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(el) bacalao = codfish

Pronounced: bah-cah-láh-oh

Type: noun

Example: El bacalao y las patatas se usan mucho en la cocina portuguesa.

Translation: Codfish and potatoes are used a lot in Portuguese cooking.

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(el) penique = penny

Pronounced: peh-née-keh



Type: noun



Example: Sólo me quedan dos o tres peniques y nada más.



Translation: I’ve only got two or three pennies left and that’s it.



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oír por casualidad = overhear

Pronounced: oh-éer pohr cah-soo-ahl-ee-dáhd

Type: verbal phrase

Example: Le oí decir por casualidad que iba a buscar un nuevo trabajo.

Translation: I overheard him say that he was going to look for a new job.

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oír por casualidad = overhear

Pronounced: oh-éer pohr cah-soo-ahl-ee-dáhd

Type: verbal phrase

Example: Le oí decir por casualidad que iba a buscar un nuevo trabajo.

Translation: I overheard him say that he was going to look for a new job.

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estrafalario = bizarre / eccentric

Pronounced: ehs-trah-fah-láh-ree-oh



Type: adjective



Example: Su forma de vestir es algo estrafalaria.



Translation: Her way of dressing is a bit eccentric.



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estrafalario = bizarre / eccentric

Pronounced: ehs-trah-fah-láh-ree-oh



Type: adjective



Example: Su forma de vestir es algo estrafalaria.



Translation: Her way of dressing is a bit eccentric.



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estrafalario = bizarre / eccentric

Pronounced: ehs-trah-fah-láh-ree-oh



Type: adjective



Example: Su forma de vestir es algo estrafalaria.



Translation: Her way of dressing is a bit eccentric.



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Beginner Lesson S2 #16 - Blunders: Let’s Breed!

Learn Spanish with Spanishpod101.com! Okay, “let’s breed!” No, wait, I mean, “let’s cross!” Man, these little mistakes can be embarrassing but also good learning tools. Carlos has made some blunders and as always Natalia is here to call him on…

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Beginner Lesson S2 #16 - Blunders: Let’s Breed!

Learn Spanish with Spanishpod101.com! Okay, “let’s breed!” No, wait, I mean, “let’s cross!” Man, these little mistakes can be embarrassing but also good learning tools. Carlos has made some blunders and as always Natalia is here to call him on…

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Refresher Lesson #2 - I Just Made Plans to Visit a Spanish-Speaking Country!

Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! You hang up the phone grinning from ear to ear, and your roommate asks you in Spanish, “What have you done? You look like the Cheshire cat!” You respond in Spanish, “I just booked a weekend…

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