25 Top Spanish Loan Words in English
Are you ready to pick up some Spanish vocab, pronto? If you think you’re starting with nada, think again.
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Luccia Haughton
- Apr 12
Feria de Abril - Fun Facts and Traditions
Feria de Abril: Explore the history and traditions of Seville's fair.
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Luccia Haughton
- Mar 29
Top 10 Best Food-Related Expressions in German
Let's take a look at some fun food-related expressions in German!
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Luccia Haughton
- Mar 15
Moros y Cristianos - A Tradition from the Comunidad Valenciana
Moros y Cristianos. When and where is it celebrated? Explore the origin of this tradition and more in this post!
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Luccia Haughton
- Feb 1
"I love you!" in European Languages
How do you say I love you in Swedish? What about Polish? Find out in this blog post!
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Luccia Haughton
- Jan 18
When should you use "cuanto" and "cuánto"?
What's the difference between cuanto with and without an accent? Find out in this deep dive!
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Luccia Haughton
- Dec 21, 2021
How to Say 'Merry Christmas' in European Languages
It's a great time to practice some phrases in another language.
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Luccia Haughton
- Jun 23, 2021
What is the night of San Juan?
It is not easy to give a single meaning to these festivities since they have a very long history and very strong roots in the most...
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Luccia Haughton
- Apr 28, 2021
16 Simple English Words and Their Origin
Grammatically, English is such a simple language. I firmly believe that's just because the Brits cherry-picked the easiest word out of...
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Yvonne Haughton
- Apr 17, 2021
Interpreting a suicide note
We all know how versatile and surprising the life of an interpreter can be but sometimes things still rattle you up. What I am relating...
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Luccia Haughton
- Mar 10, 2021
Words With Very Interesting Etymology
Have you ever wondered why some things are named the way they are? Why isn't 'meese' the plural of 'moose'? You're not the only one who...
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Yvonne Haughton
- Nov 9, 2020
Burocracy in a different country
The birth of your first child is something magical, you want to embrace this feeling of accomplishment and bliss for as long as you can....
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Luccia Haughton
- May 13, 2020
The 6 most untranslatable words in Spanish
The ‘puente’, literally ‘bridge’, is when Thursday is a holiday and you take off Friday to bridge the holiday to the weekend
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Luccia Haughton
- Apr 8, 2020
The Mystery of the Armenian Language
Armenian is a language that is spoken by roughly 7 million native speakers throughout the world. It is classified as an Indo-European langua
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Luccia Haughton
- Mar 11, 2020
The Universal Language No One Speaks
Wouldn’t it be amazing to have one language that everyone could speak and understand?
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Luccia Haughton
- Feb 26, 2020
The Difference Between Translators and Interpreters
Translators and interpreters are the invisible figures behind trade politics and diplomacy, keeping the wheels of communication turning.
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Yvonne Haughton
- Feb 19, 2020
Legal jargon in spain
Consequences when your police statement gets "lost in translation".
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Luccia Haughton
- Feb 12, 2020
10 Untranslatable Feelings
This word literally means “bury me.” But in spite of how dark it may seem, it refers to the desire to die before the loved one
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Luccia Haughton
- Jan 15, 2020
The Arab influence on the Spanish language
The Arab invasion of Spain lasted for almost nine centuries. It comes as no surprise that the Spanish language has been highly influenced by
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Luccia Haughton
- Jan 1, 2020
A Happy Translated New Year!
Translators are no strangers to wishful thinking, but just like anyone else, we also need to buckle down and achieve our goals.
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