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The official language of Costa Rica is Spanish. [6] However, there are also many local indigenous languages in Costa Rica, such as Bribrí. [7] [8] English is the first foreign language and the second most taught language in Costa Rica, followed by French, German, Italian and Chinese. [9]
The " Himno Nacional de Costa Rica " (English: "Costa Rican National Anthem" ), also known by its incipit, " Noble patria, tu hermosa bandera " (English: "Noble fatherland, your beautiful flag" ), is the national anthem of Costa Rica. Its music was composed by Manuel María Gutiérrez Flores [ es], who dedicated the score to French adventurer ...
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
Concha (lit.: " mollusk shell" or "inner ear") is an offensive word for a woman's vulva or vagina (i.e. something akin to English cunt) in Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico. In the rest of Latin America and Spain however, the word is only used with its literal meaning.
Pura Vida, meaning "pure life" in Spanish, may refer to the following: A phrase encapsulating the culture of Costa Rica. Pura Vida (film), a 1956 Mexican film that popularized the phrase. Pura Vida (album), a 2006 album from the band Hamlet. Pura Vida Bracelets, company that sells bracelets from Costa Rica.
Middle English candi, crystallized cane sugar, short for sugre-candi, partial translation of Old French sucre candi, ultimately from Arabic sukkar qandī : sukkar, sugar + qandī, consisting of sugar lumps (from qand, lump of crystallized sugar, from an Indic source akin to Pali kaṇḍa-, from Sanskrit खाण्डक khaṇḍakaḥ, from ...
List of Latin phrases (A) This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome. [1] This list ...
The English version, "Save Me", was recorded and featured on RBD's English studio album, Rebels, also from 2006, with a different instrumental. Anahí was the main singer on the two new versions as she was on the original Spanish version. "Sálvame" is the group's only solo song to be recorded in all three languages.