I know we all use WordReference for everything: it’s easy; it has everything we need (a really useful App that you can use anytime, a forum where you can ask for opinions, you have the conjugations and sometimes you have a synonymous dictionary, too!). But sometimes you need to be more precise with your definition, so you need to use other dictionaries or resources.
First of all, I don’t think you know what dictionary the interface Word Reference actually uses: for the Spanish monolingual dictionary they use Espasa-Calpe’s 2005 Diccionario de la lengua española, they use the same editorial house for their synonymous dictionary in Spanish (Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos). Another great thing you can find in WordReference is that sometimes they have native’s audios (they have Central-North Spanish accent and Argentinian’s rioplatense accent right now).
But what if you need more recent definitions? In the past 10 years a lot of words have been added to different dictionaries (even RAE’s!), so I’m going to make a list of the most useful. I’m probably going to include some other resources, such as corpuses and conjugators.
There are two interfaces that use DRAE: GoodRAE (where you can search words from the definition) and diRAE (where you can be more specific about your research)
Diccionario panhispánico de dudas de la RAE – you can use this one when you have any doubts about a word or a concept: you can search ‘yeísmo’ and it shows a more complete definition than the one in the DRAE, or you can search a loanword such as ‘zapping’ and it will give you the preferable word in Spanish (in this case, ‘zapeo’), this is from 2005.
Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española de Santillana – from 1996, there are some words that don’t exist in this dictionary, although it’s a good resource because it shows when you have to use certain words, or some phrases you can use.
Diccionario Larousse – from 2012, it shows the origin of the word, an example of the word used in a sentence and some synonymous.
In diccionarios.com you also have an English-Spanish dictionary and a French-Spanish one, too. There are other kinds of dictionaries in Spanish, but you’ll have to pay.
Wikcionario – just like Wikipedia, you need to know that anybody can edit the content
I mostly just wanted an excuse to practise Astarion’s facial expressions, but if the devs take Astarion’s veiny arms out of the final release Roisia will be sad, I’ll be sad, my phlebotomist will be sad. (But also what can I say, my necromancer just loves bodies… and everything in them. )
Summary: Two strangers in a grocery store are brought together by a little boy determined to make them a family.
Word Count:2.7k
Warnings: Fluff, Defending Jacob non-canon ending, brief mention of grief/child loss, brief mention of absentee parent
A/N:*THIS IS PROBABLY A MINI-SERIES* I’m trying to jump back into writing, so feedback is both very appreciated and very scary for my anxious self. Be gentle please. Also, don’t translate or post my work on other sites. | Jammies | Dividers by @firefly-graphics
“Daddy!” The excited cheer and the rapid scampering footsteps in Andy’s direction made him immediately tense. Nothing could prepare him for the smack of a little body into his legs or the tug of tiny hands on the hem of his suit jacket.
When he exhaled a long, slow breath and looked down, excited eyes stared up at him. His routine of grocery shopping late Thursday nights was now interrupted by a pajama-clad toddler. “Hey, pal. Where’s your mah?”
“Uppy?” The little boy’s big eyes now glimmered with tears, despite the big smile, and a familiar tug on his heart and he slipped his hands under the kid’s arms to scoop him up before he started wailing. Before Andy could ask his question again, the little boy’s small hands were on Andy’s beard giggling, “Daddy, you’re prickly!” Swallowing, he smiled a crooked smile as he noticed a familiarity in the coloring in the little boy’s irises, blue with hints of yellow-green near the pupils. Laurie used to say Jacob had sunflowers in his eyes. The thought of his ex-wife and their late son made him sniffle. This little guy in his arms quickly threw them around Andy’s neck, “Don’t cry, Daddy! I’m so happy you’re finally here.”
This is so sweet and perfect!!! I’m already in love! I sincerely hope you continue this series ❤️
oh no…Andy…
thanks god it’s so sweet
This was a rollercoaster and I felt like I was enjoying you enjoying the story Thank you for reading and sharing (twice, loved the other comment too) I promise you’ll get more of this trio soon. Y’all have been so sweet and it really motivated me to keep going. I ducking love you too
You are so full of love and light; you value the people around you more than anything. I hope you find what you’re looking for. I hope you find the right people at the right time and that your world is full of love; I hope your love is returned to you, properly, and that you don’t ever get too hurt (because you’re prone to it, aren’t you?). You deserve that, you deserve the world. I wish you the best. Also, I’m serious, read the last lines of the minecraft end poem if you haven’t, I think you’ll like it.
thanks for the tag again!! I remove the other ones cause of the length
ghost
You seem to think you’re the villain. I don’t think that you are. I don’t know why you’d want to be, either. There is always love and light if you look for it and I think you would enjoy that, if you would let yourself be apart of that world instead of haunting it from beyond the glass. It really isn’t much fun to be a villain, but I think you know that. It’s easier, sure, than trying to be a good, happy person, but it isn’t as much fun. The cool aesthetics only make up for so much.
deeply, you understand beauty –– what it is to possess it, to surround yoursef in it, to be consumed by it. it’s better, isn’t it? ti create your own world full of lights and glamour than to live in reality with the rest of us? it’s like living in a movie. you win, by the way. this is your movie, you’re our star. be careful, though, getting too far from reality. it gets more and more difficult to come back, and you’ve got to, at some point.
deeply, you understand beautyㅡwhat it is to possesses it, to surround yourself in it, to be consumed by it. it’s better, isn’t it? to create your own world full of lights and glamour than to live in reality with the rest of us? it’s like living in a movie. you win, by the way. this is your movie, you’re a star. be careful, though, getting too far from reality. it gets more and more difficult to come back, and you’ve got to, at some point.
Deeply, you understand beauty–what it is to possess it, to surround yourself in it, to be consumed by it.It’s better, isn’t it? To create your own world full of lights and glamour than to live in reality with the rest of us? It’s like living in a movie. You win, by the way. This is your movie, you’re our star. Be careful, though, getting too far from reality. It gets more and more difficult to come back, and you’ve got to, at some point.
deeply, you understand beauty— what it is to possess it, to surround yourself in it, to be consumed by it. it’s better, isn’t it? to create your own world full of lights and glamour than to live in reality with the rest of us ? its like living in a movie. you win, by the way. this is your movie, you’re our star. be careful though, getting too far from reality. it gets more and more difficult to come back, and you’ve got to, at some point.
you are so full of love and light; you value the people around you more than anything. i hope you find what you’re looking for. i hope you find the right people at the right time and that your world is full of love; i hope your love is returned to you, properly, and that you don’t ever get too hurt (because you’re prone to it, aren’t you?). you deserve that, you deserve the world. i wish you the best. also, i’m serious, read the last lines of the minecraft end poem if you haven’t, i think you’ll like it.
You seem to think you’re the villain. I don’t think that you are. I don’t know why you’d want to be, either. There is always love and light if you look for it and I think you would enjoy that, if you would let yourself be apart of that world instead of haunting it from beyond the glass. It really isn’t much fun to be a villain, but I think you know that. It’s easier, sure, than trying to be a good, happy person, but it isn’t as much fun. The cool aesthetics only make up for so much.
“You seem to think you’re the villain. I don’t think that you are. I don’t know why you’d want to be, either. There is always love and light if you look for it and I think you would enjoy that, if you would let yourself be apart of that world instead of haunting it from beyond the glass. It really isn’t much fun to be a villain, but I think you know that. It’s easier, sure, than trying to be a good, happy person, but it isn’t as much fun. The cool aesthetics only make up for so much.”
why did this like… hurt :’( like okay yeah ur right but you didn’t need to say it. it’s tiring being an asshole sometimes, you’re right ! shut up !
you are so full of love and light; you value the people around you more than anything. i hope you find what you’re looking for. i hope you find the right people at the right time and that your world is full of love; i hope your love is returned to you, properly, and that you don’t ever get too hurt (because you’re prone to it, aren’t you?). you deserve that, you deserve the world. i wish you the best. also, i’m serious, read the last lines of the minecraft end poem if you haven’t, i think you’ll like it.
wow why did this resonate so well … are y’all my therapist or wha
The hero in a relative sense, anyhow. You have your moments of weakness, but you’re the best one for the job. Or the only one that wants it. Golden child, high aptitude, natural leader, whatever it may be–you’ve grown used to being favored, to being the best. You walk a fine line and you’ll lose yourself to insanity if you aren’t careful. You know that, though. It began to dawn on you a long time ago what you’ve gotten yourself into.
i don’t think this is super accurate! but very cool!!!
know some of them pity you. They think you must be exhausted carrying around that much resentment, that much anger. I know what you did, though, what it must have taken to get here. You had no fall from grace; you walked into the pit, eyes open, feet planted firmly on the staircase. And so be it. It’s an effective lifestyle, if you’re willing to commit to it. I’m sure you’ll get where you’re going. And then they’ll see, they’ll all see–because that’s what’s important, isn’t it?
I know some of them pity you. They think you must be exhausted carrying around that much resentment, that much anger. I know what you did, though, what it must have taken to get here. You had no fall from grace; you walked into the pit, eyes open, feet planted firmly on the staircase. And so be it. It’s an effective lifestyle, if you’re willing to commit to it. I’m sure you’ll get where you’re going. And then they’ll see, they’ll all see–because that’s what’s important, isn’t it?
I know some of them pity you. They think you must be exhausted carrying around that much resentment, that much anger. I know what you did, though, what it must have taken to get here. You had no fall from grace; you walked into the pit, eyes open, feet planted firmly on the staircase. And so be it. It’s an effective lifestyle, if you’re willing to commit to it. I’m sure you’ll get where you’re going. And then they’ll see, they’ll all see–because that’s what’s important, isn’t it?
You are so full of love and light; you value the people around you more than anything. I hope you find what you’re looking for. I hope you find the right people at the right time and that your world is full of love; I hope your love is returned to you, properly, and that you don’t ever get too hurt (because you’re prone to it, aren’t you?). You deserve that, you deserve the world. I wish you the best. Also, I’m serious, read the last lines of the minecraft end poem if you haven’t, I think you’ll like it.
You seem to think you’re the villain. I don’t think that you are. I don’t know why you’d want to be, either. There is always love and light if you look for it and I think you would enjoy that, if you would let yourself be apart of that world instead of haunting it from beyond the glass. It really isn’t much fun to be a villain, but I think you know that. It’s easier, sure, than trying to be a good, happy person, but it isn’t as much fun. The cool aesthetics only make up for so much.
I got Ghost! (And feel like is complete bs and doesn’t apply to me at all, I feel its more the opposite xD)
You seem to think you’re the villain. I don’t think that you are. I don’t know why you’d want to be, either. There is always love and light if you look for it and I think you would enjoy that, if you would let yourself be apart of that world instead of haunting it from beyond the glass. It really isn’t much fun to be a villain, but I think you know that. It’s easier, sure, than trying to be a good, happy person, but it isn’t as much fun. The cool aesthetics only make up for so much.
