La Palabra del Día: La selva (Winners announced)

Question

La selva

jungle, forest

Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted November 3, 2011.

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My Example:

Sería divertido acampar en la selva, pero preferiría quedarme en un hotel, así que podría navegar por internet y pasar tiempo en SpanishDict.

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It would be fun to camp in the jungle, but I would prefer to stay in a hotel, so I could surf the internet and spend time on SpanishDict.

• To surf the web would be "navegar la Internet" - drvicente Oct 4, 2011
• Now that is what you call "roughing it" :) - Yeser007 Oct 4, 2011
• así que podría navegar por la web/por internet (lower case now, new spelling;) ) , good job, me gusta:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• Muchas gracias Heidi!! :) - IndianaChris Oct 4, 2011

Answer 1

The tropical jungle is home to many beautiful and colorful birds. Please save the jungles.

La selva tropical es el hogar de muchos pájaros hermosos y colorados de gran variedad de color. Por favor, preserva las selvas cuida la selva.

• Maravilloso, Pesta. Espero que nos despertemos a tiempo para darnos cuento de que de verdad es muy, muy importante . . . . :) - Ingeteacher Oct 4, 2011
• pajaros colorados...like the state! - drvicente Oct 4, 2011
• ¡Gracias, Vicente! - pesta Oct 4, 2011
• As I scrolled down ther was no doubt who posted this beautiful collage. :) - Yeser007 Oct 4, 2011
• Muy lindos, y listos - porcupine7 Oct 4, 2011
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Answer 2

In a lot of fairy tales the adventures take place in a forest . . . . . .

En muchos cuentos de hadas las aventuras se desarollan en una selva . . . . .

• sí como en la pelí el laberinto del fauno... - dewclaw Oct 4, 2011
• Ella parece asustada - porcupine7 Oct 4, 2011
• Sí, Porcupine, es una aventura verdadera . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher Oct 4, 2011
• Sí, Inge, eso recuerdo...:) - migelis Oct 4, 2011
• Tendría miedo, también. - pesta Oct 4, 2011
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Answer 3

Olvídate de la selva, lo que me gusta a mí es la selva negra

Forget the forest, what I like is the black forest

• Muy sabrosa - porcupine7 Oct 4, 2011
• Yummieeeee, deliciosa . .. . . . . . ¡Y muy original también, Dew! :) - Ingeteacher Oct 4, 2011
• Yummy...:) - migelis Oct 4, 2011
• I'm drooling - dewclaw Oct 4, 2011
• Yum!! - IndianaChris Oct 4, 2011
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Answer 4

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Desde hace muchos años uno de mi libros preferidos es "El libro de selva " de Kipling. Muchas veces lo he mencionado ya , si sigo aqui , ustedes se aburrirán.

For many years one of my preferred books has been the "Jungle book "by Kipling. I quoted already many times, if I continue here. you will be bored.

• Es mi favorito también, Porcupine . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher Oct 4, 2011
• Sí, muy buen libro:) - migelis Oct 4, 2011
• ...por Kipling. - ...by Kipling. - pesta Oct 4, 2011
• For many years one of my preferred books has been .............(porcupine "since" is used when referring to a specific date or time" ) - ian-hill Oct 4, 2011
• Desde hace muchos años uno de mi libros preferidos es "El libro de selva " de Kipling. Muchas veces lo he mencionado ya , si sigo aquí , ustedes se aburrirán. good job:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
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Answer 5

Hay muchos animales muy coquetos en la selva

You can find lots of very flirtatious animals in the jungle

• loooool :) I shall try this shampoo :D Cool picture, Heidi! - PrincessMari Oct 4, 2011
• Jeje.Lol. - Jraider Oct 4, 2011
• jeje muy graciosa :-) - billygoat Oct 4, 2011
• Que divertido...un leon muy bien peinado! - SusanaEspana Oct 4, 2011

Answer 6

My summer house is surrounded by a forest and we often see wild animals walking very close to our house.

Mi casa de verano está rodeada de una selva y a menudo vemos los animales salvajes caminando cerca de nuestra casa.

• Qué maravilloso, Migelis, ¡tengo celos! :) - Ingeteacher Oct 4, 2011
• otro libro hermoso Bambi - porcupine7 Oct 4, 2011
• Doh! a deer!Jejeje. - Jraider Oct 4, 2011
• excelente:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• Muchas gracias, Maestra:) y gracias a todos:) - migelis Oct 4, 2011
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Answer 7

Prefiero la selva sobre a la cuidad. I prefer the forest to the city.

• a la cuidad, good job:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011

Answer 8

La vida es como una selva; a veces me pregunto cómo puedo evitar ahogarme.

Life is like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from drowning.

• I am not confident in this sentence at all....this was probably my most difficult sentence I've written since I've been here. :) Help me!! :) I do have a song in mind....DJ Huero, where are you?! Abrazos amigo - Jason7R Oct 4, 2011
• The sentence actually is not bad at all..just change the ending..use the infinitive...me pregunto como puedo evitar de ahogarme? - drvicente Oct 4, 2011
• Interesting drviente, thanks for the input...it looks like your not totally sure, so I'll wait for a native. - Jason7R Oct 4, 2011
• evitar ahorrarme...good job jason:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• Gracias novia.....gran besos - Jason7R Oct 4, 2011
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Answer 9

200 miliones años de atrás estas rocas fueron eran que vivían árboles viven en un gran selva.vasta.

200 million years ago, these rocks were trees living in a vast forest.

• Wow, interesting:) - migelis Oct 4, 2011
• 200 miliones años atrás estas rocas eran árboles que vivían en un gran selva, nice, but makes no sense without the picture;) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• I have heard about it. They are somewhere in USA. :) - PrincessMari Oct 4, 2011
• Didn't think about that. Gracias Heidita. - Jraider Oct 4, 2011
• Princess, yes they are in the "Petrified Forest" in the state of Arizona, US. - Yeser007 Oct 4, 2011

Answer 10

Muchas ranas , también ranas venenosas que viven en el selva tropical de América del sur, están en peligro de extinción.

Many frogs, poisonous frogs included, that live in the tropical rainforest of South America, are threatened with extinction.

• excelente:), very nice:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011

Answer 11

No tengo miedo a la selva si mi Tarzan está a mi lado.

I am not afraid of the jungle if my Tarzan is by my side.

• Jejeje - migelis Oct 4, 2011
• perfecto - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• Gracias, Heidi :D - PrincessMari Oct 4, 2011
• well done princess. I would say "the" jungle - billygoat Oct 4, 2011
• Thanks, Billy! :D In such cases I am geting confused sometimes, if I should write the article or no :) Gracias, amigo! - PrincessMari Oct 4, 2011

Answer 12

In reality the jungle is a place filled with predators. En realidad la selva is un área lleno con predadores. .

• lleno con predadores . You dont need animals here, good job jennyo - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• I would use "llena de depredadores" - RaulSpaniard Oct 4, 2011
• Gracias Heidita..gracias Raul. - jennyo45 Oct 4, 2011
• ni me he fijado en lo de área, qué tristeza, jeje, gracias raul - Heidita Oct 4, 2011

Answer 13

A veces, conducir por la ciudad es los más parecido a ir por la selva!

Sometimes, to drive around city is the most similar to go through the jungle!

• cierto, jeje, :) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• Clever answer. I would use- Sometimes, driving around...going through the jungle. - teasip Oct 4, 2011
• thanks for correcting me! - RaulSpaniard Oct 4, 2011

Answer 14

La ciudad de Ocosingo en México se llama "la ciudad de las siete selvas".

The city of Ocosingo, Mexico is called "the city of the seven jungles".

• La ciudad de Ocosingo en México se llama , bonito, bruce, my choice for today:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• Gracias! Sorry I'm late applying corrections. I couldn't log on the site last night. :) - dogwood Oct 5, 2011

Answer 15

Amazon jungle wildlife is threatened because of the deforestation.

La fauna de la selva amazónica está amenazada a causa de la deforestación.

• amazónica...good job:) - Heidita Oct 4, 2011
• Gracias Heidita! - ianta Oct 4, 2011
• good one :-) - billygoat Oct 4, 2011