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La palabra del día: el cajón

La palabra del día: el cajón

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el cajón - drawer; packing case, crate, chest; coffin (LAm.)

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.


El cajón de mi escritorio está lleno de viejos recuerdos, unas fotografías amarillentas, varias decepciones, poemas que nunca se publicaron y colillas.

My desk's drawer is full of some old memories, yellowish photographs, various disappointments, poems that were never published and butts.

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updated Feb 17, 2010
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Feb 16, 2010
Colillas? No tienes un cenicero? - 00e8f2fa, Feb 16, 2010
dunce corner right away!! jeje, está lleno!!, de recuerdos (no viejos, los recuerdos siempre son pasados) - 00494d19, Feb 16, 2010
And I spent a few minutes hesitating between ser and estar :/ - Issabela, Feb 16, 2010
thanks :) - Issabela, Feb 16, 2010
¿por qué no "viejos recuerdos"? a mi no me suena mal Heidi... colillas son de cigarrillo en Argentina. Qué tal "colitas para el cabello"? cómo se dice en España? - Benz, Feb 16, 2010
in English we often use "some old memories"... memories can be fresh or old :)) - Issabela, Feb 16, 2010

11 Answers

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Soy un cajón de sastre en el tema del calentamiento climático. Hay demasiados estudios con resultados opuestos.

I am confused on the topic of global warming. There are too many studies with conflicting results.

updated Feb 17, 2010
posted by LaBurra
Corrections welcome! (But no need to debate global warming!) - LaBurra, Feb 16, 2010
:) - 00494d19, Feb 17, 2010
3
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Who does have not a junk drawer in their home?.Even during the move there is one.

¿Quién no tiene un cajón de los trastos en su casa?Incluso durante la mudanza hay uno.

updated Apr 13, 2010
edited by melipiru
posted by melipiru
his or their - 00494d19, Feb 16, 2010
I'd use their - it's used in dictionaries when referring to a person of unknown sex, contemporary film characters speak PC as well :) - Issabela, Feb 16, 2010
Definitely use "their", its a very common contemporary usage. - kattya, Feb 16, 2010
The second sentence is hard to translate without a subject. It would be easier to say "I even have one when I am moving." - kattya, Feb 16, 2010
Or you could say (more like your Spanish), "they are there even during a move" but its a little unclear. - kattya, Feb 16, 2010
Who does not have* - DarkTree, Feb 16, 2010
not corrected - 00494d19, Feb 17, 2010
3
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A mi gato le gusta dormir en el cajón de los calzones de mi esposo.

My cat likes to sleep in my husband's underwear drawer.

updated Feb 17, 2010
edited by CrazyDiamond
posted by CrazyDiamond
*A mi gato - Luciente, Feb 16, 2010
jajaja - mediterrunio, Feb 16, 2010
not corrected - 00494d19, Feb 17, 2010
2
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Hay tres cajones en mi cocina. Contienen muchos utensilios de cocina, tazas y cucharas de medir y cubiertos.

updated Feb 16, 2010
edited by mar959
posted by mar959
cajón but cajones (no accent) - Benz, Feb 16, 2010
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Un lugar inolvidable en la Patagonia es El Cajón del Azul. El cajón es un cañadón de 1 metro de ancho por 40 de profundidad que contiene al río Azul.

One unforgettable place in Patagonia is El Cajón del Azul (Blue river valley). The cajón is a valley of 5 feet wide and 50 yards of depth that encloses the Blue River.

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updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by mediterrunio
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Cuando le pregunté al profesor el porque, abrí el cajón de pandora!

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by 002262dd
it´s usually called la caja de Pandora, but it´s a good example anyway! - mediterrunio, Feb 16, 2010
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El Cajon is a city in San Diego County, California. The population was 94,869 at the 2000 census. Contrary to popular belief El Cajón is Spanish for "The Drawer" and not "The Box", relating to it being surrounded by mountains in a nestled valley.

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by icanrideawave
from wiki..... - icanrideawave, Feb 16, 2010
cute! I never knew, thanks! - Silvia, Feb 16, 2010
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Ella siempre pensaba que su papá tenía un secreto que estaba escondiendo de la familia porque nunca abría uno de los cajones de su escritorio y nadie más tenía la llave para abrirlo. Un día, su papá olvidó de cerrar ese cajón misterioso y, la chica, muerto de curiosidad, lo abrió y vio un pájaro muerto pudriéndose en una bolsa ziploc. No tenía ninguna idea por qué su máma estaba guardando un pájaro muerto en un cajón y porque le parece demasiado extraño, decidió no preguntar nada a su papá.

She always thought that her dad had a secret that he was hiding from the family because he never opened one of the drawers on his desk and no one else had the key to open it. One day, her dad forgot to close that mysterious drawer, and the girl, dying of curiosity, opened it and saw a dead bird rotting in a Ziplock bag. She had no idea why her dad was keeping a dead bird in a drawer and because it seemed too weird to her, she decided not to ask her dad anything.

updated Feb 16, 2010
edited by Luciente
posted by Luciente
Corrijan mi español, por favor. - Luciente, Feb 16, 2010
0
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Yo nunca permitió que cualquier abrir mi el cajón I never allowed anyone to open my drawer

updated Feb 16, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Permití - Eddy, Feb 16, 2010
... que cualquiera abriera mi cajón - Benz, Feb 16, 2010
0
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El cajón de mi escritorio es lleno. Tengo no idea nada en el cajón. The drawer of my desk is full. I have no idea of anything in the drawer.

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by Juan20112
... está lleno. No tiengo ni idea de lo que hay allí :) - Benz, Feb 16, 2010
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Tengo un cajón que es lleno de ropas, hilo, joyas que nunca llevo y papeles.

I have a drawer that is full of clothes, yarn, jewelry that I never wear and paper.

(corríjame si mi español es equivoco, por favor.)

updated Feb 16, 2010
posted by DarkTree