Thursday, October 27, 2011

More interesting words/phrases...

cero zapatero--it literally means "zero shoemaker." It's a common rhyme used here when referring to the number zero.

flequillo--bangs

capucha--comes from the Latin word for something that covers the head; in Spanish, it means hood of a jacket

twitear--this is the verb used to say "tweet."

nana--lullaby

la hucha--piggy bank

luchar contra los molinos de viento--this phrase literally means: to fight against windmills. It comes from Don Quijote in which Don Quijote tries to fight a windmill (which he thinks is a giant). In Spanish, the phrase is used to talk about fight an impossible battle.


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