La palabra del día: la paja

Question

la paja - straw (for drinking); straw (plant); waffle, padding (in an argument)

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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And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do N O T ever use subject pronouns!

Post which are not corrected as suggested can NOT be "accepted".

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Los mejores sombreros de paja se llaman Panamás y se hacen en Ecuador. Y Sean Connery sabe llevarlos. Bueno, él sabe llevar cualquier cosa.

The best straw hats are called Panamas and they're made in Ecuador. And Sean Connery knows how to wear them. Okay, he knows how to wear anything.

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• Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela Jul 1, 2010
• The subject pronoun is used only for emphasis here. - Issabela Jul 1, 2010
• :) - Heidita Jul 1, 2010

Answer 1

Él que trabaja, no come paja.

The one who works will never be hungry.

• :) - Heidita Jul 1, 2010

Answer 2

Refran: Ver la paja en el ojo ajeno y no la viga en el propio.

To see the mote in someone else's eye and not the beam in one's own.

• :) - Heidita Jul 1, 2010

Answer 3

The word for "drinking straw" in Spain is "paja," but the word in Mexico is "popote."

La palabra para "drinking Straw" en España es "paja," pero la palabra en México es "popote."

• Hola, En Colombia es pitillo. - LuisaGomezBa Jul 1, 2010

Answer 4

í **Es el colmo (no faltaba más) !

= It's the last straw !** (Expression In English meaning: I cant take any more ! )

(de 2001 Modismos Españoles e Ingleses por Eugene Savaiano y Lynn W Wingett)

Answer 5

Tengo un techo de paja en mi casa, y tiene más fugas que un colador.

I have a straw roof on my house , and it leaks like a sieve.

• thatch? I'd love to see a photo. - margaretbl Jul 1, 2010
• y tiene más fugas que - Heidita Jul 1, 2010

Answer 6

Una cama de paja es barata, pero es muy incómoda.

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A bed made of straw is inexpensive, but it is very uncomfortable.

• rolest, correct yourself first, what is with the adjective agreement???? - Heidita Jul 1, 2010
• My only excuse is that at 2:10 AM when I wrote the sentence, I must have been brain dead. - Rolest Jul 1, 2010
• They are also full of vermin, we had those in the Army. Good one mate. - ray76 Jul 1, 2010
• :) - Heidita Jul 2, 2010

Answer 7

A los hombres de paja no les gusta fumar.

• a los espantapájaros.. - Heidita Jul 1, 2010
• hombre de paja: man in front, the guy who takes the blame...but not the real criminal - Heidita Jul 1, 2010

Answer 8

Puede ser que sea ideal para los sombreros, pero sin duda la paja no funcionó tan bien para los tres cerditos.

It might be great for hats, but straw certainly didn't work out that well for the three little pigs.

Answer 9

Eso fue la paja que rompió la espalda del camello. That was the straw that broke the camel's back.

Answer 10

No me gusta beber Coca-Cola con una paja.

I don't like to drink Coca-Cola with a straw.

• :) - Heidita Jul 1, 2010

Answer 11

Soy alérgica a la paja y debo evitar los áreas cubiertos de el heno.

I am allergic to straw and must avoid those areas covered with hay.

• cubiertos de - Heidita Jul 1, 2010

Answer 12

The cat uses a straw.

El gato usa una paja.

• Awwwwww lovely picture hahhaha - FELIZ77 Jul 1, 2010
• Gracias FELIZ77, where there is a will, there is a way! - Brynleigh Jul 1, 2010

Answer 13

Casas duraderas y eficiente se puede construir con balas de paja.

Answer 14

Un pajar se construye con una gran cantidad de paja y es por eso que no se puede localizar la aguja.

A haystack is made of a great quantity of straw, and for that reason one can't locate the needle!

• lol hahha good one - FELIZ77 Jul 1, 2010

Answer 15

¡No me siento cómodo hablar de la paja por mucho que intente!

I don't feel comfortable talking about * no matter how I try!

• I was wondering if someone was going to bring this up. Gotta be careful about how you use "paja" in some Spanish speaking regions... - Gekkosan Jul 1, 2010
• Haha, this is just too funny for me.. - Deanski Jul 1, 2010