Saturday, November 08, 2014

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Nov. 8, 2014

sinistral

\SIN-uh-struhl\

adjective
1. left-handed.
2. of, pertaining to, or on the left side; left (opposed to dextral).

Quotes

During our years of separation (quite painless for us both), he had changed from a poor, wiry student with animated, night-dark eyes and a beautiful, strong, sinistral handwriting into a dignified, rather corpulent gentleman…
-- Vladimir Nabokov, "Ultima Thule," The New Yorker, April 7, 1973

Origin

Sinistral is related to the word sinister and meant "unlucky" when it entered English in the 1400s. It was extended to mean "on the left side" in the early 1800s.

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

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Spanish Word of the Day
Saturday, November 8, 2014

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convertirse, verb
to become

Many basic Spanish words are reflexive, even though there is no obvious way in which the action ‘reflects back’ on the performer. In an earlier Spanish Word of the Day we had ponerse, meaning to become. Convertirse is another word with a similar meaning. Convertirse is generally used with a noun.

Con la empresa se ha convertido en millonario.
He’s become a millionaire through the company.

Amenaza con convertirse en una gran estrella mundial.
She looks set to become a major worldwide star.

Sometimes your plans or dreams can come true, in which case you also need convertirse:

Sus deseos están muy cerca de convertirse en realidad.
Their wishes are close to coming true.

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