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La Palabra del Día : el cierre

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el cierre - (noun) zipper; fastener, clasp, lock; closing, shutting, shutdown, closedown

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El cierre de mi bolsa está roto

The zipper on my bag is broken

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updated Dec 26, 2010
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Nov 13, 2010
Very thought provoking ,I love it Vaanz , thank you. - ray76, Nov 13, 2010
One comment about the definition of "cierre". Calling a zipper "cierre" might be (I don't know) common in other countries, but in Spain we call it 'cremallera', short for 'cierre de cremallera. 'Cierre' is just a generic word for 'closure'. - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010

14 Answers

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Un cierre de cremallera en los pantalones, puede ser brutal cuando se tiene prisa.

A zip fastener on trousers , can be brutal when in a hurry. red face sick

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updated Dec 26, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
You know what we like! - JoyceM, Nov 13, 2010
¡ Caramba ! :oooo ...You want that girls don't read your sentence, Ray ! - cogumela, Nov 13, 2010
:) No mistakes! I would wish voting you twice today ! - cogumela, Nov 13, 2010
vote! Nice talking with you last night btw Ray! - amykay, Nov 13, 2010
Gracias, Ray. - Leatha, Nov 13, 2010
You are welcome , I like him too!! - ray76, Nov 13, 2010
I imagine there are special bandages available for that dreadful mishap. - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
Wierd thing is when people see it happen their response is laughter , it is no laughing matter i assure you. Hard to extract too. - ray76, Nov 13, 2010
Well now, I am trying very hard to control my fit of laughter but I am having little success! - Brynleigh, Nov 14, 2010
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El rumor del cierre de Spanishdict.com provocó una manifestación gigantesca y violenta!

The rumor of the closing of Spanishdict.com caused a giant and violent demonstration!

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updated May 13, 2011
posted by 002262dd
;) - revmaf, Nov 13, 2010
Good one, Joe :)) - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
Have to give a vote , good one Joe. - ray76, Nov 13, 2010
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Elias Howe, quien inventó la máquina de coser, recibió una patente en 1851 para un "Cierre automático y continuo de ropa”, ahora conocido como una cierre.


Elias Howe, who invented the sewing machine, received a patent in 1851 for an "Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure", now known as a zipper.

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updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
"Cierre automático y continuo de ropa", ahora conocido como cremallera. - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
Gracias Billstpor. - Rolest, Nov 13, 2010
Very interesting, Rolest. Thanks. :) - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
Thank you Brynleigh! - Rolest, Nov 13, 2010
Great one Rolest! - 002262dd, Nov 13, 2010
Thanks Joe. - Rolest, Nov 13, 2010
Well done Rolest , you deserve the votes. - ray76, Nov 13, 2010
Gracias Ray. - Rolest, Nov 13, 2010
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Cada vez que me tomo un tiempo libre del trabajo para ir al departamento de vehículos de motor, está cerrado.

Every time I take time off from work to go to the motor vehicle department, they are closed.

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updated Nov 14, 2010
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
that sign is hilarious! - amykay, Nov 13, 2010
"Cada vez que me tomo un tiempo libre del trabajo".. ", está cerrado." - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
Oh my goodness, that is so funny! - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
Thanks Billstpor. - wansell, Nov 14, 2010
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Muchos obreros perdieron su puesto con el cierre de la fábrica.
Many workers lost their job with the closure of the factory.

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updated Nov 14, 2010
posted by KevinB
A very typical look right across the Western world, quite sad and unnecessary. - ray76, Nov 13, 2010
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The popular "zipper" name came from the B. F. Goodrich Company; they opted to use this fastener on a new type of rubber boots (or galoshes) and referred to it as the zipper, and the name stuck. The two chief uses of the zipper in its early years were for closing boots and tobacco pouches.

It was almost twenty years before the fashion industry began seriously promoting the novel closure on garments.

In the 1930s, a sales campaign began for children's clothing featuring zippers. The campaign praised zippers for promoting self-reliance in young children by making it possible for them to dress in self-help clothing.

El nombre popular de la "cremallera" vino del B. F. La Compañía de Goodrich; optaron por utilizar este cierre en un nuevo tipo de botas de caucho (o los chanclos) y se refirió a ello como la cremallera, y el nombre se quedo'. Los dos usos principales de la cremallera en sus años tempranos fueron para cerrar bolsas de botas y tabaco.

Pasaron casi veinte años antes que la industria de moda empezara a promover en serio el cierre novedoso en prendas de vestir. En los años treinta, una ventas hacen campaña empezaron para la ropa de niños que representa las cremalleras. La campaña alababa a las cremalleras por conseguir que los niños pequeños se pudieran valer por sí mismos, haciendo posible que se vistiesen solos.

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updated Nov 14, 2010
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
I can't suggest improvements for the whole text, but the things that stand out most are "el nombre atascó" (wrong: 'el nombre cuajó' or 'el nombre se quedó'), ('fueron para cerrar botas y bolsas.."), ('Pasaron casi..'), ('empezara a promover en serio..') - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
'Una campaña de ventas..', 'La campaña alababa a las cremalleras por conseguir que los niños pequeños se pudieran valer por sí mismos, haciendo posible que se vistiesen solos' (this is not a literal translation, but I've never heard 'ropa de autoayuda') - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
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It is not good to close a bathroom.

Locked Bathrooms AREN'T Funny Pictures, Images and Photos

No está bien cerrar un baño.

updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
Good one!! - 001a2987, Nov 13, 2010
Thanks chruhlman. :)) - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
"No es bueno para cerrar" means "It is not good for closing..". To say "It is not good to close..", it would be "No está bien cerrar un baño" - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
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Cierre tras sí la puerta quien no la halló abierta.

You didn't find this door open, so close it behind you!

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updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by cogumela
posted by cogumela
I think that you are using the imperative verb form, not the noun. - JoyceM, Nov 13, 2010
Sure, I didn't realise - cogumela, Nov 13, 2010
Cog, I think I would change it to - You didn't find this door open, so close it behind you! It's very awkward to put into English. :) - galsally, Nov 13, 2010
This is assuming I understood the Spanish sentence correctly? - galsally, Nov 13, 2010
Thanks! Yes, you understood it well :) - cogumela, Nov 13, 2010
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Arreglar un cierre roto es más difícil de lo que parece.

Fixing a broken zipper is harder than it looks.

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updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by revmaf
posted by revmaf
Arreglar una cremallera rota es más difícil de lo que parece. - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
I would like a dollar for every time I have had to do that, good one revmaf ,my vote. - ray76, Nov 13, 2010
When I fix them, they do not stay fixed! - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
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Nada es peor que cuando el cierre de tu chaqueta favorita está roto.

Nothing is worse than when the zipper on your favorite jacket is broken.

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updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
"está roto", although it's more natural to say: "que cuando se te rompe el cierre (or 'la cremallera') de tu chaqueta favorita" - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
Gracias! ;-) - amykay, Nov 13, 2010
I usually say, *#@!!!!!!! when that happens! - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
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Facebook mejora su seguridad con el cierre de sesión remoto.

Facebook improves its security with remote session closing.

updated Nov 13, 2010
posted by galsally
Right! - cogumela, Nov 13, 2010
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Me gustan los suéters con un cierre.

I like sweaters with a zipper.

updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
"los sueters con cierre" or "los sueters con cremallera" - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
Thanks. - Maria-Russell, Nov 13, 2010
I like my sweaters to have zippers also. :) - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
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Favor de terminar este papeleo antes del cierre de la jornada laboral.
Please finish this paperwork before the end of the workday. alt text

updated Nov 13, 2010
posted by KevinB
Well, alright, since you asked nicely! lol - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010
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Esto passeo parque de atracciones es llamó "el cierre". ¡Demasiado aterradora para mí!

This amusement park ride is called "The Zipper". Too scary for me!

updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
'Esta atracción se llama 'la cremallera'" - bill1111, Nov 13, 2010
I have ridden on this ride only once! Never again!! - Brynleigh, Nov 13, 2010