OK. Makes sense. No TV or Newpapers either.

bobo, -ba adj.

silly, foolish, simple, naive

bobo, ba noun

fool, idiot; clown, funny man

"Juan Bobo has emerged throughout the years as the apparent ruler among all trickster's names. Manrique Cabrera says this name is preferred by locals because it signifies the mentality of a true jibraro:

The character of Juan Bobo, under all its forms and costumes, seems to
show, prima facie, an evolution in the stories where he is the main
character. The simple fool transforms himself into a person that pretends
to be a numskull using his foolishness as a disguise. This evolutionary
slanting seems to reflect the assimilation of a trait attributed to the
jibaro's psychic. It refers to what has been called "jaiberia," an attitude
which feigns dullness to throw off those who come near. It is a defensive
weapon whose ultimate efficacy is worth investigating. (Translated from
Manrique Cabrera, 1982, p. 62)" - http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-54836351.html

el baloncesto (bah-lon-THES-toh)

basketball

¿Quieres jugar al baloncesto con nosotros?

Do you want to play basketball with us?

Here's an interesting item that we were discussing yesterday:

izquierda= left (direction)
Se fuer= To leave

In Spanish, two different words to cover the English word, "left"

BUT

derecho= right (direction)
derecho= right (a person's right)

Same word in Spanish covers the same word in English, although in some parts derecho can mean, "straight ahead"

derecho= right (a person's right) - as in "You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to a lawyer."

el brazo derecho "the right arm" used as an adjective

derechos humanos "human rights", used as a noun (masc.)

sigue todo derecho "go straight ahead", used as an adverb.

¡no hay derecho!, used as a noun
Exclamación de protesta ante algo que se considera injusto
Exclamation of protest against something considered injust.

I don't see it used as a verb.

izquierda, left, is used as an adjective and noun. Just as derecho it is not used as a verb either.

It is just an accident in our English that the verb 'to leave' has 'left' as past. participle in common with 'left' the direction. Spanish has it's own accidents, no doubt!

Salí de casa a mediodía. I left home at noon.

madrugar

to get up early

Americans have a saying, "The early bird gets the worm."


Spanish speakers say, "A quien madruga Dios lo ayuda." "God helps those who get up early." or
"The early riser gets God's help."

vistazo, noun:

look; glance

Sometimes people want to have a quick look at something. A phrase they often use is dar un vistazo a to have a quick look at:

No he tenido tiempo más que para dar un vistazo al informe.
I’ve only had time to have a quick look at the report.

You also use it with the verb echar:

Sólo hay que echar un vistazo a las cifras para comprender la gravedad de la situación.
You only have to glance at the figures to realize how serious the situation is.

You can use vistazo outside these two phrases, as in:

En un primer vistazo a Trafalgar Square nadie lo nota.
At first glance you don’t notice it on Trafalgar Square.

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entrenar, verb:
to train

Entrenar is the word you use when someone is training someone else:

Igual entreno a niños que al primer equipo.
I train kids and the first team, it’s all the same to me.

Le acusaron de entrenar a terroristas.
They accused him of training terrorists.

When you want to talk about training that someone does for themselves, you use the reflexive entrenarse:

Empezará a entrenarse a partir del lunes.
He’ll start training on Monday.


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