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La Palabra del Día : el pulmón

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el pulmón - (noun) lung

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El aire fresco me llenó los pulmones tan pronto como salí afuera.

Fresh air filled my lungs as soon as I stepped outside.

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updated Aug 13, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Good word, Vaanz! - Brynleigh, Aug 2, 2010
I would think it should be "me llenó los pulmones" - Eddy, Aug 2, 2010
asi es, way to go eddy;) That is all those Thursday chats;) - 00494d19, Aug 2, 2010
Nothing doing, just a lucky guess, hehe. - Eddy, Aug 2, 2010
Why the "me" then? - TheSilentHero, Aug 2, 2010
Basically with the Spanish construction, it´s telling you to whom the lungs belong. - Eddy, Aug 2, 2010

13 Answers

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Los pulmones de la tierra son los árboles.

The lungs of the Earth are Trees.!

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updated Aug 13, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Love the message here! - aceydoubleyou, Aug 2, 2010
Tierra - aceydoubleyou, Aug 2, 2010
Thank you , I truly believe this and hope others can please be" tree- huggers". - ray76, Aug 2, 2010
I wonder how to say that in Spanish... hehe. - aceydoubleyou, Aug 2, 2010
I did try acdo, but it was hillarious , some things just will not cross over. Thank you for your help. - ray76, Aug 2, 2010
Sounds like one to be added to the phrasebook, ray! - amykay, Aug 2, 2010
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Girls develop their lungs very early on in life.

Las niñas se desarrollan los pulmones muy temprano en la vida.

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updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
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Tiene pulmones buenos.

She has good lungs.

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updated Aug 3, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
"Ella tiene buenos pulmones" sounds better. - Mokay, Aug 3, 2010
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El pulmón humano The human lung

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updated Aug 2, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
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Para mantener la salud de los pulmones, es importante que haga ejercicio cardiovascular frecuentemente.

In order to maintain the health of your lungs, it's important to do cardio excersizes often.

updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by aceydoubleyou
exercises - nizhoni1, Aug 2, 2010
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La máquina de la función de pulmonar prueba la capacidad de sus pulmones.

The pulmonary function machine tests the capacity of your lungs.

updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by 008f2974
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Con un corazón lleno de enfado y los pulmones llenos de aire me sorprendió lo fuerte que mamá podía gritar.

With a heart full of anger and lungs full of air it suprised me how loud mom could shout.

updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by MattM
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(Lo siento por la foto impactante, pero tal vez esto ayude a alguien a dejar de fumar)


(Sorry for the shocking photo, but maybe this will help someone stop smoking)




Los fumadores pulmones - 1 paquete al día durante 20 años.


Smokers lungs - 1 pack a day for 20 years.

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updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by Rolest
ack - nizhoni1, Aug 2, 2010
I agree, very graphic. But hey, if it stops just one person smoking, it´s justifiable. - Eddy, Aug 2, 2010
Eso es horrible! Estoy alegre que no fumo. - spgeise, Aug 2, 2010
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Estar cerca del mar me hace respirar diferente, con todos los pulmones.

Being close to the sea makes me breathe differently, with all the lungs.

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updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by luz_72
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Lo mejor que puedes hacer por sus los pulmones es no fumar en absoluto.. Si es un fumador, puesto que la causa más común de cáncer de pulmón es el tabaquismo, lo mejor que puedes hacer por sus pulmones es dejar de fumar. Según español Wikapedia, 95% de los pacientes con cáncer de pulmón son fumadores o ex fumadores.

The best thing that you can do for your lungs is to not smoke at all. If you are a smoker, since the most common cause of lung cancer is smoking, the best thing you can do for your lungs is to quit smoking. According to Spanish Wikapedia, 95% of patients with lung cancer are smokers or former smokers.

updated Aug 2, 2010
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
I would have thought the best thing a person can do for their lungs is not smoke in the first place... - --Jen--, Aug 2, 2010
That is absolutely true. - sanlee, Aug 2, 2010
I did an edit. Thanks, nametaken!! - sanlee, Aug 2, 2010
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Felizmente, el pulmón de hierro es extincto con la erradicación de la poliomielitis. Happily, the iron lung is extinct iwth the eradication of poliomyelitis.

updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by nizhoni1
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Cada persona tiene dos pulmones. = Every person has two lungs.

updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by 00494ed7
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El aire limpio es una fiesta para los pulmones - Clean air is a feast for the lungs.

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updated Aug 2, 2010
posted by IlseD