La Palabra Del Dia: "cielo"

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cielo ( syeh'-loh )

(noun) sky, heaven

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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

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Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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1. El cielo está bastante gris. Creo que va a llover.

The sky is really grey. I think it's going to rain.

2. ¿Crees que el cielo y el infierno existen de verdad?

Do you really think that heaven and hell exist?

Hola mi mod amor. - ray76, Apr 23, 2015

Hola Ray Ray. xo - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Hola querida. Muchas gracias :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

Hola mi amigo. De nada. :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 1

"Oye mi cielo, se necesita reparar todo el cielo entero así es que esta casa no la compramos para nada."

"Hey my love, the whole ceiling needs to be repaired completely, so no way are we buying this house."

Good, Julian, I was thinking of this use, but due to various unfortunate experiences I couldn't think of anybody to call cielo. In Spain it is the techo that cielo has to repair. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

In the Americas, too, we can interchange "techo" with "cielo" but only when the piece is the same, ie: a car roof can either, but when a house or apartment has a separate ceiling and roof, then we diferentiate between "cielo" and "techo" - 005faa61, Apr 23, 2015

En el lenguaje coloquial peruano es más usado el termino "techo", aunque me parece haber escuchado el término "cielo", como un término arquitectónico. - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

If it wasn't for the roof, it might be a good fixer upper. jeje - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Better call Bob Vila. - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Interesting , JUlian, I shall look into that, if there is time between various disasters, at least you have reminded me to deal with house insurance. - annierats, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 2

Siempre a muchos siempre les han interesado los el cielos, y algunos han desarrollado maneras de tratar de entenderlos, desde cosas como Stonehenge a través del telescopio, hasta sondas por todas partes del sistema solar.

The heavens have always interested many, and some have developed ways of trying to understand them, from things like Stonehenge, through telescopes, to probes through all parts of the solar system.

It's all so very interesting to me. - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Yo también. - sanlee, Apr 23, 2015

La astronomía, probablemente sea la ciencia más antigua de la historia. - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

For instance, most of the "gods" in our legends come from above :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

A muchos siempre les ha interesado el cielo ('los cielos' is for a religious context).. :) - Pablo064, Apr 23, 2015

Great sentences, Bosque. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

Gracias, Tiempo. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 23, 2015

¡Oh cielos! también se puede usar para denotar sorpresa. - crucesignatus, Apr 24, 2015

Gracias, Cruce. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 3

Me gusta ver un cielo azul y el sol cada vez que me lavo mi ropa.

I like to see a blue sky and sunshine every time I wash my clothes.

Got to get the clothes washed somehow. jeje - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Just hanging around, bro? - sanlee, Apr 23, 2015

Mom told me no good would come of me hanging around so much Sandy. - ray76, Apr 23, 2015

I still have grubby knees también. - ray76, Apr 23, 2015

¡Qué graciosa figura, es verdaderamente genial! - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

They should have washed you with the clothes mate :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 4

En Español la palabra cielo significa tanto "atmósfera" como "paraíso".

In the Spanish language the word cielo means "sky" as well as "heaven".

"In the Spanish".... "means, sky and heaven." :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

:) - sanlee, Apr 23, 2015

Sometimes "the heavens" is used to mean the same as "sky." This is not a correction of what you wrote only some information. - Jubilado, Apr 23, 2015

I've always enjoyed flying above the clouds like this :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

@Jubilado, Gracias compañero. - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

@Jraider, yo he soñado algunas veces con esto, como un personaje de Dragon Ball Z. :) - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

Y significa ' darling' también, cielo, algo queno funciona en inglés.. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

Would "Muchas personas imaginan ver imágenes de las cosas en el cielo." also be correct? (Without the que and ver instead of ven since there is no change of subject.) - DilKen, Apr 23, 2015

@Annie, Es verdad Annie, también significa eso en español, es una frase que usan los enamorados, novios y esposos. - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

@Ken, Sí, se entiende perfectamente bien y es tan natural como la otra forma. - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

I didn't know you could fly, JR. :D - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

In (no the) Spanish (no language) the word "cielo" means "sky" OR "heaven" / "either sky OR heaven" - DilKen, Apr 23, 2015

You could say it that way too, Ken, but I was trying not to change his original too much. Cielo means sky or/and heaven. - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Gracias a ambos, Rac y Ken. Pienso que la expresión en inglés que más se acerca a la expresión en castellano es la de Ken, por eso la incluyo. - crucesignatus, Apr 24, 2015

Revisen el juego "Spanish A B C game" por favor, para aprender el A B C Español, cantando. Saludos. :) - crucesignatus, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 5

Podemos leer en los periódicos que en China mueven cielo y tierra para salvar esta raza que esta cerca de extinguirse.

We can read in the newspapers that in China they move heaven and Earth to save this breed that is close to extinction.

Great Porcu! Just one small correction: "earth" doesn't need to be capitalized. :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Their existance is very symbolic in China :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 6

Original: Muchas personas imaginan que ven imágenes de las cosas en el cielo.

Corrected: ¡Muchas gracias, Tiempo!

Muchas personas imaginan que ven imágenes de cosas en el cielo.

Many people imagine they see pictures of things in the clouds.

It's kind of like the ink blot test. :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

I thought it looked like an angel :) - sanlee, Apr 23, 2015

I see a bear with big ears. - ray76, Apr 23, 2015

I see the Holy Spirit with form of dove. - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

Yo también, Crucesignatu! ¡Es maravilloso! - sanlee, Apr 23, 2015

Infinite possibilities :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

...imágenes de cosas.. :) - Pablo064, Apr 23, 2015

A fat toad, about to land on my head. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

@Annie, jeje ¡Qué divertida imaginación compañera! :) - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

Muchas gracias Tiempo! - sanlee, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 7

El estado de Montana tiene el apodo de El País de Gran Cielo.

The state of Montana has the nickname of Big Sky.

Nice one. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

Buena información. - crucesignatus, Apr 23, 2015

It deserves its name. - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 8

Una pregunta que han oído casi todos los padres es:¿ Porque el cielo se ve azul? Y no es una pregunta estúpida, yo también quiero saber porque cuando la luz se refracta, resulta un color tan bonito como el azul celeste aunque parece que el espacio sea negro.

A question that nearly all parents have heard is: Why is the sky blue? And this is not a stupid question, I too, would like to understand why, when light is reflected it becomes such a beautiful colour as celestial blue, even though, apparently, outer space is black.

The blue color of the sky is caused by the scattering of sunlight off the molecules of the atmosphere. - LuisCache, Apr 23, 2015

I know, Luis, I think I have explaied it to my children, but why doesn't it come out pink? - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

In fact it is pale pink at dawn or sunset, it has to do with the wavelenght, and the distance the sunlight travels. - LuisCache, Apr 23, 2015

Maybe this short article would explain it better. http://www.livescience.com/32511-why-is-the-sky-blue.html - LuisCache, Apr 23, 2015

Outer space isn't really black, it's more "blank." The vast distances between the stars results in large areas with nothing, illuminated by nothing. So when you look at it, it appears black because that is how our eyes view nothingness. - jim5489, Apr 23, 2015

Here you go, Annie. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/blue-sky/en/ - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Gracias a todos por la información, aún no he tenido tiempo para ver los enlaces. - annierats, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 9

La vida es una travesía, el cielo es mi destino.

Live Life is a journey, heaven is my destination.

(en homenaje a Marc Chagall)

I hope you get there Jubi :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

As long as the colour doesn't fade on the way.. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

Small typo, "Life" Me too, amigo. ♥ - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Gracias, rac1! Un día voy a saber este lenguaje inglés. Me encanta que estemos de acuderdo. - Jubilado, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 10

Aunque los detalles de su historia podrían ser ficticios, creo que el cielo es real.

Although the details of his story might be fictional, I do believe that Heaven is real.

One persons heaven can be another persons hell :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

Jraider, I have always feared this terribly boring Paradise, where there is no drinking, no eating, just sitting around, making polite conversation on the clouds. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

Heaven is a real place. :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Annie's, I suspect that people's perception of heaven owes much more to popular myth than biblical truth - FELIZ77, Apr 23, 2015

Yes, rac it is a real place but it probably bears little resemblance to how people imagine it to be little babies sitting on clouds playing harps lol - FELIZ77, Apr 23, 2015

Yes, that's very true, Feliz. :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 11

El cielo es una ilusión que se puede explicar fácilmente. No podemos tocarlo, pero podemos imaginar estar ahí.

Sky is an illusion that can be explained easily. We cannot touch it but we can imagine being there.

It is actually there...a layer of gases surrounding the earth. :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

La atmósfera :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

The sky ( maybe Heaven, depends what you mean, I woould go with Jraider, the atmosphere..) - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

Actually I should have written 'the blue color of the sky' :) - Raja-jani, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 12

Esta semana ha sido estado muy ventoso y puedes ver las partículas de polvo en el cielo.

This week it has been very windy and you can see the dust particles in the sky.

..semana ha estado muy ventosa... :) - Pablo064, Apr 23, 2015

Muchas gracias tiempo :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

That desert land. - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Yes Amby, the wind is irritating this time of year, but I live in a high desert, almost 6000 feet above sea level :-)! - Jraider, Apr 23, 2015

Here in New Orleans, we are between 2 - 7 feet below sea level; depending where you are in the city. I think 7 feet is somewhere in N.O. East. - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 13

Pronostican cielo despejado en el Valle de México

El Valle de México amanecerá brumoso y tendrá cielo despejado la mayor parte del día, con temperaturas frías por la mañana y noche, templadas a cálidas durante el día y viento de dirección variable de 15 a 30 kilómetros por hora con rachas.

The weather report forecasts clear skies in the Valley of Mexico

The Valley of Mexico will dawn misty and will have clear skies for most of the day, with cold temperatures in the morning and night, temperate to warm during the day and wind direction variable from 15 to 30 kilometers per hour with gusts.

What will the temperature be? - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Burrrrrr - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

Good question, Rac! Temperatures will range between 22 and 26 C degrees! - LuisCache, Apr 23, 2015

Answer 14

He leido que en Beijing la contaminación del aire es tan mala que a menudo la gente no puede ver el cielo. Este es el costo de industrialización rapida.

I have read that in Beijing the air pollution is so bad that often people cannot see the sky. This is the cost of rapid industrialisation.

We destroy the very thing we need to live here. Sad. - rac1, Apr 23, 2015

A high cost indeed! - LuisCache, Apr 23, 2015

A detail..es tan mala.. :) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Qué triste panorama, Dios salve a China. - crucesignatus, Apr 24, 2015

I believe they are very worried about it. - jennysk, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 15

El significado de "cielo" en español podriá ser tampoco la atmósfera o el paraíso.

Revisión: El significado de "cielo" en español podriá ser tanto la atmósfera como el paraíso.

The meaning of "cielo" in Spanish could be either the atmosphere or heaven.

Hola, Ken: "tanto la atmósfera como el paraíso". Saludos! - LuisCache, Apr 23, 2015

Or just ' dearest, darlingest..'.. - annierats, Apr 23, 2015

Thanks Ken. :) - rac1, Apr 23, 2015