La Palabra del Día : la cesta

Question

la cesta - (noun) basket; hamper

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!

Presenté una cesta de chocolate a mi sobrina en su cumpleaños

I presented a chocolate basket to my niece on her birthday

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

Answer 1

Una cesta de manzanas siempre es una hermosa decoración de otoño; sobre todo huele bien...

A basket of apples is always a beautiful autumn decoration; above all it smells good...

Answer 2

La cesta de la compra en Palma, Spain, es un 5,4% más barrata que hace un año.

The cost of the average weeks's shopping en Palma, Spain, is 5.4 more expensive than a year ago.

(Por favor corregid mí español).

Answer 3

In the Autumn I like to buy a new basket.

En el ontoño mucho gustan compar un nuevo cesta.

Answer 4

¡Híjole! ¡Los amantes del chocolate un sueño hecho realidad!

Oh, my gosh, a chocolate lovers dream come true!