La Palabra del Día : la alhaja
la alhaja - (noun) jewelry; jewel; treasure; gem (of a person)
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Me gusta llevar alhajas antiguas.
I like to wear antique jewelry.

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La libertad es una alhaja que con ningún dinero se paga..
( Freedom is a jewel that no money can buy.. )

Mi esposa no quiere la alhaja de fantasía. Mi cartera aprueba.
My wife does not want fancy jewelry. My wallet approves.
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above jewels!" (King James Bible)
**¿Quien se puede encontrar a una mujer virtuosa? Resulta que su precio supera lo de las alhajas!

Las alhajas toma las mentes de personas de sus arrugas. ~ Sonja Henie
Jewelry takes people's minds off your wrinkles. ~Sonja Henie

La gente materialista sólo vale las alhajas que luce.
Materialistic people are only worth the jewels that they're wearing.
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Normalmente, a mí no me gusta llevar alhajas.
Normally, I don't like to wear jewelry.
La palabra "alhaja" proviene del árabe hispánico, como muchas palabras que empiezan con 'al'.
The word "alhaja" comes from the Hispano-Arabic, like many words that begin with 'al'.
Cuando los ladrones entrar en una casa que a menudo buscan las alhajas.
When thieves break into a house they often look for jewelry.
Mis niños son las alhajas de me vida.
My children are the treasure of my life.
In the movie "Return to the Blue Lagoon", the young couple didn't want to leave the island because life on the island was such a treasure.
En la película "Regreso a la Laguna Azul", la joven pareja no quería salir de la isla porque la vida en la isla era tal una alhaja.

Cuando era niña creí que todas las alhajas del mundo eran magnifico, pero ahora se me olvidé esa magica.
When I was young I thought that all the jewels in the world were magnificant but now I've forgotten that magic

