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La palabra del día: cotorrear

La palabra del día: cotorrear

3
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cotorrear - to chatter, to babble

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.


Inventé un trabalenguas nuevo:

Dos cotorreras cotorras cotorrean de cotorreo.

I invented a new tongue twister:

Two noisy parrots chatter about the gossiping.

*) cotorro/a - noisy (Mex)

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updated Jan 11, 2010
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Jan 4, 2010
no es conocido pero no le veo nada mal, :) - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
Cool tongue twister! According the the dictionary it could also be in English "Two noisy women..." But saying 'parrots' is nicer. ;-) - chaparrito, Jan 4, 2010

8 Answers

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Unos pájaros cotorreaban encima de nuestra cabeza mientras caminábamos a través del bosque.

Several birds were chattering above our heads while we strolled through the forest.

updated Jan 5, 2010
posted by chaparrito
:) - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
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Como estoy aprendado español, tengo tendencia cotorrear con espanol cuando espanol es se hablado a mi. As I learn Spanish, I have a tendency to chatter in Spanish when Spanish is spoken to me.

updated Jan 8, 2010
posted by Juan20112
Juan, you simply MUST try with easier sentences otherwise thiss excercise is useless;) - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
Como estoy aprendado español, tengo un tendencia cotorrear en espanol cuando espanol es se hablado a mi. - Juan20112, Jan 8, 2010
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Mother likes to chatter with me. It makes me feel special.

A mi madre le gusta cotorrear conmigo. Me hace sentir especial.

updated Jan 5, 2010
edited by gloriadean
posted by gloriadean
a mi madre le gusta ,,,conmigo. - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
gracias Heidita - gloriadean, Jan 4, 2010
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En la fiesta de Año Nuevo, ellos tomaron demasiado alcohal y pasado la noche cotorreando.

At the New Years party they drank too much alcohol and spent the night babbling.

updated Jan 5, 2010
posted by Goyo
alcohol, pasaron - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
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Deleted.

updated Jan 5, 2010
edited by Sammy16093
posted by Sammy16093
why did you delete? your sentence was correct - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
I kind of changed the word to a noun instead of keeping it a verb though, didn't i? :) - Sammy16093, Jan 5, 2010
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Cúando llegó tarde a casa este fin de semana, mi hijo menor se diculpaba así, " pero papi, estabamos cotorreando y se me olvidó del tiempo!"

updated Jan 4, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
cuando, el tiempo - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
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Me gusto el sonido de un riachuelo que cotorrea.

I like the sound of a babbling brook.

updated Jan 4, 2010
posted by LaBurra
no, you cannot use this for water - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010
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Cotorrea cafetería es insípido ocasionalmente. Coffee shop chatter is insidpid occasionally.

updated Jan 4, 2010
edited by nizhoni1
posted by nizhoni1
sorry, incomprehensible, try again - 00494d19, Jan 4, 2010