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La palabra del día: la locura

10
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la locura - madness, craziness, insanity

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. Do N O T ever use subject pronouns!

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¡Siento locura por mi hijo, aunque a veces me vuelve loca!

I'm absolutely besotted with my son, though he sometimes drives me crazy!

5519 views
updated Jun 18, 2014
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, May 6, 2010
:) - 00494d19, May 6, 2010

20 Answers

6
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Todos dicen que ir al senderismo sola es una locura, pero a mí me gusta, quizás porque todavía no he visto un oso.wink

Everybody says that to go hiking alone is crazy, but I like it, maybe because I still haven't seen a bear.

updated May 7, 2010
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
great - 00494d19, May 6, 2010
thanks:) - luz_72, May 6, 2010
to go - nizhoni1, May 6, 2010
sure...thank you too, Niz:) - luz_72, May 6, 2010
jejeje :)) - Issabela, May 6, 2010
6
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Algunas personas piensan que tengo locura por español , pero creo que estoy solo obsesionado.

Some people think that I have a craze for Spanish, but I think that I am only obsessed.

updated Jun 18, 2014
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
el español, solo obsesionado - 00494d19, May 6, 2010
have A craze - nizhoni1, May 6, 2010
*But I think. Nice sentence :) - Lrtward, May 6, 2010
6
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La locura corre en mi familia -- solo aparece cuando alguien no me hace caso. Entonces, me porto como una loca.


Craziness runs in my family -- it only appears when someone don't listen to me. Then, I behave like a crazy woman.

updated Jun 18, 2014
edited by --Mariana--
posted by --Mariana--
jeje, como una locaa - 00494d19, May 6, 2010
Gracias! - --Mariana--, May 6, 2010
?doesn't - nizhoni1, May 6, 2010
'Don't we all, Chica? :-) - Delores--Lindsey, May 6, 2010
6
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"Locura: haciendo la misma cosa una y otra vez y esperando resultados diferentes".

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

Albert Einstein

updated May 22, 2014
posted by MattM
6
votes

A veces la amargura conduce a la locura.

Sometimes bitterness leads to insanity.

updated May 6, 2010
edited by billy-jones
posted by billy-jones
great - 00494d19, May 6, 2010
:-) gracias - billy-jones, May 6, 2010
5
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No seas tonto, esto es una locura.

Don't be stupid, this is insane!

updated Jun 18, 2014
posted by --Jen--
:) - 00494d19, May 6, 2010
hola guapa...¿qué tal? Abrazos y un mil besitos. :-) - Jason7R, Jun 18, 2014
5
votes

Driving in the city of El Cairo is a veritable madness.

Conducir en El Cairo es una verdadera locura.

updated May 7, 2010
posted by melipiru
in English "a" should probably be omitted - nizhoni1, May 6, 2010
Sorry Nizhoni - I don't agree - it is a lovely sentence in English. - margaretbl, May 6, 2010
5
votes

Soy demasiada tacaña para gastar una locura en la ropa.

I am too cheap to spend a fortune on clothes.

updated May 6, 2010
posted by mar959
5
votes

Unas personas no entienden que es una locura gastar mucho dinero usando las tarjetas de crédito cuando, de veras, no lo tiene.

Some people do not understand that it is madness to spend a lot of money using credit cards when, truthfully, they don't have any.

updated May 6, 2010
posted by Delores--Lindsey
Amen, sister! I'd like to give you numerous votes for that one! - mar959, May 6, 2010
4
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Una de mis canciones favoritas es "La locura automatica" de Vico C y Big Boy.

One of my favorite songs is "La locura automatica" by Vico C and Big Boy.

updated May 22, 2014
posted by chicasabrosa
automática - 00494d19, May 6, 2010
4
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Es una locura, la incapacidad del gobierno resolver el problema del presupuesto.

It is insanity, the government's incapacity to resolve the budget problem!

updated May 6, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
It is - nizhoni1, May 6, 2010
4
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Miro raramente la televisión con el fin de evitar algunos de la locura de mundo. I rarely watch TV in order to avoid some of the madness of the world.

updated May 6, 2010
posted by nizhoni1
Yo también. - Issabela, May 6, 2010
4
votes

Los novios se quieren con locura.

The newlyweds are madly in love.

updated May 6, 2010
posted by LaBurra
2
votes

Es una locura que hayan güeras.... It's a craziness to have wars....

updated Jun 18, 2014
posted by George-Anemos
guerras - 00494d19, May 6, 2010
2
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Una locura es estar aquí en el foro cuándo hace un día de buen sol. Volveré más tarde...

updated May 6, 2010
posted by margaretbl