Meanings (ES + gloss)
capa pluvial
A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.
He possessed a gorgeous cope of crimson silk and gold-thread damask, figured with a repeating pattern of golden pomegranates set in six-petalled formal blossoms, beyond which on ei…
Phrases
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
afrontar • aguantar • bregar • hacer frente • lidiar • sobrellevar
To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
Chelsea were coping comfortably as Liverpool left Luis Suarez too isolated. Steven Gerrard was also being forced to drop too deep to offer support to the beleaguered Jay Spearing a…
Phyllida Barlow, the sculptor representing the UK at the Venice Biennale, has said that while it may have taken the art world decades to pay attention to her work, the timing of he…