sharon :
Curioso saber que "Enemigo" en holandés se escribe "belaguer", pero se pronuncia casi igual que Balaguer".
En inglés también puede causar problemas la pronunciación
beleaguer
PRONUNCIATION:
(bi-LEE-guhr)
MEANING:
verb tr.:
1. To surround with troops.
2. To beset with difficulties.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Dutch belegeren (to camp around), from be- (around) + leger (camp). Ultimately from the Indo-European root legh- (to lie or lay), which also gave us lie, lay, lair, fellow, and laager. Earliest documented use: 1589.
USAGE:
“Underlying tensions and unresolved issues continue to beleaguer the Blue Line area.” In Lebanon, UN Official Urges ‘Calm, Restraint’ Along Blue Line; Asia News Monitor(Bangkok, Thailand); Feb 19, 2015.
Publicado el Wednesday, 09 September 2015
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