Picture of the day: a skyscraper

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the 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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My example:

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Vale, aquí está el abrebotellas. ¿Pero dónde está la cerveza?

Okay, here's the bottle opener. But where's my beer?

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

Great caption :-)! - --Jen--, JUL 4, 2010

Good thing your caption isn't competing : I had the exact same thought before reading what you came up with. - LateToDinner, JUL 4, 2010

Shanghai World Finance Center is anyone is curious. - 0074b507, JUL 4, 2010

Or if anyone is curious. - LateToDinner, JUL 4, 2010

:)Good one.LOL - Brynleigh, JUL 4, 2010

A very elegant building! - margaretbl, JUL 4, 2010

* - DJ_Huero, JUN 23, 2011

Answer 1

Les quisiera presentar al resto de mi familia! Somos los edificios mas altos del mundo! (Soy el segundo de la izquierda)

I would like to present you the rest of my family. We are the tallest buildings in the world! (I'm the second from the left!

mi without the accent ´ - Issabela, JUL 4, 2010

Nice photo:)) - Brynleigh, JUL 4, 2010

quisiera or gustaría? :) - Kiwi-Girl, JUL 4, 2010

It is common to use quisiera, it is considered very polite. - 002262dd, JUL 5, 2010

Answer 2

Just because you can build something doesn't necessarily mean that you should!

Sólo porque es posible a construir algo no significa que se debe constuirlo.

That is so true! :) - Brynleigh, JUL 4, 2010

Marianne - de acuerdo :( - nonombre, JUL 4, 2010

Answer 3

Espero que algún dinero de vuelta en el lugar en la parte superior, cuando el contratista se quedó sin los materiales.

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I hope they got some money back at the place on top where the contractor ran out of materials.

lol - nizhoni1, JUL 4, 2010

Answer 4

Oye chicos, solo estoy buscando a mi mando a distancia.

Hey guys, I'm just looking for my remote control.

:) - Brynleigh, JUL 4, 2010

Answer 5

I can get the cable through the needle but you are get to tie the knot!

¡Puedo el cable conseguir a través de esta aguja pero usted tendrá que atar el nudo!

I wonder if any small planes have tried "threading the needle"? - 0074b507, JUL 4, 2010

Some hotshot pilot I'm sure. - LateToDinner, JUL 4, 2010

Had a similar thought but didn't want to start any nine eleven nonsense. - LateToDinner, JUL 4, 2010

Answer 6

¿Desde cuándo los humanos comenzaron jugar 'Quidditch?

Since when humans started to play 'Quidditch'?

Answer 7

Sobresale como un pulgar dolondo.

Sticks out like a sore thumb. (a phrase for something that does not fit in)

Please correct my Spanish:) - Brynleigh, JUL 4, 2010

Answer 8

Personalizado para puentes de base.

(Tailor-made for base jumpers.)

(I looked up "base jumper" in a couple of dictionaries and this was the suggestion...not at all sure though.)

Answer 9

This is a question of misplacement.

Esto es una cuestión de mala colocación.

:) - Brynleigh, JUL 4, 2010

Answer 10

Se parece a un edificio que es tomar hormonas crecimiento.

It looks like a building on growth hormones.

:) - Brynleigh, JUL 4, 2010

Answer 11

Te tengo en mi fusil-vista señor Kong tan tiene cuidado.

I have you in my gun sight Mr Kong so look out.

Answer 12

The first plane through, wings intact, wins the game.

Answer 13

Eso tiene que ser el abridor de botellas de cerveza más grande de todos!

That has got to be the biggest beer bottle opener ever!