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02/02/2026

Are you bearing up?

“Bear” (oso) you may know. In the north of Tenerife, in “Loro Parque”, there are pandas (pandas rojos), a type of bear. “Bear” as a verb and verb phrase (frase) has many uses. One use is similar to tolerate (tolerar o soportar). For example: What about “bearing up”? It is a phrasal verb (verbo frasal […]

What irks you?

If a mortal be “irked” that person is annoyed or angry (molestada, enfadada). Things can be irksome, and people can be irksome (fastidiosas). The bas…

26/01/2026

Why are you “in a huff”?

If a mortal be “in a huff” that person is annoyed or angry (enfadada). Two examples: Mortals sometimes “get in a huff” (ponerse furioso). There is al…

19/01/2026

Have you ever been “in a pickle”?

A “pickle” (encurtidos, escabeche) you may know. Mortals add “pickles” to their food. Some people eat “pickled onions” (cebollas en vinagre) and pick…

12/01/2026

A battery of tests?

“Battery (batería) you may know: an everyday item. Mobile phones have batteries. So what is a battery of tests? Literally (literalmente) the translat…

05/01/2026

Your New Year´s Resolutions?

Many mortals “make New Year´s Resolutions” (… propósitos para el Año Nuevo), and some mortals “do not keep to the Resolutions” (…no cumplen con…). A…

29/12/2025

Is your Ferrari in mint condition?

“Mint” (menta, hierbabuena) the herb you may know. There are also “mints” (pastillas de menta), and some mortals like to drink “mint tea” (te de ment…

22/12/2025

Are you a “top dog”?

“Dog” you will know. A “top dog” is the boss (jefe) or director of a company. Perhaps, in Spanish, you would say “el gallo del lugar”. Some examples…

15/12/2025

Carrots and sticks for donkeys and mortals?

Carrot (zanahoria) and stick (palo) you may know. Sometimes mortals “dangle a carrot” to get you to do something (ofrecer un incentivo a alguien a ha…

08/12/2025

Are you also like-minded ?

Mind (mente) you may know. “Like” (parecido, como, gustar) too. What about “like-minded”? A mortal may give an opinión. For example: “Like-minded” in…

01/12/2025