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The English Word of the Day: Endless

The English Word of the Day: Endless

13
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endless (adjective)

  • figurative (overly long): eterno; interminable
  • never stopping: eterno; infinito
  • endless supply = un suministro inagotable; una cantidad inagotable; una provisión ininterrumpida

Thanks Diagonx, Francobollo a.a.o. for helping us out with the Spanish (whenever you can and want!), 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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We are looking for an official corrector of the Spanish sentences for this thread, so if you are interested, please send a PM to either rac1 or me.

As there are lots of native English speakers here, most of them can offer suggestions to the English sentences. I shall try to help as much as I can too, of course.

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Mi frase/my sentence:

Some see a hopeless end, while others see an endless hope.

Algunos ven un fin sin esperanza, mientras que otros ven una esperanza sin fin.

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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 Jun 11, 2013
posted by mcl020
Good job! - francobollo, Jun 10, 2013
Great post mc:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Water? Water? - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
I'll remember always full Marijke...very astute. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
As always, awesome research and example sentence! - bandit51jd, Jun 10, 2013
:D - cheskasullivan, Jun 10, 2013
Yes, annie: you can also fill glasses with water ;-) - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
Como siempre, el mejor. - ray76, Jun 11, 2013

14 Answers

11
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This place name in Wales is almost endless

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Este nombre de lugar en Gales es casi interminable

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. photo: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales sign Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndro.jpg

updated Jun 11, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
It's got to be a description of the place right? What's it say??? - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
I can almost imagine it: Sir, I want to go to....Llan -,..-goch and......sorry, you were talking to me?? Could you refrain the question please? - Aranjuez12, Jun 10, 2013
The name means "St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the fierce whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave" - ian-hill, Jun 10, 2013
Well, you did ask JR :) - ian-hill, Jun 10, 2013
Love it ! gracias ian:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Just slips off the tonge, a return for Llanfa... - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
Easy for you to say! - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
What??? 4 years old already and still not capable of saying where you live???? (not even at 14, 40, etc years old) - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
:-) - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
11
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My daughter has an endless supply of enthusiasm for learning.

Mi hija tiene un suministro interminable de entusiasmo por el aprendizaje.

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updated Jun 11, 2013
posted by chellapadua
Sweet. I hope it lasts. - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
good! be her guide! - Aranjuez12, Jun 10, 2013
:) - cheskasullivan, Jun 10, 2013
At what stage does a tadpole become a froglet? Hola chella! - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
Cute:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
I hope she keeps it ;-))) - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
Gracias por todos sus comentarios! - chellapadua, Jun 11, 2013
She , and you are very fortunate mate. Buena suerte . - ray76, Jun 11, 2013
un entusiasmo interminable would suffice - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
11
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su interminable oferta de

Me encanta el verano con un sol inagotable ,

largos días calurosos, noches cálidas, infinitos momentos de placer.

I love summer with its endless supply of sun ,

long hot days , warm nights, infinite moments of pleasure.

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updated Jun 11, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Nice mate, and what about winter?? - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Well that is a way to survive. - Aranjuez12, Jun 10, 2013
Raimundo debería haber leído mis pensamientos. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
Summer: best season of all!!!!!!!!! - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
J R , I hate winter mate , I suffer it , next week is our shortest day , after that it is all down hill to summer . - ray76, Jun 11, 2013
Aranjuez, it is heaven , I shall be in that pool in a little over two months , maybe sooner . - ray76, Jun 11, 2013
Margherite , if you love summer then you would adore sitting around that pool , there are not too many Mosquitos , but cheap drinks and very cheap and good food. - ray76, Jun 11, 2013
Mc, my Dutch friends are around that pool thicker than the Mosquitos. - ray76, Jun 11, 2013
con un sol inagotable (no need to say supply) - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
10
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Es un lucha sin fin para alimentar a los pobres.

Feeding the poor is an endless struggle.

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updated Jun 11, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
Pobrecita:((( - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
It breaks my heart to see hungry children! - pmikan-pam, Jun 10, 2013
me too! poor child - Aranjuez12, Jun 10, 2013
Yes, it's heartbreaking for sure. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
Shouldn't have to be endless .....if this world was a little less inhuman. - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
Alimentar a los pobres es una lucha interminable o sin fin. Good work! - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
10
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La vida está llena de eternas experiencias gratificantes. Sólo hay que saber apreciarlas.

Life is full of endless gratifying experiences. It's just a matter of appreciating them.


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updated Jun 11, 2013
posted by francobollo
Great words mate , and they make sense to me. - ray76, Jun 10, 2013
Buena frase franco:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
:) - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
heaven sent. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
great choice of words! :) - chellapadua, Jun 10, 2013
Nice one. - katydew, Jun 10, 2013
As everybody already said: (yet another) great one, franco!! - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
9
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Parece que el idioma español tiene terminaciones verbales sinfin.

The Spanish language appears to have endless verb endings.

updated Jun 11, 2013
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
For an illustration, go to ' Conjugate'. - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
too many sometimes. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
I love that word "sinfin"! - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
I like 'sinfin' to, Diagonx gave it to me in a correction. Not sure how to actually say verb-endings. - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
Yes, it does ;-( - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
Pareciera que el espanol tuviera terminaciones verbales sin fin. Or Parece que el español tiene terminaciones verbales sin fin. - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
9
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Algunas aves se aparean para toda la vida.

El amor entre ellos es interminable.

Some birds mate for life.

The love between them is endless.

updated Jun 11, 2013
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
cute, how are thes called in spanish and English. I only know the Dutch name. - Aranjuez12, Jun 10, 2013
:-) - pmikan-pam, Jun 10, 2013
I think these are great crested grebes. - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
zambullidor o posiblemente achichilique for ' grebe'. I shall look later for Great crested, there must be a better site.. - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
Hola amigo. Muy interesante. Sabes tu que el amor entre las termitas es interminable tambien pero no estan como bonitas :-) - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
Termite love??? I think the bonding between birds is survival based,but I can't help applying human sentiment to their behaviour:)Hola Margherite! - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Aran, what is the Dutch name for them? In Swedish they are ' doppingar'. - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
Margerite, el amor humano sirve para ayudar a una pareja con la cria de los niños, y así sobreviven más niños. - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
@annie the Dutch word is "fuut" like hearing a steamtrain coming. - Aranjuez12, Jun 10, 2013
@annie...amiga, I don't understand your comment for me. I never mentioned humans...just termites. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
Damn termites! I mean humans!!! - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Your 2 birds make a beautiful heart, jraider ;-) - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
Didn't notice that but your right mc:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
The english name is Great Crested Grebe. In Spanish is Somormujo Lavanco - Pablo_Zamarro, Jun 11, 2013
Gracias Pablo:) - Jraider, Jun 11, 2013
:-) - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
7
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Forgiveness, tenderness, and compassion are endless acts of love. Perdón, ternura y compasión son actos interminables de amor.

updated Jun 11, 2013
edited by pmikan-pam
posted by pmikan-pam
Very nice pammy! Cómo estás? - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Hola amiga. ¿Has disfrutado un buen fin de semana? - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
Hola amiga, I did y tu? - pmikan-pam, Jun 10, 2013
Muchas gracias JR> Estoy muy bien, y tu? - pmikan-pam, Jun 10, 2013
Muy bien pammy! Gracias amiga:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Great one, Pammy! - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
son actos interminables de amor... Great work! - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
7
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El internet está lleno de fotos chistosas, una fuente eterna de alegría

The internet is full of funny pictures, an eternal source of joy.

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updated Jun 11, 2013
posted by Aranjuez12
Indeed, it gives us some good moments. - annierats, Jun 10, 2013
Jeje! Gato loco!!!!! - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Hola amigo...funny just when I needed it most :-) - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
you're most welcome - Aranjuez12, Jun 10, 2013
Yes! But don't od on them: there is also a real world ;-))) - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
Es cierto. - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
6
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He was tired of their endless teasing.

Era Estaba cansado de sus burlas interminables.

updated Jun 11, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
I think somebody is going to get fired!!!! - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Somebody's already in the mood for X-mas??? ;-)))) - mcl020, Jun 11, 2013
I started not to post it, but then I thought... no, Jraider and Mc must see this. ha - katydew, Jun 11, 2013
Gracias katy::) - Jraider, Jun 11, 2013
Estaba cansado de sus burlas interminables. - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
Franco, do you ever tire of correcting my ser/estar mistakes... I tire of making them. ha.I long for the day when I just know. - katydew, Jun 11, 2013
6
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My wallpaper is a picture of the "Endless"

Mi fondo de pantalla es una imagen de los "Eternos".

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updated Jun 11, 2013
posted by cheskasullivan
Must be because of that cute guy in front ;-) Hiiii Chessy! - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
The sandman says hola:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
:-) - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
5
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Sin agua, un viaje a través del desierto puede sentir hacerse interminable!

Without water, a journey through the desert can feel endless!

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The endless sands of the desert

updated Jun 11, 2013
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Hola bandita. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
Lost your image bandit:) - Jraider, Jun 10, 2013
Without water the end will be there soon enough ;-( - mcl020, Jun 10, 2013
puede hacerse interminable - francobollo, Jun 11, 2013
5
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For Margherite: The stage at which a tadpole becomes a froglet

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updated Jun 11, 2013
posted by chellapadua
Muchas gracias. Es muy interesante, se parece dependiente por la longitud de la cola. - 0095ca4c, Jun 10, 2013
exactamente! It is when the frog has both sets of legs and a tail. - chellapadua, Jun 10, 2013
I appreciate the trouble you took to answer too ;-) - mcl020, Jun 11, 2013
Whew, now I can sleep too. I love knowing more. - katydew, Jun 11, 2013
4
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I'm tired of his endless questions/complaining

estoy cansada de sus continuas preguntas/quejas

updated Jun 18, 2013
posted by 0080b918