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La Palabra del Día: la tonelada

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{la tonelada}(noun) ton

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*Pesar una tonelada no es un problema para estas bellezas.

Weighing a ton is not a problem for these beauties.

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updated Dec 9, 2010
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Beautiful sanlee. great photo, an interesting word . Gracias guapita! - ray76, Nov 14, 2010
Exquisite! - Brynleigh, Nov 14, 2010
muybonito, correcto - 00494d19, Nov 14, 2010
Gracias, Heididta! - sanlee, Nov 14, 2010

13 Answers

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¡Podría comerme una tonelada de chocolate!

I could eat a ton of chocolate!

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updated Dec 9, 2010
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Yo también Cath !! :) Comerme - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
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Pensamos que una tonelada equivale 2000 libras. Esto es realmente una tonelada 'corta'. Una tonelada 'larga' son 2.240 libras, y una tonelada métrica son 2.204 libras.

We think of the ton as equalling 2000 pounds. This is actually a 'short' ton. A 'long' ton is 2,240 pounds, and a 'metric' ton is 2,204 pounds.

updated Dec 9, 2010
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
Pensamos que una tonelada equivale a 2000 libras...una tonelada larga son :) Good sentence ! - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
Thanks cogumela! - wansell, Dec 9, 2010
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Si mi peso fuese de una tonelada, podría comerme mi peso en mangos.

If my weight was a ton , I could eat my weight in mangoes. red face

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updated Nov 14, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
This is Jens favorite fruit and mine . - ray76, Nov 14, 2010
Wow! They look great :) Si mi peso fuese de una tonelada, podría comerme mi peso en mangos. - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
Hmmmmm.... Exquisite! - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
Mine too, I would eat so many if I didn't have to drive into town to obtain them! - galsally, Nov 14, 2010
I could show you a town where you can pick them off the trees or even the ground ,and eat yourself silly with them, - ray76, Nov 14, 2010
then walk down to the beach and pick up coconuts for lunch.then fish off the pier for dinner,and off to the pub for a knees - up. HaHaHa. - ray76, Nov 14, 2010
I would make you a beautiful Mango curry in coconut cream to die for.thanks cogumela you are very kind. - ray76, Nov 14, 2010
Sounds wonderful, Ray.... - sanlee, Nov 14, 2010
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When I was in elementary school my teacher always asked us : "Which one is heavier: a ton of cotton or a ton of iron? I never found the answer until I graduated. grin


Cuando estaba en la primaria, mi profesora siempre nos preguntaba : ¿Qué es más pesado : una tonelada de algodón o una tonelada de hierro? No supe la respuesta hasta que me gradué. grin


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updated Nov 14, 2010
edited by culé
posted by culé
¿Qué es más pesado, una... o... ? No supe la respuesta hasta que me gradué. :) - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
gracias :) - culé, Nov 14, 2010
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A truckload of condoms weigh a ton.

Un camión cargado de condones pesa una tonelada.

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updated Dec 9, 2010
posted by Brynleigh
Clearly, condoms are not 100% safe. - fontanero, Nov 14, 2010
lol, That's a good one, fontanero!! - Brynleigh, Nov 14, 2010
Perfect Spanish, Bryn. - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
Gracias, coqumela. :)) - Brynleigh, Nov 14, 2010
This mishap backed up traffic and very nearly caused me to be late for the Shakespearean play in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. - Brynleigh, Nov 15, 2010
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" Una onza de madre es igual que una tonelada de plegarias."

"An ounce of mother is worth a ton of prayer."

Amen.

updated Nov 15, 2010
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
Estoy de acuerdo, galsally - sanlee, Nov 14, 2010
es igual que, o equivale a , Gal :) - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
Y una cogumela también vale igual que una tonelada de plegarias. :) - galsally, Nov 15, 2010
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In Australia it is quite usual for farmers to own a 1 ton truck . En Australia es bastante habitual para los agricultores de posean un camión de una tonelada.

updated Nov 15, 2010
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
...es bastante habitual que los agricultores posean un camión de una tonelada - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
Your right mate , a one ton Ute. - ray76, Nov 14, 2010
gracias cogumela for the correction . - jennyo45, Nov 15, 2010
Good one Ray , one tonner is what I would have liked to say ...jejeje - jennyo45, Nov 15, 2010
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After a Thanksgiving meal I feel like I weigh a ton.
Después de una comida de Día de Gracias siento que pesan una tonelada. wink alt text

updated Nov 14, 2010
posted by Jason7R
Great cartoon Jason, voting - amykay, Nov 14, 2010
Yes, I always feel that way after Thanksgiving. Great one, Jason! - sanlee, Nov 14, 2010
jaja! Pavo relleno! :) despúes del Día de Acción de Gracias siento que peso una tonelada. : - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
jejejeje!! - Jason7R, Nov 14, 2010
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Es muy triste, pero algunas personas se dejan pesan casi la mitad de una tonelada.

It's very sad, but some people allow themselves to weigh almost a half of a ton.

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updated Dec 9, 2010
posted by amykay
Something has done awry in this woman's life. I hope there is help available for her. - Brynleigh, Nov 14, 2010
Yeah me too. she is not exactly the picture of health. - amykay, Nov 14, 2010
Sí, es triste. Algunas personas se dejan y llegan a pesar casi media tonelada. ;) - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
what a tragic state of health...this woman will need a team of profesional people to help her regain some semblance of health . - jennyo45, Nov 15, 2010
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Todos los días botamos miles de toneladas de basura... la cosa más triste es que la mayor parte de ésta se podría reciclar.

Every day we throw out thousands of tonnes of rubbish... the saddest thing is that the majority of it could actually be recycled.

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updated Nov 15, 2010
posted by amy_moreno
So true, Amy - sanlee, Nov 14, 2010
Perfect. :) - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
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Incluso un pequeño automóvil pesa una tonelada.

Even a small car weighs a ton

updated Dec 9, 2010
posted by Maria-Russell
No mistakes here :) - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
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Los glaciares pesan toneladas y toneladas y afectan al paisaje.
Glaciers weigh tons and tons and affect the landscape. alt text

updated Nov 14, 2010
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
What a beautiful scene, bandit! - Brynleigh, Nov 14, 2010
Gracias! - bandit51jd, Nov 14, 2010
Love this one, bandit! - sanlee, Nov 14, 2010
Great! Afectan al paisaje :) - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010
Gracias, Sanlee, and gracias coqmela! - bandit51jd, Nov 14, 2010
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La policía incautó una tonelada de marihuana en medio de una redada ayer en la ciudad.

Yesterday, the police siezed a ton of marijuana during a raid in the city.

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updated Nov 14, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Goood Joe! La policía incautó una tonelada.... - cogumela, Nov 14, 2010