Spanish word of the week: vivo
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'vivo'. 'Vivo' is an adjective that means 'living' or 'alive'. Read More
Spanish word of the week: negocio
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'negocio'. 'Negocio' is a noun that means 'business' Read More
Cracking the police code: 11 Line of Duty acronyms explained
BBC’s Line of Duty is back after a two-year hiatus and we couldn’t be more excited to resume our role of armchair detective. But for civilians, deciphering all the police jargon can be pretty difficult. When you’re busy nicking bent coppers, you don’t have time to waste on trivial things… Read More
Spanish word of the week: hogar
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'hogar'. 'Hogar' is a noun that means 'home' Read More
Lockdownversary
The twenty-third of March marks the anniversary of the first UK lockdown, that fateful Monday evening when the PM announced drastic measures to halt the spread of COVID-19. On social media there is talk of a lockdownversary, a portmanteau word which shows how elastic English is. Read More
RNA vaccine and vision board highlight new words for March
One year ago, in March 2020, there was a very clear theme linking many of the new words that were being added to Collins Dictionary. Terms such as social distancing, contact tracing, shutdown order, and… Read More
Spanish word of the week: vez
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'vez'. 'Vez' is a noun that means 'time' Read More
Spanish word of the week: ojo
This week’s Spanish word of the week is 'ojo'. 'Ojo' is a noun that means 'eye' Read More
World Book Day: read up on the language of books
Thursday marks UK World Book Day. Fifteen million UK primary and secondary pupils will receive a £1 voucher to cash in for a book priced by publishers at a nominal £1. The aim is to encourage reading for pleasure. Reading for pleasure is, paradoxically, not pure and simple pleasure. Read More
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