La palabra del día: el gajo

Question

el gajo - segment, wedge (of an orange, lemon); lock (of hair); branch (of a tree)

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 greatest number of votes and language correctness.

And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested.

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¿Cuántos gajos de limón puedes comer sonriente?

How many segments of a lemon can you eat smiling?

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Corregid mi español, por favor :)) I'm not sure... gajos de limón or gajos de un limón? - Issabela, Mar 16, 2010

gajos de limón is ok. (We do not know if all the gajos are from just one limón.) - Mokay, Mar 16, 2010

gracias :) - Issabela, Mar 16, 2010

That would have been a good 'picture of the day'. :) - 00d7cd75, Mar 16, 2010

Issabela is that picture from a file of yours? If so, how did you get it into the message? - Don-Linton, Mar 16, 2010

No - I upload the pictures into my photobucket file and paste the direction here. - Issabela, Mar 16, 2010

Answer 1

Me encanta este gajo.

I love this branch.

I hope I'll never find a "gato" in my pie :S. I'm afraid you can't use "gajo" with piece of a pie, only works for oranges and lemons."Un pedazo del pastel es mejor que nada" - Zizoun, Mar 16, 2010

También corregid mi español, por favor. - tvich, Mar 16, 2010

Thanks Zizoun, I tried something else. - tvich, Mar 16, 2010

Good one ;) It's used in latin america as "esqueje" un spanish :D - Zizoun, Mar 16, 2010

Answer 2

Los gajos de la granada parecen secos, pero tienen mucho zumo por dentro.

The segments of the pomegranate look dry, but they are very juicy inside.

Answer 3

En clase de las habilidades del cuchillo, aprendí cómo a cortar una naranja en gajos.

In knife skills class, I learned how to cut an orange into segments.

Answer 4

Un círculo tiene doce segmentos de quince grados cada una. A circle has twelve segments of fifteen degrees each.

Correction: I meant semi-circle! Alas! - Don-Linton, Mar 16, 2010

you hve to use the word "gajo" :) - Benz, Mar 16, 2010

Answer 5

It is very easy to make an oranges salad with fresh onion segments./Arabic recipe.

És muy fácil hacer una ensalada de naranjas con gajos de cebolla fresca./Receta Árabe

Me gusta :-) - Fidalgo, Mar 17, 2010

Answer 6

Me corté un gajo del árbol muerto para hacer un fuego.

I cut a branch from a dead tree to make a fire.

Answer 7

Guardó el gajo de su pelo por años después de que ellos separaran. He kept the lock of her hair for years after they separated.

Answer 8

"El Itchy y Scratchy Espectáculo" es mi gajo favorito de "Los Simpsons" programa de televisión.

"The Itchy and Scratchy Show" is my favorite segment of "The Simpsons" television program.

es mi parte favorita (not gajo) - Benz, Mar 16, 2010

Thanks. It was the only thing I could think of. - 008f2974, Mar 16, 2010