I was asked by Carina in Stockholm for Spanish names of various fish and shellfish. An idea was brought, which I felt I wanted to develop. I will therefore put up dictionaries in different groups of subjects. The lists are in the horizontal menu above dictionaries.

After Carina's wishes, there is now a first list in place: Seafood - Pescado y Mariscos . Top of the page is listed words alphabetically in Spanish. During the series of pictures in the middle is the same word in Swedish. Please use the search box at top right of the page in the horizontal menu if there is anything specific you're looking for. I want to emphasize that this list is by no means exhaustive, but I will do my best to update it regularly.

Labels: fish , dictionaries , seafood , Spanish

World Book day - Dia Mundial part Libro

<20 April 2009, at 11:05 am by Monica
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On April 23, celebrated World Book Day - Día Mundial del Libro. Theme Day was established by UNESCO in 1995 to celebrate the book and copyright. The idea originated in Catalonia where since the 1930s, celebrating the patron saint Diada de Sant Jordi (Saint George's day) on April 23, by giving a book as a gift to those you love and get a rose back. Inspired by this tradition proposed International Publishers Association, an international day and Spain submitted the proposal to UNESCO.

In Madrid, the 202 booksellers to celebrate La Noche de los Libros - books night on April 23, and inviting readers to meet and get autographs from their favorite authors. Booksellers will be open until midnight and all day to give 10% discount on books. Among the participating authors include: Manuel Vicent, Use Lahoz, Ray Loriga, Ángela Vallvey, Fernando Marías, M ª Antonia Iglesias, Soledad Puértolas, Eduardo Mendicutti, Manuel Hidalgo, Javier Marías, Juan Jose Millas and Andrés Trapiello etc ...

84 libraries also celebrate the day with various activities; kommediverkstäder, puppetry, concerts, round tables, lectures, etc., etc..

La Noche de los Libros will also offer a broad program that combines literature with other cultural aspects of more than 30 different institutions and places in town: Círculo de Bellas Artes, Casa de América, Casa Asia, Casa Arabe, Instituto Cervantes, the Museo del Prado, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Universidad Complutense, Teatros del Canal, Istituto Europeo di Design, Real Casa de Correos, Filmoteca Nacional, Café Comercial, Biblioteca Nacional, La Casa Encendida and Ateneo de Madrid. In total, more than 400 cultural activities run from 15 pm April 23 until 1 o'clock at night on April 24.