La Palabra del Día: Cuadrado

Question

Cuadrado

square

Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 2, 2011.

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My Example:

Algunas personas nunca aprenden, y siguen tratando de poner algo cuadrado en un agujero redondo.

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Some people never learn, and keep trying to put a square peg in a round hole.

• peg as in clothes peg, doesnt work here, hmmm, why not simply: algo cuadrado en ... - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• buenos días , jeje, me voy a desayunar...C A F É, si te da igual, jeje besos - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• jjeje - I was worried about that...that seemed like the closest definition...jejej- thank you very much.... :) - IndianaChris Nov 2, 2011
• You are doing a wonderful job Indiana - 0043ad50 Nov 2, 2011
• Thank you Marshall.....igualmente con tu hilo... :) - IndianaChris Nov 2, 2011

Answer 1

It is good that a square is not the only one shape known by people.

Es bueno que un cuadrado no es sea la única figura conocida por la gente.

• jeje - tienes razón Migelis...y no creo que tu bicicleta funcione. - IndianaChris Nov 2, 2011
• Hola mi amigo! - Jraider Nov 2, 2011
• Lol, migelis, how funny. - annierats Nov 2, 2011
• You have to use the subjunctive....que un cuadrado no "sea"... - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• Muchas gracias, Vicente:) - migelis Nov 2, 2011
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Answer 2

The latest fashion: Square eggs!

La última moda: ¡huevos de gallina cuadrados!

• I bet they made her cackle!!! - jennyo45 Nov 2, 2011
• ;o) - katydew Nov 2, 2011
• lol - migelis Nov 2, 2011
• jejeje - IndianaChris Nov 2, 2011
• Jeje! Que es ella escuchar? - Jraider Nov 2, 2011
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Answer 3

¿Dónde compras los pantalones cuadrados?

Where do you buy square pants?

• Nice answer J! - Yeser007 Nov 2, 2011
• Me gusta tu respuesta, J:) - migelis Nov 2, 2011
• ¿Dónde compras los pantalones cuadrados?...Note accent and verb conjugation. - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• Ok! Gracias drvicente. - Jraider Nov 2, 2011
• ;o) - katydew Nov 2, 2011
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Answer 4

Mi hija hizo un mosaico muy interesante en la pared con cuadrados pintados en los tonos variados de turquesa.

Corrections: Mi hija hizo un mural muy interesante con cuadrados pintados en tonos variados de turqueza.

My daughter made a very interesting wall arrangement with painted squares in varied colors of turquoise.

• Nice:) - migelis Nov 2, 2011
• Beautiful picture..la colocacíon=location or employment...cuadrado is an adjective therefore you have to say "square" pieces or something to that effect! Otherwise very good! - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• Mi hija hizo un "mural" muy interesante con "pedazos" cuadrados y pintados en tonos variados de turqueza. - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• mural, eso es, andaba yo buscando la palabra adecuada,,,bien por ti , vicente - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• Me gustan los muros brillantes del pintor mexicano famoso Diego Rivera. Así es la razón que sé la palabra.:-) - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
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Answer 5

These squares are all the same size, but they seem distorted due to an optical illusion.

Estos cuadros son del mismo tamaño, pero parecen distorsionados debido a una ilusión óptica.

• ¡Gracias, Vincente! - pesta Nov 2, 2011
• No hay de qué, Pesta..bien hecho. - drvicente Nov 2, 2011

Answer 6

The place where friends arrange a rendezvous is the plaza,it is in the shape of a square. El lugar donde amigos se citan es la plaza en forma de cuadrado.

• Cool pic :) - IndianaChris Nov 2, 2011
• thanks chris. - jennyo45 Nov 2, 2011
• can't be used like this, you are referring to a "plaza" try again - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• how beautiful! - julls Nov 2, 2011
• Thanks Heidita, I hope this amendment suits. - jennyo45 Nov 2, 2011
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Answer 7

Square watermelons help save space in refrigerator.

Sandías cuadradas ayudan a ahorrar espacio en la nevera.

• hi qazi, please fill in your profile information, we do not know which your native tongue is, and proficiency etc, thanks - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• Bien... - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• el frigorífico, pero la nevera;) vicente anda con prisas, jeje, vicente, should it not be plural in English? or A fridge? - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• tienes razón Heidita...en inglés se necesita la forma plural. - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• I have updated my profile. Thanks - qazi Nov 2, 2011
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Answer 8

Dentro de poco Grecia va a celebrar un referéndum para solucionar el futuro del Euro. Estoy seguro de que los comisarios de la CE esperan que la población de Grecia esté cuadrada con su presidente.

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Shortly Greece is going to have a referendum to basically resolve the future of the Euro. I am sure that the European commissioners are hoping that the population of Greece are siding with the president.

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I believe cuadrado/a is used in this manner in Chile and Venezuela.

• Dentro de poco (la -->remove this article) Grecia va a (plebiscitar en los remedios-->unnecessarily convoluted. 'Plesbicitar' is a very technical word and 'remedios' suggests "medicine"--> celebrar un referéndum para solucionar...) - cogumela Nov 2, 2011
• (de la economía europea--> ...el futuro del Euro) . Estoy seguro "de" que los comisarios de la CE esperan que la población de Grecia (esté cuadrada --> you are correct, but it's better "se cuadre") con su presidente. :) Difficult one! Well done! :) - cogumela Nov 2, 2011
• In Spanish from Spain: la población se ponga de parte del presidente :) - cogumela Nov 2, 2011

Answer 9

The square is one of the first shapes that a young child learns to recognize. In my opinion, the circle is the most familiar shape for most babies and young children because it is similar to the face in their limited experience.

= El cuadrado es una de las primeras formas que un niño aprende a reconocer. En mi opinión el círculo es la forma más familiar (o bien conocido) para la mayoría de los bebes y niños porque es similar a la cara en su limitada.experiencía

Corrijan mi Español, por favor

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El cuadrado es uno de las primeras formas que un niño aprenda a reconocer. En mi opinión el círculo es la forma más familiar (o bien conocido) a (o con?) la mayoría de los bebes y niños porque es similar con la cara en su experiencía limitada.

• una de las primeras formas, aprende, más familiar para, es similar a la cara en su limitada experiencia. :) Very good, feliz! :) - cogumela Nov 2, 2011
• Muchas gracias, Cogu :) - FELIZ77 Nov 2, 2011

Answer 10

Me gustaría a pensar fuera del cuadrado y estar un pensador lateral.

Corrected sentence,-Me gustaría pensar fuera del cuadrado y ser un pensador lateral.

I would like to think outside the square and be a lateral thinker .

• Me gustaría pensar fuera del cuadrado y ser un pensador lateral. - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• Nice sentence Ray..but you know that this is a colloquial expression. Everyone may not understand it! - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• Thank you drvicente , but I figured that it is so popular that by now it may be a universal expression , but I don't know , sorry if it is not. - ray76 Nov 2, 2011
• It does not matter Ray...it's still a great sentence!! - drvicente Nov 2, 2011

Answer 11

El proyecto por para la semana es para enyesar una fundación de los cuatrocientos pies cuadrado (o treinta y siete metros cuadrados).

The project for the week is to plaster a 400 square foot (or 37 square meter) foundation.

• that should take a day, what about the rest of the week - AOCROC Nov 2, 2011
• spell check? - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• El proyecto "para" la semana es enyesar una fundación.... - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• @Aocroc it is a 3 coat process which I also had to spend a day shoveling snow away from. :) - Yeser007 Nov 2, 2011
• Muchisimas gracias Heidita y Vicente. - Yeser007 Nov 2, 2011

Answer 12

"There is a saying among some teenagers that "all parents are square."

"Hay un dicho entre algunos adolescentes que "todos los padres son cuadrados."

• jejeje How true!! - Yeser007 Nov 2, 2011
• Thanks for your hard work and being so faithful to this post Indiana. I appreciate you very much mi amigo. - 0043ad50 Nov 2, 2011
• Nice..I like your flourescent hair, Marshall! - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• hmmm, what does that mean? - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• Eso significa que los padres no están de moda...son anticuados. - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
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Answer 13

Si cortaras un cuadrado al diagonal, tendrías dos triángulos.

If you cut a square in half diagonally, you would have two triangles.

• very nice, theresa - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• Yay, thank you Heidita! - theresa5 Nov 2, 2011

Answer 14

Un cuadrado tiene cuatro ángulos de 90 grados.
A square has four 90 degree angles.

• Nice Jason - drvicente Nov 2, 2011
• Thanks vicente... :) - Jason7R Nov 2, 2011
• excelente:) - Heidita Nov 2, 2011

Answer 15

Dicen que los alemanes son unos cabezas cuadradas. ¿Es eso cierto?

They say the Germans are very stubborn. Is that true?

• Raul, Germans should be capitalized in English. - Yeser007 Nov 2, 2011
• jeje, qué malo, maybe headstrong? stubborn está bien, vamos a esperar algún experto - Heidita Nov 2, 2011
• Determined... ;o) - katydew Nov 2, 2011