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La palabra del día: aburrir - to bore

La palabra del día: aburrir - to bore

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aburrir - to bore

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.

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Mi tío aburría hasta a las ovejas con todos sus chistes que no eran graciosos.

My uncle was incredibly boring with all his jokes that weren't funny.

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updated Apr 10, 2010
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Apr 8, 2010
aburría hasta a las - 00494d19, Apr 8, 2010

18 Answers

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Nunca me aburro, hay muchas cosas que se pueden hacer.

I never get bored, there are many things that can be done.

( for details see my answer to today's "sinónimos & antónimos") wink

updated Apr 10, 2010
posted by luz_72
:) - 00494d19, Apr 8, 2010
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Estoy un poco aburrida hoy porque no tengo nada interesante que hacer.

I'm a little bored today because I have nothing interesting to do.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
:) - 00494d19, Apr 8, 2010
Good one...me too! - MattM, Apr 8, 2010
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Nunca me aburro de aprender español aquí, tal vez soy adicto.tongue wink

Never get bored of studying Spanish here, maybe I'm addicted.

updated Apr 8, 2010
edited by Krama
posted by Krama
Sin duda ;)) - Issabela, Apr 8, 2010
Por supuesto :-) - Fidalgo, Apr 8, 2010
jeje, better addicted here than elsewhere. :-) - Krama, Apr 8, 2010
Nunca me aburro... - melipiru, Apr 8, 2010
Gracias meli, you're right. - Krama, Apr 8, 2010
Estoy completamente de acuerdo - anusza, Apr 8, 2010
Yo tambien - beneskenazi, Apr 8, 2010
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El interrogatio de la policía le aburría tanto que el abogado del accusado casi se durmió.

The interrogation by the police bored him so much that the defendants lawyer nearly fell asleep.

updated Apr 8, 2010
edited by chicasabrosa
posted by chicasabrosa
Pero hay que usar el verbo "aburrir". - Issabela, Apr 8, 2010
Oh... let me change it then... - chicasabrosa, Apr 8, 2010
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La vida sería aburrida sin nadie que lo comparta con.

Life would be boring with no one to share it with.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by MattM
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Vivir la vida sin estar aburrirse es un gran regalo.

To live life without being bored is a great gift.

(Do I need to use "estar", or is "to be" implied in the reflexive form?)

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by DR1960
It is "sin estar aburrido" - Fidalgo, Apr 8, 2010
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Tengo una casa desordenada pero a mayoría de las tareas domésticas me aburren.

I have a disorderly houe because most household chores bore me.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by LaBurra
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Mi trabajo de contabilidad me aburrió a las lágrimas.

My accounting job bored me to tears.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by 008f2974
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The documentation issues at work bore me. Los problemas de la documentatión en el trabajo me aburren.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by nizhoni1
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Me aburren los que pongan en marcha la boca antes de que se le aranque la mente.

I am bored by those people who start talking without giving thought to what they are saying.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by 002262dd
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I remember a teacher that he was incredibly boring in class.

Recuerdo un profesor que era increíblemente aburrido en clase.

updated Apr 8, 2010
edited by melipiru
posted by melipiru
a teacher who was :) - chicasabrosa, Apr 8, 2010
only the one? ;) - galsally, Apr 8, 2010
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Ninguno de los mariscos me aburre.

Neither seafood bores me.

updated Apr 9, 2010
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
......ciencias ni los idiomas..... - 005faa61, Apr 8, 2010
Gracias, Juliano. ¿Y la versión nueva? - Fidalgo, Apr 9, 2010
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Los niños siempre dijeron, "Estamos aburridos. No tenemos nada que hacer".

The kids always said, "We're bored. We have nothing to do".

updated Apr 8, 2010
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Isn't that the truth:) - Yeser007, Apr 8, 2010
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Life is never boring as long as we don't take it too seriously.

La vida nunca está aburrida provisto que no la tomamos demasiado en serio.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by Lise-Laroche
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Si aburriré con el esquí busco algo más para divertirse. ///// If I get bored with the skiing I look for something else to amuse myself.

updated Apr 8, 2010
posted by Yeser007