Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Fwd: gracioso: Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day <doctor@dictionary.com>
Date: 2014/1/21
Subject: gracioso: Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day
To: "Hector William G." <hectorpinillos@gmail.com>

Spanish Word of the Day
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Yesterday's Word - Previous Words - Help

gracioso, adjective
funny, amusing

Gracioso derives from gracia (another Word of the Day) and can refer to people and things that are funny or amusing.

la estrella femenina más graciosa de este país
the funniest female star in this country

Le debió parecer un chiste muy gracioso.
He must have thought it was a very funny joke.

It's often used in the phrase lo más gracioso es que..., the funny thing is that...

Lo más gracioso es que el nuevo sistema, que tanto dinero ha costado, no funciona.
The funny thing is that the new system, which cost so much money, doesn't work.

Content By

Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day http://www.dictionary.com/wordoftheday/es/	You are currently subscribed to Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day as: hectorpinillos@gmail.com
Unsubscribe	To subscribe to Spanish Word of the Day by email, please send a blank message to: join-wordoftheday-es@lists.lexico.com
©2014 by Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607	Subscriptions to The Spanish Word of the Day can be turned on and off via the Web at http://www.dictionary.com/help/faq/wordoftheday/
	Tell a friend about The Spanish Word of the Day!