Spanish word of the day: Sin embargo
March 10th, 2010
Translation: nevertheless, however
Pronunciation: seen ehm-bahr-goh
Translation: nevertheless, however
Pronunciation: seen ehm-bahr-goh
Translation: To be supportive/to support (oneself)
Pronunciation: A-poe-shar-say
Translation: Lost
Pronunciation: Dae-sorie-n-tadoe
Translation: From bad to worse
Meaning: Every language has this sort of expression when trying describe a situation that is not improving.
Translation: Hotdog (Super = Big Hotdog)
Pronunciation: pan-cho
Translation: To make a dash for
Pronunciation: Ah-boe-car-say / Pree-sip-ee-tar-say
Translation: to stay/to remain/to take/to choose/to die
Pronunciation: Kay-dar-say
Translation: Today for you and tomorrow for me.
Meaning: You do something for someone today and they do something for you tomorrow. This can be used in the same way as the English expression: “You scratch my back and i’ll scratch yours”.
Translation: The wallet kills the handsome man.
Meaning: This is used to refer to a gold digger (someone who only thinks money is important).
Meaning: Job/Work (trabajo)
How to use it: Laburo is a common way to say work (trabajo). It can be placed anywhere that work (trabajo) would regularly be used.