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Picture of the day: A new invention.

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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: A rather large crowd.

and here is today's Picture of the day:

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updated Aug 1, 2017
posted by Nickelbackfan1
buenos dias, amiga :) - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017
Good morning, amiga. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Jul 30, 2017
Gracias Nicki xx - ian-hill, Jul 30, 2017
De nada, Ian. - Nickelbackfan1, Jul 30, 2017
Thank you, amiga. Have a great Sunday. :) - rac1, Jul 30, 2017
You're welcome, amiga. Have a wonderful Sunday. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Jul 30, 2017
Thanks for keeping on each day amiga you are a legend. - ray76, Jul 31, 2017
You're welcome, amigo. - Nickelbackfan1, Jul 31, 2017

12 Answers

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A Harriet le gusta el otoño tanto que ha inventado una maquina que se reúnan manda las hojas de nuevo al árbol.

Harriet likes autumn so much that she invented a machine that blows the leaves back onto the trees.

updated Aug 1, 2017
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Falta un K. :) Me entiendes? - DilKen, Jul 30, 2017
(entre tanto y ha) - DilKen, Jul 30, 2017
Thank you. I origianlly had como there and realized it was wrong and forgot to replace it. - Echoline, Jul 30, 2017
I'm wondering about the placement of tanto. It may be OK there. I would have put it after gusta. :) - DilKen, Jul 30, 2017
ken, both placements are ok...echo: ...que manda las hojas de nuevo al ... - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017
Thank you both! - Echoline, Jul 31, 2017
9
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Espero que este invento se venda mejor que mis botas de agua fluorescentes.

I hope this invention sells better than my Day-Glo gumboots.

updated Jul 31, 2017
edited by jellonz
posted by jellonz
Is this adj. construction (in particular the placement of "florescentes") ok? - jellonz, Jul 30, 2017
nice, good job :) - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017
Gracias Heidi :) - jellonz, Jul 30, 2017
Ha! - AnnRon, Jul 31, 2017
oh, flUorescentes - 006595c6, Jul 31, 2017
Oh. Good catch Heidi. That was an English misspelling as much as a Spanish one :) - jellonz, Jul 31, 2017
9
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Catch them before the Fall.

Captúrenlos antes el otoño.

updated Jul 31, 2017
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Ian: I believe you a lacking a direct object in the Spanish. - DilKen, Jul 30, 2017
Yes you are correct amigo. Is it ok now? - ian-hill, Jul 30, 2017
Ian: I think it should be Captúrenlos (missing an accent and e instead of a... (the ustedes command uses the subjunctive) - DilKen, Jul 30, 2017
captúrenlos antes del otoño , oh, wow, ken, I hadn't seen your second comment, great job!! - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017
9
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Child: Hey, mom?

Mother: Yes?

Child: What about the pesky birds now?

Niño: ¿Hola, mamá?

Madre: ¿sí?

Niño: ¿Qué pasa con los pájaros molestos ahora?

updated Jul 31, 2017
edited by Nickelbackfan1
posted by Nickelbackfan1
Mejor que un espantapájaros =) - 00376109, Jul 30, 2017
:) - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017
8
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¿Te estás anticipando a la temporada, Janice?

Getting a jump on the season, Janice?.

updated Jul 31, 2017
edited by AnnRon
posted by AnnRon
I think "¿Te estás... " sounds more natural AnnRon :) - 00376109, Jul 31, 2017
Por favor, puedes explicar el uso de "Te estas" aqui Coffee. Is it like in English how we might ask "You are ...?" instead of "Are you ...?" when we already know the answer? - jellonz, Jul 31, 2017
Right Jellonz! Like Are you going nuts? Te estás volviendo loco/a? - 00376109, Jul 31, 2017
Genial. Gracias Coffee :) - jellonz, Jul 31, 2017
Thanks, Coffeelate. I had "te" and then deleted it. I figured someone would set me straight if I needed it. :-) - AnnRon, Jul 31, 2017
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El hombre ..... ¡Anda ya, deja de hacer tonterías! Cuando te pedí que me pintaras un árbol, obviamente quise decir ¡un cuadro de un árbol!

The man....Oh come on, stop being silly! When I asked you to paint me a tree, I obviously meant a picture of a tree!

updated Jul 31, 2017
posted by billygoat
Perfect! - 00376109, Jul 30, 2017
Gracias cafecita. Eres la mejor! :) - billygoat, Jul 30, 2017
wow, great billy - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017
Billy es un estudiante estrella =) - 00376109, Jul 30, 2017
Thank you ladies! x - billygoat, Jul 31, 2017
Y tanto!!! ya se lo dije el otro dia, mucho ha tenido que ver RAúl, y tú, claro, cafecita - 006595c6, Jul 31, 2017
anda, billy, dile a raúl que le echamos de menos, después de todo, yo es presenté, jejeje, es decir, tu fantàstico nivel...me lo debes a mí...and no, I am not full of sh** mlol - 006595c6, Jul 31, 2017
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Sí, cuando lanzo las hojas hacia arriba son amarillas. Pero, tú tranquilo que se convertirán en verde más tarde.

Yes, when I blow the leaves up there they are yellow. But don't you worry, they will turn green later.

updated Jul 31, 2017
edited by DilKen
posted by DilKen
Hey, I was writing my sentence while you were posting yours! I bet your sentence has fewer mistakes than mine... - Echoline, Jul 30, 2017
nice, good job :) - 006595c6, Jul 30, 2017
8
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To eliminate the autumn leaves, the lady is using a vacuum leaf. Para eliminar las hojas de otoño, la mujer está usando una aspiradora de hoja.

updated Jul 31, 2017
posted by NKM1974
=D - 00376109, Jul 30, 2017
I think you mean a leaf vacuum - Echoline, Jul 30, 2017
A vacuum leaf would suck :) - DilKen, Jul 30, 2017
It sucks carbon dioxide from the air, making dry ice extremely expensive. - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jul 30, 2017
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El mundo no sería un lugar tan desordenado si la gente fuera más proactiva y se ocupara de cosas antes de que se hicieran un lío.

The world would not be such a messy place if people were more proactive and took care of things before they became a mess.

updated Jul 31, 2017
posted by bosquederoble
I agree :) - 00376109, Jul 30, 2017
Gracias, Coffeelate. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 30, 2017
Con gusto :) - 00376109, Jul 31, 2017
6
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The man holding the net: "Don't you think that you might perhaps be taking this new idea about cleaning up the environment a little too far?!" The girl, in front of the man, who is cleaning the tree: "I say, if it moves....clean It!" The man: "What about that poor little cat up in the tree?" Girl: "What tree?!"

Con correcciones:

El hombre que está agarrando la red: "¿No crees que pueda ser que lleves un poco demasiado lejos está nueva idea de limpiar el medio ambiente!" La chica delante del hombre que está limpiando el árbol: "¡Digo, si se mueve ...límpialo!" El hombre: "¿Qué tal ese pobre gatito que está ahí arriba en el árbol?" La chica: ¿Dónde hay un árbol? (¿Cuál árbol)

Hi Feliz smile ...I think you need to add "que" "¿No crees que pueda ser que lleves"...and "se"..."si se mueve"... - Coffeelate 12 hrs ago Let's wait until you finish the translation wink You are doing a great job Feliz! - Coffeelate 12 hrs ago De nada amigo =) "¿Dónde hay".... o "¿Cuál árbol? - Coffeelate 11 hrs ago

Mil gracias por tus correcciones y tus palabras de ánimo, Caffecita! smile

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor smile

Original caption (Spanish versions):

El hombre que está agarrando la red: "¿No crees que pueda ser que lleves un poco demasiado lejos está nueva idea de limpiar el medio ambiente!" La chica delante del hombre que está limpiando el árbol: "¡Digo, si mueve ...límpialo!" El hombre: "¿Qué tal ese pobre gatito que está ahí arriba en el árbol?" La chica: "¿Dónde está un árbol?" (o ¿Dónde hay un árbol?)

updated Jul 31, 2017
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Hi Feliz :) ...I think you need to add "que" "¿No crees que pueda ser que lleves"...and "se"..."si se mueve"... - 00376109, Jul 30, 2017
Let's wait until you finish the translation ;) You are doig a great job Feliz! - 00376109, Jul 30, 2017
Muchas gracias, Caffecita :) - FELIZ77, Jul 30, 2017
De nada amigo =) "¿Dónde hay".... o "¿Cuál árbol? - 00376109, Jul 31, 2017
Bien hecho :) - 00376109, Jul 31, 2017
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They are trying to prove the theory that "money doesn't grow on trees". Ellos están tratando de probar la teoría de que "el dinero no crece en los árboles".

updated Jul 31, 2017
edited by 00376109
posted by 00376109
Perfecto. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 31, 2017
YaY! =) Thanks Bosque! - 00376109, Jul 31, 2017
Excellent work, Coffee :) - FELIZ77, Jul 31, 2017
You are sounding more like a native these days :) - FELIZ77, Jul 31, 2017
hey!!!! she always did sound like a native speaker!! lol - 006595c6, Jul 31, 2017
I have my moments ;) Hehe... Thanks! - 00376109, Jul 31, 2017
3
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La naturaleza no puede ser mejorada de esta manera.

Nature cannot be improved in this way.

updated Jul 31, 2017
posted by ray76