Spanish Word of the Day
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
vela
noun: candle
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In Spanish as in English there’s nothing more romantic or splendid than the light of candles:
la gran cena a la luz de las
velas en su honor the candlelit gala dinner in his honor -
But there’s a darker side to the word vela as well. It also means when you can’t get to sleep, especially in the phrase pasar la noche en vela to stay up all night or to have a sleepless night
la gran cena a la luz de las
velas en su honor the candlelit gala dinner in his honorPasábamos las noches envela , platicando hasta el amanecer. We would stay up all night, chatting till dawn.Había pasado tres noches envela atormentado por el dolor de muela. She had spent three sleepless nights in agony with toothache.
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