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La Palabra del Día : la prensa

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la prensa - (noun) press; printing press

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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La prensa estuvo esperando afuera del teatro Kodak de Hollywood para conseguir las fotos de los ganadores de los Premios Óscar

The press was waiting outside Hollywood's Kodak Theatre to get the pictures of the Academy award winners.

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Sep 16, 2010
The press was waiting....The press were waiting???? - 0074b507, Sep 16, 2010
Thanks Q... - Vaanz, Sep 16, 2010
La prensa esperó...... - Maria-Russell, Sep 16, 2010
no mari, el tiempo es correcto,vaanz - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
La prensa estuvo esperando afuera del teatro Kodak de Hollywood para conseguir las fotos de los ganadores de los Premios Óscar - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010

16 Answers

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Comunicado de prensa, Gekkosan tiene 25 K, bien hecho.

Press release, Gekkosan has 25 K well done. grin grin cool smile

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
jejeje, :) - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
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There is some press best left unread. hay una cierta prensa es mejor dejar sin leer.

updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by jennyo45
hay una determinada prensa que es mejor no leer. - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
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Of course, before giving a press conference we must invite the media.

Por supuesto, antes de dar una rueda de prensa debemos invitar a los medios.

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updated Sep 16, 2010
edited by --Mariana--
posted by --Mariana--
jejejej, perfecto, voting - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
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Just imagine! The story in the press said she has terrible parents.

¡Imaginate! La historia por la prensa dijo que tiene padres horrorosa.

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updated Sep 16, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
:( - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
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Juan Gutenberg inventó la imprenta.

Ahora la gente puede leer comunicados de prensa sobre deportes.


Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.

Now people can read press releases about sports.

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
no, he invented: la imprenta, no la prensa;) - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
Let's try this one (; - Rolest, Sep 16, 2010
You did very well Rolest, I tried this one and failed, so good on you mate. - ray76, Sep 17, 2010
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Es difícil tener buena prensa si eres una persona mala.

It is hard to have good press if you are a bad person.

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updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by revmaf
muy buena, well done rev;) - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
Gracias, Heidita ;) - revmaf, Sep 16, 2010
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Este es un tiempo que en realidad me gusta la prensa.

This is one time that I actually like the press.

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updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by MattM
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A bit of a hard one so i must have messed up the translation.

El dia que, New York tuvo un terremoto, extraterrestres aparecen en la Tierra, y la trecera guera mundial comenzo, la prensa decidio, que lo fue la tema mas importa

On the day that, a large earthquake hit New York, Aliens crash landed on earth and World War 3 began, the press knew what the most important story was

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updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by El_Hitch
:( - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
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"La libertad de prensa es la existencia de garantías con las que los ciudadanos tengan el derecho de organizarse para la edición de medios de comunicación cuyos contenidos no estén controlados por los poderes del Estado."

"Freedom of the press is the existence of guarantees with the citizenry, that they have the right to organize for themselves means of communication whose content is not controlled by the powers of the government."

(wikipedia)

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by JoyceM
posted by 002262dd
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Las informaciones en la prensa amarilla a menudo suenan como del otro mundo.smile

The information in the yellow press often sounds as if it is from another world.

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
luz_72 Good job, but maybe that should be "..often sounds as if it is from another world." - wansell, Sep 16, 2010
:) - 00494d19, Sep 16, 2010
Thanks, Wansell:) - luz_72, Sep 17, 2010
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Cualquier cosa que la prensa publica se debe tomar con un grano de tamaño gigante de sal. (Para parafrasear un viejo refrán que dice 'se debe tomar con un grano de sal').

Anything the press publishes should be taken with a jumbo sized grain of salt. (To paraphrase an old saying "should be taken with a grain of salt").

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updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by wansell
Nice one :) - Brynleigh, Sep 16, 2010
Thanks Brynleigh! - wansell, Sep 16, 2010
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Después de que desapareció cuando se hallaba a bordo de su yate frente a la costa de Ibiza, la prensa empezó a investigar sobre el pasado y la personalidad del archiconocido empresario José-Maria Vidal.

After he dissapeared while he was on board of his yacht in front of the coast of Ibiza, the press started to investigate about the past and the personality of the very well-known businessman José-Maria Vidal.

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updated Sep 16, 2010
edited by culé
posted by culé
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There is a saying in the public relations business: "As long as they spell your name correctly, there is no such thing as 'bad press.'"

Hay un dicho in el negocio público de relaciones: "Si se deletreen su nombre y appellido correctamente, no existe' mala prensa."

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updated Sep 16, 2010
posted by JoyceM
Sorry for posting twice, but the last post reminded me of this "dicho." - JoyceM, Sep 16, 2010
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To build vocabulary and comprehension when learning Spanish, one can read a Spanish-language newspaper, such as La Prensa.

Para ampliar el vocabulario y la comprensión cuando se estan aprendiendo español, se pueden leer un periódico diario en español, como La Prensa. alt text

For a link to San Antonio's bi-lingual newspaper, La Prensa, click here.

For a list of links to Spanish newspapers, click here.

updated Sep 16, 2010
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
Thanks for the links! - wansell, Sep 16, 2010
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El hombre atleta pesa haciendo un banco de prensa.

The male athlete does (weight lifts) a bench press. alt text

updated Sep 17, 2010
posted by Kiwi-Girl
And so do female ones , with great results. - ray76, Sep 17, 2010