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La palabra del día: la avaricia

La palabra del día: la avaricia

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la avaricia - avarice, greed

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La avaricia de Ebenezer Scrooge le hizo amargado e infeliz.

Ebenezer Scrooge's greed made him bitter and unhappy.

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updated JUN 18, 2010
posted by Issabela
Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, JUN 6, 2010
"Do N O T ever use subject pronouns!" What do you mean? Whle not generally needed, subject pronouns are used appropriately in many cases for clarification or emphasis. - chris126, JUN 6, 2010
Sometimes they're used for clarification or emphasis, but not that often; the problem is that many people use them in situations when they're unnecessary and their examples sound unnatural. - Issabela, JUN 6, 2010

14 Answers

5
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¡La ausencia de avaricia es la felicidad.!

the absence of greed is happiness! rolleyes

updated JUN 8, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
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La avaricia es uno de los siete pecados capitales.

Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by mar959
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La avaricia por más conocimiento del idioma español es una buena cosa - ¿estas de acuerdo?

(Greed for more knowledge of the Spanish language is a good thing - don't you agree?)

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by nonombre
Estoy de acuerdo, claro que sí :)) - Issabela, JUN 6, 2010
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La avaricia de la compañía petroléo está haciendo daño a muchas personas y fauna en la costa de golfo.

The greed of the oil company is harming many persons and wildlife in the gulf coast.

updated JUN 6, 2010
edited by Lucrecia
posted by Lucrecia
gulf coast : ) - mar959, JUN 6, 2010
Gracias! - Lucrecia, JUN 6, 2010
3
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Hell has three gates: lust, anger, and greed.

El infierno tiene tres puertas: la lujuria, la ira, y la avaricia.

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
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“Love is blind, and greed insatiable”

"El amor es ciego, y la avaricia insaciable"

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by Vaanz
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Spanish saying "La avaricia rompe el saco"

Greed breaks the sack.

updated JUN 19, 2010
posted by melipiru
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La problema con este mundo es que todas las gente tienen mucho de la avaricia.

The problem with this world is that all the people have too much greed.

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by SELWICH425
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If the day ever comes that I can correct your Spanish, I will be so busy celebrating that greed will be the least of my sins.

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by LateToDinner
Please, post your example in Spanish and English - Issabela, JUN 6, 2010
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"En la tierra hay suficiente para satisfacer las necesidades de todos, pero no tanto como para satisfacer la avaricia de algunos." Mahatma Ghandi

"In the world there is enough to satisfy the needs of all, but not enough to satisfy the avarice of some." Mahatma Ghandi

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by 002262dd
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La avaricia, como al amor de la comodidad, es un tipo de miedo.

Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear.

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by Goyo
..a la comodidad.. - melipiru, JUN 6, 2010
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"La Tierra proporciona suficiente para satisfacer la necesidad de cada hombre, pero no la avaricia de todos los hombres."

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed”

Mahatma Gandhi

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by --Jen--
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Si la avaricia domina la vida, se va a ser lo más desdichado.

If avarice dominates your life, you will be most wretched.

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by Delores--Lindsey
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Es una lástima que la avaricia rija el mundo. - It's a shame that greed rules the world.

updated JUN 6, 2010
posted by pescador1
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