Sam Hugh

Spanish slang for sleeping includes sobar in Spain, quedarse frito for dropping off, and dormir como un tronco for sleeping deeply, literally “like a log”.

Avios is the Spanish term for the loyalty reward points used by members of the British Airways Executive Club.

The English phrase ‘love handles’ can be translated into Spanish as michelines. The pockets of excess fat on the sides of a person’s waist.

The English phrase glory is translated into Spanish as gloria. gloria refers to honour, admiration or distinction.

In Spanish, the phrase to say “I have a cough” is tengo tos. You use this phrase to state that you are experiencing a cough.

The English phrase “congratulations for” is translated into Spanish as felicitaciones por.

To sue someone in Spanish is to demandar a alguien.

The English phrase “Lisbon” is translated into Spanish as Lisboa. Lisboa is the name of the capital city of Portugal.

In Spanish, the English name for the region of North West France, Brittany, is Bretaña.

The English phrase “curly parsley” is translated into Spanish as perejil rizado.