Language Learners

Spanish word of the week: importante

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'importante', an adjective meaning 'important' or 'significant'. Read More

What’s the difference between experience and experiment?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: experience and experiment. experience An experience is something that happens to you or something that you do. Moving house can be a stressful experience. If you have experience of something, you… Read More

Spanish word of the week: apetecer

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'apetecer', a verb meaning 'to feel like'. Read More

French word of the week: alors

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French word 'alors'. Read More

What’s the difference between concerto and concert?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: concerto and concert. concerto A concerto is a piece of classical music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra. …Beethoven’s Violin Concerto. concert A performance of… Read More

Spanish word of the week: tras

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'tras', a preposition meaning 'after'. Read More

French word of the week: premier

This series of weekly blogs takes a closer look at words from our French dictionaries. The word we're focusing on this week is the French word 'premier'. Read More

What’s the difference between complement and compliment?

This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused by learners of English: complement and compliment. complement Complement can be used as a verb and a noun. If one thing complements another, the two things increase each other’s good qualities when… Read More

Spanish word of the week: igual

This week's Spanish word of the week is 'igual', an adverb meaning 'maybe' or 'anyway'. Read More