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A typeset reference sheet for the first-year student of the Spanish language. Created based upon out-of-copyright public domain sources. Made using Scribus. Date: 13 July 2006: Source: Own work: Author: Struthious Bandersnatch: Permission (Reusing this file)
[10] [11] [12] Metalepsis uses a familiar word or a phrase in a new context. [13] For example, "lead foot" may describe a fast driver; lead is proverbially heavy, and a foot exerting more pressure on the accelerator causes a vehicle to go faster (in this context unduly so). [14] The figure of speech is a "metonymy of a metonymy". [13]
to rent out (as real property, and denoting the transaction from the owner's perspective); Tenants "take" or "rent" the property being let. *("rooms to let") (n.) the act of renting; rented premises (let out) to reveal allow, give permission. leave (as in let him be or let it be) ease (as in let up on the accelerator) indicate (as in don't let on)
This article describes some of the longest words in the Spanish language.. esternocleidooccipitomastoideo(31 letters) is the plural of the noun esternocleidooccipitomastoideo, which is the sternocleidomastoid, a muscle in the human neck. [1]
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Spanish might refer to: Items from or related to Spain: Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain; Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas; Spanish cuisine; Spanish history; Spanish culture; Languages of Spain, the various languages in Spain
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This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.