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Are you a good mixer?

A “mixer” (batidora) you may know, and perhaps you have used a mixer to make organic vegetable juice. There are also cement mixers (hormigoneras), and

5 de enero de 2022

Are you mighty?

“Might” you may know. An example: I might (quizás, es posible que vaya…) go to Patagonia in January to visit the penquins. “Mighty” is different.

29 de diciembre de 2021

A cock-and-bull story

“Cock” (gallo) you may know. Likewise “bull” (toro). However, there is an expression: a cock and bull story. Here is the background. Many moons ago, in

22 de diciembre de 2021

Disinterested or uninterested?

Many mortals (including the English, of course) are confused by these words. Many moons ago (hace muchas lunas) the definitions or meanings of these words

15 de diciembre de 2021

Likewise

Examine the following: Mr. Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, says to his friend Mr. Alejandro Morales, a top dog in a Spanish company: “have

8 de diciembre de 2021

Squeal

A squeal (chillado) is a high sound or cry. A similar word is shriek. Squeal is also a verb, so people and animals squeak. Examine

1 de diciembre de 2021

On the map?

“Map” (plano, mapa) you will know. It is also a verb. Sometimes mortals map an area (levantan un mapa de una zona). Here are some

17 de noviembre de 2021

Have you garnered crops?

“Garner” has many meanings. It is a verb and a noun. First as a noun. A garner is a granary (granero) or a grain bin

10 de noviembre de 2021

Second-guesses

To guess (adivinar) you may know. To “second-guess” something or someone, in British English, means to anticipate (anticiparse), forecast or predict what is going to

3 de noviembre de 2021

A botched job?

To botch something is to do a task badly or not to complete a task, a repair or a project. A “botch” is the noun

27 de octubre de 2021

Come hither

Come hither (ven acá) means “come here”. Hither is an adverb. Some examples of its use: • Come up hither (sube acá). • The man

26 de octubre de 2021

To La Moncloa in all your finery?

Finery (galas) is a noun, and refers to elegant clothing and other beautiful things such as a natural area or a garden. Examine these: La

21 de octubre de 2021

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Are you a good mixer?

Are you mighty?

A cock-and-bull story

Disinterested or uninterested?

Likewise

Squeal

On the map?

Have you garnered crops?

Second-guesses

A botched job?

Come hither

To La Moncloa in all your finery?

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