🇬🇧🇪🇸 nettle - ortiga : English Lesson

Meaning of "nettle" ("ortiga"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A nettle is a green, leafy plant that grows wild in many places. It has tiny, sharp hairs on its leaves and stem that can sting your skin, causing a prickly, itchy feeling.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to high-five a nettle. It high-fived me back... with stings.

Touching a nettle is like shaking hands with a cactus’s tiny cousin.

If nettles had a motto, it would be: “Look pretty, sting plenty.”

My brother told me nettles were friendly. He’s not my tour guide anymore.

The nettle must have gone to ninja school because it’s great at surprise attacks.

She reached for a nettle by the fence and felt a hot pinch on her palm. The nettle leaf trembled. She yelped, rubbed her hand, and tugged the nettle free, then watched the nettle bend back and sat laughing at the bright sting. Later she showed the mark and vowed to avoid that nettle.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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