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May. 2, 2014

sally

\SAL-ee\

noun
1. an excursion or trip, usually off the main course.
2. a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.

Quotes

Don Quixote happened to take the same road he'd followed on... See full quote
-- Miguel de Cervantes, translated by John Rutherford, Don Quixote, 1605

Origin

Sally comes from the Latin salīre meaning "to l... See full origin

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Spanish Word of the Day
Friday, May 2, 2014

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vista, noun
sight

La vista is the word you use to refer to the faculty of sight:

tener buena/mala vista
to have good/bad eyesight

Tiene muy mala vista.
His eyesight’s very bad.

If someone loses their sight, the phrase in Spanish is perder la vista:

Perdió la vista de niño.
He lost his sight as a child.

La vista can also refer to your eyes:

Su hija tiene un problema en la vista.
Her daughter has something wrong with her eyes.

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