La palabra del día: el charco

Question

el charco - puddle, pool of water

cruzar el charco (informal figurative) - to cross the Pond (Atlantic)

Post your sentences and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the biggest number of votes and language correctness.

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Cristóbal Colón cruzó el charco y el 12 de octubre de 1492 llegó a la isla Guanahaní en las Bahamas.

Christopher Columbus crossed the Pond and on 12 October 1492 arrived at the island Guanahani in the Bahamas.

Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Dec 30, 2009

:) - 00494d19, Dec 30, 2009

Answer 1

Habrá un charco muy grande después de esto.

There will be a very large puddle after this.

:) - 00494d19, Dec 30, 2009

Jaja - DarkTree, Dec 30, 2009

jejeje ;) una ladrona! - Issabela, Dec 30, 2009

Answer 2

Cuándo yo era una chiquita, mi madre siempre me regañaba por saltar en charcos.

When I was a girl, my mother always scolded me for jumping in puddles.

cuando fui chica, me regañaba por - 00494d19, Dec 30, 2009

That's what I get for answering before I've had my coffee! - LaBurra, Dec 30, 2009

Answer 3

Una manera de eliminar los mosquitos es eliminar sus criaderos. Pueden criarse mosquitos en cualquier charco que dure más de cuatro días.

One way to eliminate mosquitoes is by eliminating their breeding sites. Mosquitoes can breed in any puddle lasting longer than four days.

criaderos - 00494d19, Dec 30, 2009

¡Gracias! - chaparrito, Dec 30, 2009

Answer 4

El detective notó el charco de sangre debajo de la victima.

:) - 00494d19, Dec 30, 2009

Answer 5

Yo sé que mi perrito es feliz de verme por el tamaño del charco que hace.

I know that my puppy is happy to see me by the size of the puddle he makes.

:))) Is it your Christmas present? - Issabela, Dec 31, 2009

Answer 6

Meando y caminando para no hacer charco.

Peeing and walking so you don't make a puddle.

I work with a Spanish speaking soldier who says this all the time. I had him come in and help me with it

Huh?? makes no sense to me...should be para que no se haga charco - 00494d19, Dec 30, 2009

And don't you have to use the infinitive forms to say "peeing" and "walking" instead of the present participle forms? - Nick-Cortina, Dec 30, 2009

He's Mexican and told it to me as I wrote it.... I believe it's some kind of saying where he is from. - Seitheach, Dec 30, 2009

para no hacer charco.... No recomiendo que usen esta expresión mas que con conocidos de mucha confianza. =) - Mokay, Dec 30, 2009

I googled the phrase and got several hits, but it is supposed to be "para no hacer" as Mokay said. The rest of it is absolutely correct. - aloshek, Dec 30, 2009

Sounds related to the adage of not peeing into the wind - nizhoni1, Dec 30, 2009

Thanks for the help all. I will let him know the hacer part. - Seitheach, Dec 31, 2009

Answer 7

Los niños están jugando en el charco. The children are playing in the puddle of water.

están jugando - Mokay, Dec 30, 2009

Gracias. - DarkTree, Dec 30, 2009

Answer 8

Buenas tardes desde este lado del charco

Good afternoon from this side of the pond

Answer 9

Anoche, sentado a mi ventana, llevé unos minutos observar un zorro tiritando que intentaba cruzar el charco congelado y resbaladizo.

Last night, sitting by my window, I spent several minutes watching a shivering fox who was trying to cross the frozen, slippery pond.

Answer 10

He estado ahogándome en un charco de lágrimas.

I have been drowning in a puddle of tears.

Answer 11

El fuego de campo ardía muy calore y fue transformado en charo de fresno a rojo magnífico. The camp fire burned very hot and was transformed into a magnificent red puddle of ashes (charcol). ¿Bien?

Answer 12

EL niño estudió su tarea de manera febril no se dio cuenta el charco de sudor por su diccionario. The little boy studied his homework so feverishly he did not notice the puddle of sweat by his dictionary.

"by" in this context is "en" or "sobre" instead of "por". - Mokay, Dec 31, 2009

"en su diccionario" or "sobre su diccionario". - Mokay, Dec 31, 2009