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La palabra del día: el mantel

5
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el mantel - tablecloth; altar cloth; placemat

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.


Cuando preparamos la cena de Nochebuena en Polonia, cubrimos la mesa de un mantel blanco. Después, ponemos un puñado de paja y unas pocas monedas debajo del mantel.

When we prepare the Christmas Eve supper in Poland, we cover the table with a white tablecloth. Then, we put a hadful of straw and a few coins beneath the tablecloth.

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updated Feb 7, 2010
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Feb 6, 2010
What day is it in Poland? Is there a vacation now? Why are there such a lot of Polish things today? - Fidalgo, Feb 6, 2010
Oh, I just made a sentence about one of our Christmas Eve's traditions. - Issabela, Feb 6, 2010
con un mantel - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010

15 Answers

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Aquel hombre estaba tan borracho que sacó el mantel de la mesa, se lo puso como una falda y empezó a bailar encima de la mesa.

That man was so drunk that he took the tablecloth off of the table, put it on like a skirt and started to dance on top of the table.

updated Feb 8, 2010
edited by alba3
posted by alba3
¡Qué barbaridad! jejeje - Goyo, Feb 6, 2010
se lo puso, - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
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El sacerdote utiliza un mantel como su manto.

The priest used a tablecloth as his mantle.


I thought it was fun that mantel is so close to mantle and yet they are very different things.

updated Feb 8, 2010
posted by aloshek
Solamente aloshek pensaría como esto. jejeje - Goyo, Feb 6, 2010
:D - aloshek, Feb 6, 2010
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Envolví todas mis pertencias en un mantel viejo. Una sencilla lágrima me brotó en los ojos. Ya supe que yo nunca podría volver. El fin de la calle. Nuestro amor se acabó.

I wrapped up all my belongings in an old tablecloth. A single tear welled up in my eyes. I knew then that I could never return. The end of the road. Our love was over.

updated Feb 7, 2010
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
Tengo dudas sobre la palabra sencilla en ese contexto. - Goyo, Feb 6, 2010
How do you figure Goyo? You have some experience in that area because I have heard it used that way before in shows and by people. Thanks for commenting. - jeezzle, Feb 6, 2010
Dije 'tengo dudas'. No es tan serio. No hay de que. - Goyo, Feb 6, 2010
una sola lágrima, me brotó, al final del camino, - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
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Hace mucho tiempo que vi a un a hombre que podía quitar el mantel de la mesa de un tirón sin derramar una gota de vino ni desordenar ningún plato.

A long time ago I saw a man that could take the tablecloth of the tabe in one quick motion without spilling a drop of wine or disturbing one plate.

updated Feb 6, 2010
edited by 003487d6
posted by 003487d6
de un tiron - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
ohh gracias! - 003487d6, Feb 6, 2010
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cuando era de niño, hice un esclavina con el mantel y corrí alrededor la habitación como superhéroe.

When I was a child, I made a cape out of the table cloth and ran around the room like a superhero.

updated Feb 6, 2010
posted by dancefess
era niño, - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
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For going go a picnic we can't forget the classic checked tablecloth.

Para ír de picnic no podemos olvidar el clásico mantel a cuadros.

updated Apr 16, 2010
edited by melipiru
posted by melipiru
For going on a picnic we can't forget the classic, checked tablecloth. - alba3, Feb 6, 2010
tanks alba 3 - melipiru, Feb 6, 2010
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Issabela, it is so cool that you offer so much espanol with the English tranlation in a fun, chlallenging game. Thank you so much for your efforts!


¡No rocíe su vino en el mantel, yo acabo de lavar lo!


Don't spill your wine on the tablecloth, I just washed it!

updated Feb 6, 2010
edited by gadjetman
posted by gadjetman
lavarlo - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
Can you refer me to the verb from which you derived, "rocíe." Thanks - 002262dd, Feb 6, 2010
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No me parece correcto que se lave el mantel santo con la ropa sucia común.

It doesn't seem right to me that they wash the holy altar cloth with the common dirty laundry.

updated Feb 6, 2010
edited by Goyo
posted by Goyo
Suica vulgar? Why wouldn't you say sucia común? - jeezzle, Feb 6, 2010
se lave, normal or común - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
Gracias todos - Goyo, Feb 6, 2010
1
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el mantel:

"Cuando como congrejo con curry yo uso un mantel para una servilleta. Hago un lío."

(When I eat curried crab I use a tablecloth for a napkin. I make a mess.)

updated Feb 6, 2010
posted by Daniel
Y yo también cuando comiendo alas de pollo de Buffalo. - Goyo, Feb 6, 2010
como servilleta, me esucio mucho, hacer un lio makes no sense here - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
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El sacerdote utiliza su mantel para lavar las cosas después de la comunión. Es un poco perezoso

The priest uses his cloth to wash the things after communion. He is a bit lazy.

updated Feb 6, 2010
posted by 00e8f2fa
:) - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
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Sí, ya es hora de limpiar las manchas de miel sobre el mantel

Yes, it's time to clean the honey stains from the tablecloth!

Lyrics from "Te Dejo Madrid," por Shakira

updated Feb 6, 2010
posted by 002262dd
Hmmm. ¿Qué clase de miel es esto? :) - Goyo, Feb 6, 2010
Lo mas dulce posible - 002262dd, Feb 6, 2010
1
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Dije mi hijo a poner el mantel en la mesa. I told my son to put the tablecloth on the table. smile

updated Feb 6, 2010
posted by Jason7R
Le dije a mi hijo que ponga el mantel en la mesa. :) We use the infinitive for indirect commands in English but, since there is a subject change, you need two clauses. - 003487d6, Feb 6, 2010
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La última vez que estaba en Morelia, Michoacan, compré un mantel de encaje para mi mamá, ya que se había comprado ella una nueva mesa redonda. Sigue siendo un regalo muy especial porque después de la muerte de mi mamá, el mantel se regresó a mi. (Una historia verídica)

The last time I was in Morelia, Michoacan, I bought a lace tablecloth for my mother since she had just purchased a new round table. It continues to be a very special gift because after my mom's death, the tablecloth returned to me. (A true story)

updated Feb 7, 2010
posted by 005faa61
recuperé el mantel - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010
Sólo se recupera algo después de haberlo perdido. - 005faa61, Feb 7, 2010
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Daniel me dijo que el mantel era un servilleta.Lo creí hasta que vi su frase. Daniel told me the placemat was a napkin. I believed him until I saw his sentence.

updated Feb 6, 2010
posted by nizhoni1
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yo compre el mantel para la mesa del comedor.

updated Feb 6, 2010
posted by spanelsko
compré - 00494d19, Feb 6, 2010