Today's
WOTD is: "manta" = blanket
In Spanish, “manta” is a feminine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is blanket.
Some expressions with the
word “manta” are:
- A manta (abundantly/ in great quantities);
- A mantas (abundantly/ in great quantities);
- Carretera y manta (leave immediately/ just leave! -see note below*)
- Manta de algodón (cotton blanket);
- Manta de pared (tapestry/ wall hanging);
- Liarse la manta a la cabeza (to take an impromptu/ hasty decision);
- Ser un manta (to be a lazy bones);
- Tirar de la manta (to uncover some secret activity);
Some examples of the use of the word "manta"
are:
- En la playa había gente a manta (there were a great deal of people on the beach);
- En la playa había gente a mantas (there were a great deal of people on the beach);
- Esa manta de algodón es muy bonita (that cotton blanket is very nice);
- Esa manta de pared es muy bonita (that tapestry is very nice);
- Pedro se lió la manta a la cabeza y dimitió de su cargo (Pedro took an impromptu decision and tendered his resignation);
- Antonio es un manta (Antonio is a lazy bones);
- No se sabe quien tiró de la manta y dejó al descubierto el fraude (it is not known who took action to uncover the fraud)
Notes
*As
a typical use of this expression, imagine you want to summarily
dismiss or eject someone from somewhere. Basically, you want to tell
the person in question to gather his/ her belongings and just leave.
In Spanish, you could say: recoge
tus bártulos y carretera
y
manta.
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “manta”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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