Spanish Word of the Day
Sunday, September 23, 2012
cielo
noun: sky
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El cielo does double duty to cover the concept both of sky and of heaven.
No había ni una nube en el
cielo . There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. -
Notice the phrase un cielo despejado a clear sky, a cloudless sky.
Cielo also refers to the religious idea of heaven. Notice the use of al in the next phrase:No había ni una nube en elcielo . There wasn’t a cloud in the sky.ir alcielo to go to heavenSe ha ido alcielo a la edad de 6 años. She’s gone to heaven at the age of 6.
