What is a verb?
Explore the world of verbs: their types, phrases, tenses, and functions in English, from actions to states of being.
Spanish words of the week: partido or partida?
It’s that time of the week when we line up two similar-looking Spanish nouns with different genders, endings and meanings, look at their commonest senses, and see how their differences play out. Bring on partido (masculine) and partida (feminine).
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French word of the week: monde
Welcome back to your weekly dose of French vocabulary. For this blog, we’ve chosen the word monde.
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Rein, reign or rain?
Explore the differences between “rein,” “reign,” and “rain” in this concise guide, highlighting their meanings and uses.
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Spanish words of the week: presa or preso?
Here we go – an opportunity to beaver away finding out the differences in usage between two more similar-looking Spanish words. Today’s It’s the turn of preso and presa.
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Rack or wrack?
Which is correct: rack your brains or wrack your brains; rack and ruin or wrack and ruin; nerve-racking or nerve-wracking?
French word of the week: lancer
Another week, another French word! In this edition of our vocabulary blog for French learners, we’re going to study the verb lancer.
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Spanish words of the week: herida or herido?
Here’s another opportunity to cut through the differences between a pair of related, similar-looking Spanish words. The two on the examination table today are herido and herida.
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French word of the week: plein
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 ‘plein’.
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