Language

Definition of language practices

The idea of ​​language practices is used in the field of education to refer to the contents and exercises linked to reading, writing and oral communication. These practices range from knowledge of the rules that make up the system known as language to the use of that code in […]

Definition of post-preterite

The term post-preterite, accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) as post-preterite, refers to a verbal tense. This is the tense also known as simple conditional. It is important to remember that conditionals, in the field of grammar, are those tenses that place the action expressed by the verb at a point that is prior […]

Definition of postpone

The verb postpone, also accepted by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) as postpone, refers to placing something or someone after a thing or another individual. What is postponed, in this way, is given a lower value or importance. For example: “You should not prioritize work and postpone your family”, […]

Definition of postscript

The term postscript refers to the text that is added to a letter after signing. This is an addition to the already concluded letter, with the intention of clarifying something or adding some information. The concept comes from the Latin expression post data. A Latin expression is that can be written […]

Definition of crap

The concept of garbage is used in colloquial language in various ways. The term can refer to garbage or waste. For example: “The beach is full of garbage, the authorities should do something to combat pollution”, “I don't like my son playing in the square surrounded by garbage […]

Definition of plurivocal

The term plurivocal is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). However, there are those who use it as an antonym of univocal. Coming from the late Latin univŏcus, univocal refers to that which has a single name or meaning. The univocal always retains the same meaning and leaves no room for doubts of interpretation. […]

Definition of pinch

The notion of a pinch is used in colloquial language to refer to a small portion of something. It is a portion or a tiny fraction. For example: “I think we lacked a bit of luck to go further in the tournament”, “The singer's new medical report gave a bit of […]

Definition of pissing

The verb pispear is used in the colloquial language of South American countries to refer to trying to find out something surreptitiously or without focusing too much. The term is synonymous with pispar. When someone wants to peep, therefore, what they usually do is observe or listen indiscreetly, sometimes trying not to be discovered. […]

Definition of pergeñar

The verb pergeñar refers to organizing, preparing or developing something with a certain skill. The term, which is usually used in a colloquial context, can be used as a synonym for ordering or executing. For example: “The murderer's father was also arrested for planning the attack”, “To plan the project, the senator visited the United States and […]

Definition of percanta

The term percanta is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). The concept is used in lunfardo, an Argentine slang that usually appears in tango lyrics and colloquial speech. A percanta, in lunfardo, is a woman. The notion is used above all to refer to that […]