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This app is a Spanish word finder. Find all the words that can be formed with specific letters and wildcards. Use it as a helper for Spanish word games.
I'm afraid there's nothing to do but have your phone handy to search for these words in online dictionaries or Spanish Wikipedia. If you can’t find it on the dictionary, and can’t find it on Google after you’ve noted it down, then you’re kind of out of options.
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1- Anteayer
Meaning:The day before yesterday. Example Situation:This word is pretty easy to understand, as it actually has a basic meaning and does exist in languages other than English. The concept obviously exists in English, but we can’t express it in a single word. Usage in a Sentence: Mi cumpleaños fue anteayer. → “My birthday was anteayer.”
2- Botellón
Meaning: Party in the street. (Literal translation:“big bottle.”) Example Situation:In Spain, it’s rather common for young people to get together to get drunk in a quiet street (well, we can’t say it’s quiet after they get there) or in a park, because it’s a lot cheaper than going to bars or clubs. It’s not something we Spaniards are proud of, as in most cases these people don’t pick up the bottles after they’re done and leave their mess behind. Usage in a Sentence: ¿Te vienes al botellón de...
3- Chapuza
Meaning:Something that’s badly made or fixed. Example Situation: This can refer to a lot of things. The most common is something that’s been built or fixed either really fast, without the proper equipment, or without having any idea how to do it. You know, like those times something in your house broke down and your dad tried to fix it. And hey, maybe he managed, maybe he didn’t, but it just doesn’t look that neat. It can be a machine, a car, some sort of object, the new floor… Well, those ar...
1- Estrenar
Meaning:To wear something new for the first time. Example Situation:You can use this verb when you want to tell someone you want to wear something you just bought for the first time, but it’s also used when talking about movies or books being released. Usage in a Sentence: Me he comprado un vestido precioso y tengo muchas ganas de estrenarlo. → “I bought myself a beautiful dress and I can’t wait to estrenarit.”
2- Madrugar
Meaning:To wake up early. Example Situation:You’ll use this verb when you want to tell someone that you woke up early that day, or that you wake up early every day. Usage in a Sentence: Madrugo todos los días: a las 5 de la mañana ya estoy despierto. → “I madrugoevery day: I’m always up by 5 a.m.” Note: A person who always wakes up early is called a madrugador.
3- Merendar
Meaning:To eat a snack in the afternoon. Example Situation: In Spain, we have a meal between lunch and dinner which is called merienda and it usually consists of a snack. This snack can be either sweet or savory, and is usually had with a cup of coffee, tea, or maybe just milk. A common merienda for kids, for example, is to have cookies and milk, but it could also be a sandwich. The act of eating your merienda is the verb merendar. Usage in a Sentence: Hoy he ido a una cafetería nueva a meren...
1- Cejijunto/a
Meaning:To have both eyebrows connected. Example Situation:You can use this word to describe someone who has such hairy eyebrows that they meet or nearly meet in the middle. Usage in a Sentence: Mi marido es cejijunto de toda la vida y parece que nuestro hijo también empieza a tener las cejas pobladas. → “My husband has been cejijuntoall his life and it looks like our son is starting to get hairy eyebrows too.” Note: It’s also called unicejo.
2- Estadounidense
Meaning:Demonym for a person from the United States of America. Example Situation: Isn’t it unbelievable that people from the U.S. just call themselves Americans and don’t have an actual demonym for their own country? America is the continent, not the country! What if Germans decided to ditch the word “German” and exclusively called themselves Europeans? Anyway, Spanish, just like most languages probably do, does have a word for it: estadounidense. Usage in a Sentence: Mi nuevo jefe es estado...
3- Friolero/a
Meaning:Sensitive to the cold. Example Situation:This adjective can be used to describe yourself or somebody else who’s sensitive to the cold, or someone who’s always cold, even in the summer. Usage in a Sentence: Soy muy friolera, así que nunca salgo de casa sin una chaqueta. → “I’m very friolera, so I never leave my house without a jacket.” Note: There’s also a word that describes someone who’s sensitive to the heat, which is caluroso/a.
You might not know this, but Spanish isn’t the only language spoken in Spain. There are a few regions that have co-official languages. But no need to worry; everyone speaks Spanish, no matter where you travel in Spain. All you need to know is that if you travel to cities like Bilbao, Valencia, Barcelona, Santiago de Compostela, or San Sebastián, yo...
We truly hope our list of untranslatable words from Spanish to English helped grow your interest for both languages! After learning all these untranslatable Spanish words, we’re sure you wish some of them did exist in English! All of these words will make a huge difference in your conversations and will make you sound more fluent in Spanish. We sug...
- Sobremesa. It’s that time spent after a meal when the food is gone but the conversation is still flowing at the table.
- Anteayer. A one-word way of saying the day before yesterday.
- Estadounidense. Someone who’s specifically from the United States. The demonym “Americano” (American in English) would refer to a person from North or South America.
- Estrenar. To use or wear something for the first time.
- Trasnochar. Have you ever left writing a term paper for the night before it’s due? If so, you’re probably going to trasnochar, or stay up late into the night writing it.
- Madrugar. Not a night owl? This next one is for you early birds. Madrugar describes the act of waking up in the early morning, usually before sunrise. Just as trasnochar has the word noche(or night) in it, madrugar, contains the word madrugada(meaning dawn or early morning) to give you a hint as to its meaning.
- Friolento. If you find yourself reaching for a blanket or your jacket the minute you feel a draft, you would most likely describe yourself as friolento.
- Soler. Of all the words on this list, you’re likely to hear soler with the most frequency. That’s because soler is a Spanish verb that can be roughly translated as usually or tends to in English.
Nov 28, 2022 · You can translate them, but there just isn’t a single word in English that is equivalent to the Spanish one. When you learn about them, you might wish that there were. Here’s our guide to 10 of our favorite Spanish words that don’t exist in English.
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Oct 23, 2020 · Spanish is full of words that have no direct equivalent in English and can only be described using multiple words or are simply untranslatable. Sometimes this is due to grammatical differences, while other times cultural distinctions can come into play.
