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The first anthology of Spanish proverbs, Proverbios que dicen las viejas tras el fuego, was written by Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana in the 15th century. Also in the 15th century was written the Seniloquium , an erudite and anonymous work containing a compendium of Spanish sayings and proverbs with commentaries.
The husband is always the last to know; The innocent seldom find an uncomfortable pillow – William Cowper, English poet (1731–1800) [28] The labourer is worthy of his hire; It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back; The law is an ass (from English writer Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist) The leopard does not change his spots
See as example Category:English words Subcategories ... Spanish-language names (3 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Spanish words and phrases"
Learning to tango in Argentina, sipping mate in Paraguay or kissing cheeks in Puerto Rico, Spanish will be the language of choice. Veteran travelers say knowing common Spanish phrases is an ...
Many Catalan names are shortened to hypocoristic forms using only the final portion of the name (unlike Spanish, which mostly uses only the first portion of the name), and with a diminutive suffix (-et, -eta/-ita). Thus, shortened Catalan names taking the first portion of the name are probably influenced by the Spanish tradition.
Refers to situations in which a single example or observation indicates a general or universal truth. Coined in Virgil, Aeneid II 65-6. Example: visible in the court of King Silas in the American television series Kings. ab urbe condita (AUC) from the founding of the City: i.e., "from the founding of Rome", which occurred in 753 BC, according ...
In 1899, Alberto de Jesus Membreño published the first dictionary with the title "Hondureñismos. Provincial Vocabulary of Honduras." [1] It contains mostly the words and expressions in “La botica del pueblo,” a book by Francisco Cruz Castro.
The naming customs of Hispanic America are similar to the Spanish naming customs practiced in Spain, with some modifications to the surname rules.Many Hispanophones in the countries of Spanish-speaking America have two given names, plus like in Spain, a paternal surname (primer apellido or apellido paterno) and a maternal surname (segundo apellido or apellido materno).