🇬🇧🇪🇸 sorcery - brujería : English Lesson

Meaning of "sorcery" ("brujería"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Sorcery is the use of magical powers, often in stories or legends, to make things happen that can't be explained by science—like turning frogs into princes, flying on broomsticks, or making someone float in the air. It's usually done by witches, wizards, or magical creatures.

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

Grandma’s cookies are so good, I’m convinced she uses sorcery instead of sugar.

I thought I learned sorcery, but it was just a concussion.

A frog offered me sorcery lessons in exchange for a kiss.

I tried to do my homework with sorcery, but all I summoned was an F.

Uncle Bob says his spaghetti is sorcery. I think it’s just super spicy.

Children watched as an old woman touched a dead sparrow and whispered. Her hands made small lights; sorcery lit feathers, sorcery warmed the bird, sorcery healed its wing. Tears ran down a child's face as the sparrow flew. They laughed and called the act sorcery, then hugged the woman, amazed and grateful that simple sorcery had worked.

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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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