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La Palabra del Día : la cesta

14
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la cesta - (noun) basket; hamper

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Presenté una cesta de chocolate a mi sobrina en su cumpleaños

I presented a chocolate basket to my niece on her birthday

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11307 views
updated Oct 27, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Oct 11, 2010
What a nice basket! :) - Brynleigh, Oct 11, 2010
"una cesta del chocolate" > "una cesta de chocolate", you don't need a definite article since chocolate is used in a generic sense. - bill1111, Oct 11, 2010
I wish I were your niece! - amykay, Oct 11, 2010
Thanks Billstpor - Vaanz, Oct 11, 2010
lol.... But the basket I bought her was very simple... :) - Vaanz, Oct 11, 2010

19 Answers

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No pongas todos los huevos en una cesta.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. alt text

updated Oct 27, 2010
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Good one, Maria:) - luz_72, Oct 11, 2010
You shouldn't put all mermaids in one ocean either :- ) - 005faa61, Oct 11, 2010
lol JC :) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 12, 2010
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The laundry basket is empty. Burp!

La cesta de la lavanderia está vacía. ¡Eructar!

Kids in a Basket Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Oct 11, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
Vacía, I believe brynleigh. Cute little kids! :) - galsally, Oct 11, 2010
Gracias, galsally :) - Brynleigh, Oct 11, 2010
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" Aquí en Egipto , ponemos al bebé en una cesta después de siete días de su nacimiento y su madre pasa por encima de la cesta siete veces."

Here in Egypt, We put the baby in a basket after seven days of his birth and his mother passes over the basket seven times. alt text

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updated Oct 14, 2010
edited by Dua_Cairo
posted by Dua_Cairo
true and they look so beautiful in that basket , they also dress in white dresses like angels :) good one Broksa gets my vote :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 11, 2010
Thanks Lovely :) - Dua_Cairo, Oct 11, 2010
Nice tradition! - 005faa61, Oct 11, 2010
nawww : ) - danieltheawesome, Oct 14, 2010
5
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I hate this basket !!

¡ Odio esta cesta ! angryalt text

updated Oct 14, 2010
posted by 00b6f46c
5
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Wikipedia explíca que hay muchas palabras en Español se dicen "cesta:"

Cesto. Cesta de mayor profundidad.

Canasta. Cesta ancha y abierta.

Canastilla. Pequeña cesta para contener objetos de uso doméstico.

Capacho. Especie de capazo ancho.

Capazo. Recipiente alto con dos asas.

Comporta. Canasta utilizada generalmente para transportar las uvas en la vendimia.

Cuévano. Cesto con poca más anchura en su parte superior que en la inferior habitualmente utilizado como apero en las labores del campo.

Espuerta. Recipiente cóncavo con dos asas pequeñas que se utiliza para el transporte de tierra u otros materiales.

Roscadero. Cesto de grandes dimensiones con dos o cuatro asas.

Terrero. Cesta utilizada para transportar tierra.

Wikipedia explains that there are many words in Spanish to say "basket."

Cesta. A shopping basket with depth.

Canasta. Wide open basket.

Canastilla. Small basket to hold household items.

Capacho. Wide cot.

Capazo. Tall container with two handles.

Comporta. Basket generally used to transport the grapes at harvest.

Cuevano. Basket with little more width at the top than at the bottom usually used as tools in the work of the field.

Espuerta. Concave container with two small bags used to transport soil or other materials.

Roscadero. Large basket with two or four handles.

Terrero. Basket used to transport earth.

updated Oct 12, 2010
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
wow! that's a lot! - amykay, Oct 11, 2010
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I gave my grandmother a basket filled with flowers. a mi abuela una cesta llena de flores.

updated Oct 14, 2010
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
a mi ......... llena - 005faa61, Oct 11, 2010
Thank you for your correction Julian . - jennyo45, Oct 14, 2010
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Cuando es tu cumpleaños, es agradable recibir una cesta llena de regalos.

When it's your birthday, it's nice to receive a basket full of gifts.

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updated Oct 11, 2010
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
agradabke (amable is for people)......llena - 005faa61, Oct 11, 2010
Gracias! - amykay, Oct 11, 2010
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¡En mi casa, la cesta siempre parece estar llena!

At my house, the hamper always seems to be full! rolleyes hmmm LOL

updated Oct 11, 2010
edited by Nicole-B
posted by Nicole-B
llena - 005faa61, Oct 11, 2010
Gracias Julian. - Nicole-B, Oct 11, 2010
4
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Un globo de aire caliente utiliza una cesta, para llevar los pasajeros.

A hot air balloon uses a basket to carry passengers.

Garant Mobel 1 Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Oct 11, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
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El pan es un elemento constituido en la cesta de la compra de los españoles.

Bread is an element which makes up the daily shopping basket of Spanish people.

updated Oct 12, 2010
posted by galsally
I saw in a restaraunt on the internet that you may order" a basket of bread" , is that so? - ray76, Oct 11, 2010
In the UK Ray? I don't know, but then I rarely eat out! - galsally, Oct 12, 2010
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I saw a basket full of money in front of my door and thought, "It is my lucky day."

Vi una cesta lleno de dínero in frente de mi puerta and pense,"Hoi es mi día de suerta."

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updated Oct 11, 2010
posted by UTStorm
llena..........Hoy - 005faa61, Oct 11, 2010
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A basket for my kitten should not be too tall.


Una cesta para mi gatito no debe ser demasiado alto.

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updated Oct 11, 2010
posted by pesta
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Las personas que tienen que vivir en la calle con frecuencia utilizan un cesta de la compra para poner sus cosas.

People who have to live on the street frequently use a shopping cart to put their things.

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updated Oct 11, 2010
posted by Rolest
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Una parte principal de un picnic de fin de semana es una cesta de picnic.

A primary part of a weekend picnic is a picnic basket.

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updated Oct 11, 2010
posted by wansell
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Nuestros niños de la universidad vuelven a casa con las cestas llenas de ropa sucia.

Our college kids come home with baskets full of dirty clothes.

updated Oct 11, 2010
posted by 008f2974