theenglishteacher on August 11th, 2008
I wanted to share this great programme with you all today. lingro is an on-line environment for people learning languages. lingro’s dictionaries remember all your translations and help you learn the vocabulary most important to you easier and faster. Isn’t this great?
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prestige (English → Spanish)
prestigio
importance (English → Spanish)
importancia
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symbol (English → Spanish)
símbolo
participants (English → Spanish)
participantes, concurrrentes
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• Even though the bearing of a torch formed an integral aspect of Greek ceremonies, the ancient Olympic Games did not include it, nor was there asymbol formed by interconnecting rings.
• Upon winning the games, the victor would have not only the prestige of being in first place but would also be presented with a crown of olive leaves.
• From the 241 participants from 14 nations in 1896, the Games grew to nearly 11,100 competitors from 202 countries at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. www.lingro.com |
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