La Palabra del Día; la escolta

Question

(la escolta} (noun) escort, bodyguard, guard

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.

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

¿Necesito a mi escolta?

Does anyone need a bodyguard?

Thank you Sandy that is an interesting word . - ray76, Dec 10, 2010

One comment. The personal 'a' is used when the object is an individual, even if it is referenced as a profession or title ('my lawyer', 'the president'). When you talk about 'a bodyguard', you are being generic, so you don't have to use the 'a' - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

Sandy, in other words: "Necesito un(a) escolta." OR "Necesito a mi escolta." - 005faa61, Dec 10, 2010

Gracias, Bill y Julian. - sanlee, Dec 10, 2010

I think that it is right now. I just noticed the double word. Is this OK? - sanlee, Dec 11, 2010

Answer 1

Es de suponer que Ray está en ese avión. Esto explica la ¡fuerte escolta!

( Presumably Ray is on that plane. That explains the heavy escort.! )

Please excuse me Ray..

'está en ese avión' - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

gracias Bill! - sv2qp, Dec 10, 2010

That was supposed to be a Sate secret, are you with wikkyleaks?? - ray76, Dec 10, 2010

No, but more than one drink can open sealed doors.. :) - sv2qp, Dec 10, 2010

Good one. - Leatha, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 2

Después de que la esposa de Ned ganara la lotería, emplearon a Jake para que los escoltase allá por donde fueran.

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After Ned’s wife won the lotto, they hired Jake to escort them everywhere they went.

jajaja vote. - amykay, Dec 10, 2010

... emplearon a Jake para que los escoltase allá por donde fueran. ;) Good 'subjuntived' sentence, Rolest ! :) - cogumela, Dec 10, 2010

Thanks cogumela! - Rolest, Dec 10, 2010

Good one! - 192flat, Dec 10, 2010

Love it! - sanlee, Dec 11, 2010

Answer 3

'Una política que alimentó a su bebé en el Parlamento necesitó una escolta para salir de la cámara.

A politician who fed her baby in the Parliament needed an escort to leave the chamber.

In December 2002, aged 33, Marshall was elected as a Member of Parliament in the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party.

On 26 February 2003, she was ejected from the Lower House chamber for breastfeeding her 12-day-old baby, Charlotte Louise. A section of the Parliamentary rules, namely Standing Order 30, states: "Unless by order of the House, no Member of this House shall presume to bring any stranger into any part of the House appropriated to the Members of this House while the House, or a Committee of the whole House, is sitting." As there is no age limit to ‘strangers in the House’ (non-elected persons), only MPs and certain parliamentary staff are allowed in the House during sitting times

Subsequently, the Speaker of the House set aside a room in which female MPs can feed their children without violating the Standing Orders.

It is typical to use present tense instead of preterite in headlines, so if that was your intention it is fine to use this tense. The literal translation would be: 'Una política que alimentó..', 'necesitó'. - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

That seems surprisingly backward for a nation I imagined to be modern! Are the female MP's able to hear everything that's going on, and continue to contribute to any debate? - galsally, Dec 10, 2010

This is only for those who are feeding their children from the breast. - ray76, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 4

¡No se ría! Rambo, la escolta de la casa, es más malo que parace.

Don't laugh. Rambo, the guard of the house, is worse than she appears.

'mirar' can't be used as 'to look' to say 'she appears' etc.. You need other verbs (parecer, aparentar..), ie: 'es más mala de lo que parece') - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

However, the normal form for saying "más malo de lo que parece" is "peor de lo que parece". - cogumela, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 5

Escolta es una de las 5 posiciones de un equipo de baloncesto. Para esta posición se elije normalmente al jugador el más bajo, rápido y ágil.

The shooting guard is one of the 5 positions in a basketball team. The shortest, fastest and most agile player is normally chosen for this position.

(The things I learn from Word of the Day!!)

Ahh, is that para or por? :/ or 'para jugar'? Waiting for corrections! :) - galsally, Dec 10, 2010

'Para', not 'por'. And even though this is sort of a 'gray area', as it isn't a proper noun, it still sounds better to include a personal 'a' in there: 'al jugador', especially since it is a definite article. - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

Fantastic, Bill! I need many reminders about the personal 'a'. :D - galsally, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 6

Muchos reyes en la historia han sufrido conspiraciones urdidas por su escolta real.

Many rulers in history have suffered conspiracies within their royal escort.

'han sufrido conspiraciones urdidas por su escolta real'. You can omit 'urdidas', but it is very fitting. It means 'to organize in the shadow'. What you cannot do is include 'unas'. By the way, is it correct to say both 'is include' and 'is to include'? - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

Thanks Bill, another new and interesting word for me:)...I believe "is to include" wouldn't be correct here, but I'm not a native... - luz_72, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 7

Do you need an escort to your destination?

¿Necesita una escolta para llegar a su destino?

Right :) - cogumela, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 8

En los "90's" Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston fueron en una película se llamada "La Escolta"

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In the 90'2 Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston were in a movie called "The Bodyguard".

Excelente película ! - bandit51jd, Dec 10, 2010

Kevin Costner "Y" Whitney Houston rodaron/ hicieron (en) una película (se) llamada "La Escolta". ( The film was translated "el guardaespaldas", but well done, amy! ) - cogumela, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 9

I don't need a body guard. This is photo of my dog.

No hago necesitar una escolta. Esta es una foto de mi perra.

You can use 'Escolta' when you talk about people, but when you talk about animals it's much better to call them 'guardián'. Also, 'loud dog' would be translated as 'perro ruidoso'. 'Alto' is used for other things (as in 'música alta' or 'hablar alto') - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

Gracias, Billstpor. I thought about using ruidoso but made the wrong pick. - Leatha, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 10

Durante la segunda guerra mundial navios de guerra escoltaron los convoys para evitar ataques de los submarinos.

During the Second World War warships escorted convoys to avoid attacks by submarines.

This is nitpicking, but the proper plural of convoy in Spanish is 'convoyes'. Not a biggie, because many Spaniards say 'convoys' too. - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

That and the missing tilde on 'navíos'. - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 11

Paul Simon escribió una canción mala llamada "You Can Call Me Al," y cantó, "si será mi escolta." El video para la canción con Chevy Chase fue también malo.

Paul Simon wrote a lame song called ¨You Can Call Me Al," and sang, "if you'll be my bodyguard." The video for the song with Chevy Chase was also lame.

Can someone suggest a Spanish adjective in lieu of "malo" that would be the equivalent for "lame," in the context of being sub-standard or poor quality? - 008f2974, Dec 10, 2010

Just 'lame' would probably be translated as 'malo', but if you want an adjective for poor quality or cheesy, that would be 'cutre'. If you want to say 'tacky', 'of poor taste', etc.. that would be 'hortera'. - bill1111, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 12

The President of the United States has many bodyguards. The President is also escorted in a bulletproof limousine called "The Beast." The President is surrounded by Secret Service agents at all times.

El Presidente de los Estados Unidos tiene muchos escoltas. El Presidente también está acompañado en una limusina a prueba de balas llamado "La Bestia". El Presidente está rodeado por agentes del Servicio Secreto en todo momento.

Sorry for the extra sentences I thought they blended well though!

Answer 13

A veces, una escolta que se necesita para hacer frente a un matón.

Sometimes a bodyguard is needed to deal with a bully.

' a veces, es necesario un escolta para hacer frente a un matón' or ' a veces se necesita un escolta para hacer frente a un matón' Well done, bandit! - cogumela, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 14

La posición de "escolta" es equivalente al “Shooting Guard” de la NBA.

Aquí Ray Allen, escolta de los Boston Celtics!

Niza, la foto! Joe! - bandit51jd, Dec 10, 2010

Muy bien, Joe ! :) - cogumela, Dec 10, 2010

Answer 15

Los organismos policiales proporcionan escoltas para cortejos fúnebres.

Police agencies provide escorts to funeral processions.

'proporcionan' and 'para' cortejos fúnebres. Hi, wansell! :) - cogumela, Dec 10, 2010

Thanks cogumela! - wansell, Dec 10, 2010