Spanish English

Alejandro Valverde - the 'Green Bullet' - was a symbol of Spanish sport. Supremely talented, hard-working beyond belief, he was ranked no.1 in the world four times before retiring in 2022. He is a champion of undeniable charisma and immense achievement - and yet also a convicted doping cheat. Appearing in a list of encoded names, Valverde was one of many at the heart of a doping ring for elite sportsmen. Discovered by Spanish police in the infamous Operacion Puerto, the revelations contained in the operation threatened to rip cycling apart.

Want to fast-track your Spanish language abilities without confusion, traditional classrooms, or costly app fees? Say Hola to new opportunities as you build your Spanish-speaking confidence. Do you dream of immersing yourself in Spanish-speaking countries, but your lack of language skills holds you back? Perhaps you've always wanted to learn a second language but felt intimidated by grammar and pronunciation rules.

¡Hola amigos! Transform your language skills with the first installment of a brand-new series created just for audio. Join the Superpolyglotbros on a comprehensive and entertaining tour through your first steps in speaking Spanish. In this fully sound-designed audiobook you’ll learn the most important phrases for Spanish communication, arming yourself with everything you need for your next holiday or school trip or simply to impress. ¡Buen viaje!

The term “Reconquista” is a Spanish word transferred to the English language to represent the nearly 800 years in which the Moors and Christians struggled against one another for control of the Iberian Peninsula. The Reconquista: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Moors and Christians on the Iberian Peninsula examines the events that shaped the modern history of Spain and Portugal, as well as the ramifications.

At the conclusion of the American Revolution, half the modern United States was part of the vast Spanish Empire. The year after Columbus' great voyage of discovery, in 1492, he claimed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for Spain. For the next 300 years, thousands of proud Spanish conquistadors and their largely forgotten Mexican allies went in search of glory and riches from Florida to California. Many died; few triumphed. Some were cruel; some were curious; some were kind. Missionaries and priests yearned to harvest Indian souls for God through baptism and Christian teaching.

Do you want to learn Spanish, but have no time to sit down? With these easy Spanish audio lessons, you can learn wherever you are.

The first major history of the International Brigades: a tale of blood, ideals and tragedy in the fight against fascism. The Spanish Civil War was the first armed battle in the fight against fascism, and a rallying cry for a generation. Over 35,000 volunteers from 61 countries around the world came to defend democracy against the troops of Franco, Hitler and Mussolini. Ill-equipped and disorderly, yet fuelled by a shared sense of purpose and potential glory, disparate groups of idealistic young men and women banded together to form a volunteer army.

Are you interested in learning to speak Spanish and are looking for the right teacher? Have you tried learning Spanish before, but nothing stuck with you? Or do you want to learn but don’t have the time to practice for an hour a day? There are many strategies out there for learning a new skill because one solution does not work for everyone. Everyone learns differently. This audiobook takes a different approach. Rather than cramming information, you will understand how the Spanish language works in short, guided daily lessons.

If your child is between three to eight years old and you want your child to learn to speak and read Spanish, here's a fun and easy method. All the recordings in this audiobook feature native-Spanish speakers so that your child develops a proper Spanish-speaking accent. The majority of the recordings also feature child voice actors to help keep your child entertained and engaged.

To be able to speak Spanish like a native, you need a little bit extra - and that extra can be found inside this captivating guide to learning Spanish. This guide has everything you need to get started now, especially if you never learned Spanish before. You will learn how to pronounce words correctly. You will also learn the most common phrases used in the Spanish language and when and where to use them. With this guide in your hands, you will learn how to speak Spanish like a native in no time.

No longer a Spanish beginner? Welcome to Lower Intermediate Spanish, Volume 2! Master Spanish conversation the fun, fast and easy way! Speak with anyone, anywhere. Start speaking Spanish in minutes, and learn key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in just minutes more with Lower Intermediate Spanish. Our native Spanish hosts break down all the sentences, grammar, and more in a simple, easily understandable way!

Master the Spanish past tenses in the next 30 days, with this innovative, story-based immersion method. Just listen to one chapter per day, complete the exercises, and watch as one of the trickiest parts of becoming fluent in Spanish falls into place and improves your speech without a hitch!

The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) inspired and haunted an extraordinary number of exceptional artists and writers, including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, and John Dos Passos. The idealism of the cause--defending democracy from fascism at a time when Europe was darkening toward another world war--and the brutality of the conflict drew from them some of their best work.

If you are interested in learning Spanish quickly and easily, then you need to listen to this book! The problem with most phrase books is that they are teaching the wrong phrases or at least uncommon phrases. This book is full of the most common phrases you will use while speaking Spanish. Designed as a quick reference and an easy-to-use study guide, this inexpensive and up-to-date book offers fast, effective communications. The perfect companion for tourists and business travelers in Spain and Latin America, it features words, phrases, and sentences that cover daily use phrases.

Created by Olly Richards, language teacher and author, Western Philosophy in Simple Spanish gives you an experience in real Spanish that you won’t find anywhere else. You’ll be better prepared for using Spanish in the real world, speak with more confidence, and take a giant leap towards fluency in Spanish!

Hablar en inglés no tiene por qué tomarte muchísimos años. Aprender inglés para adultos principiantes: 5 libros en 1 es ideal para adultos ocupados que quieren poder comunicarse en inglés rápido. En el libro, te presentamos las reglas gramaticales, el vocabulario, las frases más comunes y todo lo que necesitas para hablar inglés fluido en poco tiempo.

Learn Spanish the fun way! Eleven creative short stories to help you learn Spanish! Listen with a native Spanish speaker who knows you’re a beginner. This audio was recorded at a pace you can actually understand. Stories have been used for generations as a proven and powerful teaching mechanism. These stories in particular are loaded with simple sentences, practical scenarios, and common phrases everyone should know.

Enjoy the process of learning - don’t beat yourself up. You don’t need to read boring text books anymore. Spanish Short Stories for Beginners has been written just for you. The captivating nature of story makes learning fun and easy. This book is loaded with simple sentences, practical scenarios, and common phrases every student of a second language would NEED to know.

Finally you have a real opportunity to truly leap toward fluency in Spanish with this amazing new approach to language teaching called Automatic Fluency. It comes with a complete word-for-word audio script called Automatic Fluency which is full of cutting-edge strategies to improve and accelerate your language learning experience.

She's too young for me. Loving her is so wrong, but it feels so right...I'm too much of a playboy and despite my silver hairs, I've never settled down. When my former student waltzes into my office 13-years-later with her son in tow, I'm driven to protect her. I'll risk anything to keep her safe. My job...My secrets...She's the woman I want to be with. She's mine.