La palabra del día: la valla
la valla - fence; hurdle; goal
Post your sentences and vote for the ones you like. The correct answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes.
Se rodeó con la valla de prejudicios culturales, religiosos, raciales y sexuales para hacerse ilusiones de vivir en el mundo gobernado por el orden infinito.
He surrounded himself with a wall of cultural, religious, racial and sexual prejudices in order to delude himself that he lives in the world governed by infinite order.
14 Answers
Spanish
No quiero que tengamos ninguna valla entre nosotros así que dame tu voto y seremos amigos.
English
I don't want any barrier between us, so give me your vote, and we'll be friends.
In Cali, Colombia, the city I was born, there was a place called "Las Vallas", because there were a lot of billboards in it.
I remembered they had a commercial on the radio that said: "Vayas donde vayas nos veremos en Las Vallas"
Acabo de quitar una valla entre Rex y mismo.
Juan fue un hombre que quiere que saltar las vallas. En el Último, le prohibieron la entrada al foro.
Juan was a man who liked to disregard social conventions. He was finally banned from the forum.
Pareces contento montar la valla cuando sabes de qué lado más verde.
You seem content to ride the fence when you know which side is greener.
Since my word of the day was used wrong I am submitting another one.
¿No has hecho tú una valla alrededor de él, de su casa y de todo lo que tiene, por todos lados? Has bendecido el trabajo de sus manos y sus posesiones han aumentado en la tierra.
Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
Demasiadas personas construyen vallas cuando lo que necesitamos es construir puentes.
Too many people build fences when what we need is to build bridges.
Es muy importante enseñar a niños cómo tratar con valla en sus vidas.
Tener una valla circundante de la piscina para cuidar niños que no se caigan al agua es una buena idea.
To have a fence around the pool to protect children from falling in the water is a good idea.
La valla venia por la muchadumbre hacia el momento de destino en Lomas Taurinas.
The security corridor came through the crowd towards the moment of destiny in Lomas Taurinas.
Es muy importante enseñar a niños cómo tratar con vallas en sus vidas.
Hi NIcole, I would not use it this way either.
I know it means obstacle, but this is too metaphoric.
substitute the word for obstáculos.
Hay una valla alrededor del campo para prohibir que las vacas salgan de la finca.
There is a fence around the field to prevent the cows from leaving the farm.
La "Rabbit Proof Fence" de Austraila fue en su día la valla continua más larga del mundo.
The 'Rabbit Proof Fence' of Australia was once the longest unbroken fence line in the world.
A veces, aprendiendo español aperece una valla demasiada alta.
At times, learning Spanish seems to be too high of a hurdle. (Correcciones, por favor)
