Home
Q&A
La Palabra del Día; el folleto

La Palabra del Día; el folleto

8
votes

{el folleto} (noun) brochure, leaflet, folder, pamphlet

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

.

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

¿Puedo tener un folleto de su zoo, por favor?

Can I have a brochure of your zoo, please?

alt text

8612 views
updated Dec 14, 2010
posted by sanlee
Fab,. Sanlee, I am waiting for a folleto from "Pueblo" - ray76, Dec 8, 2010

17 Answers

7
votes

Y ahora, ¿dónde puse ese &*(!@ folleto?

Now, where is that &*(!@ pamphlet?

alt text

updated Dec 14, 2010
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Rather than simply 'Ahora, ', in Spanish it is common to include an 'and' before it: 'Y ahora, ¿dónde..' - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Thanks, Bill. I learn so much when you and cogu suggest changes. - Echoline, Dec 8, 2010
This one made me laugh out loud. :) Y ahora,¿dónde está mi silla? Me quedé fuera de él. - LiveUnsheathed, Dec 8, 2010
Funny! - Rolest, Dec 8, 2010
:lol: - ray76, Dec 8, 2010
5
votes

You will find brochures of many interesting places to visit at the travel agency. Encontrará folletos de muchos lugares interesantes para visitar en la agencia de viajes.

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
I don't like that 'Usted' very much. It isn't as bad as other subject pronouns I've seen here, but still it isn't necessary at all. - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
JennyO, right now I'm taking a beginning Spanish class and they are teaching things like, Yo estoy bien. But here, on the forum, native speakers drop the subject pronouns so here I just say, Estoy bien. Keep plugging away! - bandit51jd, Dec 8, 2010
Well.. as a beginner you need to be taught the correspondence between subject pronouns and verbs, but considering it is not just a colloquial thing, but the normal way of speaking, it would be nice if teachers reminded students of this fact. - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Gracias Bill,Gracias Bandit...not sure that I really know what I'm doing so i suppose I just have to keep plugging away until somehting sinks in - jennyo45, Dec 8, 2010
5
votes

El cartero reparte una gran cantidad de folletos a diario.

The postman delivers a large quantity of pamphlets everyday.

Junk Mail Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
Just for the sake of learning, since I see 'todos los días' very often, you can replace 'todos los días' with 'a diario' here (just like 'everyday' and 'daily') - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Thanks Billstpor. I had written "diario" and then i had changed it! lol - Brynleigh, Dec 8, 2010
'a diario', since you are using it as an adverbial. If you were to use it as an adjective, then 'diario' would be correct ('reparto diario') - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Oops! gracias:) - Brynleigh, Dec 8, 2010
5
votes

Si tuviera un dólar por cada folleto (que recibo) en mi buzón, sería rico.

If I had a dollar for every pamphlet in my post box I would be rich.

maldon post box petition Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
'Si tuviera un dólar por cada folleto (que recibo) en mi buzón, sería rico' (I put 'que recibo' in parenthesis to denote that it isn't part of the orig. sentence, although in Spanish you would have to include it) - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Jesus it's the same here Ray. :/ - galsally, Dec 8, 2010
Thank you Bil, i realy made a mess of this one didn't I . - ray76, Dec 8, 2010
4
votes

¿Dónde puse ese folleto sobre organización, lo tenía hace un minuto solamente?

Where did I put that brochure about organization, I just had it a minute ago?

alt text

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
I think that's me ...jejeje. - jennyo45, Dec 8, 2010
Nope, if you want to include a 'solo' to translate 'just', you need to put it elsewhere: 'lo tenía solo hace un minuto' or 'lo tenía hace un minuto solamente' - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Gracia, Bill! - bandit51jd, Dec 8, 2010
3
votes

¿Por qué es que solo puedo encontrar, de entre los millones que me envían, los folletos que no necesito?

Why is it that I can only find, out of all the thousands they send me, all the pamphlets I don't need?

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
'¿Por qué'. It would also sound more natural without 'todos' near the end. - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Gracias Bill. :D - galsally, Dec 8, 2010
2
votes

Después de ver un folleto sobre cruceros a Alaska, quise ir allí.


After seeing a brochure about cruising to Alaska, I wanted to go there.

alt text

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
Y yo, también, Amykay... - sanlee, Dec 8, 2010
'quise ir allí' would be the correct order - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Gracias Bill. - amykay, Dec 8, 2010
2
votes

I got a pamphlet to join the A.A.R.P.* It makes me feel old. *American Association of Retired People

Springsteen on AARP

Recibí un folleto para unirme al A.A.R.P*. Me hace sentir mayor. *Américan Asociación de Retiro Personas

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
'un folleto para unirme al .. ' or 'para que me una al'. 'Me hace sentir mayor' ('vieja' is an unflattering adjective in Spanish.. There is a saying in Spanish: '¡viejos son los trapos! ('rags are old (not people)!') - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Gracias, Billstpor. - Leatha, Dec 8, 2010
They start sending those early. Don't worry about it. - sanlee, Dec 8, 2010
I have never even SEEN one of these, as my husband has intercepted all of them from the mail and thrown them out. I have the best husband in the world!!! - Echoline, Dec 8, 2010
Actually, I resisted for a few years, but I'm a member now. The discounts are just too good. - Leatha, Dec 8, 2010
2
votes

I just can't remember! Where did I put that brochure about the 50% sales on poison bottles? !!

cool grin grrr


¡No consigo acordarme! ¿Dónde puse 'ese folleto con descuentos del 50% en las botellas de veneno? ! cool grin grrr

alt text

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Please correct my mistakes , thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Dec 8, 2010
'No puedo recordar' is technically correct, but too literal. A more common way of saying it is: 'No consigo/logro acordarme'. Also: 'ese folleto con descuentos del 50% en las botellas de veneno' - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Thank you bill :) - 00b6f46c, Dec 8, 2010
2
votes

¡Las enfermedades relacionadas con el tabaco matan aproximadamente a 438.000 americanos anualmente!

La Asociación Americana del Pulmón tiene tanto un folleto como un CD para ayudar a la gente a dejar de fumar.

Están disponible en Inglés y Español.


Tobacco-related diseases kill approximately 438,000 Americans annually!

The American Lung Association has both a brochure and a CD to help people quit smoking.

They are available in both English and Spanish.

alt text American Lung Association website

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
'Las enfermedades relacionadas con el tabaco', 'a 438.000 americanos', 'La 'Asociación Americana del Pulmón', 'a la gente a dejar de fumar' - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Gracias Billstpor. - Rolest, Dec 8, 2010
Nice. - Echoline, Dec 8, 2010
2
votes

Las condiciones de vida en Haití no se parecían a las fotos en los folletos.

The living conditions in Haiti did not resemble the pictures in the brochures.

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
'no se parecían a las fotos de los folletos' - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Thanks! I was so concerned with the tense I forgot the subject was plural. - 0066c384, Dec 8, 2010
I think the conditions are better now than before the disaster. It's horrible that tragedies are necessary for places to get much needed attention. - LiveUnsheathed, Dec 8, 2010
I hope to go there with a medical team if I'm able. - 0066c384, Dec 8, 2010
1
vote

alt text

Estoy aprendiendo diseñar los folletos en mi computadora.

I am learning to design brochures on my computer.

Please correct my español.

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
1
vote

Como parte de mis estudios de interpretación y traducción a veces hago traducciones de vista de folletos de la policia o del gobierno.

As parte of my interpreting and translation studies I sometimes do sight translations of leaflets from the police or the government.

alt text

updated Dec 8, 2010
posted by amy_moreno
1
vote

El GPS es mucho más fácil de usar que los viejos mapas plegados. GPS is much easier to use than the old folded maps.

alt text alt text

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
Err.. no, 'folded' can't be translated as folleto. You would say 'viejos mapas plegados' - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
Well.. that, and as a subject you need to put an article 'El GPS..' - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
1
vote

En Español: Tengo unos folletos llenos de información para ayudarme a aprender Español.

In English: I have folders full of information to help me learn Spanish.


I had a friend check this for me, but I am still not sure if it is correct. She was busy when she checked my sentence.


Could someone explain why 'para' and 'a' are needed? I think maybe I am trying to translate everything I write directly from English and that is what is confusing me so badly. I really wish I could be free of this sort of behavior. downer

updated Dec 8, 2010
edited by LiveUnsheathed
posted by LiveUnsheathed
I really dislike the page formatting on this site! >< Should I be using HTML? - LiveUnsheathed, Dec 8, 2010
'llenos' (no ñ). Also, I'll just shrug and believe that somewhere 'folleto' can be used as 'folder', as the dictionary in this site says, because I've never seen it used that way. - bill1111, Dec 8, 2010
"para" in this case means something along the lines of "in order to". - DR1960, Dec 8, 2010
Oh right, I have no idea why I used an "ñ." I'm thinking it was a typo. Also, I've never heard "folleto" used for folder, either. The word most often used here is "carpeta," I believe. It was just the meaning I chose to use. - LiveUnsheathed, Dec 8, 2010