La Palabra del Día; el folleto
{el folleto} (noun) brochure, leaflet, folder, pamphlet
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¿Puedo tener un folleto de su zoo, por favor?
Can I have a brochure of your zoo, please?
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Y ahora, ¿dónde puse ese &*(!@ folleto?
Now, where is that &*(!@ pamphlet?

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.
¿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?

¿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?
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.

I just can't remember! Where did I put that brochure about the 50% sales on poison bottles? !!
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¡No consigo acordarme! ¿Dónde puse 'ese folleto con descuentos del 50% en las botellas de veneno? !
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¡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.
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.

Estoy aprendiendo diseñar los folletos en mi computadora.
I am learning to design brochures on my computer.
Please correct my español.
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.

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

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. ![]()


