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Are bromances bewildering?

Emmanuel Macron, se reune con al primer ministro británico, Boris Johnson. /EFE EPA CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON Nowadays, the frequent answer could be yes. “Bromance” you

1 de julio de 2022

What do you hanker after?

To hanker (anhelar) is to have a strong desire for, or yearn for, something. The origins of the word come from Dutch in the 1600´s,

22 de junio de 2022

Have you ever been hampered?

Probably, I conjecture. First the word as a noun: hamper. A hamper is a type of basket (canasto, cesto) with a lid which mortals use

15 de junio de 2022

An overhaul?

An “overhaul” (una renovación completa o reforma exhaustiva) is a fundamental reform of a system, organisation or machine. Contemplate these examples. Mr. Feijóo, the Popular

8 de junio de 2022

Drones and drones

Drone has many meanings. One meaning (dron/drone) you may have seen frequently in the context of military operations. Sometimes, companies use drones to take photographs.

1 de junio de 2022

Spanish politics and scapegoats

What is a scapegoat? Goat (cabra you will know) and scape, perhaps. A scape (bohordo) is a flower stalk (tallo de flor). When scape and

25 de mayo de 2022

Moving to new pastures?

“Pasture” (prado) and pastures (pastos) you may know. Sometimes mortals use the phrase “pasture land” (tierra de pastoreo, pradera). Now an expression: if a person

18 de mayo de 2022

Are mores changing?

“Mores” (costumbres) are traditional customs or accepted ways of behaviour. Many societies and countries are based on principles or rules of behaviour called “mores”. The

11 de mayo de 2022

Are you sometimes an ape?

“Ape” (simio) you may know. However, the word has other uses. An ape can be a clumsy (torpe) person, and “ to ape” someone is

4 de mayo de 2022

Are you sometimes toady?

“Toad” (sapo) you may know. “Toady” is different. If someone is toady, he is one who artificially praises (elogia artificialmente a…) someone, in order to

27 de abril de 2022

A modicum of knowledge?

Consider this sentence: I only have a modicum of knowledge about economics. This means that I only have a little knowledege. So “modicum” (= un

22 de abril de 2022

Safe haven?

You may have heard mortals talk about a “safe haven”. Those mortals are often “unthinking” (irreflexivos). Why? The concept of a haven (refugio) includes the

6 de abril de 2022

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Are bromances bewildering?

What do you hanker after?

Have you ever been hampered?

An overhaul?

Drones and drones

Spanish politics and scapegoats

Moving to new pastures?

Are mores changing?

Are you sometimes an ape?

Are you sometimes toady?

A modicum of knowledge?

Safe haven?

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