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La palabra del día: la butaca

La palabra del día: la butaca

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la butaca - armchair, easy chair; seat in a theater; stool

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

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Si tuviera un jardín, pondría en él una mesa y cuatro butacas de mimbre.

If I had a garden, I would put a table and four wicker armchairsin in it.

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updated Apr 23, 2010
edited by Issabela
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Apr 21, 2010
would place a ...in it - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
colocaría una mesa...en él is not necessary - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
If I had a garden, I would put a table and four wicker armchairs in it. Sounds more natural to me. - ian-hill, Apr 21, 2010
thank you :) - Issabela, Apr 22, 2010

17 Answers

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Por favor, salga de la butaca. Mi perro quiere dormir allí.

Please, get out of the easy chair. My dog wants to sleep there.

updated Apr 23, 2010
posted by 008f2974
:) - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
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Ofrecemos una gran selección de butacas, para niños.

We offer a large selection of armchairs for children.

updated Apr 22, 2010
edited by billy-jones
posted by billy-jones
good morning Isaabela, nizhoni1 and I were waitng to greet you. CorrEgid mi español, por favor :-) - billy-jones, Apr 21, 2010
word of the day people are late night/early morning folk! - nizhoni1, Apr 21, 2010
Issa, the "E" is to show that I listen. - billy-jones, Apr 21, 2010
Is that "we offer to you..." or is the le for para los niños? If so, should it be "les". - 0074b507, Apr 21, 2010
ofrecemos (no le) para niños, good job , you are getting better at this:)Nice rey - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
Again I thank you both, qfreed and mi reina. - billy-jones, Apr 21, 2010
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A mi padre le gustaba sentarse en su butaca después de trabajo. My father liked to sit in his easy chair after work.

updated Apr 22, 2010
edited by nizhoni1
posted by nizhoni1
después de before a noun? - 0074b507, Apr 21, 2010
"A mi padre" - Gekkosan, Apr 21, 2010
fixed a typo - DR1960, Apr 21, 2010
thanks - nizhoni1, Apr 21, 2010
del trabajo - 00494d19, Apr 22, 2010
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Amo sentarme en mi butaca favorita para ver una película buena. Como en el cielo. smile

I love to sit in my favourite chair to watch a good film. It's Heaven. smile

updated Apr 22, 2010
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
como en el cielo - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
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A nadie se le permite sentarse en la butaca de mi suegra que no sea ella misma.wink

No one is allowed to sit down in my mother-in-law's armchair, other than herself.

updated Apr 21, 2010
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
...to sit down... : ) - mar959, Apr 21, 2010
a nadie se le permite sentarse - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
...thanks:) - luz_72, Apr 21, 2010
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Butaca, banqueta, taburete, asiento, silla, sillón, poltrona (courtesy of Joe below)
Estoy tan confundido, que tengo miedo de sentarme.

updated Apr 21, 2010
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Hahaha..I agree! It's "confundido" because you're a man. - --Mariana--, Apr 21, 2010
Last time I had a look I was. :):) - ian-hill, Apr 21, 2010
¿Qué tal la poltrona? - 002262dd, Apr 21, 2010
I am confused enough already Joe. - ian-hill, Apr 21, 2010
Since I changed the confundida to confundido Marianne's comment looks like she has "done a Heidi" :)) - ian-hill, Apr 21, 2010
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Algunas butacas son tan altas que mis pies no llegan al suelo.

Some chairs are so tall that my feet don't reach the floor.

updated Apr 21, 2010
posted by mar959
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Me gusta sentarme en mi butaca todo el día y ver la televisión

I like to sit in my armchair all day and watch TV

updated Apr 23, 2010
posted by voeglerd
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Lo mejor del Cine de Arte son sus butacas de lujo.

The best feature of the Arts Cinema is the luxury chairs seats


Edit: Member "Iloveyoumom" kindly corrected my translation of "butacas". Thank you!

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updated Apr 22, 2010
edited by Gekkosan
posted by Gekkosan
are the....ja!!! te he pillado una falta, los milagros existen! lol - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
I would have said ........ are the luxury chairs - but now you've got me thinking. - ian-hill, Apr 21, 2010
"Someone" got there before me. - ian-hill, Apr 21, 2010
:-) This is one of those tricky details that always make me stop. "The best feature is..." or "The chairs are"? Lo pensé mucho antes de ponerlo, y sabía que era 50-50. :-p - Gekkosan, Apr 21, 2010
Actually, if someone can provide a good, definitive explanation of why it is "are" insted of "is", I would be most grateful. - Gekkosan, Apr 21, 2010
The simplest way to test whether it is plural is to remove the prepositional phrase. If you take out "of the Arts Cinema", how would you say the phrase? In this case, "The best feature is...". - DR1960, Apr 21, 2010
Wait! I am even more confused now! DR, are you saying that the correct form is "the beast feature is..?" Is Heidita wrong? Which one is it!?? - Gekkosan, Apr 21, 2010
..."luxury chairs" is one feature, so it's ok as it is...by me...:) - luz_72, Apr 21, 2010
Allrighty - I'm threading this! - Gekkosan, Apr 21, 2010
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Mi asiento menos predilecto es la butaca del dentista

My least favorite seat is the dentist's chair.

updated Apr 22, 2010
posted by LaBurra
:) - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
a mi tambíen - galsally, Apr 22, 2010
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Mi hijo es demasiado pequeño para las butacas y no se queden abajo.

My son is too small for the theatre seats and they do not stay down.

updated Apr 21, 2010
posted by MattM
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Tengo una butaca cómoda y me siento en ella durante horas y estudio español.

I have a comfortable armchair and I set in it for hours and study Spanish.

updated Apr 21, 2010
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
durante horas - 00494d19, Apr 21, 2010
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Sentado en mi butaca me hace muy perezoso.

Sitting in my chair makes me very lazy.

updated Apr 21, 2010
posted by scottdoherty
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A veces mi butaca es mi segunda cama y el televisor me mira toda la noche.

Sometimes, my armchair is my second bed and my TV watches me all night. (forget to turn it off ) tongue wink

updated Apr 21, 2010
edited by Krama
posted by Krama
me está mirando or me está viendo even though I don't think the continuous form is needed here. - 0074b507, Apr 21, 2010
Ok thanks gfreed. - Krama, Apr 21, 2010
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Allí estaban no las butacas ningúnas en el teatro para película ultima de la noche.

There were no seats in the theater for the last film of the night.

updated Apr 21, 2010
posted by jack17
I would appreciate help with the Spanish, please. - jack17, Apr 21, 2010