3 résultats pour "retiro"
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Définition:
BUEN RETIRO, substantif masculin.
commission ? dans le buen retiro... MARCEL PROUST, Sodome et Gomorrhe, 1922, page 904. Remarque?: Quelques auteurs emploient l'abr?viation retiro?: [servir] de chambre ? toilette, de fumoir et aussi de ? retiro ? (PAUL BOURGET, Le Disciple, 1889, page 31), ... m'abandonnant dans ce diable de retiro (ANDR? GIDE, Si le grain ne meurt, 1924, page 468).
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Madrid - geography.
Madrid’s Plaza MayorBuilt in the early 17th century, the Plaza Mayor was used for a variety of activities, including bullfights, executions during theInquisition, and festivals. Today it is one of Madrid’s main tourist attractions.Cesar Lucas/The Image Bank The traditional heart of Madrid is an area 3.9 sq km (1.5 sq mi). In 1656 King Philip IV had a city wall built around the area. Over the next 200 years the city grew throughconstruction of taller buildings and the use of open land within the...
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Buenos Aires (city) - geography.
The city has produced or nurtured many of the most prominent Spanish-language writers of the 20th century, including Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, and ManuelPuig. Buenos Aires has long been one of the primary centers of Spanish-language publishing and printing, and it is home to major publishing companies. It supports theoldest English-language daily newspaper in Latin America, the Buenos Aires Herald, published since 1876. The arts have a long, rich history in Buenos Aires. This is mani...