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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

You can browse either by topic or by the initial letter of the words. Remember that this is not a dictionary. Here you will find only the words that have been selected in the past by our teachers as 'Palabra del Día'.

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Word: Contar
(con-TAR), verbo transitivo
English: To tell
Etymology: Del latín computare
Meaning: Referir un suceso, sea verdadero o fabuloso.
Topic:Vocabulario relacionado con el decir
Example:

Confieso que para mí escribir es difícil, y no sólo porque siempre es complicado contar con precisión lo que uno desea, sino porque escribir, tal y como yo lo entiendo, es arriesgarse.

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