French word of the week: neuf
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 'neuf'. Read More
15 other words for ‘nice’
The word ‘nice’ is one of the most frequently used words in English, yet there are many other different words you can use instead to be more specific and make your writing more interesting. Why not use these words if you want to talk about the… Read More
Soggy bottoms & baps: the proven glossary of The Great British Bake Off
With over 4 million viewers weekly, The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) is a great British institution, famous for baked Alaska controversies and the Paul Hollywood handshake. It also has its fair share of risqué innuendos, giving us a delightful range of soggy bottoms, baps and spotted dicks to keep… Read More
Spanish word of the week: campo
This week's Spanish word of the week is 'campo', a noun meaning 'country', 'countryside' or 'field'. Read More
French word of the week: lever
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 verb 'lever'. Read More
7 Extreme Weather Idioms
Around the world people experience many examples of extreme weather, such as tornadoes, blizzards, thunderstorms and heatwaves. These phenomena can be unexpected and unpredictable, so here are seven extreme weather idioms to help you weather even the wildest storm! 1. Storm in a teacup There… Read More
9 other words for ‘talk’
The word ‘talk’ is frequently used in English, yet there are many other different words you can use instead to be more specific and make your writing more interesting. Many synonyms for ‘talk’ describe how quickly someone talks or how much they say – try some… Read More
Spanish word of the week: caso
This week's Spanish word of the week is 'caso', a noun meaning 'case'. Read More
A year of ‘permacrisis’
The 2020s have certainly seen their fair share of upheaval – and we’re only two years in! Already this decade we’ve had to contend with a pandemic and its aftermath, a brutal new war in Europe, and in the UK an economic crisis that saw the Bank of England warning… Read More