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Thread poster: Luisa Ramos, CT
Luisa Ramos, CT
Luisa Ramos, CT  Identity Verified
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English to Spanish
Jul 7, 2008

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/07/new.dictionary.words.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Let's crank our creativity and be ready for future translations showing them.
 
jacana54 (X)
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Uruguay
English to Spanish
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Great link, Luisa! Jul 7, 2008

This is really interesting and I'm curious to see how some of these will be translated.

I could not, however, find a word I had to translate a couple of weeks ago: coolhunter (cazador de tendencias).

Thank you for posting the link.
 
Jim Tucker (X)
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Hungarian to English
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OK, but this is just a drop in the bucket... Jul 7, 2008

....given that English adds some 3000-4000 new words every year (!).
 


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