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Nov 22 - el alimento - food, nourishment, nutritional value

Sun, 22 November 2009 00:00:00

el alimento (ah-lee-men'-toh) noun: No tiene alimento ninguno. - I has no nutritional value.

Nov 21 - el camión - truck, lorry, van, cart, bus, truckload

Sat, 21 November 2009 00:00:00

el camión (cah-myon') noun: El camión de la basura siempre viene los lunes. - The garbage truck always comes on Mondays.

Nov 20 - espantoso - horrific, terrible, horrible, frightening, horrid, dreadful, atrocious

Fri, 20 November 2009 00:00:00

espantoso (ehs-pahn-to'-so) adjective: Es una película espantosa con cientos de zombis. - It's a frightening movie with hundreds of zombies.

Nov 19 - agrio - sour, tart (taste); bitter, smart (discussion, reply)

Thu, 19 November 2009 00:00:00

agrio (ah'-gryo) adjective: ¡Hala! Esta manzana es muy agrio. - Wow! This apple is really tart.

Nov 18 - El puño - fist, fistful

Wed, 18 November 2009 00:00:00

El puño (poo'-nyoh) noun: Entró en el cuarto con el puño levantado. - He came in the room with his fist raised.

Nov 17 - La moneda - coin, currency

Tue, 17 November 2009 00:00:00

La moneda (moh-neh'-dah) noun: El euro es la moneda de mucha de Europa. - The euro is the currency of much of Europe.

Nov 16 - agotado - exhausted; used up, out of stock, sold out; flat (tire); dead (battery)

Mon, 16 November 2009 00:00:00

agotado (ah-go-tah'-doh) adjective: Estaba agotada de mudarme de una casa a otra. - I was exhausted after moving from one house to another.

Nov 15 - peinado - styled, brushed, combed, groomed (all applied to hair)

Sun, 15 November 2009 00:00:00

peinado (pey-nah'-doh) adjective: Siempre va muy bien peinada. - Her hair is always styled so nicely.

Nov 14 - terco - stubborn, obstinate

Sat, 14 November 2009 00:00:00

terco (ter'-koh) adjective: Mi hermana menor es terca como una mula. - My little sister is as stubborn as a mule.

Nov 13 - últimamente - lately, recently, just now

Fri, 13 November 2009 00:00:00

últimamente (ool'-tee-mah-men-teh) adverb: Ellos se llevan fatal últimamente. - They are not getting along at all lately.

Nov 12 - El sacerdote - priest

Thu, 12 November 2009 00:00:00

El sacerdote (sah-ser-doh'-teh) noun: Tanto el doctor y el sacerdote están en la UCI. - Both the doctor and the priest are in the ICU.

Nov 11 - susurrar - to whisper; to murmur; to sigh; to rustle

Wed, 11 November 2009 00:00:00

susurrar (soo-soo-rrarr') intransitive verb: Me susurró algo al oído. - He whispered something in my ear.

Nov 10 - rechazar - to reject, to turn down, to refuse; to push away (person), to drive away, to repel

Tue, 10 November 2009 00:00:00

rechazar (rreh-chah-sarr') transitive verb: El congreso rechazó el plan de la reforma de salud. - Congress rejected the health reform plan.

Nov 09 - masticar - to chew

Mon, 09 November 2009 00:00:00

masticar (mah-stee-karr') transitive verb: Tiene que masticar el bistec muy bien. - You need to chew steak very thoroughly.

Nov 08 - La fuerza - strength; loudness; intensity; force

Sun, 08 November 2009 00:00:00

La fuerza (fwer'-sah) noun: Tuve que llevarle mi hijo al colegio por fuerza. - I had to drag my son to school by force.

Nov 07 - Amanecer - to rise (sun), to get light outside; to get up (person)

Sat, 07 November 2009 00:00:00

Amanecer (ah-mah-neh-ser') Intransitive verb: ¿A qué hora amanece? - What time does it get light outside?

Nov 06 - El truco - trick, knack

Fri, 06 November 2009 00:00:00

El truco (troo'-koh) noun: ¿Tienes algún truco para quitar las manchas de mostaza? - Do you know any trick to get out mustard stains?

Nov 05 - discutir - to argue, to quarell; to discuss

Thu, 05 November 2009 00:00:00

discutir (dees-koo-teer') Intransitive verb: Siempre discute la política con su madre. - He always argues about politics with his mother.

Nov 04 - la actualización - update, modernization, upgrade

Wed, 04 November 2009 00:00:00

la actualización (ak-twa-lee-zah-syon') noun: La última actualización del sitio de web es magnífica. - The latest update to the website is magnificent.

Nov 03 - El molde - baking mold, baking pan, baking tin; mold, pattern, model

Tue, 03 November 2009 00:00:00

El molde (mol'-deh) noun: Después de mezclar los ingredientes, ponlos en el molde y hornea por 30 minutos. - After mixing the ingredients, put them in a baking pan and bake for 30 minutes.