La Palabra del Día : el clavo
el clavo - (noun) nail; pin (for bones); piton (in mountain climbing); clove (spice); rip-off
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Uso los clavos para el dolor de muelas es una de las más maneras eficaces a aliviar el dolor
Using cloves for toothache is one of the most effective ways to relieve pain.
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Fumar demasiado es el último clavo en el ataúd.
Smoking too much is the last nail in the coffin. 
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Algunos modelos estan como un clavo.
Some fashion models are horribly thin.
Los inmuebles en Inglaterra son un clavo.
Properties in England are a rip-off.
Me encanta el pastel con los clavos.
I like pie with cloves.
Los clavos se utilizan como anclajes en escalada en roca.
Pitons are used as anchors in rock climbing.
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; For want of the shoe, the horse was lost; For want of the horse, the rider was lost; For want of the rider, the battle was lost; For want of the battle, the kingdom was lost; And all from the want of a horseshoe nail.
Canción infantil (Español)
Por falta de clavo, la herradura se perdió; Por falta de herradura, el caballo se perdió; Por falta de caballo, el jinete se perdió; Por falta de jinete, la batalla se perdió; Por falta de batalla, el reino se perdió; Y todo por falta de un clavo de herradura.
La cirujana tuvo que implantar un clavo en su pierna rota.
The surgeon had to implant a pin in his broken leg.
No de pegado ojo en toda la noche en esto cama de clavos.
I haven't had a wink of sleep on this bed of nails.
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Un clavo oxidado es una copa después de cenar.
A rusty nail is an after dinner drink.
A new worry helps to take the pain away from the old worry.
Un clavo saca a otro clavo.
Cuando vio su cara feliz, ella sabía que ha dado en el clavo con la selección del regalo.
When she saw his happy face, she knew that she has hit the nail on the head with the selection of the gift.
Es mejor pegar el clavo en la cabeza que tu cabeza en el clavo.
It is better to hit the nail on the head than your head on the nail.
Hay tantos martillos como clavos en la ferretería.
There are as many hammers as nails in the hardware store.
Pablito clavó un clavito, ¿Qué clavito clavó pablito?...
Pablito nailed a nail, What nail nailed pablito?
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Este hombre tuvo un clavo en la nariz durante 30 años y no lo supo hasta que un día hubo un dolor de cabeza.
This man had a nail in his nose for 30 years and did not know it until one day he had a headache ![alt text][1]
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