Spanish word of the week: disimular
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'disimular'. 'Disimular' is a verb that means 'to hide, to conceal' or 'to pretend'. Read More
Learning Italian: Wishing someone something
Like all languages, there are certain sayings that people use for special occasions or to simply wish someone well. Knowing how to say these in Italian will prepare you for every occasion and help you to sound more like a native speaker! Have a nice…! To say you hope someone… Read More
French word of the week: propre
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 'propre'. Read More
Spanish word of the week: después
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'después'. 'Después' is an adverb that means 'after(wards); later; next, then'. Read More
Spanish word of the week: resultar
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'resultar'. 'Resultar' is a verb that means 'to turn out' or 'to be'. Read More
French word of the week: tour
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 noun 'tour'. Read More
What’s the difference between indoors and indoor?
This week we are looking at two words which may be confused by learners of English: indoors and indoor. indoors function playAudio(url) { new Audio(url).play(); } Indoors is an adverb. If you go indoors, you go into a building. It started to rain, so… Read More
The holly and the ivy: wonderful words for Christmas plants
Which plants I wonder, gentle reader, do you associate with Christmas? I strongly suspect several of this week’s Collins Word of the Day will spring to mind. IYAM, certain plants just shout ‘Christmas’, don’t they? Well, perhaps some are a bit shoutier than others. The traditional holly, ivy, mistletoe and… Read More
Spanish word of the week: intención
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'intención'. 'Intención' is a noun that means 'intention'. Read More