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The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: Simple (simple, sencillo)

The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: Simple (simple, sencillo)

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Ahora tenemos un corrector oficial para el español.

Él es Nelson_rafael - por favor darle la bienvenida y hacer las correcciones que él sugiere - Gracias.

Como hay muchas personas en este sitio quienes hablan inglés como su primer idioma, entonces siéntanse libre para ayudarse mutuamente.

Las directrices:

Una frase debe tener por lo menos 4 palabras.

Limita tus respuestas a 4 frases o menos.

No copies directamente tu respuesta del traductor.

No utilices letras de canciones o frases que no son fácilmente traducidas al inglés.

No copies y pegues de un libro o de otra fuente directamente.

Por favor utiliza tus propias palabras.

A cada miembro se le permite solo una respuesta.

Incluye tu respuesta en inglés, así como en español.

In English:

The English word of the day is Simple (simple, sencillo)

We now have an official checker for Spanish.

He is Nelson_rafael - please welcome him and make the corrections that he suggests – Thank you.

As we have many native English speakers please feel free to help one another.

Guidelines:

A sentence must have at least 4 words.

Limit your answer to 4 sentences or less.

Do not copy your answer directly from the translator.

Do not use song lyrics or phrases that are not easily translated to English.

Do not directly copy and paste from a book or other source.

Use your own words, please.

A member is allowed one answer.

Include the English, as well as the Spanish, in your answer.

Examples:

There is no simple answer.

No existe una respuesta sencilla.

It’s as simple as that.

No tiene mayor complicación.

Simple Simon met a pieman going to the fair.

Simple Simon conoció a un pieman ir a la feria.

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Click here for more about Simple Simon.

This was the previous challenge.

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updated Mar 25, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Good morning guapo. xo - rac1, Mar 20, 2014
Cómo amaneciste, Ian? - 00e46f15, Mar 20, 2014
Hola Sir Ian... - osas-baby, Mar 20, 2014
Hola amigas - awful Susy :) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
Qué te pasa, Ian?! - 00e46f15, Mar 20, 2014

10 Answers

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Las cosas más sencillas puedan traer la mayoría de la felicidad.

The most simple things can bring the most happiness.

Izabella Scorupco

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updated Mar 25, 2014
posted by GabriellaMonique
I loved doing this, and still do. :) - rac1, Mar 20, 2014
No wellingtons? Unthinkable here! - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
Very good! - joygogo, Mar 20, 2014
I do that. It's so much fun to splash in puddles, especially if you don't have boots :D - Ghosthawk, Mar 20, 2014
I agree completely. - 007c5fc1, Mar 20, 2014
So true! - Findy, Mar 20, 2014
...la mayor felicidad. :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 21, 2014
Please use Nelson's suggestion amiga :) - ian-hill, Mar 25, 2014
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He is happy with the simple things in life. I want to be like him.

Él es feliz con las cosas simples de la vida. Quiero ser como él.

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updated Mar 20, 2014
posted by rac1
Wolfie had to go to the vet for his vaccinations. He thought it a great outing, no worries. - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
Yes, simple things can also make us very happy. - joygogo, Mar 20, 2014
I think I'm doing so! :) - 201286, Mar 20, 2014
Wolfie has a good attitude. :) - rac1, Mar 20, 2014
Thanks amigos. :) - rac1, Mar 20, 2014
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Understanding what women want is not simple. Especially if they don't speak your language.

No es sencillo entender lo que quieren las mujeres y en particular si no hablan tu idioma.

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Please make any corrections.

updated Mar 20, 2014
posted by 00e46f15
Great illustration, Suzy. - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
Hahaha, and so true! - rac1, Mar 20, 2014
Estoy de acuerdo Susy :) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
Great post! - joygogo, Mar 20, 2014
Really interesting! I like it! :) - 201286, Mar 20, 2014
That is a very funny cartoon Susy. :-) - 007c5fc1, Mar 20, 2014
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I find simple math problems boring. Give me something long and complicated.

Me aburren problemas matemáticos simples. Dame algo largo y complicado.

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updated Mar 22, 2014
posted by Ghosthawk
I hate just looking at those workings! - GabriellaMonique, Mar 20, 2014
I'm so impressed I vote immediatly. - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
Kid's stuff :) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
Suddenly I fell in love :D - nelson_rafael, Mar 21, 2014
With what? Me? The math? Annie? - Ghosthawk, Mar 22, 2014
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I find it difficult to understand simple people.

Me resulta difícil de entender gente sencilla.

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updated Mar 21, 2014
posted by osas-baby
:) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
But in my opinion, it is difficult for me to understand quiet people because they don't talk much (unless they like to express themselves by writing). - joygogo, Mar 20, 2014
It's good that you don't talk to me then, and just read what I write, because I'm shy, quiet, and my voice is quiet too :) - Ghosthawk, Mar 20, 2014
Those who seem to be simple are more complicated! - 201286, Mar 20, 2014
:- )..gracias amigos. - osas-baby, Mar 21, 2014
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Todo el mundo puede aprender a dibujar dibujos sencillos, pero dibujos artísticos no sonsencillos.

Everyone can learn to draw simple pictures, but artistic drawing is not simple.

updated Mar 21, 2014
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
:) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
beautiful. ☺ - Maria-Russell, Mar 20, 2014
...pero dibujos artísticos :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 21, 2014
Gracias Nelson - porcupine7, Mar 21, 2014
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No es sencillo evitar al pago de los impuestos tan odiosos con los cuales nuestro gobierno nos abusa.

It's not easy to avoid paying the extremely horrible taxes that our government imposes upon us.

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updated Mar 20, 2014
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Sylyon, I can see it's a plural, but I can't think how to improve it: con los cuales? - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
Someone has to pay for their pensions and free private healthcare Annie. :( - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
What pension? What pension!! None. Although I did get a free ibuprofen cream for my bad shoulder, this was at least £250 worth of freebie.That's because iof my age, otherwise it would have cost money, I hadn't realized I could get medicine for free now. - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
£ 2.50 I mean, not 250.. - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
Si, Annie... exactamente: ... con los cuales nuestro... -- Y estoy de acuerdo contigo! Ya viene abril 15! El peor día del año! - 00e46f15, Mar 20, 2014
Sí, tengo unos problemas inesperados. Pero no sé que sea un problema esperada.. - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
Gracias, Sylyon, me ayudas mucho. - annierats, Mar 20, 2014
@Annie - the pensions etc for our MPs - each one costs us over £500,000 a year on average. - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
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Aunque algunos vestidos estampados son bonitos, yo prefiero los sencillos.

Although some patterned dresses are beautiful, I prefer the plain ones.

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updated Mar 21, 2014
posted by 201286
I love the blue dress too. :) - Findy, Mar 20, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
Y los caballeros las prefieren rubias... ?? :D - nelson_rafael, Mar 21, 2014
No sé! - 201286, Mar 21, 2014
Por favor, dame el vestido colorado, me encanta. - annierats, Mar 21, 2014
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It is not simple at all to do every simple thing very well every day.

No es sencillo en absoluto hacer cada cosa simple muy bien cada día.

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updated Mar 20, 2014
posted by joygogo
:) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
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She thought it would be a simple task.

Creyó que la sería una tarea fácil.

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updated Mar 21, 2014
posted by 007c5fc1
:) - ian-hill, Mar 20, 2014
Creyó que sería una tarea fácil (get rid of the 'la') :) - nelson_rafael, Mar 21, 2014
The drains? - annierats, Mar 21, 2014