Talking about a book
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| la fantasía | fantasy (the genre; also something made up) |
| el elemento | the element, an ingredient of a story |
| secundario | secondary, minor |
| el lenguaje | the language, the way something is written or said |
| la novedad | something new: a new release, a piece of news |
| acertar | to get it right, to guess correctly |
La fantasía is the genre of dragons and magic. Pura fantasía is something simply made up:
| I love fantasy novels. | Me encantan las novelas de fantasía. |
| His story is pure fantasy: nothing is true. | Su historia es pura fantasía: nada es verdad. |
El lenguaje is a way of using words: simple, formal, the language of teenagers. A language such as English or Spanish is el idioma or la lengua.
| The language of this novel is very simple. | El lenguaje de esta novela es muy sencillo. |
New releases and news
In a bookshop, las novedades are the new releases. ¿Hay alguna novedad? asks for news, and no es ninguna novedad means it is nothing new.
| This bookshop has a lot of new releases this month. | Esta librería tiene muchas novedades este mes. |
| The trilogy is nothing new: it's from the last century. | La trilogía no es ninguna novedad: es del siglo pasado. |
Getting it right: acertar
Adivinar is to guess, right or wrong. Acertar says you got it right. With con, it means you chose well:
| You've got the present right! I love this book. | ¡Has acertado con el regalo! Me encanta este libro. |
Acertar changes its stem like pensar: acierto, aciertas, acierta, but acertamos.
| No one correctly guesses who the murderer is until the end. | Nadie acierta quién es el asesino hasta el final. |
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