Today's
WOTD is: "capa" = cape
In
Spanish, “capa”
is a feminine noun of Latin origin, the main meaning of which is
cape,
as in:
- Ana llevaba capa para protegerse de la lluvia (Ana was wearing a cape to keep the rain off);
The noun “capa” also means layer, as in:
- La atmósfera es una capa gaseosa que envuelve la tierra (the atmosphere is a layer of gas which surrounds the earth);
Some
expressions with the word “capa”
are:
- Andar de capa caída (to be going through hard times/ to be down in the dumps);
- Pedro anda de capa caída (Pedro is down in the dumps);
- Capa de ozono (ozone layer);
- Defender a capa y espada (to defend someone or something tooth and nail);
- Pedro defiende a sus amigos a capa y espada (Pedro defends his friends tooth and nail);
- Hacer de mi/ tu/ su/ etc. capa un sayo (to act with a kind of arrogant disregard for others/ the consequences of one's actions -idiom);
- Pedro hace de su capa un sayo (Pedro does as he pleases/ couldn't care less about anything or anybody);
Love-Spanish.com
loves the word "capa" in the YouTube clip: Tuna deEmpresariales de Melilla 2007 Las cintas de mi capa
*NB
'Click' on the speaker icon next to the word “capa”
in the link to hear the word pronounced.
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