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La Palabra del Día : el hígado

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el hígado - (noun) liver

Idioms

*Echar los hígados* - To nearly kill oneself/To be fatigued

*Tener hígados* - To have guts/heart

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No tengo hígados para hacer puenting.

I don't have the guts to do bungee jumping.

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updated Sep 27, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish.... - Vaanz, Sep 19, 2010
Nice photo, Vaanz! :) - Brynleigh, Sep 19, 2010
Thanks Bryn and Belated Birthday Wishes - Vaanz, Sep 19, 2010
para hacer...in Spain we would say, no tengo estómado... - 00494d19, Sep 19, 2010
I have the common sense not to ! - fontanero, Sep 19, 2010
Agree with Heidita....Never heard...hacer de Higados.... - marilo63, Sep 19, 2010
Fontanero: Ha. Some consider the decision to be based on lacking something, others based on having something. I'm in the latter camp with you, I think. :) - MacFadden, Sep 19, 2010
Heidita, is that estómago or are you teaching us a new word? - 0074b507, Sep 19, 2010
Heidita.. is that estómago or oar you teaching us a new word - 0074b507, Sep 19, 2010

18 Answers

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No tengo hígados para hablar con hablantes nativos de español.

I do not have the guts to speak with native Spanish speakers. red face sick

updated Sep 27, 2010
posted by ray76
:) - 00494d19, Sep 19, 2010
Now, I know that's not true. You're doing great with your conversation, Ray. - --Mariana--, Sep 19, 2010
Ray76...ni yo para hablar con parlantes nativos de Ingles (Norteamericano) Get a good Synonimos y antonimos book to help you with repetitions when writting in Spanish....like "Hablar con Hablantes"....;) - marilo63, Sep 19, 2010
Thank you for the comments which are a great help, I need to throw myself into somewhere like Mexico which is in my bucket list right on the top. o - ray76, Sep 19, 2010
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A quien le guste el hígado, que se lo coma.

There's no accounting for taste. (Let those who like liver, eat it.)

I totally understand this idiom, I would have to be starving before I could bring myself to eat liver.

updated Sep 19, 2010
posted by galsally
:) jeje, a mí me gusta:P - 00494d19, Sep 19, 2010
A mi me encantan los "higados de pollo" al Jerez!....y tambien el "pate".... - marilo63, Sep 19, 2010
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Liver is tasty. Follow the signs to my house for a liver dinner.

Hígado es sabroso. Sigue las indícaciones a mi casa para una cena de higado.

Hog Liver Road Pictures, Images and PhotosSnails and goose liver Pictures, Images and Photos . Goose liver and snails. Hígado de ganso y caracoles.

updated Sep 20, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
Caracoles E Higado de ganso..... you should not use Y and Hi....gado.... - marilo63, Sep 19, 2010
Or if you do not like the usage of the E instead of Y then change it around to....Higado de ganso y caracoles - marilo63, Sep 19, 2010
Gracias, marilo. Thanks for the reminder. - Brynleigh, Sep 19, 2010
omg...now this really looks...omg....:-S jejejejejejejeje - 00494d19, Sep 19, 2010
It looks yummy, right? - Brynleigh, Sep 19, 2010
I have a feeling there will not be many dinner guests at my table! lol - Brynleigh, Sep 19, 2010
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Liver sandwiches taste awful. sándwiches de higado tienen mal sabor. shock sick vampire

updated Sep 19, 2010
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
I would say Sandwiches de higado tienen mal sabor. - martha-sd, Sep 19, 2010
thanks Martha ,muy apreciada. - jennyo45, Sep 19, 2010
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Hígado con exceso de alcohol. A liver with alcohol excess.

A causa de las lesiones crónicas del alcoholismo, el cual causa una pérdida constante y prolongada del parénquima, sin la proliferación compensatoria necesaria. En consecuencia, el parénquima hepático es reemplazado por tejido fibroso y acúmulos de grasa, produciendo así cirrosis.

Caused by chronic lesion from alcoholism, which causes a constant and prolonged lost of parenchyma, without the necessary compensatory proliferation. In consequence, the hepatic parenchyma is substituted by fibrous tissue and fat accumulations, producing cirrhoses.

updated Sep 19, 2010
edited by marilo63
posted by marilo63
Interesting. - Rolest, Sep 19, 2010
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Si quieres conseguir algo necesitas trabajar más. Y también, es muy importante tener hígados a hacerlo

If you want to achieve something you need to work harder. And also, it's very important to have the guts to do it.

updated Sep 19, 2010
posted by 009ee30f
please check my sentence if it has any errors, gracias - 009ee30f, Sep 19, 2010
Y tambien es muy importante tener higado y hacerlo! - marilo63, Sep 19, 2010
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Tiene hígados para ser bombero.

It takes alot of guts to be a firefighter.

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updated Sep 19, 2010
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Hay que echarle mucho higado para - - 00494d19, Sep 19, 2010
cathy? did you see this? - 00494d19, Sep 19, 2010
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Mi madre luchó para que yo comiera el hígado, y mi esposa se lucha también.

My Mother struggled to get me to eat liver, and my Wife will struggle too.

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updated Sep 21, 2010
posted by wansell
lol :) - Brynleigh, Sep 21, 2010
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¡Cuándo era niña tenía que tomar el aciete de hígado de bacalao diariamente! When I was a child I had to (was forced to) eat codlive oil every day. tongue laugh tongue laugh

updated Sep 19, 2010
posted by margaretbl
So was I but loved it and still do. Am I weird or what ? - ray76, Sep 19, 2010
My mum broke the capsule and then put brown sugar on top of it, every single day of the year for years! - Brynleigh, Sep 19, 2010
Thank goodness I was a skinny, little kid! lol - Brynleigh, Sep 19, 2010
Haha, poor us, but look Ray enjoyed it!!!! - margaretbl, Sep 19, 2010
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My grandfather used to eat liver sandwiches.
Mi abuelo usó comer sándwiches de hígado. (could solía be used here as well?)
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updated Sep 19, 2010
posted by Jason7R
Absolutamente Jason...Mi abuelo solia comer.... is perfect! - marilo63, Sep 19, 2010
3
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Al parecer, se puede tomar hígado para sanar el hígado!

It appears you can take liver to cure the liver!

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updated Sep 19, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
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Salmón aceite de hígado es más suave que el aceite de hígado de bacalao y causa menos eructos. Salmon liver oil is milder than cod liver oil and causes less burping. alt text

updated Sep 21, 2010
posted by razz
Ok, so I tried this oil today and you are absolutely correct! Thanks! - Brynleigh, Sep 21, 2010
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El hígado es malvado él debe ser castigado.

The liver is evil it must be punished.

And I punished mine last night! sick

updated Sep 21, 2010
posted by MattM
lol, poor little liver! - Brynleigh, Sep 21, 2010
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Para participar en algunas fraternidades, los estudiantes deben comer una pizza con hígado picado crudo.


To join some fraternities, students must eat a pizza with uncooked chopped liver.

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updated Sep 19, 2010
posted by Rolest
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A algunas personas les gustan higado y cebollas. A mí no.

Some people like liver and onions. I don't.

updated Sep 21, 2010
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
That someone is me! I think I might be one of the few, lol - Brynleigh, Sep 21, 2010
A mí me gustan tambien. - lkelly, Sep 21, 2010