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La palabra del día: escurrir

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escurrir - to drip; to slide

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La llave de la caja fuerte se me escurrió de las manos y cayó en el desagüe.

The key to the safe slipped through my fingers and fell into the drain.

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updated FEB 19, 2010
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, FEB 17, 2010
y cayó - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
gracias - Issabela, FEB 17, 2010

11 Answers

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Esta mañana me fui con mi perro al parque y me escurrí en una cáscara de plátano! aauwch.. confused

This morning i went for a walk with my dog in the park and i slipped on a banana peel! aauwch.. confused

updated FEB 19, 2010
edited by Alrisaera
posted by Alrisaera
Welcome to the forum, alrisa:) - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
:)---this means the sentence is correct - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
thank you Heidi, feels good to be here ^^ - Alrisaera, FEB 17, 2010
Nice sentence. :-) This may be an AmEng way, but normally we would say 'slip ON' something, however 'trip ON/OVER something. ;-) - chaparrito, FEB 18, 2010
thx chaparrito, i need a bit of help on the english grammar too ;-) - Alrisaera, FEB 18, 2010
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Está herido y se le escurre la vida. Nada podemos hacer...

He is wounded and the life is slipping to him. Nothing we can do...

Please, correct my English...

updated FEB 19, 2010
posted by Carlos-F
...and life is slipping from him. - mar959, FEB 17, 2010
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Mi esposa me esperó en la puerta, interrogándome con aspereza acerca de dónde yo habia ido, pero escurrí el bulto. ¡Uf!

My wife met me at the door, interrogating me harshly about where I had been, but I evaded the issue. Whew! smile

updated FEB 19, 2010
edited by Goyo
posted by Goyo
me esperó, interrogándo....acerca, dónde, ido, escurrí el bulto - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
Gracias amiga buena :) - Goyo, FEB 17, 2010
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Después de una noche larga, la oscuridad se escurrió dentro del amanecer. Ya no tenía miedo.

After a long night, the darkness slipped into dawn. I was no longer afraid.

updated FEB 17, 2010
posted by 005faa61
bonito - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
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Los carámbanos estan escurriendo en la banqueta.

The icicles are dripping on the sidewalk.

updated FEB 17, 2010
posted by mar959
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Looking at a sand clock, we see the time slide slowly.

Mirando un reloj de arena vemos como se escurre lentamente el tiempo.

updated FEB 17, 2010
edited by melipiru
posted by melipiru
look siempre lleva at=mirar, sand clock, quita el "like" - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
qué linda frase meli!! - Benz, FEB 17, 2010
looking at A sand clock - Issabela, FEB 17, 2010
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Dejé la vajilla limpia a escurrir en el fregadero de la cocina.

I left the clean dishes to drain in the kitchen sink.

updated FEB 17, 2010
edited by LaBurra
posted by LaBurra
limpia, fregadero - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
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Miré al otro lado del rio justo para ver un castor escurriéndose bajo el agua.

I looked to the other side of the river just to see a beaver slide under the water.

updated FEB 17, 2010
edited by renaerules
posted by renaerules
miré, justo para ver ...escurriéndose - 00494d19, FEB 17, 2010
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Mi coche escurrió abajo el camino helado.

My car slid down the icy road.

updated FEB 17, 2010
posted by 008f2974
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En los años pasados pregunté o dije , "¿Señora, Estoy arreglarme su escurre de tubo."? o "Estoy arreglarme su esscure de tubo, Señora." In past years I asked or said, "Fix your leak Ma'am?" or "I am here to fix your leak, Ma'am".

Clave:Fui siempre muy arregulado-por reparando. Clue: I was always tidy-about fixing.

updated FEB 17, 2010
posted by Juan20112
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El maestro trataba mantener la paz, pero las cosas de repente esurrieron fuera de control!

updated FEB 17, 2010
posted by 002262dd
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