🇬🇧🇪🇸 comet - cometa : English Lesson

Meaning of "comet" ("cometa"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A comet is a big ball of ice, rock, and dust that zooms through space. When it gets close to the Sun, part of it melts and steams, making a long, glowing tail that looks like it’s dragging a sparkly flashlight behind it.

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I wished on a comet, but it was moving so fast it probably didn’t hear me.

I named the comet “Zoomy McSparkle” because scientific names are clearly too serious.

I told my dog the bright light was a comet, and he tried to chase it and barked at the whole universe.

The comet was so bright that for five seconds I forgot about homework.

A cool fact about a comet is that its glowing tail can stretch millions of kilometers through space.

On the dark hill, Sam and his dog watch a comet slip across the sky. Sam points at the comet. The comet glows with a bright tail of ice and dust; that comet looks like a rock in fire, a frozen heart moving fast. Sam reaches out, makes a small wish as the comet fades, smiling with wonder.

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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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