2023-10-21 10:57:10
For another fortnight, the observer selects various voices and expressions observed by the FundéuRAE in the media. They can be new, recovered or simply curious.
Inclusion in this list does not imply acceptance or censorship, but only seeks to reflect the use and evolution of the lexicon.
⇒ The veranillo is a brief time of autumn when it is a little warmer. There’s also winterstimes of spring (especially around Easter) that are cooler, although it is also being said about those in autumn.
⇒ With an obvious metaphor in which explanations are unnecessary, it is called autodecision o car owners (adaptation from English autobesity) to the trend to create increasingly larger cars, especially those known by the acronym SUV. In various cities and countries, restrictions on its use are being proposed, with measures such as the requirement of a special license, a higher fee for parking…
⇒ Companies Unicorn They have managed to reach a valuation of one billion dollars. Changing uni- by deca- is obtained decacorniowith a valuation of ten billion dollars.
⇒ The voice valor It usually has positive connotations. with the prefix dis-which has among its meanings that of denial or contrariety, appears disvalue, which expresses not so much the absence of a certain value as the existence of the opposite or its exaggeration. Greed or recklessness can be considered disvalues related to thrift and bravery, respectively.
⇒ Children and other relatives of famous people sometimes take advantage of that relationship for their own benefit. Although it is not exactly nepotism, in English the acronym is being used nepobabieswhich is being adapted to Spanish as don’t move (although it is not always the children) and stupid o nepobebe (although Spanish baby o bebe is restricted to very young children, which is not the case with English baby).
⇒ Through the vocal print From each person, that is, their sound patterns, we can distinguish who is speaking to us. Researchers have determined, for the first time, the existence of a vocal print per individual in another animal, more specifically in Argentine parrots.
See also
➤ Anterior: nunchaco, ultraterrestre, pataphysics…
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