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The English phrase “broad strokes” is translated into Spanish as a grandes rasgos.

NOLA is the Spanish abbreviation for the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.

In Honduras you can say tonto for dumb, and it works in any country. More casual choices are bruto and baboso, and both can be insulting.

In Spanish, ‘themselves’ is translated as ellos mismos.

The English word ‘asthma’ is translated into Spanish as asma. asma refers to the chronic respiratory disease.

The English phrase “one moment” is translated into Spanish as Un momento. Un momento is used as an interjection to tell someone to stop or wait.

The English phrase ‘swag’ can be translated into Spanish as swag when referring to promotional freebies.

The English phrase “holy week” is translated into Spanish as Semana Santa. Semana Santa refers to the week preceding Easter.

The English phrase “thirty minutes” is translated into Spanish as treinta minutos. treinta minutos is used to denote a period of time lasting half an hour.

Trash in Puerto Rico is basura. The trash can is called a zafacón, a word typical of Puerto Rico.