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Spanish Word Wheel - La Papiroflexia

La Papiroflexia - Origami

• Do you know how to do origami?

• Sabes hacer papiroflexia?

• Origami is a form of art.

• La papiroflexia es una forma de arte.

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Vía Láctea

La Vía Láctea - Milky Way

• We live in the Milky Way galaxy.

• Vivimos en la Vía Láctea.

• The Milky Way is our home.

• La Vía Láctea es nuestro hogar.

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Pesadilla

La Pesadilla - Nightmare

• I had a nightmare.

• Tuve una pesadilla.

• Please, wake me up from this nightmare.

• Por favor, despiértame de esta pesadilla.

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Spanish Word Wheel - El Arancel

El Arancel - Tariff

• What is a tariff?

• Qué es un arancel?

• Can tariffs cause a trade war?

• Los aranceles pueden provocar una guerra comercial?

[There’s been a lot of talk about tariffs lately in the news so I thought I might as well translate it to Spanish]

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Spanish Word Wheel - Negro Azabache

Negro Azabache - Jet-Black [Color]

• The car was jet-black.

• El carro era negro azabache.

• She had blue eyes and jet-black hair.

• Tenía los ojos azules y el pelo negro azabache.

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Estrella Fugaz 💫

La Estrella Fugaz - Shooting Star

• Did you see the shooting star?

• Has visto la estrella fugaz?

• You are as beautiful as a shooting star.

• Eres tan hermosa como una estrella fugaz.

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Spanish Phrase Guide - Tocar Fondo

Tocar Fondo - To Hit Rock Bottom

• He hit rock bottom in his career.

• Tocó fondo en su carerra.

• The team has really hit rock bottom.

• El equipo ha tocado fondo.

Explanation: “To Hit Rock Bottom” is to mean when someone or something [a person, an organization, or even a currency] has hit or reached their lowest point.

This can also mean “to hit an all time low”.

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Spanish Word Wheel - Dálmata

El | La Dálmata - Dalmatian [Dog Breed]

• “101 Dalmatians” is my favorite movie.

• “101 Dálmatas” es mi película favorita.

• Hector bought a puppy, a dalmatian.

• Hector compró un cachorro, un dálmata.

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Spanish Phrase Guide -Qué Podría Salir Mal?

Que podría salir mal? - What could go wrong?

• I am going to climb this mountain without a harness. What could go wrong?

• Voy a escalar esta montaña sin arnés. Qué podría salir mal?

• Alot of things could go wrong with this plan.

• Muchas cosas podrían salir mal con este plan.

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Gaita

La Gaita - Bagpipes

• Do you know how to play the bagpipes?

• Sabe tocar la gaita?

El Gaitero | La Gaitera - Bagpiper

[A person who plays the bagpipes]

• The bagpiper played a song.

• El gaitero tocó una canción.

• She was a talented bagpiper.

• Era una gaitera talentosa.

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Note: Please be aware that this word is used to describe various instruments around Spain and Latin America. For example, a Colombian Gaita is not the same as a Galician Gaita or Scottish Gaita. “Gaita” is word that can be used for flutes, bagpipes, oboes, and horns depending on region.

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Spanish Word Wheel - El Modelo A Seguir

El Modelo A Seguir - Role Model

• Simone Biles is a role model for a lot of young girls.

• Simone Biles es un modelo a seguir para muchas niñas.

• I want to be a positive role model for others.

• Quiero ser un modelo positivo a seguir para los demás.

Note: There are three other translations for “role-model” and these include:

• “El Modelo”

• “El Modelo a Imitar”

• “El Ejemplo” [Example]

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Spanish Word Wheel - Ludopatía

Ludopatía [F] - Compulsive Gambling or Gambling Addiction 🎰 or Addiction to Gambling

• My son has a gambling addiction.

• Mi hijo tiene ludopatía.

• Compulsive gambling is a serious problem.

• La ludopatía es un problema grave.

She always goes to the casino because she has an addiction to gambling.

Ella siempre va al casino porque tiene ludopatía.

El Ludópata/La Ludópata - Compulsive Gambler or Gambling Addict

• Maria lost all her money because she is a compulsive gambler.

• María perdió todo su dinero porque es una ludópata.

• He is a gambling addict.

• Él es un ludópata.

Did you know these words?

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Spanish Word Wheel - Los Colmillos

Los Colmillos - Fangs

• She wore fake fangs.

• Ella llevaba colmillos postizos.

• The fangs of a vampire are very sharp.

• Los colmillos de un vampiro son muy afilados.

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Note: The word “los colmillos” can also be translated to “elephant tusks.”

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Spanish Word Wheel - El Efecto Secundario

El Efecto Secundario - Side Effect [Medical]

• What are the side effects of the medication?

• Cuáles son los efectos secundarios del medicamento?

• Dizziness and blurry vision are possible side effects.

• Los mareos y visión borrosa son posibles efectos secundarios.

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Pecera

La Pecera - Fishbowl 🐠

• There are a lot of fishes in the fishbowl.

• Hay muchos peces en la pecera.

• The fish is swimming in the fishbowl.

• El pez está nadando en la pecera.

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