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scapegoats

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Steel yourself

Steel yourself!

Steel (acero) and stainless steel (acero inoxidable) you may know. Here the focus is on expressions that use “steel”. A person can be “a man

30 de marzo de 2022
Are you going to confer

Are you going to confer?

Are you going to confer with the King of Spain? Confer can refer to two things: to discuss something, to grant something. Examine these examples.

23 de marzo de 2022
Have you ever ridden a nag?

Have you ever ridden a nag?

“Nag” (jamelgo) is a noun referring to an old horse. So you may have ridden an old horse or a nag. Nag is also a

16 de marzo de 2022
Is the converse true

Is the converse true?

You may know the word “converse” (conversar). Mortals converse, and some mortals “converse” by signs (hablan por señas). Converse has other meanings. “The converse”, the

9 de marzo de 2022
Is life full of hitches

Is life full of hitches?

Sometimes mortals “hitch a lift” (hacer autostop) and that person is then a “hitchhiker” (autoestopista). An example: Mr. Podemos hitched a lift (hizo autostop) from

2 de marzo de 2022