La palabra del día: profundo/a

Question

profundo/a - deep; profound, intense, strong; grave, terrible; sound

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes and language correctness.

---

Respeto profundamente a la gente que tiene un conocimiento profundo de las lenguas extranjeras.

I deeply respect people who have an in-depth knowledge of foreign languages.

• Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela Jan 28, 2010
• un conocimiento - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• Gracias :) - Issabela Jan 28, 2010
• Maybe "Respeto" instead of "Respecto"? - Carlos-F Jan 28, 2010
• Issa, new category!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, we did it! - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
View 1 more commments >>

Answer 1

Mi esposa tuvo un impacto profundo en mi vida. Aunque ella se fue, de vez en cuando la veo en mis sueños. Adiós chica.

My wife had a profound impact on my life. Even though she is gone, from time to time I see her in my dreams. Goodbye, girl.

• tuvo - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• jeez, you have to correct your post, other wise it cannot be chosen - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• It seems like tenia works better to me, because her impact was long lasting not just a one time thing....but I have changed it. ;) - jeezzle Jan 28, 2010
• jeez, good point, but as this is a finished story, imperfect is not acceptable - Heidita Jan 29, 2010

Answer 2

Sentía un amor profundo para mi ex-novio pero ahora prefiero el chocolate I used to feel a deep love for my ex-boyfriend but now I prefer chocolate.

• jejeje :) - LeslieW Jan 28, 2010
• pero ahora - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• alba, same here, correct your post!! - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• Thanks for the correction :) - alba3 Jan 28, 2010

Answer 3

¿Que tan profunda debe ser una respuesta a una pregunta simple?

How deep should be an answer to a simple question?

• word order - "How deep should an answer be..." - aloshek Jan 28, 2010

Answer 4

Se come "grits" en el profundo sur de los Estados Unidos, que es una comida como gachas hecha de maíz molido machacado.

They eat "grits" in the deep south of the United States, which is a food like porridge made from ground hominy.

• hecha, maiz molido - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• ¿Donde está hecha? Aquí no: http://www.spanishdict.com/conjugate/hacer - Goyo Jan 28, 2010
• come - you eat. comen - they eat. I'm not sure about whether you need "se" before comer. I love me some grits :) - LeslieW Jan 28, 2010
• huh?? hecha, feminine of hecho - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• Oh. If you need me, I'll be in the dunce corner. jejeje - Goyo Jan 28, 2010
View 2 more commments >>

Answer 5

Porque tengo un siento profundo por animales de todas clases, soy voluntaria en un refugio para perros y gatos sin hogar.

Because I have a deep love of animals of all kinds, I am a volunteer at a shelter for homeless dogs and cats.

• mejor: siento, por los animales, voluntaria, para perros.. - Heidita Jan 28, 2010

Answer 6

Me encanta la oscuridad profunda de la noche sin luna, cuándo aparecen las estrellas más brilliantes.

I like the profound darkness of a moonless night, when the stars appear brightest.

• :) - Heidita Jan 28, 2010

Answer 7

Diving in the Red Sea, gave me a profound and wonderful feeling

Bucear en el Mar Rojo me causo una profunda y maravillosa sensación .

• gave me a - Heidita Jan 28, 2010

Answer 8

La voz más fuerte en mi órgano tubular es la tuba profunda.

The loudest voice on my pipe organ is the tuba profunda.

Culture note: even on pipe organ consoles with English labels, this voice is labeled as "tuba profunda," not "loud tuba."

• :) - Heidita Jan 28, 2010

Answer 9

Hay un dolor profundo que existe de las personas que no pueden expresar el amor a la una a la otra.

there's a intense pain that exist for people(persons) who can't express love to one another. Soy nueva

Answer 10

La belleza de México y el pueblo mexicano tuvieron un profundo impacto en mí.

• tuvieron - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• well, duh! - aloshek Jan 28, 2010

Answer 11

- ¿Quién mendiga y merece el profundo abismo oscuro de la perdición?

- Who begs for and deserves the deep dark abyss of absolute ruin?

• interrogation marks!!, quién pide - Heidita Jan 28, 2010
• ARGH!!! I had originally typed them, they must not have transferred over. Also, I MUST use the verb 'mendigar' as this actual sentence was something I wrote down during a rather 'diálogo profundo' - bdclark0423 Jan 28, 2010
• sorry, mendigar makes no sense - Heidita Jan 28, 2010

Answer 12

Pero hay algunas cosas magníficas de Freud, penetraciones profundas en la naturaleza de hombre.

And yet there are some magnificent things from Freud, profound insights into the nature of man.

• del hombre - Heidita Jan 28, 2010

Answer 13

Cuando el hombre pensó en vida, el tuvo una comprensión profunda.

When the man thought about life, he had a profound reveleation.

• la vida, tuvo, no subject pronouns!! - Heidita Jan 28, 2010

Answer 14

Ver la piedra en le fondo de Gran Cañón me dejó con una sentido del tiempo profundo. Seeing the rock at the base of the Grand Canyon left me with a profound sense of time.

Answer 15

Mi hijos y yo tenemos a cada uno profundo sentido de leatad. My kids and I have a profound sense of loyality to one antoher. Or My kids and I have to one another a profound sense of loyality.

• nos tenemos un... - Heidita Jan 28, 2010