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aerolito
  16

Celestial body from outer space that impacts the Earth's surface. From Greek 945; 949; 961; 959; 962; ( Aeros "Air" ) 955; 953; 952; 959; 962; ( lithos "stone" ) . See meteorite, comet.

  
utopía
  26

1º_ 'Utopia' is a place imagined by the philosopher Thomas More and described in his work Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus , de optimo reipublicae statu , deque nova insula Vtopi ("Truly golden booklet, no less beneficial than entertaining, on the best state of a republic and on the new island of Utopia", 1516 ) as "a South American island with a perfect society, without political, cultural or legal conflicts". The name was taken from the Greek 964; 959; 960; 959; 962; ( topos "place" ) and used as a prefix a particle 959; 965; (ou) which was translated as "no", although some scholars assume that he actually used 949; 965; (eu "good"), so it can be interpreted as "no place" and also as "good place". 2º_ For the previous one, "ideal aspiration but unattainable, or of very difficult realization". 3º_ For the first, it is used as the name of a literary genre about perfect societies or civilizations. See dystopia, antiutopia, uchrony.

  
icono
  18

Representative image, which was initially applied to religious objects in the form of painting or sculpture, but later the concept included artists as an example of a movement, or ideograms and buttons with a drawing representing their function. The word has its origin in the Byzantine Greek 949; 953; 954; 969; 957; ( eikon "like image" ) .

  
signo
  17

1º_ Representation of an object or phenomenon that can be replaced, by convention or by natural association. 2º_ Fact that can be interpreted as antecedent or consequential of another. See symbol .

  
proscenio
  31

In a theater, it is the front of a stage, higher than the choir pit or orchestra. It comes to us from the Latin proscenium, ii, which borrows it from the Greek 960; 961; 959; 963; 954; 951; 957; 953; 959; 957; ( proskenion ) , formed by the prefix 960; 961; 969;- ( pro "in front of" ) 963; 954; 951; 957; 951; (skené "hut, awning, covered in the shade"), which was the name given to the backstage dressing rooms where the actors dressed. By extension it is any room for receptions, lavish and large, at the entrance of a palace or mansion, in front of the main rooms.

  
tirar la cadena
  23

1º_ Beyond its literal meaning, it is used with a specific sense by the chain that activated the old toilet flushes, which leads to the figurative sense "definitively get rid of what no longer serves", how excrement is eliminated. See "push the button" . 2º_ Another figurative use is to "leave someone with little room for maneuver, keep him tackled or controlled", associating the chain with the leash or the pretal that holds the beasts or attack dogs. This phrase appears more like "pulling him off the chain".

  
apretar el botón
  20

Beyond its literal meaning, it is used with a specific sense by the toilet flush button, leading to the figurative sense "definitively get rid of what no longer serves", as excrement is removed. See "Throw the Chain" .

  
idioma
  19

It is the common language of a people, because they inhabit the same region, because they belong to the same culture. It is also said by extension to the particular vocabulary of a trade, of a protocol, of an urban tribe, although they do not have the structure of a real language.

  
lenguaje
  13

1º_ Method or organized system of communication; In principle it is verbal, but extends to its written or gestural version, when there are any. See language, language. 2º_ Set of signs or signals that make up language. 3º_ Particular way of expressing oneself.

  
coito
  16

Penetrative sexual intercourse, usually for reproductive purposes, although the term can also be used for any fornication for pleasure. 2º_ Inflection of the verb coitar . See verbs/intercourse .

  
bingo
  25

Game of chance similar to the card lottery, where random numbers are drawn and the first player who has all the numbers sung on his card wins. It is also the room where they meet to play. Watch bingo sing.

  
lotería
  20

Game where wins who, prior to the draw of random numbers, chooses those same numbers.

  
psíquico
  30

Relative to psychology, which in some cases extends to the soul, to the "life force" of a person. See psyche , -ico .

  
decimonónico
  27

Relative to the nineteenth century. It is composed of tenth (in this case "relative to the ordinal ten") nono ("ninth") -ico. See nineteenth .

  
símico
  22

Concerning apes .

  
anfibológico
  15

Relative to amphibology ("double meaning, way of expressing oneself that has more than one interpretation").

  
sinfónico
  16

Relating to a symphony, its composition or performance.

  
billarístico
  26

Concerning billiards ("game and parlor sport").

  
etimológico
  22

Concerning etymology ("study of the origin of words").

  
crematístico
  16

Concerning chrematistics ("science that deals with the economic performance of a business").

  






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