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A lot of kerfuffle for PSOE

“Kerfuffle” can refer to a mess (un lio, barullo), a disturbance (disturbio) or a commotion (alboroto). Put on your thinking cap and contemplate these examples.

31 de mayo de 2023

Is Mr. Sanchez´s cabinet full of lickspittles?

Lickspittle is a verb and an adjective, and the word can refer to a person who is servile (servil) or a fawner (lisonjero, adulador) or

24 de mayo de 2023

What are the odds?

“Odd” (raro, extraño) you may know – it is similar to “strange”. There is an expression: how odd (¡que raro! ¡que curioso). Also, in mathematics

17 de mayo de 2023

To crown it all

Crown (coronar, corona) you may know. The pronunciation is this: kraun. As in Spanish it is a verb and a noun. This month King Charles

10 de mayo de 2023

Are you sometimes pauciloquent?

Perhaps. Pauciloquent is an adjective and it is similar to laconic (lacónica/o in Spanish). The word is an adjective that refers to a mortal that

3 de mayo de 2023

Should Spain defenestrate Mr. Sanchez?

To “defenestrate” someone is to dismiss or sack (despedir a…) that mortal. The action, the noun, is “defenestratión”. The word is similar in Spanish: defenestración.

26 de abril de 2023

Omnishambles in Spain?

“Omnishambles” is used to describe a situation that is a mess, where many things have gone wrong, or are going wrong, or there have been

19 de abril de 2023

Even more salt!

Salt has many uses in expressions. If you click here and here you will be able to read 2 previous articles (More salt/Are you worth

12 de abril de 2023

Feeling crapulous?

When a mortal feels crapulous, that person has been eating and drinking too much, and feels uncomfortable or ill as a result. The word, an

4 de abril de 2023

More salt?

The phrase or idiom “are you worth your salt?” was reviewed recently. Click here to review it. Now 2 more phrases that use salt. Examine

29 de marzo de 2023

Jerks and jerks

Jerk has many meanings. First as a verb (sacudirse): it means to move suddenly. It can also mean to pull something (dar, dar un tirón)

22 de marzo de 2023

Are you worth your salt?

Salt (sal) you may know. First, some history. Many moons ago (hace muchas lunas), in the Roman Empire, soldiers were paid a “salarium” (nowadays, the

15 de marzo de 2023

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A lot of kerfuffle for PSOE

Is Mr. Sanchez´s cabinet full of lickspittles?

What are the odds?

To crown it all

Are you sometimes pauciloquent?

Should Spain defenestrate Mr. Sanchez?

Omnishambles in Spain?

Even more salt!

Feeling crapulous?

More salt?

Jerks and jerks

Are you worth your salt?

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