The purpose of this selection is not to reject or validate its use, but only to reflect how the lexicon evolves.
⇒ One of the most productive ways to form words is to join a verb with a noun, and an example is portatropas (Sometimes also trope holder). These creations tend to have a very transparent meaning, as in this case, which alludes to vehicles whose function is to transport military troops.
⇒ The self-perception It is the perception —that is, the knowledge and understanding— that a person has of their behaviors, abilities, thoughts…, both positive and negative.
⇒ With the need to save energy, there are household appliances, houses, bricks, etc., which seek to minimize heat losses. This idea is often expressed with Thermal efficiencyvoice created with the compositional element term-which means ‘heat’ or ‘temperature’.
⇒ The turn after shift is parallel to others like unwillingly y counterflow. As its form suggests, it refers to what happens at a time other than that corresponding to shifts or regular schedules.
⇒ The English term is beginning to be used pocketing alluding to a phenomenon that, in reality, is not new: the concealment of a sentimental relationship from relatives and friends, often against the wishes of one of the parties. It is a derivative of pocketwhich means ‘pocket’.
⇒ Transportation multimodal It is one in which different modes of transport are combined, understood not only as the means themselves, but also including possible infrastructures and operators. The term has been in use for some time now and appears with increasing frequency in the news about sustainable transport, including mobility as a service.
⇒ Through the glotoplastia, which is a surgical intervention to modify the vocal cords, it is possible to change the timbre of the voice, especially to make it higher pitched. The initial element in the word is related to glottiswhile -plastia means ‘reconstruction’.
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