Spanish

The English phrase “nonprofit” is translated into Spanish as organización sin ánimo de lucro. The term refers to a nonprofit organization.

In Cuba a cigar is usually called tabaco. Other common words are puro and habano, meaning a cigar from Havana.

In Spanish, “spending” is translated as gasto. The term gasto is used to describe the act of using money to pay for goods or services.

In Spanish, ‘to place’ is expressed as colocar. Colocar is used to mean to place, to position or to arrange.

In El Salvador a car is a carro. The formal word is vehículo. Carro is what people say at home, at work and on the street, as in Mi carro es nuevo.

In Colombia packaged “chips” (crisps) are called papas fritas or, in a friendlier way, papitas. French fries are papas a la francesa.

The English word “bikes” is translated into Spanish as bicis. bicis is an informal way to refer to bicycles.

The English phrase “units of measure” is translated into Spanish as unidades de medida.

The English phrase enemies is translated into Spanish as enemigos. The term enemigos is used to refer to enemies.

In Spanish, ‘mean’ can be translated as malo.