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Jul. 31, 2014

shtick

\shtik\

noun
1. Slang. one's special interest, talent, etc.
2. Slang. (especially in comic acting) a routine or piece of business inserted to gain a laugh or draw attention to oneself.

Quotes

In other words, in the framework of the anecdote and the See full quote
-- Gail Hareven, The Confessions of Noa Weber, 2009

Origin

Shtick comes from the Yiddish shtik meaning "pranks.... See full origin

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Fwd: preparar (2): Dictionary.com Spanish Word of the Day

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Spanish Word of the Day
Thursday, July 31, 2014

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preparar, verb
to prepare

We’ve already come across preparar meaning to prepare or to get ready, used as a transitive verb:

Tengo que preparar el discurso.
I need to prepare my speech.

It is often used in the reflexive form, prepararse. In this form, followed by para, you use it to mean to be ready for something:

Debemos prepararnos para esto.
We need to be ready for this.

Prepararse followed by para and the infinitive means to get ready to do something.

Me estaba preparando para salir.
I was getting ready to go out.

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