The points of the compass in Spanish
In beginning Spanish language classes, they teach you how to say the four points of the compass: norte, sur, este, oeste. But they...
"Civil" in Spanish is not always "civil" in English
The Spanish adjective civil is usually translated as "civil" in English. Derecho civil is "civil law." In international relations la...
The Spanish adjective caribeños is different
Ordinarily it's really easy to translate adjectives of nationality (known as gentilicios in Spanish) from Spanish into English. For...
In Spanish "aspecto" can mean "respect" instead of "aspect"
It is obvious that the Spanish word aspecto means "aspect" in English. What's not so obvious is that sometimes, it needs to be translated...
