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La palabra del día: el gemelo

La palabra del día: el gemelo

4
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el gemelo (sustantivo) - twin; cufflink; calf

gemelos - binoculars

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.


No mires el sol por gemelos; puedes dañarte los ojos.

Don't look at the sun through binoculars; you can damage your eyes.

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updated Feb 3, 2010
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Feb 1, 2010
...por unos gemelos; puedes dañarte los - melipiru, Feb 1, 2010
gracias! - Issabela, Feb 1, 2010
He recordado y nunca usaré unos gemelos para mirar el sol :) - Fidalgo, Feb 1, 2010
Pleeeease do not use the article in front of the name all the time, it is not necesary. - juluque, Feb 1, 2010
sounds awful to read El gemelo instead of Gemelos or gemelo. - juluque, Feb 1, 2010
"No uses gemelos para mirar al sol, puedes dañarte los ojos" sounds better - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
And this was my first version!! But I changed it as melipiru suggested :(( - Issabela, Feb 1, 2010
I meant there was no article in front of "gemelos" - Issabela, Feb 1, 2010

17 Answers

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A mi hermano gemelo le gusta usar los gemelos con forma de gemelos.

My twin brother likes to wear cufflinks shaped like binoculars.

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updated Feb 3, 2010
edited by 00494d19
posted by sheila-foster
Nunca sabía que los prismáticos y los cuff-links también se llamaban gemelos. Sólo sabía lo de twins. - jaimetayag, Feb 1, 2010
... con forma de gemelos. (el término binoculares es más comunmente usado que gemelos) - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
I'm sure it is, but it wouldn't have made nearly as good a sentence :) Thank you for the correction :) - sheila-foster, Feb 1, 2010
Are you sure about "con"? - only the dictionary gives "en forma de" for "in the shape of" - sheila-foster, Feb 1, 2010
personal a fixed - 00494d19, Feb 3, 2010
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Las torres gemelas en Nueva York, llamadas el World Trade Center fueron destruidas por Al Qaeda el 11 de septiembre de 2001 y 2605 personas inocentes murieron. ¡Luchemos juntos contra terrorismo en todo el mundo!

The twin towers in New York, called the World Trade Center were destroyed by Al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001 and 2605 innocent people died. Let's struggle together against terrorism all over the world.

updated Feb 1, 2010
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
¡Corregid mi castellano y mi inglés, por favor! - Fidalgo, Feb 1, 2010
...York, llamadas el World... / destruídas por... / inocentes murieron.... - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
Gracias - Fidalgo, Feb 1, 2010
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Con buen gemelos puede ver algunas de las lunas de Júpiter. With good binoculars you can see some of Jupiter's moons.

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by Yeser007
correcciones apreciado. - Yeser007, Feb 1, 2010
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto are maybe the most famous? - Fidalgo, Feb 1, 2010
Con un buen par de gemelos se pueden ver... - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
Thanks M, I wasn't sure if pair (par) was necessary. - Yeser007, Feb 1, 2010
Fidalgo, I knew you would have a word on this. :) - Yeser007, Feb 1, 2010
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Si fuera un águila, no necesitaría gemelos. If I were an eagle, I would not need binoculars.

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by nizhoni1
Muy buen uso del condicional!!!! - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
gracias - nizhoni1, Feb 1, 2010
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De niña quería una gemela ya que mis hermanos eran mayores y no tenía a nadie con quien jugar.

When I was a little girl, I wanted a twin sister since my brothers were older and I didn't have anyone to play with.

updated Feb 1, 2010
edited by 003487d6
posted by 003487d6
...a twin sister... - Fidalgo, Feb 1, 2010
Thank you - 003487d6, Feb 1, 2010
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Tengo a veces calambres en mis gemelos. ¡Ay!

Sometimes I have cramps in my calves. Ouch!

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by 0057ed01
Yo también!! - Sarah-Jane-Conaway, Feb 1, 2010
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Cada observador de aves necesita gemelos y un poco de suerte.

Every bird watcher needs binoculars and a little luck.

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by LaBurra
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Gracias por informarme que los binóculares y los cuff-links también se llaman gemelos. No lo sabía.

Thanks for telling me that binoculars and cuff-links were also called gemelos. I did not know.

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by jaimetayag
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Viendo el sol a través de binoculares dañar sus ojos. Viewing the sun through binoculars will damage your eyes.

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by 0063492c
Does yours look like what Issabela did? - Fidalgo, Feb 1, 2010
Mirar el sol a través de binoculares daña los ojos. (Viewing is a gerund in English, and has a noun function. In Spanish we use the infinitive: Mirar el sol....) - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
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El buque gemelo del Titanic, se llama Nomadic, descansa en un astillero, necesitando ser restaurado.

The sister ship of the Titanic, called Nomadic, rests in a shipyard, needing to be restored.

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by Goyo
?true? - nizhoni1, Feb 1, 2010
Yes, it's in Belfast, Ireland. - Goyo, Feb 1, 2010
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Los gemelos del Libro "Alice in Wonderland" eran intensamente traviesos. The twins in the book "Alice in Wonderland" were intensely mischievous.

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by victoriagaresche
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¿Se usa gemelos para mirar a los gemelos? Does one use binoculars to look at twins?

updated Feb 1, 2010
edited by 0057ed01
posted by Rivergreen
Added a capital "D" and the word "at." OK? - 0057ed01, Feb 1, 2010
está bien - Rivergreen, Feb 1, 2010
¿Se usan... (plural) - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
¿Se usan for singular would indicate they use right? - Rivergreen, Feb 1, 2010
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Ojalá yo tuviera un gemelo para que fuera a las clases cuando estoy enfermo

updated Feb 1, 2010
posted by GreenB212
¿Y en inglés, por favor? - Fidalgo, Feb 1, 2010
jajaja Supongo que todos alguna vez lo deseamos!!!!! - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
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Es bien para nos poseer uno gemelos por ver en la distancia. It is good for us to possess a pair of binoclulars to see in the distance.

updated Feb 1, 2010
edited by Juan20112
posted by Juan20112
Es bueno que tengamos un par de gemelos para ver a la distancia. - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
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Si yo tuviera un hermano gemelo me gustaría a mí?

If I had an indentical twin would I like me?

Si yo tuviera un hermano gemelo le gustaría a mí?

If I had an identical twin would he like me?

updated Feb 1, 2010
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Not sure if the Spanish is OK - Please correct. - ian-hill, Feb 1, 2010
how about... me caería bien yo [a mí mismo]? and le caería bien yo [a él]? - 003487d6, Feb 1, 2010
dandi gave you a good suggestion, but it's a very difficult sentence in Spanish... - Benz, Feb 1, 2010
Si tuviera un hermano gemelo, ¿yo me gustaría? / Si tuviera un hermano gemelo, ¿yo le gustaría a él? - Benz, Feb 1, 2010