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La Palabra del Día : el ladrillo

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el ladrillo - (noun) brick; bore, drag, heavy (familiar)

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Me gustaria vivir en una casa con una chimenea de ladrillo como esta.

I would like to live in a house with a brick chimney like this.

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updated Dec 26, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Nov 9, 2010
Fab, vaanz, how you been > - ray76, Nov 9, 2010
"como esta" ('esta' refers to 'chimenea', a feminine noun) - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
Thanks guys - Vaanz, Nov 9, 2010
Vaanz, unless you already do live in a house like that I think "I would like/Me gustaria"should be used and anyone who can correct me please do.:) - Yeser007, Nov 9, 2010
Thanks Gary - Vaanz, Nov 9, 2010

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De niñita siempre me gustaba jugar con los ladrillos de Lego.

As a little girl I always liked playing with Lego bricks.

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updated Dec 26, 2010
posted by amy_moreno
WoW!! - Yeser007, Nov 9, 2010
Did you ever see the real house made of leggo?? - ray76, Nov 9, 2010
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Los romanos fueron unos grandes innovadores en el campo de la arquitectura. La introducción del uso de nuevos materiales como el hormigón y el ladrillo, junto con la aparición del arco y la bóveda, permitió la realización de edificios más sólidos y amplios.

The Romans were the great innovators in the field of architecture. The introduction of the use of new materials like concrete and brick, together with the appearance of the arch and the vault, permitted the completion of larger and more solid buildings.

This represents my entry for word of the day. However, as sometimes happens, I got interested in the topic and continued researching and translating. If you are interested in Roman architecture in Spain and what the brick and concrete meant to the construction of Spanish architecture, read on...

La utilización del arco origina dos tipos de cubiertas: la bóveda y la cúpula, que los arquitectos romanos utilizaron con gran habilidad. Con ambas se superaban las limitaciones de espacio que imponían los techos con vigas de madera.

The utilization of the arch originated in two types of building coverings: the vault and the dome, that the Roman architects utilized with great ability. With both they exceeded the limitations of space imposed by the ceilings made of wood beams.

Los materiales utilizados fueron muy variados, pero las grandes innovaciones fueron el cemento o opus caementicium y el ladrillo. El cemento consistía en una mezcla de cal, arena, cascotes y piedras ligeras, que permitía una construcción rápida y crear multitud de formas como las inmensas bóvedas y cúpulas. En cuanto al ladrillo, los griegos utilizaron ya el adobe o barro, sin embargo los romanos se dieron cuenta que al cocerlo era más resistente y por lo tanto duraba más.

The materials used were greatly varied, but the greatest innovations were the cement and the brick. The cement consisted of the mix of calcium, sand, rubble and light stones. This permitted quick construction and the creation of many forms like immense vaults and domes. As with the brick, the Greeks utilized adobe or mud, however the Romans discovered that the chemical process of making concrete made it much more resistant and durable.

updated Nov 9, 2010
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
'amplios' (this is a 'llana' word, ending in 's', so it is clearly not accented) - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
You've certainly outdone yourself on this entry and as a plasterer I can appreciate the topic. Vote!! - Yeser007, Nov 9, 2010
Muy interesante - pintor, Nov 9, 2010
Either this was written in an especially easy way to translate, or I am actually getting the hang of this language. I had so much fun with this. Thanks for indulging me. - JoyceM, Nov 9, 2010
Bill, this piece was written originally in Spanish with the accent and I translated it into English. I will fix the accent. - JoyceM, Nov 9, 2010
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Build your house in brick ,the three pigs happily did.

Construir la casa de ladrillo es lo que felizmente hicieron los tres cerditos .

Three Little Pigs Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Nov 9, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
A pig, because Sally has eaten all the wolves?? ;D - galsally, Nov 9, 2010
Oh sally how could you? - ray76, Nov 9, 2010
I shall give you 50 % of mine. - ray76, Nov 9, 2010
This is a strange sentence to translate, with the first part in imperative and the second in third person.. I don't know, I'd say "Construir la casa de ladrillo es lo que felizmente hicieron los tres cerditos" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
I didn't really Ray, I'm referring to the 'sayings which include a food item' thread'. :D - galsally, Nov 9, 2010
Hahaa, I should make a sign with that photo and out it on the straw house I'm working on.:) - Yeser007, Nov 9, 2010
You know the Wolf will huff and puff and blow your house down Yesero. - ray76, Nov 9, 2010
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Un hombre exitoso es aquel que puede sentar una base firme con los ladrillos que otros han tirado.

( A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown. )

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updated Nov 9, 2010
posted by sv2qp
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Letras de Pink Floyd:

...solo otro ladrillo en la pared...

Pink Floyd lyrics:

"...just another brick in the wall..."

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updated Nov 9, 2010
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
From now on you should always write "solo", and it is only allowed (not suggested) to accent it in rare cases of ambiguity - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
I like it Luz!! Vote! - Yeser007, Nov 9, 2010
Thanks guys:) - luz_72, Nov 9, 2010
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Me interesa que en inglés 'a brick' es una buena persona, la que vale un potosí, pero en español 'un ladrillo' es una cosa pesada o aburrida.

It interests me that in English, 'a brick' is a good person, one who is worth his/her weight in gold, but in Spanish 'un ladrillo' is a boring or heavy-going thing.

updated Nov 9, 2010
posted by galsally
But we say "as thick as two bricks" - ray76, Nov 9, 2010
"valer un potosí" is a good one too, but we also say in Spanish "valer su peso en oro", ie. "es alguien que vale su peso en oro" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
No lo sabía, pero me gusta que sea así. :) - galsally, Nov 9, 2010
'Thick as 2 short planks' is the politest (contradiction in terms) way I know of saying that in English Ray - so as not to enter into potty talk ... - galsally, Nov 9, 2010
Sally I think in the US we lean more towards Rays opinion but it's a good statement. - Yeser007, Nov 9, 2010
Calling someone a brick must be a British thing, we don't do that in the U.S. - amykay, Nov 9, 2010
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My father advised me to invest in bricks and mortar. Mi padre me aconsejó que invirtiese en ladrillo y mortero.

updated Nov 10, 2010
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
"Me aconsejó que invirtiese en ladrillo" ('ladrillo' means 'bricks and mortar' in that context) - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
thanks Bill ,big help.. - jennyo45, Nov 10, 2010
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Sin paja no hay ladrillos. You can't make bricks without straw.

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updated Nov 9, 2010
posted by margaretbl
Have you seen "The Last Bricklayer" with Sidney Poitier? He laid out his bricks something like your photo! - bandit51jd, Nov 9, 2010
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Un albañil pone ladrillos.

A bricklayer lays brick.

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updated Nov 9, 2010
posted by bandit51jd
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Como un yesero, me preferencia no es el ladrillo pero más bien estuco.alt textAs a plasterer, my preference is not brick but rather stucco.

Just for the record, stucco is actually any plaster that is used outside the house but I didn't have any photos of that.wink

updated Nov 9, 2010
posted by Yeser007
"Como yesero, mi preferencia no es el ladrillo, sino el estuco" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
Thanks for the word "estuco:" I think I'll be able to remember that one! - JoyceM, Nov 9, 2010
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Los tintos Reserva y Gran Reserva tradicionales son frecuentemente de un color ladrillo pálido.

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updated Nov 9, 2010
edited by silverlake
posted by silverlake
I understand it, but where is the English translation? - JoyceM, Nov 9, 2010
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La gente que vive en casas de ladrillo no debería lanzar cristales.

(De un americano diciendo: ("La gente que vive en casas de cristal no debería lanzar piedras")


People who live in brick houses should not throw glass.

(From an American saying “People in glass houses should not throw stones”)

updated Nov 9, 2010
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
Saying='dicho',or 'refrán'. And I'd translate that as "La gente que vive en casas de ladrillo no debería lanzar cristales. De un dicho.. 'La gente que vive en casas de cristal no debería lanzar piedras'" - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
I see now that I wrote 'lanzar', but that's just a synonym of 'tirar'. - bill1111, Nov 9, 2010
Gracias Billstpor. - Rolest, Nov 9, 2010
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Conozco a una mujer tan fea que tiene que usar mortero para maquillarse!

I know a woman so ugly that she has to use mortar for makeup!

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updated Nov 9, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
reminds me of my ex-wife - Yeser007, Nov 9, 2010
The photo is haunting. - Leatha, Nov 9, 2010
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3 Entonces se dijeron unos a otros: "Venid, hagamos adobes y quemémoslos con fuego." Así empezaron a usar ladrillo en lugar de piedra, y brea en lugar de mortero. Génesis 11:3

3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. Genesis 11:3

updated Nov 9, 2010
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell