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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 - 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.

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Spanish Word Wheel - Las Patillas

Las Patillas - Sideburns

• I am going to cut my sideburns.

• Voy a cortarme las patillas.

• Elvis Presley had long sideburns.

• Elvis Presley llevaba patillas largas.

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Spanish Word Wheel - Autodidacta

Autodidacta - Self-Taught [Adjective]

• She is a self-taught painter.

• Ella es una pintora autodidacta.

• He is a self-taught pianist.

• Él es un pianista autodidacta.

El/La Autodidacta - Self-Taught Person [Noun]

• The self-taught woman never stopped learning.

• La autodidacta nunca dejó a aprender.

• James, the self-taught person, wanted to learn French.

• James, el autodidacta, quería aprender francés.

• I am a self-taught person.

• Yo soy autodidacta.

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Voy a hacer lo que pueda con lo que tenga.

I am going to do what I can with what I have.

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Spanish Phrase Guide - Ir de Mal en Peor

Ir de Mal en Peor - To Go From Bad to Worse

• The situation went from bad to worse.

• La situación fue de mal en peor.

• The economy is going from bad to worse.

• La economía va de mal en peor.

Did you know?

There is another way to say “to go from bad to worse” in Spanish.

“Ir de Guatemala a Guatepeor”

Since “mala” means “bad” the ending of Guatemala is switched to “peor” which means “worse”.

The phrase translates to: To Go From Guatebad to Guateworse.

I noticed on some forums some Guatemalans either enjoying the phrase and others outright hating it. There has also been complaints that the phrase paints Guatemala in a negative light. Therefore, although the phrase is quite popular, I will suggest sticking with the formal translation above 😅.

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Nevisca

La Nevisca - Light Snowfall ❄️

• The light snowfall left the town in a layer of snow.

• La nevisca dejó la ciudad en una capa de nieve.

• A light snowfall fell this morning.

• Una nevisca cayó esta mañana.

Neviscar - To Snow Lightly

• It is snowing lightly outside.

• Está neviscando afuera.

• It started to snow lightly.

• Empiezó a neviscar.

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Spanish Word Wheel - El Alunizaje

El Alunizaje - The Moon Landing/Lunar Landing or Landing on the Moon 🌝

Was the moon landing fake?

Fue falso el alunizaje?

We watched the lunar landing in astronomy class today.

Hoy vimos el alunizaje en la clase de astronomía.

The landing on the moon was a spectacular event.

El alunizaje fue un acontecimiento espectacular.

Alunizar - To Land on the Moon 🌙

• The Apollo astronauts landed on the moon in 1969.

• Los astronautas del Apolo alunizaron en 1969.

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Ventisca

La Ventisca - Blizzard 🌨️

• The blizzard left the whole town covered in snow.

• La ventisca dejó toda la ciudad cubierta de nieve.

• The blizzard will be strong winds.

• La ventisca traerá vientos fuertes.

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Bird Terms Vocabulary in Spanish

Arboreal [Animals or species that live in trees] - Arborícola

Aerial [Existing or living or growing or operating in the air] - Aéreo/a

Avian [related to birds] - Aviar or Aviario/a

Avian Influenza/Bird Flu - La Gripe Aviar

Bird - El Pájaro [Masculine] / El Ave [Feminine]

Beak - El Pico

Birdhouse/Avivary - La Pajarera/La Casita para Pájaros

Bird Feed - El Alpiste

Birds of Prey/Raptor [A predatory bird that actively hunts for prey] - El Ave de Rapaz/Las Aves de Rapaz

- El Ave de Rapiña/Las Aves de Rapiña

Bird Feeder - El Comedero Para Pájaros

Chirp [Sound produced by birds] - El Pío

Cluck [Sound produced by chickens] - El Cloqueo/El Cacareo

Clutch/Brood - La Nidada

Endangered - En Peligro de Extinción

Extinction - La Extinción

Extinct [No Longer Exisiting] - Extinto/a or Extinguido/a

Eagle’s Nest - La Aguilera

Falconry - La Cetrería/La Halconería

Falconer - El Halconero/La Halconera

Feathers - Las Plumas

Flock of Birds - La Banada

Flapping of Wings [Wing's Flapping] - El Aleteo

Gobble [Sound produced by a Turkey] - El Gluglú

Hatching - La Eclosión/ La Salida Del Cascarón

Hatchling (Baby Bird) - El Pajarito/El Polluelo

Hoot [Sound produced by an Owl] - El Ululato

Migration - La Migración

Migratory - Migratorio/Migratoria

Nest - El Nido

Little Nest - El Nidito

Nesting - La Anidación/La Nidificación

Nectar - El Néctar

Ornithology [The study of birds] - La Ornitología

Ornithologist - El Ornitólogo/La Ornitóloga

Roost [A place where birds routinely settle to rest at night]- La Percha

Regurgitation [The act of bringing swallowed food back into the mouth] - La Regurgitación

Quack [Sound produced by a Duck] - El Graznido

Scarecrow - El Espantapájaros

Scavenger [A type of bird that feeds on dead animals] - El Carroñero/La Carroñera

Wings - Las Alas

Wingspan - La Envergadura

Wingless - Sin Alas

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Spanish Word Wheel - La Granizada ⛈️

La Granizada - Hailstorm

• The hailstorm damaged windows and cars.

• La granizada dañó ventanas y coches.

El Granizo - Hail

• There was a lot of hail on the ground.

• Había mucho granizo en el suelo.

Granizar - To Hail

• It is going to hail tonight.

• Esta noche va a granizar.

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Half of your beauty comes from the way you speak and treat others.

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Spanish Word Wheel - Estrellado

Estrellado | Estrellada - Starry ⭐️

• The painting “The Starry Night” is one of most famous paintings in the world.

• El cuadro "La Noche Estrellada" es una de las pinturas más famosas del mundo.

• He admired the starry sky.

• Admiraba el cielo estrellado.

Estrellar - To Fill With Stars ✨

The night filled the sky with stars.

La noche estrelló el cielo.

Estellarse - To Become Full of Stars or Shine With Stars

The ocean shined with stars as the night grew.

El océano se estrellaba mientras la noche crecía.

[Extra Info] The verbs "estrellar" and "estrellarse" have multiple definitions. However, they can be used when talking or referring to stars.

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Spanish Word Wheel - El Tuerto

El Tuerto/La Tuerta - One-Eyed Person | A Person Who Has Lost Sight in One Eye

• Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen

• Aemond “El Tuerto” Targaryen

• Laurie is blind in one eye.

• Laurie es tuerta.

Popular Phrase: “En tierra de ciegos el tuerto es rey.”

“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”

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Tengo demasiado amor.

I have too much love.