Spanish Word of the Day
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June 12, 2016
el hipocampo
sea horse
EXAMPLES
A diferencia de otras especies, el varón del hipocampo da a luz. — Unlike other species, the male sea horse gives birth.
June 11, 2016
derivar
to derive from
EXAMPLES
La celebración de la Navidad deriva del festival romano de la Saturnalia. — Christmas celebrations derive from the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
June 10, 2016
salobre
salty
EXAMPLES
¡No bebas esa agua! Es salobre. — Don't drink that water! It's salty.
June 9, 2016
el castillo de arena
sandcastle
EXAMPLES
Los niños construyeron un castillo de arena. — The children built a sandcastle.
June 8, 2016
sumergir
to submerge
EXAMPLES
Para reblandecer las rodajas de manzana, sumérgelas en agua hirviendo. — To soften the apple slices, submerge them in boiling water.
June 7, 2016
el abismo
abyss
EXAMPLES
"En el fondo del abismo solo hay oscuridad," dijo el viejo monje. — "At the bottom of the abyss there's only darkness," said the old monk.
June 6, 2016
el litoral
coast
EXAMPLES
Tenemos una casa en las montañas y otra en el litoral. — We have a house in the mountains and one on the coast.
June 5, 2016
el oleaje
swell
EXAMPLES
El fuerte oleaje amenazaba con volcar el bote. — The heavy swell threatened to capsize the boat.
June 4, 2016
bucear
to scuba dive
EXAMPLES
Los turistas bucean cerca del arrecife. — Tourists dive near the reef.
June 3, 2016
pacífico
peaceful
EXAMPLES
Martin Luther King jr. lideró una marcha pacífica en 1963. — Martin Luther King Jr. led a peaceful march in 1963.
