The English word “half” translates to the noun *la mitad* or the adjective *medio/media*.

Gnarly translates literally to nudoso (gnarled wood) and metaphorically to espinoso (thorny problem), but its slang meaning has no single Spanish equivalent.

The Spanish translation of “ghetto” is “gueto” for a segregated area, but regional slang offers very different terms: “cafre” in Puerto Rico.

Order a desayuno inglés in Spain and you might get a simple tea; ask for a desayuno inglés completo and you’ll get fried eggs, bacon, sausages.

The phrase “deep meaning” in Spanish is most commonly translated as “significado profundo,” which carries a sense of profound or emotionally relevant significan

In Spanish, deber means “to owe” money or favors, and acts as a modal verb for obligation (“must”) or, in its conditional form, for advice (“should”).

In Spanish, cucú is an onomatopoeic word for the cuckoo bird’s call and also the term for a cuckoo clock, but regional use adds a bird of prey, a frog sound, an

Use seguro de sí mismo for self-assured, but choose estar seguro when expressing certainty about a fact — context determines the right Spanish translation.

The Spanish translation of “conception” depends on context: for fertilization it is concepción or fecundación; for an idea it is concepto or idea.

The Spanish word “China” translates to the country “China” in English, but lowercase “china” can mean porcelain, a pebble.