So, I decided to figure out this ‘lagarto’ business. You know, make it a little project for myself. I’d been hearing it, and it was time to pin down what it meant in English. I like to keep track of these little language quests I go on.
My Little Investigation
First thing I did, I tried to remember the context. Where did I even come across ‘lagarto’? Pretty sure it was while I was watching some nature show, one of those dubbed into Spanish or maybe originally in Spanish, can’t quite recall the specifics. They kept pointing at these scaly creatures, and that word, ‘lagarto,’ came up repeatedly. Okay, mental note taken. These things they were showing were definitely not huge, so my initial thought that it might be related to ‘alligator’ because of the sound was probably off. My brain sometimes jumps to conclusions with similar-sounding words.
So, next step in my practice was the usual routine when I hit a word I don’t know. I pulled out my phone. I have a couple of translation apps I lean on for this kind of thing. I opened one up. I then carefully typed in L-A-G-A-R-T-O. I find that actually typing it out helps me remember it better later. Then I tapped the translate button. Waited a moment for the app to do its thing.
The Answer
And there it was. The English translation for ‘lagarto’ popped up: Lizard. Yep, just ‘lizard.’ As simple as that. Part of me actually chuckled. After puzzling over it, the answer was a pretty common word. It wasn’t some super exotic, rarely used term. It was just… lizard. To be thorough in my little practice, I then did a quick image search online for ‘lagarto.’ And sure enough, the search results were flooded with pictures of lizards. All kinds of them, really. Green ones, brown ones, little ones, slightly bigger ones. Matched perfectly with what I remembered from that show.
So, the whole process, my practice for this word, was pretty straightforward when I lay it out:
- I encountered the unfamiliar word ‘lagarto.’
- I got curious and decided to find its English meaning.
- I used a digital tool, a translation app, to look it up.
- I confirmed the translation, ‘lizard.’
Nothing groundbreaking in this particular instance, I know. But that’s often how language learning goes, right? It’s these small, deliberate steps. You set out to understand something specific, you go through a little process, and you get your answer. And now ‘lagarto’ is firmly logged in my mental dictionary. Just thought I’d share this little bit of my language learning practice from today. It’s these small discoveries and practices that build up over time. Getting one more word sorted feels like a small win, and that’s what keeps me going.
