Picture of the Day : Office space

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

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Don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Posts which are not corrected as suggested can NOT be "accepted".

Please give everyone a chance and only post one caption and no photos .

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My example:

¡Ya está bien! ¡Voy a dejarlo!

That's it! I'm going to quit..

Please correct my English and Spanish. - Vaanz, Nov 22, 2010

You omitted the anticipatory (upside down) exclamation mark. - 0074b507, Nov 22, 2010

Great shot again Vaanz . How have you been ? - ray76, Nov 22, 2010

:) hehe ¡Ya está bien! ¡Voy a dejarlo! - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Also: 'Voy a dimitir' - bill1111, Nov 22, 2010

mejor lo de bill - 00494d19, Nov 22, 2010

Thanks you Guys!!!! - Vaanz, Nov 22, 2010

This is just the funniest picture. I think I sat next to the guy on the left on a transatlantic flight once. :) - JoyceM, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 1

If he eats one more hamburger he will crush the opposition.

Si come una hamburguesa más va a aplastar a la oposición.

No mistakes, Ray :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Un día de milagros, gracias guapita. - ray76, Nov 22, 2010

Great Ray Well done! :) - FELIZ77, Nov 22, 2010

Good one Ray! - 001a2987, Nov 22, 2010

Thanks guys , funny I have had to go on a diet myself,I cannot afford to buy new pants. - ray76, Nov 22, 2010

Jeje, ¡qué gracioso! - soy_issa, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 2

Bueno, como no puedo ni respirar, al menos tal vez no voy a oler lo que acabo de oír.

Well, since I can't breathe, at least maybe I'm not going to smell what I just heard.

"breath" (noun) should be "breathe" (verb). - Soninmyeyes, Nov 22, 2010

Good point. Thank you. (I´m supposed to already know english...lol) - ronm192, Nov 22, 2010

Bueno, como no puedo ni respirar, al menos no voy a oler lo que acabo de oír. xDDD ! :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Fart jokes always get my vote. - amykay, Nov 22, 2010

lol.... - Vaanz, Nov 22, 2010

lol...mine too, amykay!! - ronm192, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 3

I should have listened to my mother and stayed in school.

Debería haber escuchado a mi madre y haberme quedado en la escuela.

Debería haber escuchado a mi madre y haberme quedado en la escuela :) Good, Bryn! - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Gracias cogumela. :) - Brynleigh, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 4

¡Este pequeño individuo me está estorbando de veras!

This little guy is really getting in my way!

.....está sacándome de mis casillas! ;) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Well.. rather than 'sacándome de mis casillas', I'd say 'me está estorbando de veras'. ('getting in someone's way' significa entorpecer el paso, no molestar o irritar) - bill1111, Nov 22, 2010

Funny lol :) - FELIZ77, Nov 22, 2010

Very good! - 001a2987, Nov 22, 2010

Yes! Billstpor's choice is much better ! - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 5

No debes sentarte tan cerca del computador. No es bueno para los ojos.

You shouldn´t sit so close to your computer. It´s not good for your eyes.

No debes sentarte tan cerca del computador. No es bueno para los ojos. :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 6

¡Oye, tienes que mover su silla grandullón!, Ya es hora de que el chaval respire....

Hey, you have to move you chair in big guy! It's time for the little guy to breathe.....

Oye, tienes que mover la silla, grandullón. Ya es hora de que el chaval respire. :) Buena, sanlee - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 7

Whoever said size does doesn't make a difference?!¡

¡¿Quién ha dicho que el tamaño no importa?!

Editor's note: I was not sure if jamás could be used in this context ...please confirm!

Corregid mi español, por favor

I'd remove "jamás" and "es" in this sentence, Feliz. :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

and also... que el tamaño no importa. - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

:-) - Echoline, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 8

The little guy will soon have a laptop. El pequeño individuo pronto tendrá un ordenador portátil.

No mistakes, congrats :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

thankyou coqumela , i think my english sentence structure has improved , I am still very slow with Spanish . - jennyo45, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 9

Dije que quería una oficina acogedora. ¡Pero esto es ridículo!

I said I wanted a cozy office. But this is ridiculous!

Delete the comma after "But". - Soninmyeyes, Nov 22, 2010

This is funny that my English is being corrected. I´m curious if cozy has the same meaning in spanish''if the translation works!?! - ronm192, Nov 22, 2010

Correct. Funny ? Why ? - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Hm, yes and no. 'Acogedor' has the same meaning as in 'warm', 'pleasant', etc.. but not so much as 'small'. - bill1111, Nov 22, 2010

Funny Good one ....well done! :) - FELIZ77, Nov 22, 2010

Cogumela, I was afraid that the humor wouldn´t come through in the spanish translation. The meanings are the same''warm, pleasant, as you say. But, in english, the connotation, besides warm includes small and/or a closeness or an intimacy.... - ronm192, Nov 22, 2010

as in a cozy apartment, or "We had a cozy dinner with the immediate family." So, the humor in English I believe comes from stressing "small" and/or "intimate" in the connotation. Does this make sense? - ronm192, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 10

No quería sino hacer 'el cubo' lo más perfecto posible.

( I wanted nothing else than to make the cube as perfect as possible. )

Erno Rubik

No quería sino hacer 'el cubo' lo más perfecto posible. :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Thanks cogumela..! - sv2qp, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 11

Jack Spratt could eat no fat. His office mate could eat no lean.

Jack Spratt podía no comer grasa. Su compañero de oficina no podía comer sin grasa.

That's Jack on the right. - JoyceM, Nov 22, 2010

podría no comer, in both cases :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

also: it's more common to say, simply, compañero de oficina. Well done, Joyce! - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

'could eat no X' significa que no podía comer algo, Cogu, como cuando te lo prohíbe el médico. - bill1111, Nov 22, 2010

In this case I'd translate this as 'Jack Spratt no podía comer grasa. Su compañero de oficina no podía comer sin grasa' (podía ('could not') vs podría ('would not be able to') - bill1111, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 12

Sigo teniendo la sensación de que alguien está detrás de mí.

I keep getting the feeling that someone is behind me.

Perfect, wansell :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

jejeje, it's a good one! - seba2, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 13

Come on, man! Lose some weight! You're violating the laws of your personal space!

¡Vamos, hombre! ¡Pierda algo de peso! Está usted violando las leyes del espacio personal.

If you want to use the "usted" form, then : ...¡pierda algo de peso! Está (usted) violando las leyes del espacio personal. Muy, muy buena :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Okay :) Thank you, Cogumela! - melton1995, Nov 29, 2010

Answer 14

Is it 5:00 yet?

¿Son las 5:00 todavía?

¿Son las 5.00 todavía ? :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010

Better yet, '¿Ya son las 5:00?' or '¿Aún no son las 5:00?', or '¿Aún no han dado las 5:00?' - bill1111, Nov 22, 2010

What's the difference in those? - Leatha, Nov 22, 2010

Minimal. The only difference between the first and the last two, is the fact that those two are written as a negative question, rather than a positive one. Or if you prefer, the difference between asking if it's already past 5:00 or before 5:00. - bill1111, Nov 22, 2010

Answer 15

El hombre a la izquierda piensa: Al menos no se ha dado cuenta que poco a poco le estoy inflando...algun día pronto va a explotar y ya no voy a tener que compartir ésta oficina! jejeje!

Man on the right thinks: At least he hasn't noticed that little by little I'm inflating him... one day soon he'll explode and I'll have the whole office all to myself! hahaha!

Very good. Esta , sin tilde :) - cogumela, Nov 22, 2010