#spanish language

[hometoursandotherstuff]

[itgetsbetter]

my best friend used my correct pronouns <3 (i use they/them, but since we speak spanish its less accepted by ppl)

happy for you!

the language of pronouns is very interesting - we talked about this a little in this episode of Writing our Own Dictionary.

we also have an entire guide for nonbinary language use in Spanish here which we developed with It Gets Better México!

[thespanishgarden]

There will always be a lot to solve, but don’t forget to enjoy and celebrate all that you have achieved. 💚

[worldwidelunatic]

Throwback to Nico Rosberg speaking in Spanish

(I love how bratty and sassy he is with this one😭)

[madame-helen]

[thequeenofsastiel]

This is why translations frustrate me. Each language has its own spin on this, but the Spanish subtitles(translated to English by me) translate it as "Don't get stabbed by someone again without my permission, understand?" This is a COMPLETELY different sentence. The Thai-English translation barely makes sense, and needs to be read multiple times to get even a slight grasp at understanding what's being communicated. The Thai-Spanish translation is perfectly understandable. But there's also a chance that something is trying to be communicated in the English translation that can't be communicated in the Spanish translation. The English translation carries a bit of a threat when the meaning is parsed. Like, instead of a simple order, Jay is asking if, now that Sun knows what will happen if he puts himself at risk again, Sun is still willing to do it. And I don't know which is more accurate, because I don't speak Thai.

*sigh*

@absolutebl can you tell me which vibe is the correct one, if either?

[spanishskulduggery]

Daily Spanish Vocabulary - verbs edition

involucrar = to involve, to have to do with

garabatear = to scribble, to scrawl, to doodle [sometimes it's garrapatear but in my experience it's usually garabatear]

avisar = to warn / to inform

borrar = to erase, to delete, to wipe away

yuxtaponer = to juxtapose

amenazar = to threaten

yacer = "to lie on" / to be located [most often said of places or geography, like la ciudad yace en un cruce "the city lies on a crossroads", or it can be a fancy way of saying "lie down"... it generally tends to be a bit more literary but is like "rests upon" or "is situated on"]

cavar = to dig

excavar = to dig up [lit. "dig out"]

socavar = to undermine [lit. "dig under"]

gestionar = to manage, to arrange, to run (a business) [la gestión is another word for "management" usually in a business sense]

acabar = to carry out, to finish acabar(se) = for something to run out [like se acaba el tiempo "time is running out"] acabar de (hacer algo) = to have (just) done something [in the sense of recently] acabar con (algo/alguien) = to get rid of / to put an end to [with people it usually implies "killing" like "to finish off"]

brotar = to break out, to arise / to sprout [can be used as plants, but also un brote is "an outbreak" either of things like diseases or even pimples, or it could be when something "appears" or "happens" like an "appearance"]

jurar = to swear (an oath), to promise, to vow

unir = to join, to unite unirse = to join together, to merge

reunir = to gather together, to gather up reunirse = to meet up (people), to have a meeting

aumentar = to increase

disminuir = to decrease, to diminish

crecer = to grow, to rise, to expand / to wax (the moon) crecer(se) = to grow up

menguar = to diminish, to wane [in general and also the moon], to ebb

cerrar = to close cerrar con llave = to lock [lit. "to close with (a) key"] cerrar a cal y canto = to block up, to seal completely [a cal y canto sometimes a calicanto refers to something like brick and mortar; it's literally "lime(stone) and (brick) stone" for building materials but it means "to brick up" in a literal sense - in euphemisms it means "to seal off completely", calicanto usually refers to a brick wall or stonework]

desmoronar(se) = to collapse, to come crumbling down

eligir = to choose, to elect (someone)

desencadenar(se) = to unleash, to be unleashed [lit. "to unchain"; can be used in the sense of "to be unleashed" the dramatic way... it also can literally mean "to take off someone's chains"]

trasnochar = to stay up late, to not sleep / "to stay out all night" [sometimes "to pull an all-nighter"]

apretar = to squeeze

soplar = to blow air / for air or wind to blow

imprimir = to print

firmar = to sign

agitar = to shake / to agitate [not in terms of shaking hands (which is usually darse la mano "to give each other one's hand) - this is "to shake" like shaking a drink]

temblar = to tremble, to shudder, to shake [can also be "to shake" in the context of earthquakes]

encender = to light / to turn on (electronics)

apagar = to extinguish / to turn off (electronics)

hostigar = to plague, to annoy, to bother, to harass

enredar = to tangle, to entangle

derrotar = to defeat

rugir = to roar, to bellow, to boom

caducar = to expire, to no longer be valid

agregar = to add añadir = to add

congelar = to freeze

descongelar = to unfreeze / to thaw

equivocarse = to be wrong, to be mistaken

salpicar = to splash

enterrar = to bury

desterrar = to banish, to exile

aterrizar = to land [usually said of flying things, like birds, planes or helicopters since it is literally "to-earth" - can also be "to touch down (on the ground)"]

brillar = to shine

contar = to count / to recount, to tell a story contar con algo/alguien = to trust in something/someone, to rely on

alquilar = to rent

sangrar(se) / desangrar(se) = to bleed / to bleed out / "to bleed dry"

blandir = to wield, to brandish

reproducir = to reproduce / to play back (audio)

derramar = to spill, to spill out / to hemorrhage [you will also see derramar sangre which is "to shed/spill blood"]

quebrar = to break, to smash

torcer = to twist / to sprain (a body part)

retorcer(se) = to warp, to become twisted / to writhe [as in wood becoming "warped" after rain etc, or for the truth to be "twisted"]

abrazar(se) = to hug

abrasar = to roast, to scorch, to raze

derrumbar = to knock down, to destroy derrumbarse = (for something/someone) to collapse or break down

masticar = to chew

saludar = to greet / to salute [also understood as "waving at someone", but still technically "greeting"]

despedir = to fire (someone from a job) [it's also another word for "to give off" or "emit", but you're usually seeing this in a job setting as "to fire" or "to sack"]

despedirse (de) = to stay goodbye to, to bid farewell

arrojar = to throw, to toss

lanzar = to launch [in the sense of projectiles like launching rockets or missiles, and also "to launch (a program)" both in marketing and in TV]

podar = to trim, to prune (trees/vegetation) [usually vegetation but some people use it figuratively as "to get rid of" or "to trim off"]

amortiguar = to muffle / to cushion, "to soften the blow"

rezar = to pray

espantar = to frighten, to scare / "to scare away" [as in el espantapájaros is "scarecrow" - or lit. "scares-birds", espantar can be used in this way to mean "to ward off" in some cases]

ahuyentar = to ward off, to chase off

huir = to flee, to run away

cosechar = to harvest, to reap

velar = to stay up, to stay awake / to keep vigil / to watch over, to keep vigil over velar(se) = to shroud / to wear a veil [two separate etymologies here deriving from la vela - the first one is la vela that comes from "vigil" so it can be both to stay awake or to guard, this version is also related to la vela that means "candle", and because of that la vela can also be "sleepless" or "wakefulness", and duermevela means "fitful sleep" or "light sleep", meaning "a wakeful sleep".......... the second vela is related to "sail of a ship" or "vellum" material, where it meant cloth or a piece of fabric; that's where you get el velo "veil" and el velorio "shroud"