Today's
WOTD is: "persiana" = blind
In
Spanish, “persiana”
is a feminine noun of French origin commonly used to refer to a
window blind.
The
words “persiano”
or “persiana”
may also be used to refer to someone or something of Persian
nationality/ origin.
Some
expressions with the word “persiana” are:
- Abrir la persiana (to raise/ open the blind);
- Bajar la persiana (to lower/ close the blind);
- Cerrar la persiana (to close the blind);
- Enrollarse como una persiana (to go on and on -irrelevant talk)
- Persiana veneciana (Venetian blind);
- Subir la persiana (to raise/ open the blind);
Some
examples of the use of the words "persiana"
are:
- Abramos las persianas para que entre la luz (let us open the blinds to allow light in);
- Bajemos las persianas para que no entre el sol (let us lower/ close the blinds to keep the sun out);
- Cerremos las persianas para que no entre el sol (let us close the blinds to keep the sun out);
- Ese tipo se enrolla como una persiana (that guy goes on and on/ talks a lot of nonsense)
- Las persianas venecianas son muy prácticas (Venetian blinds are very useful);
- Subamos las persianas para que entre la luz (let us open the blinds to allow light in);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "persiana" in the YouTube clip: SodaStereo - Persiana Americana
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “persiana”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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