó y arqueó la espalda cuando intenté acariciarla. — The cat hissed and arched her back when I tried to pet her.
October 18, 2016
la negrura
blackness
EXAMPLES
Solo se veían los ojos de los búhos en la negrura del bosque. — You could only see the owls' eyes in the blackness of the woods.
