El Hormiguero is a Spanish talk show broadcast on Cuatro TV Station and it focuses on science, humor and politics. At first it was a 2-hour show but it was so successful that it is broadcast from Monday to Saturday in a 40-minute show.
The video below is for more advanced learners because Pablo, the host, [...]
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El Hormiguero
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Spanish Idiom March 19, 2010
In a prior posting we have listed “darse charol” as one of the multitude of ways to say “to brag” in Spanish. Here’s the literal meaning: “to give oneself varnish”.
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Parecer a Versatile Verb
Although parecer may have a dictionary definition of “to seem,” its use is quite a bit more versatile than that. In addition to being used in describing what things are like, it is common used the in the expressing of opinions and describing reactions. Our newest lesson, on usage of the verb parecer, provides numerous [...]
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French expression: Revenons à nos moutons
What does the idiomatic French expression revenons à nos moutons mean? Click the link above to learn all about it, and then come back here to share your thoughts.
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French expression: Revenons à nos moutons originally appeared on About.com French Language on Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 06:00:47.
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Shunbun no hi – Vernal Equinox Day
March 21st is “Shunbun no hi (Vernal Equinox Day).” It is designated as a national holiday in Japan. Since spring break starts around this time, I wasn’t as excited about this holiday as other holidays when I was at school. “Shunbun” is written with a combination of the kanji characters for “spring” and “to divide“. [...]