Spanish Word of the Day Archive
2009
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- manzana: apple (Thursday January 01)
- nunca: never (Friday January 02)
- pasado: last (Saturday January 03)
- peine: comb (Sunday January 04)
- pierna: leg (Monday January 05)
- siempre: always (Tuesday January 06)
- superior: upper; top; superior (Wednesday January 07)
- aburrido: bored; boring (Thursday January 08)
- arreglar (2): to sort out; to do up (Friday January 09)
- bajo (3): under; below; by (Saturday January 10)
- caer (2): to like (Sunday January 11)
- cambiar: to change (Monday January 12)
- caminar: to walk (Tuesday January 13)
- camino (2): way, route (Wednesday January 14)
- cansar: to tire (Thursday January 15)
- cara (2): side; cheek (Friday January 16)
- conocimiento: knowledge (Saturday January 17)
- decir: to say (Sunday January 18)
- desarrollar (2): to develop; to take place (Monday January 19)
- descansado: restful, quiet; rested, refreshed (Tuesday January 20)
- doblar (2): to double (Wednesday January 21)
- doble: double (Thursday January 22)
- nunca (2): ever (Friday January 23)
- premio: prize (Saturday January 24)
- raya: ray (Sunday January 25)
- realizar (2): to fulfill (Monday January 26)
- semestre: six-month period, half year (Tuesday January 27)
- siempre (2): always (Wednesday January 28)
- subir: to go up; to come up (Thursday January 29)
- tal (2): such (Friday January 30)
- temer (2): to be afraid (Saturday January 31)
- todavía: still; yet (Sunday February 01)
- trimestre: term; three-month period (Monday February 02)
- varón: male; boy (Tuesday February 03)
- verano: summer (Wednesday February 04)
- verdad (2): real; really (Thursday February 05)
- vez (3): time (Friday February 06)
- acostarse: to lie down; to go to bed (Saturday February 07)
- cama: bed (Sunday February 08)
- carne: meat (Monday February 09)
- cerveza: beer (Tuesday February 10)
- doble (2): twice as much (Wednesday February 11)
- esconder: to hide (Thursday February 12)
- escuchar: to listen; to listen to (Friday February 13)
- ganar: to earn; to win (Saturday February 14)
- iniciar: to begin, to start (Sunday February 15)
- inicio: beginning, start (Monday February 16)
- llevarse: to get a surprise, to be surprised (Tuesday February 17)
- mirada: look (Wednesday February 18)
- mirar: to look; to look at (Thursday February 19)
- mojar: to get ... wet; to moisten, to dampen (Friday February 20)
- momento: moment, minute (Saturday February 21)
- montón: loads of, masses of (Sunday February 22)
- mostrar: to show (Monday February 23)
- obtener: to obtain, to get (Tuesday February 24)
- ocultar: to hide, to conceal (Wednesday February 25)
- oír: to listen to; to hear (Thursday February 26)
- ordinario: vulgar, common; rude, bad-mannered (Friday February 27)
- padecer: to suffer from (Saturday February 28)
- paisaje: landscape; scenery (Sunday March 01)
- palabra: word (Monday March 02)
- pan (2): bread; loaf (Tuesday March 03)
- pantalón: pants, pair of pants; trousers, pair of trousers (Wednesday March 04)
- papel: paper, piece of paper (Thursday March 05)
- papel (2): documents; papers (Friday March 06)
- parecido: similar; alike (Saturday March 07)
- pasar: to happen (Sunday March 08)
- básquetbol: basketball (Monday March 09)
- cabeza (2): head (Tuesday March 10)
- calentar: to heat up, to warm up (Wednesday March 11)
- caliente: warm; hot (Thursday March 12)
- cama (2): bed (Friday March 13)
- cambiar (2): to change (Saturday March 14)
- campeón: champion (Sunday March 15)
- carne (2): flesh (Monday March 16)
- codo: elbow (Tuesday March 17)
- dejar (2): to allow, to let (Wednesday March 18)
- disponer: to have (Thursday March 19)
- dispuesto: ready; prepared, willing (Friday March 20)
- enfriarse: to cool down; to get cold (Saturday March 21)
- equipo: team (Sunday March 22)
- escuchar (2): to hear (Monday March 23)
- exigir: to demand (Tuesday March 24)
- final (2): final (Wednesday March 25)
- frío: cold (Thursday March 26)
- ganar (2): to beat (Friday March 27)
- gusto: taste (Saturday March 28)
- insistir: to insist (Sunday March 29)
- mirar (2): to look (Monday March 30)
- mojado: wet, damp; soaked, drenched (Tuesday March 31)
- mostrar (2): to be (Wednesday April 01)
- nervios (2): nerves (Thursday April 02)
- nocturno: night; evening (Friday April 03)
- noticia: news (Saturday April 04)
- noticia (2): news (Sunday April 05)
- oído: hearing; ear (Monday April 06)
- olimpiadas: the Olympics, the Olympic Games (Tuesday April 07)
- obra: work (Wednesday April 08)
- obra (2): construction site (Thursday April 09)
- oculto: hidden (Friday April 10)
- olfato: (sense of) smell (Saturday April 11)
- olvidar: to forget; to leave (Sunday April 12)
- olvidar (2): to forget (Monday April 13)
- palabra (2): word (Tuesday April 14)
- pecho: breast, chest (Wednesday April 15)
- pechuga: breast (Thursday April 16)
- pedir: to request; to ask for (Friday April 17)
- pedir (2): to order (Saturday April 18)
- pelearse: to quarrel (Sunday April 19)
- perder: to lose; to miss (Monday April 20)
- pertenecer: to belong to (Tuesday April 21)
- poner: to put (Wednesday April 22)
- poner (2): to put through; to get (Thursday April 23)
- publicidad: advertising; publicity (Friday April 24)
- punto (2): point (Saturday April 25)
- reacio: to be reluctant, to be unwilling (Sunday April 26)
- rebaja: discount; reduction; sale (Monday April 27)
- rebajar: to reduce (Tuesday April 28)
- rechazar: to reject; to turn down (Wednesday April 29)
- recién: just, recently; newly (Thursday April 30)
- relación (2): relation, relationship (Friday May 01)
- repasar: to check; to revise (Saturday May 02)
- reponer: to replace; to repay (Sunday May 03)
- rodilla: knee (Monday May 04)
- arrodillarse: to kneel, to kneel down (Tuesday May 05)
- salida (2): departure (Wednesday May 06)
- sangre: blood (Thursday May 07)
- salir: to come out (Friday May 08)
- sensible: sensitive (Saturday May 09)
- vez: time (Sunday May 10)
- vez (2): time (Monday May 11)
- ahorita: right now; a moment ago (Tuesday May 12)
- cabo: end (Wednesday May 13)
- compromiso: engagement; arrangement (Thursday May 14)
- comprometerse: to commit yourself; to promise (Friday May 15)
- cuidado: care (Saturday May 16)
- cumplir: to keep; to carry out (Sunday May 17)
- dar: to consider (Monday May 18)
- dos (2): two (Tuesday May 19)
- estallar: to explode; to burst; to break out (Wednesday May 20)
- igual: maybe; anyway (Thursday May 21)
- importar: to mind (Friday May 22)
- jamás: never (Saturday May 23)
- medida: as (Sunday May 24)
- mil: a thousand (Monday May 25)
- oficio: trade, profession, job (Tuesday May 26)
- pañuelo: handkerchief; headscarf (Wednesday May 27)
- parar: to stop (Thursday May 28)
- pie: foot (Friday May 29)
- ponerse (2): to start (Saturday May 30)
- precioso: beautiful, lovely; precious (Sunday May 31)
- pregunta: question (Monday June 01)
- principio: beginning (Tuesday June 02)
- puntual: punctual, on time; detailed (Wednesday June 03)
- quedarse: to stay, to remain (Thursday June 04)
- rato: a while, a time (Friday June 05)
- recordar: to remember; to remind (Saturday June 06)
- resultar: to turn out (Sunday June 07)
- sacar: to take out (Monday June 08)
- seguir: to carry on, to go on (Tuesday June 09)
- sombra: shadow; shade (Wednesday June 10)
- trece: not to budge, to stick to your guns (Thursday June 11)
- araucaria: monkey puzzle tree (Friday June 12)
- cabo (2): end (Saturday June 13)
- cambio: change; (small) change; exchange; bureau de change (Sunday June 14)
- charango: charango (Monday June 15)
- confianza: confidence (Tuesday June 16)
- confianza (2): trust (Wednesday June 17)
- conseguir: to get, to obtain; to achieve (Thursday June 18)
- cuidado (2): to be careful (Friday June 19)
- cumplir (2): to be (Saturday June 20)
- discutir: to discuss; to quarrel, to argue (Sunday June 21)
- importar (2): to matter (Monday June 22)
- Inti: Inti, the Inca sun god (Tuesday June 23)
- llevar: to take (Wednesday June 24)
- llevar (2): to wear (Thursday June 25)
- llevar (3): to be (Friday June 26)
- nick: nickname, username (Saturday June 27)
- quedarse (2): to keep; to take (Sunday June 28)
- quetzal: quetzal (Monday June 29)
- rancio: ancient, old-established; matured; rancid (Tuesday June 30)
- raro (2): rare, unusual (Wednesday July 01)
- rato (2): time (Thursday July 02)
- Real Academia Española: The Royal Spanish Academy (Friday July 03)
- resultar (2): to be (Saturday July 04)
- seguir (2): to go on, to carry on; to be still... (Sunday July 05)
- simpatizar: to get on well, to hit it off; to be sympathetic to, to sympathize with (Monday July 06)
- tiquet: ticket, voucher; sales slip, receipt (Tuesday July 07)
- trabalenguas: tongue-twister (Wednesday July 08)
- tras: after (Thursday July 09)
- vela: candle (Friday July 10)
- volver: to come back; to go back (Saturday July 11)
- abuela: grandmother (Sunday July 12)
- adecuado: suitable; right (Monday July 13)
- adiós: hi, hello; goodbye (Tuesday July 14)
- anciano: elderly (Wednesday July 15)
- asunto: matter (Thursday July 16)
- broma: joke (Friday July 17)
- callarse: to stop talking; to keep quiet (Saturday July 18)
- casarse: to get married (Sunday July 19)
- caso: case (Monday July 20)
- celos: jealousy (Tuesday July 21)
- collar: necklace; collar (Wednesday July 22)
- conseguir (2): to manage (Thursday July 23)
- disimular: to hide, to conceal; to pretend (Friday July 24)
- encoger: to shrink; to shrug (Saturday July 25)
- equivocarse: to make a mistake; to be wrong (Sunday July 26)
- explicarse: to express yourself, to explain (yourself) (Monday July 27)
- ignorar: not to know; to ignore (Tuesday July 28)
- intención: intention; meaning (Wednesday July 29)
- inri: to make matters worse, to cap it all (Thursday July 30)
- lo: the important etc thing (Friday July 31)
- molestar: to bother, to annoy (Saturday August 01)
- molestar (2): to mind (Sunday August 02)
- ocurrir: to happen (Monday August 03)
- parecer: to think (Tuesday August 04)
- parecer (2): to think (Wednesday August 05)
- razón: to be right (Thursday August 06)
- tal: how are things? (Friday August 07)
- temer: to be afraid of, to be frightened of (Saturday August 08)
- tontería: silliness; nonsense, garbage (Sunday August 09)
- vidrio: glass; window pane (Monday August 10)
- alegría: happiness, joy (Tuesday August 11)
- asunto (2): affair (Wednesday August 12)
- broma (2): joke (Thursday August 13)
- cambio (2): but, however (Friday August 14)
- caso (2): case (Saturday August 15)
- choclo: corn, sweet corn (Sunday August 16)
- contrario: opposite; opposing (Monday August 17)
- cuenta (2): to realize; to notice (Tuesday August 18)
- estación: station (Wednesday August 19)
- gato (2): cat (Thursday August 20)
- hecho: fact (Friday August 21)
- hecho (2): fact (Saturday August 22)
- historia: history; story (Sunday August 23)
- hora: time; hour (Monday August 24)
- ilusión (2): hope; dream; illusion (Tuesday August 25)
- igual (2): the same (Wednesday August 26)
- ilusionado: hopeful; excited (Thursday August 27)
- imagen: image, picture (Friday August 28)
- importante: important, significant; large (Saturday August 29)
- interés (2): interest (Sunday August 30)
- -ito: little... (Monday August 31)
- miedo: fear (Tuesday September 01)
- ocurrir (2): to think of (Wednesday September 02)
- oficio (2): trade, job (Thursday September 03)
- probable (2): probable, likely (Friday September 04)
- pues: then; well (Saturday September 05)
- rayo: ray; lightning (Sunday September 06)
- tarea: task, job (Monday September 07)
- tiempo: time (Tuesday September 08)
- afortunado: fortunate, lucky (Wednesday September 09)
- antipático: unfriendly, unpleasant (Thursday September 10)
- caso (3): case (Friday September 11)
- desgracia: misfortune, bad luck (Saturday September 12)
- dirigir: to manage, to run; to lead (Sunday September 13)
- esperar: to wait, to wait for; to expect (Monday September 14)
- esperar (2): to hope (Tuesday September 15)
- exterior: the exterior, the outside; abroad (Wednesday September 16)
- fuerte: strong; loud (Thursday September 17)
- gracia: to be funny (Friday September 18)
- gracias: thanks (Saturday September 19)
- hito: landmark; milestone (Sunday September 20)
- hogar: home, household (Monday September 21)
- huésped: guest (Tuesday September 22)
- imagen (2): image; reflection (Wednesday September 23)
- mismo: the same (Thursday September 24)
- mismo (2): right... (Friday September 25)
- montar: to ride (Saturday September 26)
- morir(se): to die (Sunday September 27)
- morirse: to die (Monday September 28)
- pérdida: loss (Tuesday September 29)
- platicar: to talk, to chat; to tell (Wednesday September 30)
- poco: bit by bit, little by little (Thursday October 01)
- preparativos: preparations (Friday October 02)
- régimen: diet; régime (Saturday October 03)
- sanidad: public health (Sunday October 04)
- sanitario: health; sanitary (Monday October 05)
- suerte: luck (Tuesday October 06)
- venta: sale (Wednesday October 07)
- agenda: diary; schedule, agenda (Thursday October 08)
- ahora (2): now (Friday October 09)
- alegrarse (2): to be pleased, to be glad (Saturday October 10)
- capaz: capable, able (Sunday October 11)
- carrera: career; degree (Monday October 12)
- chimenea: chimney; fireplace (Tuesday October 13)
- contrario (2): not at all; on the contrary, on the other hand (Wednesday October 14)
- despertar: to wake up (Thursday October 15)
- despierto: awake; bright (Friday October 16)
- diferente: different; several, various (Saturday October 17)
- dirigir (2): to direct; to aim (Sunday October 18)
- distinto: different; several, various (Monday October 19)
- dormir: to sleep (Tuesday October 20)
- flojo: loose; weak, feeble (Wednesday October 21)
- fondo: end; bottom (Thursday October 22)
- genial: brilliant, awesome (Friday October 23)
- gracioso: funny, amusing (Saturday October 24)
- honestamente: honestly; to be honest with you, frankly (Sunday October 25)
- honor: honor (Monday October 26)
- hospedarse: to stay, to put up (Tuesday October 27)
- hospitalario: hospital; medical (Wednesday October 28)
- huelga: strike (Thursday October 29)
- importante (2): the main thing, the most important thing (Friday October 30)
- invitado: guest (Saturday October 31)
- ligero: light, lightweight (Sunday November 01)
- ligero (2): slight (Monday November 02)
- mano (2): hand (Tuesday November 03)
- negocio: business (Wednesday November 04)
- tomar: to take (Thursday November 05)
- vivo: alive, living; bright (Friday November 06)
- acuerdo: to agree (Saturday November 07)
- anda: hurry up; come on (Sunday November 08)
- antes: before (Monday November 09)
- antes (2): soon (Tuesday November 10)
- apetecer: to feel like (Wednesday November 11)
- claro: clear, obvious; light (Thursday November 12)
- claro (2): sure; of course (Friday November 13)
- cuadro: painting; picture; table, chart (Saturday November 14)
- después: after(wards); later (Sunday November 15)
- después (2): after (Monday November 16)
- después (3): next, then (Tuesday November 17)
- encantar: to love (Wednesday November 18)
- flojo (2): lazy; weak (Thursday November 19)
- fuerte (2): sharp; heavy; intense (Friday November 20)
- hora (2): period; appointment (Saturday November 21)
- -ito (2): little... (Sunday November 22)
- marco: frame; goal posts; framework (Monday November 23)
- oscuro: dark (Tuesday November 24)
- pararse: to stand up (Wednesday November 25)
- pensado: to plan to do (Thursday November 26)
- pensar: to think (Friday November 27)
- pensar (2): to think about, to think over (Saturday November 28)
- por: for; because of (Sunday November 29)
- ¿por qué?: Why? (Monday November 30)
- que: Enjoy yourself (Tuesday December 01)
- retrato: portrait (Wednesday December 02)
- salir (2): to leave; to get out (Thursday December 03)
- valer (2): OK! (Friday December 04)
- va: No way! (Saturday December 05)
- amarillo: yellow (Sunday December 06)
- bonito: pretty (Monday December 07)
- cabal: upright, fine; full, clear (Tuesday December 08)
- contento: happy; pleased (Wednesday December 09)
- corona: crown; garland (Thursday December 10)
- delgado: slim; thin (Friday December 11)
- despedir: to say goodbye to (Saturday December 12)
- destino: destination; posting; destiny (Sunday December 13)
- devolver: to give back; to take back (Monday December 14)
- dificultar: to make ... difficult; to hold up (Tuesday December 15)
- entregar: to deliver; to hand in; to present (Wednesday December 16)
- fin: end (Thursday December 17)
- final: end (Friday December 18)
- habitación: bedroom; room (Saturday December 19)
- harto: fed up, tired (Sunday December 20)
- herido: injured, hurt (Monday December 21)
- hojear: to leaf through, to flick through (Tuesday December 22)
- inocente: innocent (Wednesday December 23)
- juicio: judgement, good sense; opinion; trial (Thursday December 24)
- luego: then; later; soon (Friday December 25)
- mediado: halfway through (Saturday December 26)
- ocupación: employment, job; activity (Sunday December 27)
- preocupar: to worry (Monday December 28)
- preparar: to prepare, to get ready (Tuesday December 29)
- preparado: ready, prepared (Wednesday December 30)
- puesto: place; post, job; stall (Thursday December 31)
