La palabra del día: concordar

Question

concordar - to agree; to coincide with, to keep with

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 greatest number of votes and language correctness.

And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested.

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En la época medieval, se esperaba que la conducta de los caballeros concordara con el código de caballería.

In Medieval Ages, it was expected that the knights' behaviour keep with the chivalric code of honor.

• Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela Apr 7, 2010
• If it is "esperaban", is it not "they" expected; not "it was"". (fue esperado). You could use the impersonal se. - qfreed Apr 7, 2010
• esperaban is not completely incorrect, but quen is right, se esperaba is more like it;) - Heidita Apr 7, 2010
• thank you :) - Issabela Apr 7, 2010

Answer 1

En español el adjetivo concuerda con el género del sustantivo.

In Spanish the adjective matches with the gender of the noun.

• :) good one, krama - Heidita Apr 7, 2010
• Gracias Heidita. - Krama Apr 7, 2010

Answer 2

All pieces of puzzle have to coincide with each other.

Todas las piezas del rompecabezas tienen que concordar entre si.

• Meli, "they" is not necessary. It's redundant and usually if an English sentence is redundant, it's incorrect - one of the very few things you can rely on in English. And don't forget, "with' after "coincide." - JulianChivi Apr 7, 2010

Answer 3

En un experimento de la ciencia, los datos y los resultados deben concordar.

In a science experiment, your data and results must agree.

• los datos - Heidita Apr 7, 2010

Answer 4

Es importante que concuerdan cómo disciplinar a los niños.

It is important that they agree how to discipline the children.

Answer 5

Señoria, las declaraciónes del testigo no concuerdan con los hechos!

Your Honor, the statements of the witness do not agree with the facts!

• Did you mean do not agree? The English always trips me up, too! : ) - mar959 Apr 7, 2010
• Mar959 Thanks..Now I trip up in both languages! - Don_José Apr 7, 2010
• Me, too. I've decided they're inversely proportional..improving Spanish=worsening English ; ) - mar959 Apr 7, 2010

Answer 6

El recuento de la droga no concuerda con el registro. The drug count does not agree with the record.

Answer 7

Mi esposa y yo no concordamos sobre las politicas.

My wife and I do not agree about politics.

Answer 8

Que ofreczca su novia venir a visitar su familia concuerda con que su madre quiera conocerla a fondo.

That he offer her girlfriend to come to visit his family agrees with that his mother want to know her well.

Answer 9

El saldo de la cuenta tiene que concordar con la suma de todas las transacciónes hechas, al final de un día hábil.

Account balance has to agree with the sum of all transactions made, at the end of a business day.

Answer 10

Concuerdo contigo en cuanto a las leyes muchas veces no nos protejan.

I agree with you in as much as laws often don't protect us.

Answer 11

A veces, necesitamos concordar no estar de acuerdo.

Sometimes, we need to agree to disagree (have a difference of opinion).

Answer 12

Mi naríz dolorida concuerda con el polen primaveral.

My snore nose coincides with springtime pollen.

Answer 13

La coartada del sospechoso no concuerda con los hechos

The suspect's alibi does not square with the facts.

Answer 14

Participios pasados usados como adjetivos deben concordar con el sustantivo que modifican tanto en género y número.

Past participles used as adjectives must agree with the noun they modify in both gender and number.

Paralee me enseñó eso.

Answer 15

No puedo concordar hacer algo que contra el ley.

I can't agree to do something against the law.