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Words Which Are The Same or Similar in Spanish and English - and clothing and swimwear post 668

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  Flag of Spain. Spanish is spoken in Spain, Mexico, South America. Also as a second language in the Caribbean and Central America and North America. One word you probably already know is sombrero. It is a large brimmed hat for hot summers in Spain. Spanish - English - words which are the same (except for accents) blazer - blazer comics - conics note accent on the o in Spanish cookies - cookies (websites not cookery) jeans - jeans jersey - jersey polo - polo shirt sombrero - sombrero / hat web - web Spanish - English - similar words un biquini - a bikini blusa - blouse buen valor - good value (buen like buenas noches, good evening) chaqueter - jacket cine - cinema clic - click diciembre - December importantes - important musica (accent on the u) music nacional - national oficina - office parque - park (noun) pijama - pajamas rivales - rivals sandalias - sandals sueter (accent) - sweater teatro - theatre uniforme - uniform (clothing) Now, here are some useful harder words Difficult ...

My straw hat promoting Brazil's northern Ceará area, Dress of the day & post 411

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Angela Lansbury in straw hat from Brazil, advertising the northern Ceara area. Selfie Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. I have not yet visited Brazil, so my straw hat which has a hat-band advertising Ceara in Brazil must have come from the World Travel Market. The World Travel Market is a trade show held in November in London at a conference centre in the East End of London reached on driverless the monorail. The Elizabeth line will make the East End of London easier to reach. Brazil and Ceara Region The upward accent is on the second a, the last letter of the name Ceara. It is the acute accent, stressed. The language of Brazil is Portuguese, unlike the rest of South America which speaks Spanish. Hat Style The hat is the same shape as a fedora (shown in felt in Wikipedia) which has a crease from the front to the back on the crown. The brim curves up all around. Mne falls over my eyes and has to be lifted to show my face in photos, at which point the hatband is invisible, hidden behi...