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La Palabra del Día : el tejado

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el tejado - (noun) roof

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Mi tía tiene un tejado verde en su casa

My aunt has a green roof on her house.

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updated Oct 27, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Sep 29, 2010
Thanks Bryn - Vaanz, Sep 29, 2010
Nice photo, Vaanz :) - Brynleigh, Sep 29, 2010
Green roofs are so cool! - JoyceM, Sep 29, 2010
:) - 00494d19, Sep 29, 2010

15 Answers

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If your wife wants to throw you off the roof, make sure the roof is as low as possible.

Si tu mujer quiere tírarte de un tejado, procura que sea uno bajo, mayormente. (a Spanish proverb)

Roof Jump Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Oct 27, 2010
posted by Brynleigh
crazy - scottdoherty, Sep 29, 2010
oh yeah good point !!! - 00b6f46c, Sep 29, 2010
that's as stupid as the kids who jump into pools from hotel balconies - Echoline, Sep 29, 2010
uno bajo. - 00494d19, Sep 29, 2010
not corrected yet - 00494d19, Sep 30, 2010
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Cat on a hot tin Roof

La gata sobre el tejado de zinc

¿A alguien se le ocurre una traducción mejor? Así se tradujo al español la película protagonizada por Paul Newman.

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updated Sep 30, 2010
posted by cogumela
I had forgotten this was one of Paul Newman's films. Elizabeth Taylor and Burl Ives was also in it! Nice photo! - bandit51jd, Sep 29, 2010
Hot Tin - Echoline, Sep 30, 2010
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Un tejado de tejas no es necesariamente mejor que un tejado de hierro.

A tile roof is not necessarily better than an iron roof.

marfa rooftops Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Sep 29, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
:) - 00494d19, Sep 29, 2010
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Un violinista en el tejado. Suena loco, ¿no? Pero en nuestra pequeña aldea de Anatevka, podría decirse que cada uno de nosotros es un violinista en el tejado: tratar de ganarse una melodía agradable, sencilla, sin romperse el cuello. No es fácil. -Tevye

A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little village of Anatevka, you might say that every one of us is a fiddler on the roof:trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. -Tevye

updated Sep 29, 2010
posted by JoyceM
Nice translation! Thanks. - Echoline, Sep 29, 2010
3
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He tenido nieve sobre el techo durante estos ultimos diez años

I have had snow on the roof these last ten years.

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updated Sep 30, 2010
posted by 002262dd
cute! - amykay, Sep 29, 2010
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Solar roofs in the future will be much more efficient because of nanotechnology.

The new roofs will give us much of our power.


Tejados solares en el futuro será mucho más eficiente debido a la nanotecnología.

Los nuevos tejados nos dará mucho de nuestro poder.

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updated Sep 30, 2010
posted by Rolest
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Proclamar la verdad de los tejados.


Proclaim the truth from the roof tops.

updated Sep 29, 2010
posted by scottdoherty
What is the sense of this phrase? I don't understand - cogumela, Sep 29, 2010
It is biblical. - Echoline, Sep 29, 2010
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Un tejado de Antoni Gaudí es una obra de arte.

A roof by Antoni Gaudí is a work of art.

updated Sep 30, 2010
edited by 192flat
posted by 192flat
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Él está saltando desde el tejado de un barco.

He is jumping from the roof of a boat.

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updated Sep 30, 2010
posted by bandit51jd
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  • Este tipo de tejado se llama una cúpula.

La Iglesia de las Escuelas Pías en Valencia (España) fue construida en el siglo XVIII en estilo barroco y constituye un ejemplo representativo del momento arquitectónico que la ciudad de Valencia vive en el último tercio del siglo XVIII.

  • Mi casa tiene un tejado como este edificio (pero más pequeño) porque es un estilo tan popular en la Comunidad de Valencia

Escola Pia in Valencia was constructed in the 18th century in the baroque style and is representative of the architecture of Valencia in the last third of that century.

  • My house has a roof like this (only much smaller) because this is still a popular design in the Valencian community
updated Sep 30, 2010
posted by MaureenPeters
Thank you for the history! - Echoline, Sep 29, 2010
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¡Aquí es un tejado que es verde y bellezo! Pero debe se lo corta.

Here is a roof that is green and beautiful! But you should cut it.

(Not sure if that's right or "pero hay que cortarlo".)

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updated Sep 29, 2010
posted by amykay
Cool picture. Where is this building? - Echoline, Sep 29, 2010
It didn't say, it was example of the roofing product. - amykay, Sep 29, 2010
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Los tejados de cupula en rusia son hermosas.

The dome roofs in Russia are beautiful.

(Please correct my español)

updated Sep 30, 2010
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
You could try using the Palabra del Dia. - JoyceM, Sep 30, 2010
what is it other than "roofs" that you perceive to be the word of the day? - Maria-Russell, Sep 30, 2010
I used the translation tool and this is what it gave me. I appreciate all corrections, I'm just a beginner. - Maria-Russell, Sep 30, 2010
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El techo está roto y necesita ser arreglado así que esta noche voy a dormir a bajo las estrellas. Cuando la vida te da limones, haz limonada.

updated Sep 30, 2010
posted by UTStorm
and the english translation is? - Maria-Russell, Sep 30, 2010
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alt textEl elevador no va completamente del tejado.

The elevator does not go all the way to the roof.

updated Sep 29, 2010
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
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El lunes que pasado cuando en nuestro vacaciones en Pollença,en Mallorca descubrimos un edificio viejo,con agujeros en el tejado.Pero los pisos más bajos son los aulas de una escuela.

Last Monday,when we were on holiday in Pollença,in Mallorca we discovered an old building with holes in the roof.But the lower floors are school classrooms.

updated Sep 29, 2010
posted by pintor