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La Palabra del Día : freír

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freír - (transitive verb) to fry; to pester; to gun somebody down

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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A veces, mi sobrina me fríe con sus preguntas

Sometimes, my niece pesters me with her questions

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updated Oct 27, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Good word Vaanz, You did well in the Cricket, how was that Genius "Sachin Teldunka" What a man, can we have him ? - ray76, Oct 14, 2010
lol..... He is awesome.... He is a Demi-God of Cricket... But you guys had 'Don Bradman'(Sachin was inspired by 'Don Bradman') - Vaanz, Oct 14, 2010
...niece pesters me... - Rolest, Oct 14, 2010

17 Answers

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¡Queso frito .. es muy.. muy.. muy bueno.!

Fried cheese .. it is really.. really.. really good.! alt text

¡también .. muy .. muy .. muy malo para su salud.!

also.. very.. very.. very bad for your health.!

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updated Oct 27, 2010
posted by sv2qp
Yummy... - Vaanz, Oct 14, 2010
In what countries do they make fried cheese? - JoyceM, Oct 14, 2010
Greece, france, Italy, Australia , Lebenon, Syria, Haloumi is a special cheese for frying but there are others, it is very popular all over. - ray76, Oct 14, 2010
we have it here (USA) in restaurants, fried mozzarela sticks. - amykay, Oct 14, 2010
Put ham in a pocket of camembert and fry , yuuummm. - ray76, Oct 14, 2010
Swiss and Germany as well. - Tercep, Oct 15, 2010
:) - 00494d19, Oct 15, 2010
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Clint frio los banditos.

Clint gunned down the bad guys.

updated Oct 24, 2010
posted by 008f2974
Go ahead make my day - Tercep, Oct 15, 2010
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En Florida, siempre tenemos miles de turistas friéndose al sol.


In Florida, we always have thousands of tourists frying in the sun.

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updated Oct 15, 2010
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
I can't wait to be at the beach and get into the ocean... - Tercep, Oct 15, 2010
Come on down! The surf is up! - Rolest, Oct 15, 2010
en Florida - 00494d19, Oct 15, 2010
Gracias Heidita. - Rolest, Oct 15, 2010
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Para freír los alimentos no es bueno para el corazón.

To fry food is not good for the heart. rolleyes

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updated Oct 15, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Nice picture! - 009a6649, Oct 14, 2010
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My brain is fried.
Mi cerebro está frito.
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updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by Jason7R
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The Spanish fry their food in olive oil, and it makes everything from squid to potatoes taste terrific!

¡Los españoles fríen sus alimentos en aceite de oliva, y esto hace todo de calamares a papas delicioso! alt text

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updated Oct 15, 2010
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
en aceite de oliva, y esto hace todo desde los calamares a las patatas delicioso - 00494d19, Oct 15, 2010
Thanks, Heidita! - JoyceM, Oct 15, 2010
3
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Al freír será el reír.

Laughing comes at frying time. = He who laughs last laughs longest

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updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by Kiwi-Girl
In what circumstance would you use this saying? - JoyceM, Oct 14, 2010
I'm guessing it'd be whenever we would say in English - he who laughs last laughs longest? - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 14, 2010
When you laugh the world laughs with you, when you snore you sleep alone, Is old Romansch sayink. - ray76, Oct 14, 2010
mnakes no sense - 00494d19, Oct 15, 2010
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Aunque freír no es una actividad muy agradable, la comida frita aún tiene el mejor sabor...

Although frying is not a very pleasant activity, fried food still tastes best...

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updated Oct 15, 2010
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
Very true... - Vaanz, Oct 14, 2010
I would never eat these now,, but , they were just delicious with mashed Tatties. - ray76, Oct 14, 2010
verda.. - Tercep, Oct 15, 2010
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The summer heat can be so intense ,an egg can be fried on the bonnet of a car. El calor del verano puede ser así que intenso, un huevo se puede freir en el capo de un coche.

updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by jennyo45
(in U.S. English) ...the "hood" of a car. - canicos, Oct 14, 2010
And the Brits call the trunk of the car the "boot"! - amykay, Oct 14, 2010
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Some people fry their brains.

Algunas personas frier el cerebro.

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updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by Brynleigh
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El medico me dijo "No frías tu comida a menudo y no uses mucho sal".

The doctor told me "Don't fry your food often and don't use a lot of salt."

updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by benweck
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Si no quieres freír huevos puede hervir.

If you don't want to fry eggs, you can boil them.

(Por favor corregid mi español)

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updated Oct 15, 2010
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
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vete a freír espagarros. No quiero hablar contigo Go away I don´t want to talk to you.

updated Oct 14, 2010
posted by BellaMargarita
This is a great "dicho." - JoyceM, Oct 14, 2010
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Al ver a un familiar freír a alguien en un tiroteo es horrible.

To see a relative gunned down in a drive by shooting is horrible.

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updated Oct 15, 2010
posted by bandit51jd
1
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Nuestra dieta norte americana es peligrosa. Nos gusta frier la comida demasiada!

The North American diet is dangerous! We like to fry our meals too much!

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updated Oct 14, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Fríer o no fríer esta es la pregunta.? Hi Joe , good one! - ray76, Oct 14, 2010