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Mapa

» by May 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm » Comments (0)

While you probably know that mapa is a map, did you know that the word plano is also a map? And, that they are both masculine words? Plano means a plan or a layout of something.



Silbar

» by May 3rd, 2008 at 9:08 pm » Comments (2)

Silbar is to whistle, to make a noise with your mouth when you pucker and blow. Silbo is the noun, whistle, the actual noise. A silbato is a whistle. An instrument used to produce a whistling noise.



Averiguar

» by May 2nd, 2008 at 9:55 pm » Comments (0)

Averiguar is to study, analyze or ascertain. It can have a very simple meaning of to find out or can be complex like investigate.