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5 days ago · Latin words in common use in English are generally fully assimilated into the English sound system, with little to mark them as foreign, for example, cranium, saliva. Other words have a stronger Latin feel to them, usually because of spelling features such as the digraphs ae and oe (occasionally written as ligatures: æ and œ , respectively ...
“Vulgar” can be a synonym of “obscene” meaning “disgusting” or “inappropriate.” Its special connotation has to do with “baseness” or “ignobility.” “Vulgar” has an additional, formal meaning of “common” (e.g. “Vulgar Latin” or the “vulgar bonnet [fungus]”), though this can also be used derogatorily ( cf ...
1 day ago · Spanish ( español) or Castilian ( castellano) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. Today, it is a global language with about 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain, and about 600 million when including second language ...
May 1, 2024 · In English, we have our own vulgar word that technically means “female dog” but is almost never used for that reason. Spanish uses “female dog” for another insult, namely “a woman of loose morals” or “a loose woman who’s had many lovers.” 4. Comerse. Clean meaning: To eat (reflexive) Dirty meaning: To do the deed
May 13, 2024 · Buenas Ondas. There are two words for wave in Spanish. The ones in the ocean are “olas” and the rest are “ondas”. Teenagers will use “olas” on the Internet to say “hello” instead of “hola” because it is cooler. Use it to describe someone cool! So, a nice person is buena onda.
May 1, 2024 · 10. Te crees muy muy — You think you’re something special. This literally means “you think you’re very very” but the slang meaning is more of “you think you’re something special,” or “you think you’re all that.”. Often, this is used to power down someone who’s boastful or thinks they’re better than anyone else.
2 days ago · French ( français, French: [fʁɑ̃sɛ], or langue française, French: [lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz], or by some speakers, French: [lɑ̃ŋ fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul ...
