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Anglicisms in Spanish I

The English language has persistently settled everywhere around us; we have become so accustomed to some of its words that we don't even think about whether there are Bulgarian or Spanish equivalents

The English language has persistently settled everywhere around us; we have become so accustomed to some of its words that we don't even think about whether there are Bulgarian or Spanish equivalents for them.

The pinnacle of this linguistic invasion is the Hispanicized verb clicar – to press the mouse button, 'to click'

clic. 1. Onomatopoeia used to reproduce a dry and brief sound, generally metallic: 'One heard the click of the purse closing' (TBallester Filomeno [Esp. 1988]). It is also used in computing with the meaning of 'pressing one of the buttons on a computer or computer mouse'. Its plural is clics (→ plural, 1h): 'With just a few clicks of the mouse it is possible to obtain the complete file' (NHerald [EE. UU.] 21.4.97). The English spelling click should not be used in Spanish.

2. To designate the action of pressing one of the mouse buttons, the phrase hacer clic is normally used: 'Once the application icon is displayed, it is enough to click on it' (VV. AA. Computing [Esp. 1998]). Its use is more widespread and more recommended than the recent formations clicar and cliquear.

source: dictionary Real Academia Española, http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltConsulta?lema=clicar

In several successive publications I will provide examples of so-called Anglicisms that have corresponding words in the Spanish language and which we can use to avoid repetitions.

adicto – fan, addict

agencia – organization, agency

agresivo – active, dynamic, enterprising

anticipar – foresee

aparente – evident, notorious

apreciable – considerable, substantial

approches – surroundings

asumir – opine, presume

automoción – automobilism

barman – bar attendant

basketball – basketball

budget – budget

container – container

folder – folder

gravitacional – gravitational

hipotetizar – suppose

impacto – consequences, effect

informal – spontaneous

… (to be continued) …

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