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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Colores en Español ( Colors in Spanish )

  • Anaranjado - Orange
  • Amarillo - Yellow
  • Azul - Blue
  • Blanco - White
  • Beige - Beige
  • Caqui - Khaki
  • Marron, Cafe (México) - Brown
  • Dorado - Golden
  • Morado - Purple
  • Gris - Gray
  • Negro - Black
  • Plata - Silver
  • Rojo - Red
  • Rosa - Pink
  • Verde - Green
  • Violeta - Violet
  • Vino - Maroon

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Nombre de frutas en Español (Fruit in Spanish)

  • Arándaro - Cranberry
  • Ciruela - Plum
  • Cereza - cherry
  • Caña - Sugar cane
  • Coco - Coconut
  • Durazno - Peach
  • Fresa - Strawberry
  • Frambuesa - Raspberry
  • Guayaba - Guava
  • Guanabana - Soursop
  • Kiwi - Kiwi
  • Lima - lime
  • Mamey - Mamey Sapote
  • Mandarina - Mandarine orange
  • Manzana - apple
  • Melón - Cantaloupe
  • Melón chino - Honeydew
  • Mora - Mulberry
  • Mora Azul - Blueberry
  • Naranja - Orange
  • Nactarina - Nectarine
  • Piña - Pine apple
  • Pera - Pear
  • Platano - Banana
  • Platano macho - Plantain
  • Sandía - Watermelon
  • Tamarindo - Tamarind
  • Tejocote - Mexican Hawthorn
  • Toronja - Grapefruit
  • Uva - Grape
  • Zarzamora - Blackberry

Articulos de oficina en Español (Things at the office in Spanish)


  • Archivero-File cabinet

  • Cesto de basura - Wastebasket

  • Computadora - Computer

  • Calculadora - Calculator

  • Copiadora - Photocopier

  • Cinta adhesiva - Adhesive tape

  • Calendario - Calendar

  • Clip -papper clip

  • Carpeta - Folder

  • Escritorio - Desk

  • Engrapadora - Stapler

  • Fax -Fax machine

  • Grapas - Staple

  • Hoja - Paper

  • Lapiz - Pencil

  • Portalápices

  • Pluma - Pen

  • Prensa papel

  • Relock Clock

  • Sacapuntas- Pencil sharpener

  • Telefono - Telephone

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Electrodomésticos en Español (Large and small appliances in Spanish)


  • Aire acondicionado - Air conditioner

  • Aspiradora - Vacuum cleaner

  • Batidora - Electric mixer

  • Extractor de jugos - Juice extractor

  • Horno tostador - Toaster oven

  • Horno de microondas - Microwave oven

  • Licuadora - Blender

  • Lava platos -Dishwasher

  • Lampara - Lamp

  • Lavadora - Washing machine

  • Televisor -Television

  • Refrigerador - Refrigerator

  • Ventilador - Ventilator

Articulos de Higiene Personal en Español (Personal Care Products in Spanish)

  • Acondicionador - Conditioner
  • Cepillo dental - Tooth brush
  • Cepillo para cabello - Hair brush
  • Corta uñas - Fingernail clipper
  • Crema de afeitar - shaving cream
  • Desodorante - Deodorant
  • Gel para cabello - Hair gel
  • Jabon - Soap
  • Papel higienico - Toilet paper
  • Pasta dental - Tooth paste
  • Rastrillo - Razor
  • Rasuradora -Hair clipper
  • Shampoo - Sampoo
  • Toalla femenina - Panty liner

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Articulos de Limpieza en Español (Cleaning Supplies in Spanish)

  • Aspiradora - vacuum cleaner
  • Blanqueador - whitener
  • Cubeta - bucket
  • Cloro - bleach
  • Cepillo - brush
  • Cera para pisos - floor wax , floor polish
  • Detergente - detergent
  • Desengrasante - degreaser
  • Escoba - broom
  • Estropajo - scouring pad
  • Jabon - soap
  • Jalador
  • Limpiador multiuso - multipurpose cleaner
  • Limpiador de superficies - surface cleaner
  • Protector de vinyl - vinyl protector
  • Plumero - feather duster
  • Suavizante - softener

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Las Verduras en Español (Vegetables in Spanish)

  • Aguacate Foto de Aguacate Avacado
  • Alcachofas
  • Berenjena
  • Coliflorfoto de Coliflor-Cauliflower Cauliflower
  • Cebolla (blanca) foto de Cebolla Blanca-whiteonions White onions
  • Cilantro foto de Cilantro Cilantro
  • Chicharo
  • Col foto de Col-Cabbage Cabbage
  • Calabaza Foto de Calabaza-Zucchinisquash Zucchini squash
  • Chayote Foto de Chayote
  • Epazote
  • Elote
  • Ejote Foto de Ejote Green beans
  • Esparragos
  • Hongos
  • Jitomate Foto de Jitomate Red tomato
  • Lechuga Foto de Lechuga Head lettuce
  • Pepino Foto de Pepino Cucumber
  • Perejil
  • Papa Foto de Papas Potatoes
  • Rabano Foto de Rabanos Radishes
  • Zanahoria Foto de Zanahoria Carrots

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Word Definition Puns

These words and/or their definitions are made up and humorous.

  • Chessnut - one who is crazy about playing chess

  • Carpet - A pet you keep in your car

  • Infantry - A baby tree

  • (Add a letter) Diepole - a pole you tie the prisoner to when he is shot.

  • Safety - Tea that's OK to drink

  • Kilowatt - To murder ole Mr. Watt

  • Nullifly - 1. To put someone on a no fly list 2. To kill a fly

  • Detailed - a dog that's had its tail removed

  • (change one letter) Defeeted - Having had one feet amputated or cut off accidentally

  • Storage - The number of years it has been since the store was first built.

  • Woofer - In German it is a synonym for "ein Barkenpantensnifferfer"

  • Curtail - the tail of a mongrel (I suppose it could also be to shorten the tail of a mongrel.)

  • Recur - A mongrel that reincarnates as a mongrel

  • Friday - The day you fry something

  • Hostage - The age of your host

  • Napkin - a relative you take a siesta with

  • Ratify - To increase the rat population

  • Season - one's son who is born at sea

  • Seasoning - Giving birth to a son at sea

  • (Add a letter) Electrick - vote for Rick and put him in office

  • (Change one letter) Incarmate - to have sex in an automobile

  • Steward - the man who prepares the stew

  • (Remove a letter) Cabage - how old a taxi is

  • Flippant - an ant that performs somersaults

  • Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.

  • Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

  • Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was your money to start with.

  • Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.

  • Bozone (n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

  • Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.

  • Giraffiti: Vandalism spray-painted very, very high.

  • Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

  • Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

  • Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

  • Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's, like, a serious bummer.

  • Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day consuming only things that are good for you.

  • Glibido: All talk and no action.

  • Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.

  • Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

  • Beelzebug (n.): Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

  • Caterpallor (n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in the fruit you're eating.

  • coffee, n. the person upon whom one coughs.

  • flabbergasted, adj. appalled by discovering how much weight one has gained.

  • abdicate, v. to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

  • esplanade, v. to attempt an explanation while drunk.

  • willy-nilly, adj. impotent.

  • negligent, adj. absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only a nightgown.

  • lymph, v. to walk with a lisp.

  • gargoyle, n. olive-flavored mouthwash.

  • flatulence, n. emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been run over by a steamroller.

  • balderdash, n. a rapidly receding hairline..

  • testicle, n. a humorous question on an exam.

  • rectitude, n. the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.

  • pokemon, n.. a Rastafarian proctologist.

  • oyster, n. a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.

  • Frisbeetarianism, n. the belief that, after death, the soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

  • circumvent, n. an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.