La palabra del día: el tornillo

Question

el tornillo - (noun) bolt, screw

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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And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do N O T ever use subject pronouns!

Posts which are not corrected as suggested can NOT be "accepted".

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Si a alguien le falta un tornillo, tiene poca razón.

If someone has a screw loose, they have little sense.

Corregid mi español, por favor :)) - Issabela, Jul 4, 2010

Nice example :) - Vaanz, Jul 4, 2010

I think to have a "screw loose" means that one is a "little crazy" - or not "thinking straight". - ian-hill, Jul 4, 2010

poca razón. - Mokay, Jul 4, 2010

Answer 1

¿Quién tiene valor para quitar los tornillos del cuello de Frankenstein?

Who has the courage to remove the screws from the neck of Frankenstein?

Answer 2

El Tornillo del Torcal (Andalusia)

The Screw of el Torcal

Answer 3

Los tomillos necesitan aceite.

Screws need oil.

Los tornillos necesitan aceite. - 003487d6, Jul 4, 2010

Gracias, dandi:)) - Brynleigh, Jul 4, 2010

:) - 003487d6, Jul 4, 2010

You should remove the advertising (error message). Advertising is prohibitted in the forum policies. - 0074b507, Jul 5, 2010

gfreed, I did not put it there. I had a photo there, It just popped up. Gracias. - Brynleigh, Jul 5, 2010

Answer 4

Aunque sigo bien las instrucciones, siempre me sobran unas tuercas y tornillos tras armar muebles marca Ikea.

Although I follow the instructions well, I always have some nuts and bolts left over after building Ikea furniture.

"unas tuercas y tornillos" or "algunas tuercas y tornillos"..."armar muebles marca Ikea." - Mokay, Jul 4, 2010

Gracias - 003487d6, Jul 4, 2010

I do as well.:) - Brynleigh, Jul 4, 2010

Answer 5

Having a carpenter as a husband is a great advantage. He certainly knows how to use a screw.

Tener un esposo carpintero es un gran ventaja. De verdad sabe como usar un tornillo.

I'm glad you phrased it " use a screw" !!! - fontanero, Jul 4, 2010

Qué pies tan grandes que tiene tu esposo jajaja. Debe de tener muy buen equilibrio. - 003487d6, Jul 4, 2010

I'm also concerned that he's using a hammer, and bending most of his screws. - fontanero, Jul 4, 2010

Jejeje...Yes, his hammering may need a bit of help....Jejeje - --Mariana--, Jul 4, 2010

We seem to have found Marianne's level, luckily I was down here. - fontanero, Jul 4, 2010

jeje - 003487d6, Jul 4, 2010

It is a lucky woman who has a handy husband. jeje - Brynleigh, Jul 4, 2010

Answer 6

Necesito una llave apretar este tornillo.

I need a spanner to tighten this bolt.

para apretar :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 4, 2010

Get rid of yo - look above, do N O T ever use subject pronouns! - Issabela, Jul 4, 2010

estE tornillo - Issabela, Jul 4, 2010

Is it correct without the yo? - fontanero, Jul 4, 2010

Gracias por esto/este Issabela. - fontanero, Jul 4, 2010

Answer 7

Tornillo=Screw

Answer 8

Los tornillos permiten demostrar que no importa lo pequeño que algo pueda ser, su importancia es inconmensurable.

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Screws demonstrate that no matter how small something may be, its importance is immeasurable.

"Los tornillos permiten demostrar que" or "sirven para demostrar que" or "nos demuestran que" - Mokay, Jul 4, 2010

"lo pequeño que algo pueda ser". "pueda" sounds better in there. - Mokay, Jul 4, 2010

Thanks Mokay--This was a difficult sentence for me. - Rolest, Jul 4, 2010

Answer 9

El titanio es utilizado para fabricar tornillos quirúrgicos porque no es tóxico al cuerpo, es de poco peso y fuerte, y utilzado para padecimientos como fracturas óseas, prótesis para articulaciones y muchos otros usos médicos.

Titanum is used for surgical screws because it is non-toxic to the body, light weight and strong, and used for conditions as bone fracture, joint replacements and many other conditions.

para fabricar tornillos.... "es de poco peso" or "es ligero/liviano"...utilizado...prótesis para articulaciones... muchos otros usos médicos. "Conditions" has not a direct translation in Spanish for a medical condition; we could say "padecimientos". - Mokay, Jul 4, 2010

Gracias, Mokay - sanlee, Jul 4, 2010

Answer 10

un tornillo muy grande - one very big screw

Answer 11

Arquímedes había un buen uso para el tornillo.

Archimedes had a good use for the screw.