Spanish Word of the Day - SpanishDict.com http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:35:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://rss.spanishdict.com/wodrss?format=skinwodrsshttp://feedburner.google.com El vecino http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/KY729NSooG0/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/06/el-vecino/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:05 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=655 El vecino (veh-cee’-noh) audio neighbor; resident
Examples:
  • Mi vecino de al lado tiene tres hijos. - My next-door neighbor has three children.
  • Sra. Clifton es vecina de la villa de Paris. - Mrs. Clifton is a resident in Paris.

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/06/el-vecino/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/06/el-vecino/ Difícil http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/lk5ak35rHZk/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/05/dificil/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:00:26 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=653 Difícil (dee-fee’-seel) audio difficult, hard; unlikely

Examples:
  • Me estoy resultando difícil dejar de fumar. - I am finding it very difficult to give up smoking.
  • Veo difícil que viene. - I think it’s unlikely that she’ll come.

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/05/dificil/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/05/dificil/ Negro http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/oIRwPn7QawE/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/04/negro/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:00:02 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=651 Negro (neh’-gro) audio black; dark; tanned; gloomy, pessimistic, bad, awful; angry, furious

Examples:
  • Lo compré en el mercado negro. - I bought it on the black market.
  • Lo ve todo tan negro. - He is always so pessimistic.
Idioms:
  • Tener la negra - To be very unlucky
  • Estar negro como boca de lobo - To be pitch-black

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/04/negro/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/04/negro/ La noche http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/lnnaREueHsE/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/03/la-noche/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:35 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=649 La noche (no’-cheh) audio night, evening

Examples:
  • Le llamó de noche. - She called him at night.
  • ¡Buenas noches! - Good evening!
Idioms:
  • Pasar la noche en blanco - To have a sleepless night
  • Ser como la noche y el día - To be like night and day

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/03/la-noche/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/03/la-noche/ El destino http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/x-EkzcUqQ2g/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/02/el-destino/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:15 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=647 El destino (des-tee’-noh) audio fate, fortune, destiny; destination; assignment, posting; use, purpose

Examples:
  • Mi destino era ser profesora. - I was destined to be a teacher.
  • Salimos con destino a Nueva York. - We set off for New York.

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/02/el-destino/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/02/el-destino/ Trabajar http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/AwmfPZGhbag/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/01/trabajar/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:39 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=645 Trabajar (trah-bah-harr’) audio to work; to act, to perform; to knead; to trade, to sell

Examples:
  • ¿En qué trabajas? - What do you do for a living?
  • My favorite actor is in this movie. - Mi actor favorito trabaja en esta película.
Idioms:
  • Trabajar media jornada - To work part-time
  • Trabajar por cuenta propia - To be self-employed

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/01/trabajar/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/07/01/trabajar/ nacer http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/l-JuWvNvPv8/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/06/30/nacer/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=642 nacer (nah-ser’) audio to be born; to sprout, to begin to grow; to hatch

Examples:
  • ¿Dónde nació su hijo? - Where was your son born?
  • Nací para tocar el piano. - I was born to play the piano.
Idioms:
  • Nacer de pie - To be born under a lucky star

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/06/30/nacer/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/06/30/nacer/ Nada http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/8T-77LO5UTs/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/06/29/nada/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:00:22 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=639 Nada (nah’-dah) audio nothing/anything (in negative phrases)

Examples:
  • Es mejor que nada. - It’s better than nothing.
  • No quiero nada. - I don’t want anything.
Idioms:
  • ¡No sirves para nada! - You are useless!
  • De nada. - You’re welcome.

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]]> http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/06/29/nada/feed/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/06/29/nada/ El dinero http://rss.spanishdict.com/~r/wodrss/~3/qCxLc6Ss_74/ http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/2009/06/28/el-dinero/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:00:53 +0000 admin http://www.SpanishDict.com/wordoftheday/?p=637 El dinero (dee-neh’-roh) audio money; cash

Examples:
  • ¿Paga con dinero o tarjeta de crédito? - Are you paying with cash or credit card?
  • Estoy escaso de dinero. ¿Podrías prestarme $5? - I’m short of money. Could you loan me $5?
Idioms:
  • Andar bien de dinero - To be well-off

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Examples:
  • ¿Qué tipo de jabón usas? - What type of soap do you use?
  • Este vestido está sin usar. - This dress has never been worn.

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