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The English Word of the Day: Downside

The English Word of the Day: Downside

7
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downside (noun)

(disadvantage) el inconveniente; la desventaja; la pega; lo malo

(stocks: decline) la baja; la caída


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Mi frase/my sentence:

Why do we almost always hear stories about the downsides of camping? With the right equipment it does not have to be uncomfortable at all.

¿Por qué casi siempre se oye historias acerca de las desventajas del camping? Con el equipo adecuado no tiene por qué ser incómodo en absoluto.

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¿Has visto todas las contribuciones en 'The Word of the Day' de ayer? Todos los jugadores merecen tu atención (y votos).

Did you see all the entries of yesterday's Word of the Day? All players deserve your attention (and votes).

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updated Jul 27, 2013
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
I´m not sure that really counts as camping. - rogspax, Apr 11, 2013
Nice, where can I get one? - pmikan-pam, Apr 11, 2013
Gettting that nice "sleeping bag" ready for the night must take a bit longer than usual. - diagonx, Apr 11, 2013
...del camping?...tiene por qué ser... - diagonx, Apr 11, 2013
Thanks, diagonx ;-))) And of course, this is camping as well, rog. Not the sort of camping I am used to ;-) - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013

10 Answers

7
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The downside of having a truck is that people always want you to haul things for them.

Lo malo de tener un camión es que personas siempre quieren que carges cosas para ellos.

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updated Apr 12, 2013
posted by rogspax
(thus, they should include one of these robots with every truck purchase) - rogspax, Apr 11, 2013
That works for me :-) - pmikan-pam, Apr 11, 2013
...que cargues... - diagonx, Apr 11, 2013
... and you can't say "No" ;-) - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013
6
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Mañana por la mañana vamos a visitar al museo de Tutankamón en Amsterdam. La desventaja va a ser que tenemos que el tren holandés. a mi no me gustan los trenes holandeses. muy caros y a menudo demasiado tarde.

Tomorrow in the morning we are going to visit the museum of tutankhamun in Amsterdam. The disadvantage/ the downside is going to be that we have to go with the dutch train. I don't like dutch trains. Very expensive and often too late.

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updated Apr 12, 2013
edited by Aranjuez12
posted by Aranjuez12
It's awsome, I seen it when it came through Ft.Worth Texas maybe 20 yrs ago. - Ranman, Apr 12, 2013
I'm going to see the Norman Rockwell collection today at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville Arkansas. - Ranman, Apr 12, 2013
You're right, Dutch trains (notice the capital letter ;-) ) are awful!! - mcl020, Apr 12, 2013
I did a little search about Norman Rockwell, never heard of him before but I must say I liked what I say till so far. - Aranjuez12, Apr 12, 2013
Yes MC, Dutch trains are one of the true horrors in this country. But compared to other countries we don't have to complain too much. - Aranjuez12, Apr 12, 2013
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There is no downside to kindness.

No hay ninguna desventaja a la amabilidad.

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updated Apr 12, 2013
posted by Ranman
Good one, Ranman! - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013
niceee. - Aranjuez12, Apr 12, 2013
4
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Es posible que haya un desventaja cuando se toma demasiado entrenamiento.

It's possible that there is a downside when you take too much training.

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updated Apr 12, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
He should write a book! - pmikan-pam, Apr 12, 2013
It's possible that you are very right about that! - mcl020, Apr 12, 2013
Heureusement, ce n'est pas notre problème, n'est-ce pas? - Jubilado, Apr 12, 2013
4
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There might be some unexpected downsides to being a vegetarian.

Ser vegetariano podría tener algunas desventagas inesperadas .

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updated Apr 12, 2013
edited by Castor77
posted by Castor77
This cannot be one of the fastest mosquitos ;-))) - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013
4
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The downside of having animals is that they often get into trouble when we're not around.

Lo malo de tener mascotas es que a menudo se meten en líos cuando no estamos.

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updated Apr 12, 2013
posted by PumpkinCalabaza
Yes, they do that! - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013
The two-legger is gone! We rule once again! - Jubilado, Apr 12, 2013
4
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Many things have a downside; but political, religious, or economic dogma do all but allow us to be free; a complete failure of our social structure.

Muchas cosas tienen desventajas; pero el dogma político, religioso o económico solo coartan nuestra libertad; un fracaso total de nuestra estructura social.

updated Apr 12, 2013
posted by diagonx
Yes! - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013
they can be dogs, those dogmatic people. - Aranjuez12, Apr 12, 2013
4
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The downside to the new camera is that the batteries have to be replaced often. La desventaja de la nueva cámara es que las baterías a menudo se tienen que reemplazar.

updated Apr 12, 2013
edited by pmikan-pam
posted by pmikan-pam
"La desventaja de la...baterías...que reemplazar." *Sustituir* is more often used for people being replaced. - diagonx, Apr 11, 2013
Gracias diagnox! - pmikan-pam, Apr 11, 2013
That's a very inconvenient disadvantage! - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013
Si, es hola mc! - pmikan-pam, Apr 12, 2013
4
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Algunos días parece que no hay sino las pegas.

Some days seem like there is nothing but problems

updated Apr 11, 2013
edited by gohern
posted by gohern
I know, some days all I do is put out fires! - pmikan-pam, Apr 11, 2013
"Algunos días parece que no hay sino las pegas.". All too true - diagonx, Apr 11, 2013
gracias - gohern, Apr 11, 2013
Where is our Word of the day? ;-) - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013
3
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Lo malo de vivir en una sociedad que funciona bien es que tienes que obedecer las reglas; lo bueno es que otros a quienes tienes que tratar también tienen que obedecer las reglas. Bueno, por lo menos es la teoría.

The downside to living in a well functioning society is that you have to obey the rules; the upside is that the other people that you have to deal with have to obey the rules as well. Well, at least that’s the theory.

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updated Apr 12, 2013
posted by bosquederoble
I love Cartman: ) - Ranman, Apr 11, 2013
Yeah, there is a more than slight difference between theory and practice. - mcl020, Apr 11, 2013