What’s the difference between bass and base?
This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused: bass and base. bass A bass saxophone, guitar, or other … Continued
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Spanish word of the week: conseguir
This week’s Spanish word of the week is ‘conseguir’, a verb meaning ‘to get’, ‘to obtain’, ‘to achieve’ or ‘to manage’.
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The return to Westeros: the essential House of the Dragon glossary
The dragons have landed. HBO’s much-hyped Game of Thrones prequel launched in August, and we are ready for things to
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French word of the week: valoir
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 ‘valoir’.
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What’s the difference between sting and bite?
This week we are looking at two words which are sometimes confused: sting and bite. sting Sting is usually a verb.
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Spanish word of the week: recordar
This week’s Spanish word of the week is ‘recordar’, a verb meaning ‘to remember’ or ‘to remind’.
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Autumn traditions and their lexicon
For convenience, the weather people kickstart autumn by inaugurating it on 1 September. But the first astronomical day of autumn
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French word of the week: fin
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 adjective and noun ‘fin’.
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European Day of Languages
Monday 26 September marks The European Day of Languages. It was launched in 2001 by the Council of Europe at
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