The English Word of the Day: Trouble

Question

trouble (noun)(modifier)

• difficulty: la dificultad; el problema
• cause of effort, exertion: el molestia; la pena
• disturbance: el disturbio
• go to a lot of trouble to do something = tomarse muchas molestias para hacer algo
• to be in trouble = estar en dificultades
• cause trouble = dar problemas; causar problemas
• trouble maker = el alborotador
• trouble shooter = persona que localiza y resuelve problemas
• trouble spot = el lugar problemático; el foco de problemas
• trouble-free, trouble free = sin complicaciones

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

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Mi frase/my sentence:

Sometimes things are easier said than done. However much worth the trouble, there will always be things in life that are (almost) impossible to accomplish.

A veces las cosas son más fácil decirlo que hacerlo. Por mucho que vale la pena, siempre habrá cosas en la vida que son (casi) imposible de lograr

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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).

Interesting post and illustration. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Thanks, katydear ;-) - mcl020, May 25, 2013

Answer 1

No persona Nadie sabe los problemas que he visto

Pero puedo ver más allá de ellos.

Nobody knows the trouble I have seen,

but I can see beyond them.

Jeje--muy sutil. - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013

Ninguna? Nadie? Que? - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013

"the trouble"/"them"--very, very subtle. - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013

Nadie sabe los problemas que he visto/... más allá de ellos (los problemas) - francobollo, May 25, 2013

Franco , I was slowly getting to see my mistakes and starting to change when you picked up on them , so i was half good . Thanks mate , you a legend. - ray76, May 25, 2013

EugenioCosta , welcome mate , don't think that i have had the pleasure before so good on you and have a good one. - ray76, May 25, 2013

A sentence (and picture) that gives us all hope, Ray! - mcl020, May 25, 2013

I think there's a song in there somewhere :-) - 0095ca4c, May 25, 2013

Margherite, you are so perceptive and knowledgeable , how can i ever sneak anything past you . Good on you mate. - ray76, May 26, 2013

And Margerite I love singing it . - ray76, May 26, 2013

Mc1020 , hope is all I have at the moment my dear friend , I am trying to build my life back up from a base of hope,. - ray76, May 26, 2013

Answer 2

When I was a kid, I was always in trouble.

Cuando era niño, siempre estaba en aprietos.

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Now I find that hard to believe Franco. Well, maybe a little trouble sometimes , perhaps ! - ray76, May 25, 2013

Let's interview the teacher and get some real dirt. hahahaha - katydew, May 25, 2013

You, Franco????? You're such a sweet person now ;-) - mcl020, May 25, 2013

The question is, "Was it always your fault?" :-) - 0095ca4c, May 25, 2013

Almost always... My poor parents.. lol - francobollo, May 26, 2013

I think the kid just tasted it.... - Aranjuez12, May 26, 2013

Answer 3

Normalmente, el hombre era muy tranquilo, pero hoy en día llegó listo para la pelea.

Normally, the man was very peaceful, but today he arrived ready for trouble.

armed and dangerous :-) - 0095ca4c, May 25, 2013

Make my day. Or was that another movie. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Normally / Llegó listo para la pelea - francobollo, May 26, 2013

wonder if Clint walks around with that same smile - readytodictate, May 26, 2013

One of these peaceful, but well armed Americans.. - annierats, May 26, 2013

All that agression gives him strange wrinkles. - mcl020, May 26, 2013

Answer 4

Me molesta que los hombres siempre dicen que las mujeres no saben aparcar los coches sin meterse en líos..

It troubles me that men always say that women can't park without having trouble.

Jejejejje. Mine is the one on the far left. - katydew, May 25, 2013

How nice and generous and skillful of you, katy, to leave as much parking room as possible for all the others! - mcl020, May 25, 2013

Mine is the little grey one in the middle! - annierats, May 25, 2013

Me too! - 0095ca4c, May 25, 2013

I think my wife parked the upside down one! :)) - Noetol, May 25, 2013

No saben estacionar los autos! - aLICIA562, May 26, 2013

Thanks! Everyone for parking so close.Next time leave a can opener so l can get my car out..lol - aLICIA562, May 26, 2013

My wife parks way better than this. - Aranjuez12, May 26, 2013

Answer 5

I seem to be having trouble understanding her line of thinking.

Parezco estar teniendo dificultad comprendiendo su línea de pensamiento entendiendo su forma de pensar.

A sad moment for blondes everywhere. - katydew, May 25, 2013

Probably all that efucation in South Africa and the Iraq! - Noetol, May 25, 2013

entendiendo su forma de pensar (I do not blame you, by the way.. She's a brainless blonde Barbie.. poor thing!) - francobollo, May 26, 2013

Thank you for the correction francobollo, it's much appreciated. - 0095ca4c, May 26, 2013

El tinte para su pelo ha infiltrado en su cerebro - readytodictate, May 26, 2013

I think she's gonna eat the mic. - Aranjuez12, May 26, 2013

Lol Margerite, we all know you only have to Google your position on a google map. - annierats, May 26, 2013

She is mixing up all the answers they had been practicing with her for months ... but her being blonde must be a coincidence (as I am blonde myself). - mcl020, May 26, 2013

Answer 6

"His eyes trouble him."

"Tiene problemas con los ojos"

Are they square? - annierats, May 25, 2013

Jeje--"Tiene problemas con los anteojos también". - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013

Poor guy! ;-) - mcl020, May 25, 2013

Y lo peor de todos, es cojo y su catalejos está roto. - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013

Tengo gafas para conducir, gafas para andar, gafas para leír, pero no tengo gafas para buscar lasgafas perdidas.. - annierats, May 25, 2013

Jeje. Animó--mire a este hombre: a pesar de todos los problemas, aviva el ojo hacia lo futuro mientras está lavando el otro de cristal en lavaojos. - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013

I knew a man that could look east and west at the same time. He could never see what lay ahead. - 0095ca4c, May 25, 2013

Sí, en la tierra de los ciegos, el tuerte es rey y nadie es bisojo. - EugenioCosta, May 25, 2013

Answer 7

¡Estás en dificultades grandes, cuate!

You're in big trouble, buster!

Darn! What did I do now? :)) - Noetol, May 25, 2013

Noetol, start naming everything you did today and I'll tell which ones landed you in the vicinity. jejejje - katydew, May 25, 2013

¡Excelente! - francobollo, May 26, 2013

is "cuate" also to be used in positive phrases? - Aranjuez12, May 26, 2013

Over here, Noetol didn't do anything wrong: he came up with a good phrase ;-))) - mcl020, May 26, 2013

Answer 8

Los cinco actores que significan apuro (the five actors that mean trouble)

Darth Vader (David Prowse) - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) - The Exorcist (1973)

Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) - Psycho (1960)

The Wicked Witch Of The West (Margaret Hamilton) - The Wizard of OZ (1939)

The Joker (Heath Ledger) - The Dark Knight (2008)

I think you forgot 'Arnold'. :-) - 0095ca4c, May 25, 2013

Los cinco actores que son sínonimo de "problemas" - francobollo, May 26, 2013

Answer 9

Como un puente encima aguas turbulentas.

Like a bridge over troubled waters.

Jeje. Messrs. Simon y Garfinkel tuiveron mucho que aprender sobre puentes. - EugenioCosta, May 26, 2013

I believe you right away, Annie, I really haven't got a clue where it could be. Must be in the south I think. - Aranjuez12, May 26, 2013

Aran, I live near the bridge where the song is said to be written,it's a lovely spot! - annierats, May 26, 2013

That water not only looks troubled but a little ?dirty? as well? - mcl020, May 26, 2013