Spanish Word of the Day: Madrugar

Shorouk Express Today’s Spanish Word of the Day is for the early birds among you. The Spanish verb madrugar means to wake up early or rise early.  As you can see, there isn’t a one-word translation of madrugar in English. It’s a regular verb in Spanish: yo madrugo, tu madrugas, el/ella madruga, nosotros madrugamos, vosotros…

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From New York to Baku: Nargiz Aliyarova’s special International Women’s Day concert (PHOTO)

Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 9. A concert celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 took place at the Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall, Trend reports. Renowned pianist Nargiz Aliyarova performed alongside the Uzeyir Hajibeyli Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mustafa Mehmandarov. Aliyarova, an Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, is also the president…

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Spanish Word of the Day: Cursi

Shorouk Express Cursi is a Spanish adjective that describes something or someone that’s kitsch, corny or cheesy. According to Spain’s Royal Academy, the country’s main Spanish language institution, cursi is an adjective which defines something or someone that may appear elegant or delicate, but is really pretentious or of bad taste.  There are similar words…

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The 25 most popular products ZDNET readers bought last month (including during President's Day)

‘ZDNET Recommends’: What exactly does it mean? ZDNET’s recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real…

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