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La Palabra del Día : el estante

9
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el estante - (noun) shelf, bookshelf

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 NOT use subject pronouns!

Hoy en día , los estantes de diseñador están disponibles en diferentes formas y tamaños.

These days, designer shelves are available in different shapes and sizes.

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updated Jan 12, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Sep 18, 2010
to my ear...in different shapes and sizes... sounds more common. - 0074b507, Sep 18, 2010
perfecto - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010

16 Answers

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The mother is tidy and puts everything on a shelf.

La madre es ordenada y pone todo en un estante,

Emerie Shelf Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Sep 27, 2010
posted by Brynleigh
jejeje, great - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
lol did you meet M Y mother ? - 00b6f46c, Sep 18, 2010
very cute. - amykay, Sep 18, 2010
Gracias Vaanz :) Gracias todas. - Brynleigh, Sep 27, 2010
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¡qué estante tan hermoso!

What a lovely shelf !!alt text

No puedo esperar a ver el libro de matemáticas caerse sobre un cuchillo o algo de repente shock rolleyes

I can not wait to see the math book falling on a sharp knife or anything else shock rolleyes

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I am sure there is a mistake !!!! so please can you correct it ? , thanks grin

updated Oct 3, 2010
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
¡qué estante tan hermoso! - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
Yes, I would like to see that, too. - sanlee, Sep 18, 2010
Interesting shelf, Lovely - do you have gravity where you live? jejejeje - 001a2987, Sep 18, 2010
Thanks Heidi :) - 00b6f46c, Sep 18, 2010
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Nunca puedes tener demasiados estantes.

You can never have too many bookshelves.

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updated Sep 18, 2010
posted by revmaf
I really need help with this one, unless I got it right by accident! ;) - revmaf, Sep 18, 2010
Nor too many books! :-) - schemmn, Sep 18, 2010
not an accident rev, good job:) - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
Looks like my house! Great! - sanlee, Sep 18, 2010
I thought I had a lot of books! Wow! ha ha - 001a2987, Sep 18, 2010
;) I have to have a chaperone now when I go in a bookstore. - revmaf, Sep 18, 2010
Ha ha - I always do too! I always leave with a handful!! - 001a2987, Sep 18, 2010
4
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A veces, los estantes tienen algo más que objetos ... poseen los recuerdos.


Sometimes shelves hold more than just objects…they hold memories.

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updated Sep 18, 2010
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
objetos ... poseen - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
Gracias Heidita. - Rolest, Sep 18, 2010
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I once saw a movie where a bookshelf pivoted to reveal a passageway to a secret room.

Una vez vi una película en la que una estantería giró para revelar un pasadizo a una habitación secreta.

click here for demonstration

updated Sep 20, 2010
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
Cool I want one! - amykay, Sep 18, 2010
película en la que una estantería - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
3
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Las cosas buenas están en la parte de estante superior .

Good things are up on the top shelf,like my mum. grin cool smile

mum

updated Sep 18, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
están en la parte de arriba; and if you don't mind it is "mum"...trust me, ask jenny!!! lol - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
I will change "mom" to " mum" only for Jen. - ray76, Sep 18, 2010
3
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Im not sure whether to use the preterit or imperfect but ill go with the imperfect

Yo oía que los ricos tienen muchos libros en sus estantes, pero los libros estan sin páginas, solamente tapas de libros

I heard that rich people have many books on their shelves, but the books are without pages, only book covers.

updated Sep 18, 2010
posted by El_Hitch
not correcting anything with subject pronouns - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
3
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Estoy feliz que compré mi hijo un estante, tiene muchos libros.

I'm glad that I bought my son a bookshelf, he has a lot of books.

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updated Sep 18, 2010
posted by amykay
Please let me know if I made a mistake. - amykay, Sep 18, 2010
a mi hijo - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
3
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La soltera sentía como si hubiera sido en el estante. The spinster felt as though she had been left on the shelf.

updated Sep 18, 2010
posted by jennyo45
3
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El estante en mi dormitorio está lleno de libros españoles.

updated Sep 18, 2010
posted by pescador1
:) - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
2
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súper mujeres

updated Jan 12, 2011
posted by shobna
I'm not sure if you know but this is a thread where you use the word of the day and put it into a sentence--both english and spanish. :) - Jason7R, Sep 18, 2010
2
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No supe nunca que existe tal cosa como ésta - un estante de la colleción de basura. Personalmente, prefería tener la capacidad de cerrar la tapa del cubo de basura...

I never knew a thing such as this existed - a garbage collection rack. Personally, I would prefer to be able to close the lid of the rubbish bin....

[1]: estante de basura

updated Sep 19, 2010
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
qué guarrería, claro, sally hay que cerrar la tapa! - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
This thing is good for organizing your recyclables. - JoyceM, Sep 18, 2010
Clean recyclables maybe, but the washed cans and bottles? I think it would smell. :( - galsally, Sep 19, 2010
2
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Muchos proyectos se han puesto en el estante debido a esta economía.

Many projects have been put on the shelf due to this economy.

updated Sep 18, 2010
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
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*Ponlo en el estante este misma instante y lo ves alumbrado ésta noche alucinante. No seas repugnante y no tanto obsesionado, sigue siendo estudiante , un estudio muy a menudo apasionante. el libro del estante, diccionario hispanohablante te ayudará entender esta párrafo divagante!***

Put it on the shelf, right this instant, and it shines this amazing night, Don't be disgusting, and so stubborn, continue being the often passionate student, the book on the shelf, a Spanish speaker's dictionary, will help you understand this rambling paragraph!

updated Sep 18, 2010
edited by 00494d19
posted by 002262dd
jeje, good one, joe, corrected inside your post, some did not work, bu tthe idea was good and good attempt, thats why I am correcting;) Normally this is too long - 00494d19, Sep 18, 2010
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Coloco mi trofeo en el estante.

I place my trophy on the shelf.

updated Sep 18, 2010
posted by Maria-Russell