There are many ways to say gift in Spanish. Regalo  Dádiva Obsequio Presente Memoria Recuerdo Gratificación Each one has its own nuances, but they all can be used to mean a present or gift. In my research, I found other words that I had never heard before, such as: agasajo and legado. It will be [...]

A common way to say accident would be accidente. Another way to say it, with an emphasis on the negative nature of it, is percance. It carries with it the idea of a mishap or misfortune. The dictionary defines mishap as an unfortunate accident. That very much rings true with the meaning of percance. I [...]

When I started running for exercise a while back I was surprised at the odd use of the word atletismo (atleta, atlético). As a US American, I have always heard the word used to mean sports in general. But through learning Spanish I have found out that the word specifically is used to mean track [...]

This is a word that I always know what it means when I hear it, but sometimes I have trouble pulling it up when I need to use it. It does not mean to grab with the hands, rather it is to record. Like we would use the word record when referring to recording audio [...]

This is patrol or police car. Patrullar is to patrol. This can also mean a band or a group of people. There is a singing group in Mexico called Patrulla 81. There is also the famous Patrulla Águila from Spain. Recently on a Spanish discussion forum there was a question about what the lights on [...]

In continuation of the post costumbre, let’s look at the word costume. What Spanish word you use for costume really depends on what kind you mean. One type of costume is traje, this would be a suit or outfit for a specific purpose. Such as, a traje de baño is a bathing suit. A traje [...]

This is an odd word. It means an outline and is used very much like we would use the word in English. It would be a rough draft to a drawing or it could be a word list that you would use as a prompt while giving a speech or it could be the first [...]