Spanish Word of the Day
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September 28, 2016
abocar
to end in
EXAMPLES
El desatinado comentario del político sobre las mujeres abocó en un aluvión de críticas de las asociaciones feministas. — The politician's foolish comment about women ended in a torrent of criticism from women's organizations.
September 27, 2016
meticuloso
meticulous
EXAMPLES
Sonia es muy meticulosa y siguió la receta al pie de la letra. — Sonia is very meticulous and followed the recipe word for word.
September 26, 2016
la ecuanimidad
equanimity
EXAMPLES
Marta tenía que ver al ex de su amiga y no sabía si iba a poder guardar la ecuanimidad. — Marta was going to see her friend's ex and she didn't know if she was going to be able to keep her equanimity.
September 25, 2016
abordar
to tackle
EXAMPLES
El libro aborda los principales problemas asociados con el uso de los combustibles fósiles. — The book tackles the main problems associated with the use of fossil fuels.
September 24, 2016
penetrante
penetrating
EXAMPLES
Mi esposa me lanzó una mirada penetrante para que me calle. — My wife gave me a penetrating look to make me shut up.
September 23, 2016
la sensatez
wisdom
EXAMPLES
La sensatez de María convenció a Juan para que no hiciera una locura. — Maria's wisdom convinced Juan not to do a crazy thing.
September 22, 2016
desmesurado
excessive
EXAMPLES
Los policías fueron suspendidos por haber actuado con una violencia desmesurada. — The police officers were suspended for having acted with excessive violence.
September 21, 2016
agilizar
to speed up
EXAMPLES
Debemos agilizar la producción para satisfacer la demanda. — We need to speed up production so as to meet demand.
September 20, 2016
el despistado
scatterbrain
EXAMPLES
Es un despistado. Deja sus llaves en casa cada dos por tres. — He's a scatterbrain. He's always leaving his keys at home.
September 19, 2016
el año escolar
school year
EXAMPLES
En las escuelas argentinas, el año escolar comienza en marzo. — In Argentinean schools, the school year begins in March.
