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Post by CanuckBob Sat Jan 12, 2013 8:17 am

profesional pro-feh-see-oh-nal' (adjective)
professional

Examples

1. ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre un pelotero profesional y uno aficionado?

What is the difference between a professional baseball player and an amateur one?

2. Recuerda que para el evento de esta noche es vestimenta profesional.

Remember that tonight's event is business professional attire.


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Post by CanuckBob Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:48 am

apretar ah-preh-tar' (verb)
to squeeze, tighten, compress

Examples

1. No me voy a comprar este vestido, me aprieta demasiado.

I am not going to buy this dress, it is too tight.

2. Aprieta el paso que ya estamos tarde.

Pick up the pace, we are already late.

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Post by CanuckBob Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:00 am

la delicadeza deh-lee-kah-deh'-sa (noun)
gentleness, tenderness; tact

Examples

1. Ella colocó a su bebé en la cuna con delicadeza y amor.

She placed her baby in the crib with gentleness and love.

2. Ellos no tuvieron la delicadeza de resolver sus problemas familiares en privado. Lo dijeron todo en la fiesta frente a sus amigos y a desconocidos.

They did not have the tact to solve their family problems in private. They said everything they had to say at a party in front of their friends and strangers.

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Post by CanuckBob Wed Jan 23, 2013 7:41 am

optar ohp-tar' (verb)
to choose, to opt for

Examples

1. Ella optó por irse en el tren más temprano.

She opted for leaving on the earlier train.

2. Ana optó por hacer un pastel de vainilla para la fiesta en vez de unas galletas de chocolate.

Ana chose to make a vanilla cake for the party instead of chocolate cookies.

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Post by CanuckBob Thu Jan 24, 2013 7:41 am

rico ree'-koh (adjective)
rich, tasty

Examples

1. Esta pasta está muy rica! ¿Qué será lo que le da este sabor tan rico?

The pasta is delicious! I wonder what it is that gives it this delicious taste?

2. Quiero ser rico para poder viajar el mundo entero y comprarme todo lo que quiera.

I want to be rich so that I can travel the whole world and buy myself whatever I want.

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Post by CanuckBob Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:52 am

la cueva koo-eh'-vah (noun)
cave

Examples

1. Los osos hibernan en cuevas durante el invierno y reaparecen en la primavera.

Bears hibernate in caves in the winter and reappear in the spring.

2. La cueva de las Manos en Argentina es un sitio arqueológico muy importante.

The Cave of the Hands in Argentina is a very important archeological site.

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Post by CanuckBob Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:36 am

estallar ehs-tah-yar' (verb)
to break out, to explode, to start

Examples

1. El volcán del monte Vesubio estalló y enterró a la ciudad de Pompeii y a sus residentes en el año 79.

The volcano Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried the city of Pompeii and its people in the year 79.

2. Cuando estalló la guerra, mi abuelo era demasiado joven para alistarse.

When the war broke out, my grandfather was too young to enlist.

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Post by CanuckBob Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:53 am

duro doo'-roh (adjective)
hard

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1. Dejé el pan afuera anoche y ahora está duro como una roca.

I left the bread uncovered last night and now it's hard as a rock.

2. Hay que trabajar duro para ser competitivo en este mercado laboral.

You have to work hard to be competitive in this job market.

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Post by CanuckBob Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:45 am

realmente rre-ahl-mehn'-teh (adverb)
really, actually, very

Examples

1. Yo realmente no sé por qué compré esta camisa, no me hace falta.

I really don't know why I bought this shirt, I don't need it.

2. José le dijo a Gabriela que se quería casar con ella porque la amaba, pero realmente la quería por su dinero.

José told Gabriela he wanted to marry her because he loved her, but he actually wanted her money.

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Post by CanuckBob Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:45 am

la penumbra peh-noom'-bra (noun)
semidarkness, twilight

Examples

1. Ella amaneció en la penumbra de la madrugada pensando en él.

She awoke in the semidarkness of the early morning, thinking of him.

2. En la penumbra del atardecer, Víctor contempló su relación con Amanda.

In the semidarkness of dusk, Víctor contemplated his relationship with Amanda.

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Post by E-raq Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:15 am

Chinchero. Ask a Mexican!!! Very Happy
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Post by CanuckBob Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:40 am

copiar koh-pee-ar' (verb)
to copy

Examples

1. Me molesta que Sofía se copió de mi examen. No es justo porque yo estudié y ella no.

It bothers me that Sofía copied my test. It's not fair because I studied and she didn't.

2. ¡Me encanta tu vestido! ¿Está bien se mi copio de ti y me compro la misma?

I love your dress! Is it ok if I copy you and buy the same one?

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Post by sparks Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:17 am

mugre .... grime, dirt, filth, muck. And when mom is cleaning the babies runny nose - boogers (mas o menos)
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Post by CanuckBob Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:33 am

contratar kohn-trah-tahr' (verb)
to hire, contract

Examples

1. Tuvieron que contratar más obreros para el edificio nuevo que está bajo construcción.

They had to hire more workers for the new building that is under construction.

2. Al Ramón irse de Argentina con Claudia, la madre de ella tuvo que contratar a un ayudante nuevo para el viñedo.

Upon Ramón leaving Argentina with Claudia, her mother had to hire a new helper for the vineyard.

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Post by CanuckBob Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:21 am

obviamente ohb-vee-ah-mehn'-teh (adverb)
obviously

Examples

1. Francisco obviamente estaba muy triste al saber que lo habían despedido.

Francisco was obviously very sad when he learned that he had been fired.

2. Obviamente Eduardo estaba muy triste al Claudia escoger a Ramón, pero él entendió que ya tuvo su oportunidad con ella.

Obviously Eduardo was very sad that Claudia chose Ramón, but he understood that he already had his chance with her.

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Post by CanuckBob Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:39 am

el cuento kooehn'-toh (noun)
story, tale

Examples

1. A Miranda le encantaban los cuentos de hada de chiquita.

Miranda loved fairy tales when she was little.

2. Desafortunadamente, cuando Claudia rechazó a Eduardo, le faltaba una parte esencial del cuento. Eduardo estaba muy enfermo, y no le quedaba mucho más tiempo.

Unfortunately, when Claudia rejected Eduardo, she was missing an essential part of the story. Eduardo was very sick and he didn't have much time left.

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Post by CanuckBob Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:56 am

resignar rreh-seeg-nahr' (verb)
to resign, to relinquish

Examples

1. Cuando el alcalde admitió que había aceptado sobornos, tuvo que resignar su puesto inmediatamente.

When the mayor confessed that he had accepted bribes, he had to resign his post immediately.

2. Ya Eduardo se había resignado a su destino, pero no se atrevía a decirle a Claudia lo mal que estaba. No quería que ella volviera con él por pena.

Eduardo had already resigned himself to his fate, but he didn't dare tell Claudia how sick he was. He didn't want her to return to him out of pity.

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Post by CanuckBob Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:02 am

pésimo peh'-see-moh (adjective)
dreadful, awful

Examples

1. Maite la pasó pésimo en la cita de anoche. No quiere volver a ver a ese muchacho.

Maite had a dreadful time on the date last night. She does not want to see that guy again.

2. Muy pronto después de su llegada en Argentina, Eduardo comenzó a sentirse mal. La muerte ya lo estaba alcanzando y la madre de Claudia se sentía pésima de que estuviera solo.

Soon after his arrival in Argentina, Eduardo began to feel dreadful. Death was almost upon him and Claudia's mother felt awful that he was alone.

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Post by CanuckBob Thu Feb 21, 2013 8:49 am

lamentablemente lah-mehn-tah'-bleh-mehn-teh (adverb)
unfortunately, regrettably

Examples


1. Lamentablemente, cuando llegamos a la playa había empezado a llover.

Unfortunately, when we got to the beach it had started to rain.

2. Lamentablemente, cuando Claudia llegó al viñedo, Eduardo estaba encamado, sin muchos ánimos de seguir luchando.

Regrettably, when Claudia got to the vineyard, Eduardo was bedridden, with not much of a will to continue fighting.

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Post by merry Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:23 pm

Okay, here's one of my favs:

asombroso [ah-som-bro’so, sah]

adjective
1. Awesome, wonderful, astonishing, marvelous.

Este foro es asombroso!

This forum is awesome!

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Post by CanuckBob Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:11 am

juntar hoon-tahr' (verb)
to bring together, to get together

Examples

1. Nos juntamos todos de nuevo para nuestra graduación.

We all got together again for our graduation.

2. Todos en la oficina juntaron su dinero para comprar billetes de la lotería.

Everyone in the office pooled together their money to buy lottery tickets.

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Post by CanuckBob Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:50 am

íntimamente een'-tee-mah-mehn-teh (adverb)
intimately

Examples

1. Pedro es íntimamente relacionado a Luis porque sus mamás son mejores amigas.

Pedro is intimately related to Luis because their moms are best friends.

2. El gobierno y la política son dos temas íntimamente relacionados.

Government and politics are two topics intimately connected.

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Post by CanuckBob Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:10 am

formular for-moo-lahr' (verb)
to formulate, to phrase

Examples

1. Recuérdense que la tarea para mañana es formular preguntas sobre la lectura.

Remember that your homework for tomorrow is to formulate questions about the reading.

2. Cuando Alberto le pidió la mano a Beatriz, ella formuló cuidadosamente su respuesta. No quería herirlo al decirle directamente que "no".

When Alberto asked for Beatriz's hand in marriage, she phrased her answer carefully. She didn't want to hurt him by directly answering "no."

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Post by CanuckBob Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:02 am

altamente ahl'-tah-mehn-teh (adverb)
highly, extremely

Examples

1. Hay arañas que son altamente venenosas.

There are spiders that are highly poisonous.

2. Esos documentos gubernamentales son altamente secretos.

Those government documents are top secret.

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Post by CanuckBob Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:42 am

el empleo ehm-pleh'-oh (noun)
employment, work, job, occupation

Examples

1. En esta economía está muy difícil encontrar empleo de cualquier tipo.

In this economy it is difficult to find any type of job.

2. Julio acaba de conseguir un empleo nuevo como capataz en una compañía de construcción.

Julio just got a new job as a foreman at a construction company.

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Post by CanuckBob Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:06 am

fumar foo-mahr' (verb)
to smoke

Examples

1. Andrés dejó de fumar cuando nació su primer hijo.

Andrés stopped smoking when his first child was born.

2. Mi abuelo fumaba cigarros en la playa.

My grandfather smoked cigars on the beach.

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