Spanish Word of the Day
Thursday, October 04, 2012
infierno
noun: hell
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We’ve already come across el cielo, meaning heaven. Its opposite is el infierno, hell.
Hitler se está calcinando en
el infierno . Hitler is burning in hell. -
Apart from its literal meaning, you can use it metaphorically. Translating what Jean-Paul Sartre wrote in French:
Hitler se está calcinando en
el infierno . Hitler is burning in hell.El infierno son los otros. Hell is other people. -
Infierno can also be used to refer to somewhere which is very hot. There is a proverb about the weather in Madrid, Spain, which goes:
Hitler se está calcinando en
el infierno . Hitler is burning in hell.El infierno son los otros. Hell is other people.Nueve meses de invierno y tres deinfierno . Nine months of winter and three of hell.
