Spanish word of the week: historia
This week’s Spanish word of the week is ‘historia’, which is a noun that means ‘history’ or ‘story’.
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9 new words in Collins Dictionary, February 2022
Not for the first time, concerns about our climate and environment are writ large in a batch of additions to
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Spanish word of the week: hueso
This week’s Spanish word of the week is ‘hueso’. ‘Hueso’ is a noun that means ‘bone; stone’.
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Pearls before Swine
Recently the consumer research company Perspectus Global commissioned a survey about English phrases. They asked 2,000 people aged 18 to
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Spanish word of the week: destino
This week’s Spanish word of the week is ‘destino’, which is a noun that means ‘destination; posting; destiny’.
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Six Nations Championship: the lexicon of rugby
The British have invented so many sports (how many can you think of? I make it fifteen1) and exported them
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Spanish word of the week: pensar
This week’s word of the week is ‘pensar’, which is a verb that means ‘to think’.
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Spanish word of the week: confianza
This week’s word of the week is ‘confianza’, which is a noun that means ‘confidence’ or ‘trust’.
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Food & festivities: the language of Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival, is upon us and those celebrating
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