La palabra del día: rizado

Question

rizado - curly; choppy

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then 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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Después de encontrar a los tres osos, Ricitos de Oro no tenía más el pelo rizado. Su pelo se alisó a causa de miedo.

After meeting the three bears, Goldilocks no longer had curly hair. Her hair straightened because of fear.

Corregíd mi español, por favor :) - Issabela, Jan 1, 2010

"Después de...", "... a causa de..." :-) - chaparrito, Jan 1, 2010

thanks :) - Issabela, Jan 2, 2010

Answer 1

Charlie Brown, el pobrecito, estaba siempre enamorado en la niñita con el pelo rizado, de modo que se ponía en ridiculo.

Poor Charlie Brown was always in love with the curly-haired girl, and so he made a fool of himself.

Answer 2

Los equipos de audio tiene un zumbido muy obvio, porque hay rizado en el fuente de alimentación debido a defectuoso condensador.

The audio equipment has a very obvious hum, because there is ripple in the power supply due to a faulty capacitor.

(Por suerte para esta palabra, yo soy un geek.)

Answer 3

Me mareo cuando el mar es rizado.

I get seasick when the the ocean is choppy.

(Learned a new verb - marearse - to get seasick)

Is it a coincident, that the word "marear" is so similar to "mar"? ;)) - Issabela, Jan 1, 2010

Answer 4

Después la nacimiento de mi primero hijo, mi pelo rizado volvia liso. (En serio).

Since the birth of my first child, my curly hair has turned straight. (Seriously).

Answer 5

Maybe I'm wrong, but from every source I have and according to SpanishDict, rizado is only used in reference to curly hair and choppy water. I don't know if it can be used in reference to other things. Can anyone clarify?

That was the problem I had, and I was the 3rd answerer. But I also found it is used in electronics for power supply ripple. After that, no sé. - Goyo, Jan 1, 2010

See my sentence. That's another example I know of, but aside from these I can't think of other uses. - chaparrito, Jan 1, 2010

Hey, just found another. See my newest sentence. :-) - chaparrito, Jan 1, 2010

Gracias todos...Supongo que debo escribir una frase ahora. - aloshek, Jan 1, 2010

Answer 6

Os presento una paloma rizada, una cobaya rizada y un tulipán rizado.

Answer 7

La montaña rusa fue demasiado rizado, como el pelo de Shirey Temple.

The roller coaster was too curly, like Shirey Temple´s hair.

Corrijanme, por favor. ¡Grácias!

Answer 8

La madera del nogal se ve bella cuando se usa en las muebles debido a su veteado rizado.

The wood from the walnut tree looks beautiful when used in furniture due to is wavy grain.

Answer 9

La espuma de la mar rizado hace mi cabello rizado.

The spray from the choppy sea makes my hair curly.

Answer 10

El océano Atlántico es rizado pero el Pacífico es pacífico.

Until you are in a boat on those waters! - nizhoni1, Jan 1, 2010

Answer 11

Las hojas comestibles de color verde oscuro, tal como brécol, col rizada y espinaca, contienen vitaminas A y C.

Dark green leafy vegetables, such as broccoli, kale and spinach, contain vitamins A and C.

Answer 12

THe waterskier wiped out on the choppy waves. El esquiador de agua acabó con las olas rizado.