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Spanish Word of the Daytorpe: clumsy
adjective.
Example sentence: Mi amigo es un poco torpe.
Translation: My friend is a little clumsy.
Brazilian Portuguese Word of the Day
rapaz: young man
noun.
Example sentence: Aquele rapaz é tão educado.
Translation: That young man is so polite.
French Word of the Day
L'avion
Un avion = a plane (pronounced ah-vee-on)
L'avion is also the name of the new (or maybe not-so-new anymore by now) low-fare business class connecting Newark to Paris' lesser-known airport Orly, the larger airport being known as either Charles de Gaulle or Roissy (from the name of the town where it's located)
Italian Word of the Day
sbattere: to slam
expression.
Example sentence: Hanno sbattuto contro un albero e hanno sfasciato l'auto.
Translation: They slammed into a tree and destroyed the car.
German Word of the Day
die Ferien: vacation
noun .
Example sentence: In Deutschland hat man länger Ferien als in Amerika.
Translation: Vacations in Germany are longer than in the US.
Russian Word of the Day
отвечать: to answer
expression.
Example sentence: Известный актёр будет отвечать на ваши вопросы по телефону.
Translation: A famous actor will answer your questions by phone.
Today in English
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meretricious
1. Appealing in a cheap or showy manner: tawdry. 2. Based on pretense or insincerity.
Word of the Day
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innuendo
DEFINITION: (noun) An indirect (and usually malicious) implication.
SYNONYMS: insinuation.
USAGE: There was no mistaking his innuendo, and Saxon felt her cheeks flaming.
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casuistry: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
casuistry: specious or deceptive reasoning, esp. in questions of morality.
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