ASK A QUESTION La palabra del día: sonar
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sonar - to ring, to sound; to be pronounced, to sound (like)
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.
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Ayer, la Campana de Segismundo en la Catedral de Wawel en Cracovia sonó para conmemorar la muerte trágica del presidente de Polonia y los funcionarios públicos.
Yesterday, the Sigismund's Chapel's bell in the Wawel Cathedral in Cracow rang to commemorate the tragic death of the President of Poland and the officials.
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Nada de lo que sucede en el libro suena a falso.
Nothing that happens in the book seems untrue.
- Apr 11, 2010
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When I attend a conference in English, it all sounds like chinese to me./greek to me
Cuando asisto a una conferencia en Inglés, todo me suena a chino
- , it all sounds....... - JulianChivi Apr 11, 2010 flag
- like Chinese/Greek to me - AKgal Apr 11, 2010 flag
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Cuando me sueno mi nariz me han dicho que sueno como el barco de Block Island. When I blow my nose, I've been told that I sound like the Block Island Boat.
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En Puerto Rico, al crespúsculo, el sonar de los coquis termina hasta el fin del día.
In Puerto Rico, at dawn, the sound of the coquis stops until the end of the day.
(coqui=native frog of Puerto Rico)
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Cada vez que suene el despertador en la mañana, me dan ganas de echarlo a la basura.
Each time the alarm clock goes off in the morning, I feel like throwing it into the trash.
- Apr 11, 2010
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- Hahaha..I like this one! - --Mariana-- Apr 11, 2010 flag
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Voy a sonar en la Nochavieja con los fuego artificiales.
I am going to ring in the New Year with fireworks.
- help with my Spanish please :-) - AKgal Apr 11, 2010 flag
- hmmm, now I'm wondering if the English "to ring" as in "to celebrate" works here? - AKgal Apr 11, 2010 flag
- the phrase is a bit idiomatic. A native speaker is sure to comment - nizhoni1 Apr 11, 2010 flag
- I do think "vos" means "you" not I. - nizhoni1 Apr 11, 2010 flag
- yes, thank you! - AKgal Apr 11, 2010 flag
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A veces mi canto suena bastante bien, pero a veces no tanto.
Sometimes my singing sounds quite good, but at other times not so good.
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Yo canto muy bueno pero solamente en la sala de baño. I sing very well but only in the bath room.
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Las campanas de la iglesia sonaron cuando del rey se murió.
The church bells rang to announce when the king died.
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Empero yo Jehová, que parto la mar, y suenan sus ondas, soy tu Dios, cuyo nombre es Jehová de los ejércitos.
But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name
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Después la explosión de mina el sonando de las alarmas contan el polvo en el aire. After the mine explosion the sounding of the alarms cut the air.
- I am a native English speaker - nizhoni1 Apr 11, 2010 flag
- my aplogies :-) - AKgal Apr 11, 2010 flag
- most dogs do not speak English. It's ok - nizhoni1 Apr 11, 2010 flag
- ha ha!!! But such a cute dog!! - AKgal Apr 11, 2010 flag
- Después de........el sonido.........cortó - JulianChivi Apr 11, 2010 flag
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Un hombre me dijo que me conocía cuando estaba en el metro hoy, pero su cara no me sonó de nada.
A man said he knew me when I was in subway today, but his face didn't ring a bell to me.
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El que mal canta, bien le suena.
He/she who sings bad likes what he/she hears.
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En ese momento quise que el concierto nunca se terminara y la música divina sonara para siempre.
At that moment I wished that the concert never ends and the divine music sounds forever.
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