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The English Word of the Day: After

The English Word of the Day: After

11
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after (preposition or adjective)

  • p r e p o s i t i o n
  • later in time: después de
  • next in series: después; tras
  • in search of: en busca de
  • in the style of: al modo de
  • in accord with: para (Este hombre está hecho justo para mí.)
  • to ask about somebody = preguntar por alguién

  • a d j e c t i v e

  • next, later: posterior
  • behind: detrás (de)

Thanks Francobollo and Diagonx for helping us out (whenever you can and want!) with the Spanish, while we are waiting for our new 'official' corrector!


Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español para este hilo, así que si estás interesado, por favor envia un MP a Mariana o a mí

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Mi frase/my sentence:

After succesfully finishing his first three English lessons at Spanish Dict he felt confident enough to offer his customers cool tattoos in English.

Después de terminar con éxito sus tres primeras lecciones en inglés al Spanish Dict, se sintió suficientemente confiado para ofrecer a sus clientes los tatuajes geniales en inglés.

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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 May 21, 2013
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
Are they obligatory? - annierats, May 20, 2013
The tattoos??? I hope not!!! - mcl020, May 20, 2013
I don't have any ... and never will! - mcl020, May 20, 2013
Great choice mate , thanks for everything. - ray76, May 20, 2013
Hilarious. The last guy needs one with ¨To dumb to spel¨ - rogspax, May 20, 2013
Yistrdai ah cuddent spil tahtu artest, now ah are wun! :)) - Noetol, May 20, 2013
don't ever give up trying to improve, to believe in yourself. Because I'm too you young to live and too slow to die ;-) - Aranjuez12, May 20, 2013
I hope the tattooed persons themselves also find them funny ;-)))) Thanks all!!! - mcl020, May 20, 2013
Erasers would be painful in this line of business. hahahaha - katydew, May 20, 2013
Seguro que sí. Y los existen. There are nauseating videos on youtube of various idiots removing their tattoos with various power tools. Crazy! - rogspax, May 21, 2013

12 Answers

8
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Espero que no me lamento vender mi casa después de un año o dos.

I hope that I do not regret selling my house after a year or two.

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updated May 21, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
I like that house Ray :-) - pmikan-pam, May 20, 2013
ray, it looks rather nice, are you sure about this? - annierats, May 20, 2013
It's on the water! Are you kidding me ray? I would not sell it. - 0095ca4c, May 20, 2013
It is indeed a very nice house ;-) - mcl020, May 20, 2013
Es demasiado tarde , lo siento es en el pasado. Pero no esa casa , una mejor casa. - ray76, May 21, 2013
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Después de que sus estómagos se pusieron, ¡decidieron a montar otra vez!

After their stomachs settled down, they decided to ride again!

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updated May 21, 2013
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
;-) - mcl020, May 20, 2013
6
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According to popular legend it was Louis XV of France who said ' After me, the flood' . ( Après moi, le déluge')

Según la leyenda popular Luis XV de Francia fue él que dijo "Después de mi, el diluvio"

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updated May 21, 2013
posted by Castor77
It didn't happen ;-) - mcl020, May 20, 2013
¿Después de él quizá una inundación de pobreza? - Aranjuez12, May 21, 2013
6
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After my co-driver crashed out, we left the races near Oklahoma early yesterday. Good thing. Esto no sería una buena combinación. This would not have been a good combination.

Después de que mi compañero chocó, nos fueron de las carreras cerca de Ciudad de la Oklahoma un poco temprano ayer. Que bien. Esto no sería una buena combinación.

(and please, I could use some help on how to put that last conditional bit in past tense - I have no idea)

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We missed it by about 2 hours.

updated May 21, 2013
posted by rogspax
:-0 Glad you missed it and that you are safe and sound! - pmikan-pam, May 20, 2013
Hubiera sido? Is it a tornado? - annierats, May 20, 2013
I'm also glad you missed it! - mcl020, May 20, 2013
un desastre en ciudad de Ok ... 5/20 ... seis pm - readytodictate, May 20, 2013
The devastation was tragic. - katydew, May 21, 2013
Yes Annie, that was yesterday´s tornado. This afternoon´s in OK-City was much worse, with over 50 dead already. My teammate, who lives up there, had his house damaged, but not badly. He was lucky. - rogspax, May 21, 2013
5
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Después De Mi Cena Me Gustaría Tomar Mi Postre.

After My Diner I Would Like To Take My Dessert.

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updated May 21, 2013
edited by Aranjuez12
posted by Aranjuez12
Don't you like capital letters, Aran??? The picture is very funny ;-)))) - mcl020, May 20, 2013
Funny Aran - pmikan-pam, May 20, 2013
I completely forgot them! I had just a few minutes left when I posted this. - Aranjuez12, May 21, 2013
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha - mcl020, May 21, 2013
5
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La vida es más ínteresante después de los 30 años. >>> Life is more interesting after the age of 30...

updated May 21, 2013
posted by sgarcia3
Mwahhh ..... I also liked it before that age. - mcl020, May 20, 2013
:-) - pmikan-pam, May 20, 2013
5
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Después de lavar los platos, quiero descansar un poco.

After washing dishes, I want to rest a little.

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updated May 21, 2013
posted by katydew
¡Puedo creer eso! ¡Viva el lavavajillas! - Aranjuez12, May 21, 2013
::-) about a year off from them. - pmikan-pam, May 21, 2013
Hahahahaha .... - mcl020, May 21, 2013
5
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"What is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after." (Ernest Hemingway)

Lo que moral es lo que se siente bien después, y lo que es inmoral es lo que se siente mal después.

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updated May 21, 2013
posted by shish75
eres un angel o el diablo - readytodictate, May 20, 2013
mi novia dijó 95% angel 5% diablo Ohhhhhhhh - readytodictate, May 20, 2013
Quizás después de matrimonio el porcentaje variará un poco. - shish75, May 21, 2013
Gracias readytodictate ! :). - shish75, May 21, 2013
Hola shish, como esta? - pmikan-pam, May 21, 2013
Nice! - mcl020, May 21, 2013
Gracias Pam & Mc , estoy bien .!:). - shish75, May 21, 2013
5
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The day after pill, is becoming a huge controversy.

La tableta del día siguiente, se convierte en una enorme controversia.

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updated May 21, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
better late than never! - annierats, May 20, 2013
Are you talking about the controversy or about taking those pills, annie?? - mcl020, May 20, 2013
5
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Estoy en busca del sentido de la vida, pero se parece que hago las preguntas incorrectas..

I am after the meaning of life, but it seems that I'm asking the wrong questions.

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updated May 21, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Then please don't get tangled up in all the answers you're getting ;-)) - mcl020, May 20, 2013
I love this. Better to ask than not at all - pmikan-pam, May 20, 2013
5
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Después de haber leído todas las preguntas de Rossy se me ha occurido que puede ser una buena idea construir un diccionario en internet especialmente para traducir los textos.

After having read all Rossys questions it's occured to me that it might be a good idea to produce an internet dictionary specially for translating text messages.

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updated May 21, 2013
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Good idea! Then maybe I can understand the texts my daughter sends me! - Noetol, May 20, 2013
Yes, tnx, that's how I leant the more commn ones in English. But now people have predictive texts here and have gone away from them. - annierats, May 20, 2013
"spaced on your coordinates" .... hahahahahahahahahahah - mcl020, May 20, 2013
5
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After all is said and done, a lot more will be said and done. Después de todo y al cabo, mucho más se dijo y hecho.

updated May 21, 2013
posted by pmikan-pam
Usually, yes! - mcl020, May 20, 2013
or at least said - rogspax, May 20, 2013
Hola mc gracias! - pmikan-pam, May 20, 2013
Hola Rog JeJe - pmikan-pam, May 20, 2013