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La Palabra del Día : la cucaracha

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la cucaracha - (noun) cockroach

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!

Soy tan asustado de las cucarachas

I am so scared of cockroaches

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updated Sep 29, 2010
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my Spanish and English - Vaanz, Sep 27, 2010
Hey Vaanz :) Just wondering, seeing as being scared is a state wouldn't it be 'estoy'? CID for Ser, Estar for situations and states. - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 27, 2010
I have heard that some people actually paint the little critters! Ewwww! - Brynleigh, Sep 27, 2010
MC: Yeah... But it is a permanent state.. I'm always scared of cockroaches... Please let me know if I'm wrong - Vaanz, Sep 27, 2010
Let's see what someone else thinks. To me ser is more about characteristics and estar states and even if you are permanently scared I would still say that it's a state but what do I know lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 27, 2010
How about 'tengo tanto miedo de..' ? - galsally, Sep 27, 2010
Ugh! What a word. - revmaf, Sep 27, 2010
I think one's fear of "las cucarachas" is a classification, thus "ser" - not a momentary fear of one specific bug. - pesta, Sep 27, 2010

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Pregunta: ¿Cuantas cucarachas se necesita para atornillar una bombilla? Respuesta: No se puede decir, porque cuando la luz se enciende, se dispersan.

Question: How many cockroaches does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Answer: Can't tell, because when the light goes on, they scatter.

updated Sep 29, 2010
posted by Nilda-Ballardo
ja ja good one :) - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 27, 2010
lol.... - Vaanz, Sep 27, 2010
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A cockroach exterminator must be discreet. He will park on the street.

Un exterminador de cucarachas debe ser discreto. Va a aparcar en la calle.

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updated Sep 29, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
Those animated bugs are creepy! - JoyceM, Sep 27, 2010
Oh, and I was looking for a few more! lol - Brynleigh, Sep 27, 2010
I agree with Joyce - Vaanz, Sep 27, 2010
Brynleigh, I love your animations-so clever. - MaureenPeters, Sep 27, 2010
eeew, they are so gross Bryn!! - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 27, 2010
Thanks all, your comments are great! :) - Brynleigh, Sep 27, 2010
Awesom Brynleigh! - 002262dd, Sep 27, 2010
Gracias Joe, this is a new word for me. All this time I thought la cucaracha was a dance! jajajajaja - Brynleigh, Sep 27, 2010
thanks Maureen :) - Brynleigh, Sep 29, 2010
I love your comments Joyce and Maria! jajaja - Brynleigh, Sep 29, 2010
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Una cucaracha tiene una madre que la ama, pero no lo amo.

A cockroach has a mother to love him, but I dont love it.

Esto no es una cucaracha.

This is not a cockroach.

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updated Sep 27, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Please correct your first sentence. Una cucaracha tiene una madre que la ama pero yo no. - Av41500803, Sep 27, 2010
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The children put a plastic cockroach on their fathers dinner plate, for a joke. los niños ponen una cucaracha de plástico en su plato de comida para los padres ,una broma.

updated Sep 28, 2010
posted by jennyo45
I think, Jenny, it would be '..en el plato llano de su padre, en broma.' :) - galsally, Sep 28, 2010
gosh sally I don't think I'll ever get this....what happened to the children..lol - jennyo45, Sep 28, 2010
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Cuando me muera, espero que volverás como una cucaracha. ¡Viviré para siempre!

When I die, I hope I'll return as a cockroach. I'll live forever!

I was trying to include my own picture of the sun exploding with me as a cockroach on top of it because, well, I'd still be alive. Oh well.

Edited for the billionth time; I finally added my masterpiece!

[1]: Image and video hosting by TinyPic

updated Sep 28, 2010
edited by BajolaSombra
posted by BajolaSombra
Does anyone know how to include a picture not hosted on a website? Ok, a picture that you altered in paint and saved as your own creation? - BajolaSombra, Sep 27, 2010
I think if you upload it to a site like picasaweb and then copy image location it should work. - canicos, Sep 27, 2010
Oh yeah! I completely forgot about that. Silly me. Thanks. - BajolaSombra, Sep 27, 2010
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Las cucarachas pueden sobrevivir aunque hay guerra nuclear. Pero no pueden sobrevivir a los cigarillos.

Cockroaches can survive even if there is nuclear war. But they can't survive cigarettes.

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updated Sep 28, 2010
posted by revmaf
:) - 002262dd, Sep 27, 2010
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?? ???? La cucaracha, la cucaracha, ya no quieres caminar porque no tiene, porque le falta las dos patitas de atrás.

?????? The cockroach, the cockroach, can't walk anymore because it doesn't have, because it's lacking its two back feet.

updated Sep 27, 2010
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
I thought the line was something about missing a leg? - JoyceM, Sep 27, 2010
check out La cucaracha on wiki, it tells the whole story, I am going to change it to missing a leg! - Maria-Russell, Sep 27, 2010
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You can buy fake cockroaches to scare your friends and family.

Puedes comprar cucarachas falsas para asustar sus amigos y familia.

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updated Sep 27, 2010
posted by JoyceM
I love pull\back toys though!! - galsally, Sep 27, 2010
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  • Pensé que os guste un cuadro de una cucaracha auténtica la que tenemos en este region de España. Este verano entraron nuestras casa y pasaron sobre los techos durante la noche. Ugh!

I thought that you might like to see a picture of an authentic cockroach like we have in this region of Spain. This summer they entered our houses and walked across the ceilings during the night. How disgusting!

updated Sep 27, 2010
edited by MaureenPeters
posted by MaureenPeters
Yuk! Have you seen a big flying one yet?? - galsally, Sep 27, 2010
Yes I have, frequently. The feral cats try to catch them for dinner! - MaureenPeters, Sep 27, 2010
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Lo siento, pero no me ocurre nada agradable sobre cocarachas y tampoco creo que queráis ver una foto más... smile

I'm sorry, but I can not think of anything nice about cockroaches and I don't think you want to see another photo either...

updated Sep 27, 2010
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
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Las cucarachas en mi casa en Houston comieron el pegamento en mi sellos postales. Ñam ñam.

The cockroaches in my house in Houston ate the glue on my postage stamps. Yum yum.

updated Oct 24, 2010
posted by 008f2974
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Sólo veo las cucarachas cuando la Ciudad fumiga sus alcantarillas.

I only see cockroaches when the City fumigates its sewers.

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updated Sep 28, 2010
posted by wansell
I would have to go and hide when they do that! - galsally, Sep 28, 2010
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Odio las cucarachas porque tan pronto como las tengas en tu casa, las encuentrés por todas partes, especialmente donde haya comida.. no te olvides, esos monstruos pequeños defecan a cualquier parte y a todo lugar.

I hate cockroaches because as soon as you have them in your house, you find them everywhere, especially where there is food....don't forget, these little monsters defecate anywhere and everywhere.

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updated Sep 28, 2010
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
I agree Sally...... I just hate them.... - Vaanz, Sep 27, 2010
Yo, tambien. ¿¡Cuidado! No piséis en las cucarachas. Esparciréis los huevos por los zapatos - MaureenPeters, Sep 27, 2010
Encima de cornudo, apaleado. :( - galsally, Sep 28, 2010
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Acabo de enterarme de que la versión después de la revolución o la canción La Cucaracha tiene referencias de drogas.

I have just learnt that the post revolution version of the song La Cucaracha has drug references. alt text

La cucaracha, la cucaracha, Ya no quieres caminar, Porque no tienes, Porque le falta, Marihuana que fumar.

*as opposed to the original, traditional version (gracias a Quentin) smile

La cucaracha, la cucaracha, ya no puede caminar
porque no tiene, porque le falta las dos patitas de atrás.*

updated Sep 27, 2010
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cucaracha - 0074b507, Sep 27, 2010
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Algunas personas comen cucarachas porque son buenos proteína.


Some people eat cockroaches because they are good protein.

updated Sep 27, 2010
posted by scottdoherty