Picture of the day: Diving practice: Práctica de salto

Question

Hello Everybody! Welcome to the Picture of the Day!

This is a game where we can practice our Spanish and English, but still have fun at the same time!

The rules are very simple and remain more or less exactly as RelaxingCup designed them and H C A student faithfully continued.

• Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the responses you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language accuracy.

• Pon tu comentario/ título/ pie de foto a esta imagen (ambos en español y inglés) y vota por las respuestas que te gusten. La mejor respuesta será seleccionada mañana, tanto por la cantidad de votos como por la corrección en el uso del idioma.

• Please, give everyone a chance and only post one caption and no photos.

• Por favor, deja que todos tengan una oportunidad y pon solo una respuesta, sin fotos.

Please help each other with your English/Spanish sentences. And above all, have fun!

Here is the previous Picture of the Day:

In the daycare parking lot

And here is the Picture of the Day:

Gracias, amiga. ♥♥ - rac1, Apr 24, 2015

De nada, Rac. :) - sanlee, Apr 24, 2015

wow - Rey_Mysterio, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 1

He won the bet but spent three months in traction.

Él ganó la apuesta pero tuvo que pasar tres meses en tracción.

¡Perfecto! :-D - Jubilado, Apr 24, 2015

..pero tuvo que pasar.. ;) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Clever one, Well done , Gringo :) - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

Lol - rac1, Apr 24, 2015

I started with "tuvo" then changed to "tenia". Thinking too much. Oh well. - gringojrf, Apr 25, 2015

Answer 2

Alguien lo dijo que hay un pastel bajo del agua...

Someone told him there's a cake underwater...

"Alguien "le" dijo", amigo. - Daniela2041, Apr 24, 2015

He does look a bit greedy, I think you're onto a winner here. - annierats, Apr 24, 2015

...bajo el agua or abajo del agua.. :) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

That's funny: ) - Ranman, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 3

Goober uber belly flop.

Goober vientre uber fracaso.

Is that Martian Spanish? :) - Daniela2041, Apr 24, 2015

I had no idea how to say it in Spanish. jejeje - rac1, Apr 24, 2015

Je,je,je Incomprehensible en dos lenguajes. - Jubilado, Apr 24, 2015

good job Rac I mean I couldn't have done anything better :D - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Muchas gracias, tiempo. :) - rac1, Apr 24, 2015

¡Muy bien hecho, Rac! :) - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

Gracias Feliz. :) - rac1, Apr 25, 2015

Answer 4

Bombs away!

¡Suelte las bombas!

(Disclaimer: I have never heard nor read the Spanish for "Bombs away." This is my guess.)

Or, ¡Deje caer las bombas! (drop the bombs)? - jim5489, Apr 24, 2015

Yes, that's the literal way, but my way "loose the bombs" I think, would be mre likely. Where is Txustaboy when you need him? - Daniela2041, Apr 24, 2015

Where is he? We need him! :) - jim5489, Apr 24, 2015

Yes, where is he? - annierats, Apr 24, 2015

I think, based on ' La guerra de los yacarés' you're right, Cuentos de la selva, Horacio Quiroga. I vaguuley rember the catfish ' soltando el torpedo'. - annierats, Apr 24, 2015

Yay! Thanks, Annie.♥♥ - Daniela2041, Apr 24, 2015

rofl - rac1, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 5

Al fin y al cabo entiendo porque tarda tanto tiempo limpiar las piscinas, es que resulta difícil eliminar la sangre..

At last I have understood why it takes so long to clean swimming-pools, it's because it's so hard to get rid of the blood..

Lol - rac1, Apr 24, 2015

uachila ;) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

rofl@Annie hahaha - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 6

El sujeto no decidió cual tipo de salto quisiera hacer ; un salto de cabeza o de la planta.

The guy did not decide that which type of jump he wanted to do; a jump of head or of the foot.

..de salto quería hacer... :) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Very good, Porcu, May I suggest, "which type of jump *he* wanted to do. - sanlee, Apr 24, 2015

Maybe also, "head first or feet first" - sanlee, Apr 24, 2015

Thanks Sanlee - porcupine7, Apr 25, 2015

Answer 7

Da la casualidad de que Carl sabe que los matones que lo están persiguiendo no pueden nadar.

Carl happens to know that the bullies who are chasing him can't swim.

Good for Carl! - annierats, Apr 24, 2015

:D - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 8

Introducing: The ultimate belly flop. Bravo!

Introdución: La panzada definitiva. ¡Olé!

Feel free to tell me if there is anything wrong in the sentence. By the way, thank you FELIZ77 and tiempo_de_es!

I would say: Para introducir: - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

well in Spanish we would use in this case 'definitivo' 'introduciendo: la panzada definitiva... :) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Okay, tiempo Thank you :) - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

Is 'definitivo' used kind of like 'ultimate' or 'the best', or is it just the context of the sentence? - Jeshurun, Apr 30, 2015

Answer 9

He's the new Thomson holiday rep ...he always likes to try out all the sport's facilities of every hotel before recommending them to new guests!

Con una correccion: Es el nuevo representante por la compañía Thomson para las vacaciones ...¡siempre le gusta probar todas las instalaciones deportivas de todos los hoteles antes de recomendarlas a los nuevos clienteles-huéspedes!

Muchas gracias por sus correcciones, Rosa

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

Good Feliz. what about "before recommending them to new guests" in Spanish? - sanlee, Apr 24, 2015

Sanlee, my friend I am using my phone, and I have to post in sections a bit at a time please be patient ! - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

When I have finished posting and editing: ie making final corrections then I post Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

OK, Sorry about that and thanks for posting :) - sanlee, Apr 24, 2015

I'd say 'clientes-huéspedes' but maybe 'clientele' is a regionalism who knows .D - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Mil gracias, Tiempo de es :) - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

Sanlee, no pasa nada/ no hay problema, amiga :) - FELIZ77, Apr 24, 2015

Un placer como siempre Felizz :) - Pablo064, Apr 25, 2015

I would say "Es el nuevo representante por la companía de Thompson para las vacaciones." - Rosalindaurora, Apr 26, 2015

Muchas gracias por sus correcciones, Rosa :) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2015

Answer 10

Original :Está practicando por la nueva categoría de "Belly Flop" de los Juegos Olímpicos.

Corrected: Está practicando para la nueva categoría de "Belly Flop" de los Juegos Olímpicos.

Thanks Tiempo

He is practicing for the new "Belly Flop" category of the Olympic games.

...para la nueva... ;) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Muchas gracias, Tiempo! - sanlee, Apr 24, 2015

Gracias a vos por el thread ;) - Pablo064, Apr 25, 2015

:) - sanlee, Apr 25, 2015

Answer 11

"¡Necesito una bebida!"

I need a drink!

A drink? He'll get a B I G drink when he's in the water. - Daniela2041, Apr 24, 2015

He will get a really big one! - jim5489, Apr 24, 2015

¡Abre la boca! - Jubilado, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 12

Hay un premio por la salpicadura más larga.

There is a prize for the biggest splash.

mmm I'd say 'por la salpicadura más larga...' :) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Thanks Tiempo! - quantifier, Apr 24, 2015

De nada quan ;) - Pablo064, Apr 24, 2015

Answer 13

This is what happens when you are trying to impress a girl but don't know anything about diving.

Así es lo que pasa cuando está intentando impresionar una chica pero no sabe nada de clavar.

Lol, Gringo, only too true. - annierats, Apr 25, 2015

Funny , Gringo ;) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2015

Answer 14

Otro fracaso para los juegos olimpicos, pero un gañar para los optimistas.

Another failure for the Olympics but a win for optimists.

Oooops i did not see your post Sandy honest , it was all my own work such as it is.Losiento hermanita, estoy un mal ninno - ray76, Apr 25, 2015

Niño , it is 12 . 45 AM Sunday maybe time I toddled off to bed . - ray76, Apr 25, 2015

....para los juegos Olímpicos.. pero un triunfo para... :) - Pablo064, Apr 25, 2015

No hay problema, Ray. Have a good sleep. - sanlee, Apr 25, 2015

@tiempo , thank you so much. - ray76, May 5, 2015

Answer 15

Hizo un chapoteo grande.

He made a big splash.