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Picture of the day: "Spy booth" by Banksy.

Picture of the day: "Spy booth" by Banksy.

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Hello Everybody! Welcome to the Picture of the Day! This is a game where you can all practice your Spanish and English, but still have fun at the same time! 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 soon on the basis of the answer I feel is the best, the fact that the person has corrected their post and possibly the number of votes. Pon tu comentario/ título/ pie de foto a esta im! agen (tanto en español como en inglés) y vota por las respuestas que te gusten. La mejor respuesta será seleccionada cuando pueda, tanto por la cantidad de votos como por la corrección en el uso del idioma.

Rules [regla] : Please, give everyone a chance and only post more or less one caption and no photos. Por favor, deja que todos tengan una oportunidad y pon más o menos una respuesta, sin fotos. Please make your answers at least two words long and no longer than three sentences. Sus respuestas no deben tener menos de dos palabras y no deben exceder de tres líneas. Encourage everyone with a vote and help each other with your English/Spanish sentences and above all have fun everyone.

Previous Picture of the day: Learning responsibilities

and here is today's Picture of the day:

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updated Jul 8, 2017
edited by Nickelbackfan1
posted by Nickelbackfan1
Hola bonita, ¿que tal ? Thanks for your great work mate. - ray76, Jun 28, 2017
hooola, bonita foto, voy a ver si se me ocurre algo - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
Good morning amiga. Thanks ever so much! :) - rac1, Jun 28, 2017
Good morning my friends, I am doing well Ray. Thanks for all your great work sir. - Nickelbackfan1, Jun 28, 2017
Thank you Rac and Heidita. You guys are amazing. - Nickelbackfan1, Jun 28, 2017
bien hecho, guapa :) - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
Gracias Nicki xx - ian-hill, Jun 29, 2017

11 Answers

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Me encanta: Los espías se han puesto gafas para pasar de incognito.

I just love it: the spies are wearing sunglasses so that they won't be recognized. raspberry

updated Jul 8, 2017
posted by 006595c6
Lol :) - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
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This call may be recorded or monitored for training or quality assurance purposes.

Esta llamada podría ser grabada o monitorizada con fines de formación o de control de calidad.

updated Jun 29, 2017
posted by bosquederoble
lol, genial, bien hecho - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
Gracias, Heidita. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 28, 2017
Very Funny, Bosque ....great caption:) - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
Thanks, Feliz. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 28, 2017
You're very welcome, Bosque :) - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
Nice one Bosque :) - jellonz, Jun 28, 2017
Clever! - rac1, Jun 29, 2017
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En el libro 1984, el gobierno espiaba a todos sus ciudadanos. ¡Menos mal que eso nunca podría ocurrir aquí!

In the book 1984, the government spied on all its citizens. Thank goodness that could never happen here!

updated Jun 29, 2017
posted by mattb1of6
bueno...ocurrir sí...pero claro, ahora se descubre ;) perfecto, matt - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
I think some politicians believe we're living in 1984 Matt. It's not just the spying, but have you noticed how they try to rewrite history? - jellonz, Jun 28, 2017
Thanks, Heidita :) - mattb1of6, Jun 29, 2017
jellonz, stop, you're making me paranoid :) - mattb1of6, Jun 29, 2017
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Se dice que ahora debido a la electrónica todo el mundo es observable directamente, pero espero que mis secretos estén tan anodinos que nadie se ocupa con ellos.

It is said that now because of electronics everyone is observable directly, but I hope my secrets are so uninteresting, that no one cares about them.

updated Jun 29, 2017
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
I think you started to slip into Spanish there Porcu, "uninteresting" :) - jellonz, Jun 28, 2017
Thanks Jellonz , you are right - porcupine7, Jun 29, 2017
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Hola querido ,¿ te has olvidado pagar la licencia del perro ?

Hello dear, have you forgotten to pay the dog license ?

updated Jun 29, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
olvidado pagar...del perro :) - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
So, whose perfect ? Thanks mate it does not get any easier does it . - ray76, Jun 28, 2017
no worries, you are still mi novio :) - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
Whose perfect? - That would make a great T-shirt at a grammarians' convention :) - jellonz, Jun 28, 2017
Wonderful to see you again! - Echoline, Jun 29, 2017
Hi Echoline , how are the Aussie dogs ? Great to see you too. - ray76, Jun 29, 2017
@jellonz , there may be too many sticking their hands up shouting , "me me me "! - ray76, Jun 29, 2017
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Fawlty (faulty) line

Connie: "We can't talk over the telephone right now, Basil! I have a strong feeling that I am being watched! Still, they won't learn anything valuable because "I know nothing"! (You must) Meet me at the usual place in an hour but don't tell Sybil anything, okay?!"

Con correcciones Connie: "¡No podemos hablar por teléfono ahora mismo, Basil!¡Me da la impresión de que me están vigilando! ¡No obstante, no van a enterarse DE nada valioso* porque no sé nada! ¡Tienes que quedar conmigo al lugar de siempre pero no le digas nada a Sybil, ¿entiendes!"

Me da la impresión ,.... a enterarse DE nada valioso Tienes que quedar conmigo en el lugar de siempre pero no le digas nada a Sybil - Heidita2 2 mins ago flag have a look , some mistakes this time, amigo, the worst though: no le digas nada---you know better than that, right? - Heidita2 2 mins ago

o importante*

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor smile

Editor's note/s: This caption is based on the famous 'Fawlty Towers' tv programme and an imaginary story line that i have just invented where his wife Sybil suspects that Basil is having an affair with their maid, Connie so she sends out a team of private detectives after him to catch him red-handed without much success, I would add! wink

Original caption:

Connie: "¡No podemos hablar por teléfono ahora mismo, Basil!¡Me da mucho la impresión de que me están vigilando! ¡No obstante, no van a enterarse nada valioso* porque no sé nada! ¡Tienes que quedarte conmigo al lugar de siempre pero no dile nada a Sybil, ¿entiendes!

updated Jun 28, 2017
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Me da la impresión ,.... a enterarse DE nada valioso Tienes que quedar conmigo en el lugar de siempre pero no le digas nada a Sybil - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
have a look , some mistakes this time, amigo, the worst though: no le digas nada---you know better than that, right? - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
Muchas gracias, Hedita :) - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
Yes, I simply forgot that sorry, Heidi:) - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
I rushed the translation a bit! Heidi, was I wrong to use mucho in Me da mucho la impresión = I have a 'Strong' feeling? - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
You misses out the word mucho in your corrections which suggested to me that I should not have used this word?! - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
missed out - FELIZ77, Jun 28, 2017
No, you cant use mucho here. - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
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No, mi amor. Estoy absolutamente seguro de que nadie me ha seguido.

No, my love. I am absolutely sure that no one has followed me.

updated Jun 29, 2017
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
de que...good to see you on the thread, echo :) - 006595c6, Jun 29, 2017
thank you for the correction! - Echoline, Jun 29, 2017
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Ah, el viejo truco de espiar en la cabina telefónica. ¡Ignóralos y baja aqui 99!

Ah, the old spy on the telephone box trick. Ignore them and get down here 99.

updated Jun 29, 2017
posted by jellonz
Jejejejejeje - rac1, Jun 28, 2017
:) - 006595c6, Jun 29, 2017
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The gentlemen are eavesdropping on a telephone conversation. Los caballeros están escuchando una conversación telefónica a escondidas.

updated Jun 29, 2017
edited by NKM1974
posted by NKM1974
:) - 006595c6, Jun 28, 2017
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Who ya gonna call?? - Ghostbusters!

¿¿A quién vas a llamar?? - ¡Cazafantasmas!

updated Jun 29, 2017
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
jjejeje, genial rac - 006595c6, Jun 29, 2017
Gracias amiga. :) - rac1, Jun 29, 2017
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"No, no one is listening darling. Honest."

"No, nadie está escuchando querido. Honesto."

updated Jun 29, 2017
posted by ian-hill
:) - 006595c6, Jun 29, 2017