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Feb 09 - malgastar - to waste, to misspend, to throw away, to squander

Tue, 09 February 2010 00:00:00

malgastar (mal-gas-tar') transitive verb: No malgastes tus fuerzas. - Don't waste your energy.

Feb 08 - el albedrío - fancy, whim, will

Mon, 08 February 2010 00:00:00

el albedrío (ahl-beh-dree'-oh) noun: Salió a su albedrío. - He left of his own free will.

Feb 07 - el juicio - judgement, discernment; sense, opinion; trial, lawsuit

Sun, 07 February 2010 00:00:00

el juicio (hwee'-syoh) noun: A mi juicio, nuestra decisión fue equivocada. - In my opinion, our decision was wrong.

Feb 06 - El mantel - tablecloth; altar cloth; placemat

Sat, 06 February 2010 00:00:00

El mantel (mahn'-tel) noun: Mi madre me compró un mantel bordado en punto de cruz para mi cumpleaños. - My mother bought me a tablecloth embroidered with cross-stitch for my birthday.

Feb 05 - la encrucijada - crossroads

Fri, 05 February 2010 00:00:00

la encrucijada (ehn-kroo-see-hah'-dah) noun: Estoy en una encrucijada en mi vida. - I am at a crossroads in my life.

Feb 04 - dulcificar - to sweeten, to soften, to dulcify, to mellow, to make more pleasant

Thu, 04 February 2010 00:00:00

dulcificar (dool-see-fee-car') transitive verb: Se puede dulcificar el queso crema en la microonda. - You can soften the cream cheese in the microwave.

Feb 03 - ventoso - windy, breezy, gusty; flatulent; vain, inflated

Wed, 03 February 2010 00:00:00

ventoso (vehn-toh'-soh) adjective: No pudimos ir de pesca en la barca porque estaba demasiado ventoso. - We could not go fishing in the boat because it was too windy.

Feb 02 - quebrar - to break, to destroy, to shatter, to snap, to crack; to twist, to bend

Tue, 02 February 2010 00:00:00

quebrar (keh-brar') transitive verb: Quiere quebrar su racha de mala suerte. - He wants to break his bad luck streak.

Feb 01 - el gemelo - twin; cufflink; calf

Mon, 01 February 2010 00:00:00

el gemelo (heh-meh'-loh) noun: ¿No sabías que tiene un gemelo hermano? - You didn't know he had a twin brother?

Jan 31 - firmar - to sign; to subscribe

Sun, 31 January 2010 00:00:00

firmar (feer-mar') transitive verb: Acabo de firmar un contrato con otra compañía. - I just signed a contract with another company.

Jan 30 - temer - to fear, to be afraid of, to dread

Sat, 30 January 2010 00:00:00

temer (teh-mer') transitive verb: Temo ofender a tu padre. - I'm afraid of offending your father.

Jan 29 - el defecto - fault, flaw, defect, shortcoming, impediment

Fri, 29 January 2010 00:00:00

el defecto (deh-fek'-toh) noun: No le veo ningún defecto a esta situación. - I don't see anything wrong with this situation.

Jan 28 - profundo - deep; profound, intense, strong; grave, terrible; sound

Thu, 28 January 2010 00:00:00

profundo (proh-foon'-doh) adjective: Lleva un profundo sentimiento de culpa. - He carries a deep sense of guilt.

Jan 27 - el cutis - complexion, hue; skin; grain, shining surface

Wed, 27 January 2010 00:00:00

el cutis (koo'-tees) noun: Tenía un cutis liso y suave. - She had an even and smooth complexion.

Jan 26 - botar - to bounce; to launch; to throw/kick out/away; to take; to shift the helm (nautical)

Tue, 26 January 2010 00:00:00

botar (boh-tar') transitive verb: No botes la pelota aquí dentro. - Don't bounce the ball in here.

Jan 25 - la madre - mother; river bed; source, root

Mon, 25 January 2010 00:00:00

la madre (mah'-dreh) noun: Mi madre fue madre a los veinte años. - My mother was a mother at 20 years old.

Jan 24 - partir - to split, to divide; to break open, to smash; to crack, to cut; to chap (lips)

Sun, 24 January 2010 00:00:00

partir (pahr-teer') transitive verb: Partió el pan por la mitad. - He cut the loaf of bread in half.

Jan 23 - atroz - terrible, awful, atrocious; huge, vast, immense

Sat, 23 January 2010 00:00:00

atroz (ah-tros') adjective: Hace un calor atroz aquí. - It's horribly hot in here.

Jan 22 - oscuro - dark; overcast; obscure; uncertain; shady, suspect

Fri, 22 January 2010 00:00:00

oscuro (oh-skoo'-roh) adjective: Mi hermana vive en Seattle y siempre viste de oscuro. - My sister lives in Seattle and always wears dark clothing.

Jan 21 - la edad - age; period

Thu, 21 January 2010 00:00:00

la edad (eh-dad') noun: Tienen la misma edad. - They are the same age.