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(WOD) ... Word of the Day
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Zora
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(WOD) ... Word of the Day
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Come on people... send me your "daffy-nitions" for today �s WOD: Marimba ... before it �s too late!! What do you think "marimba" is? Is it a dance? A fruit? A Portuguese word in disguise? Or maybe... it �s just a made up word by yours truly!?  Who knows?
In the mean time, as the clock counts down to Spanish midnight, 11:00 GMT, send me your posts quickly before I turn into a pumpkin and pass on the magical WOD dictionary to another unsuspecting "daffy-nition" victim! lol
Here are some definitions of Marimba given today by other "daffy-victims"!
http://www.eslprintables.com/forum/topic.asp?id=25045
Hugs,
L.
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14 Dec 2010
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stefemma
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I think it �s an exotic musical instrument! At least that �s what I think about when I read the word: the sun, the sea, a good cocktail and musicians playing marimbas.....
Ahhhhh, I surely need some holidays.
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14 Dec 2010
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edrodmedina
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In the story of the Chinese brothers each one has special powers. One has an iron neck; one can stretch his legs; one can survive fire; one can hold his breath forever, and the one our word refers to could swallow the sea. Mar = sea in Spanish, imba = imbibe or to drink. Therefore marimba refers to the Chinese brother who could swallow the sea. |
14 Dec 2010
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chalco
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Just imagine you get drunk to the core and you know that there �s some "mar" (more) "im" (in the) "ba" (bar) to finish up the night !!! |
14 Dec 2010
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reeta1
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Isn �t it a kidn of dance? Like in Dirty Dancing, wasn �t Patrick Swayze mad because the nerdy guy wouldn �t let him dance the marimba at the end of summer sing-along? Wait, maybe that was the lemon mirengua. |
14 Dec 2010
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