La Palabra del Día : acolchado

Question

acolchado - (adjective) quilted, padded

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!

Tengo un bolso acolchado por que gasté una fortuna.

I have a quilted handbag for which I spent a fortune.

I'm sorry for the late posting. :( - Vaanz, Dec 19, 2010

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Dec 19, 2010

Nice handbag, Vaanz. Is it "Gucci"? - Brynleigh, Dec 19, 2010

The bag in the pic is Channel. I got a white one from D&C, but it is in a dirty grey color now. - Vaanz, Dec 19, 2010

A colorful scarf tied to the strap will spruce it right up! lol - Brynleigh, Dec 19, 2010

Hola, my name is Bryn and I have handbag problem! jeje! - Brynleigh, Dec 19, 2010

Hi Bryn! "por el que gasté una fortuna". More commonly said:" que me costó una fortuna" - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

"Hola Bryn.", said in unison by all the other handbag addicts. - Leatha, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 1

A la gente huesuda le gustan los muebles acolchados.

Bony people like padded furniture!

huesuda...palabra fantastica! - amykay, Dec 19, 2010

...and very good sentence. Just "le gustan" (gente is singular) Hi, Joe! - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

Gracias! - 002262dd, Dec 20, 2010

Answer 2

Muchos hombres piensan que los sujetadores acolchados son publicidad engañosa!

Many men think that padded bras are false advertising!

Good ! ;) - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

Well.. rather than 'publicidad falsa', the proper term is 'publicidad engañosa' (with the intent to deceive people) - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

Thanks for the correction! - mapletw, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 3

Me gustan las mesas de madera acolchada.

I like tables made of quilted wood.

If you say "me gusta la mesa..." it seems that you like one concrete table. The literal translation is "me gusta una mesa... If you are talking in general, I think that it would be better "Me gustan las mesas de madera acolchada". " Hi, Pesta!!!!! :) - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

No es acolchada, es una mesa del embutido. - Sabor, Dec 19, 2010

Hah. No, that's not either. 'Una mesa del embutido' sounds like 'table of sausage'. 'Embutir' is used for other things. In Spanish that would be called 'mesa con incrustaciones' or 'con diseños incrustados', and probably other things I can't recall now. - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

¡Qué una molestia! No sabía que era tan difícil. Gracias por tu ayuda. - pesta, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 4

Las maletas acolchadas son perfectas para llevar cosas frágiles.

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Padded suitcases are perfect for carrying things that are breakable.

...son perfectas para llevar cosas frágiles . Hi, amy! ;) - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

Hola Laura! Y Gracias por tu ayuda! - amykay, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 5

¡ Se rumorea que tienen que meter a este hombre en un cuarto acolchado cada noche!

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It is rumored that they have to put this man in a padded room every night!

great pic and caption. - amykay, Dec 19, 2010

Good! Maybe "meter" fits better than "poner". But well done, Rolest! - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

Gracias a todas! - Rolest, Dec 19, 2010

Remember the personal 'a' though: 'meter a este hombre' - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

Thanks Billstpor. - Rolest, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 6

Santa wears a padded suit.

Papá Noel lleva un traje acolchado.

Perfect, Bryn :) - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

Oh my goodness! I am overjoyed! Gracias cogumela :) - Brynleigh, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 7

Si desea enviar su amor a alguien asegúrese de que lo envía en un sobre acolchado.
( If you want to send your love to someone make sure you send it in a padded envelope. )

usted and tú are mixed... asegúrese de que lo envía en un sobre acolchado. Hi, Sks! - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

You are right cogu.. thanks :) - sv2qp, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 8

I have a quilted purse, jacket, shoes, and backpack. Now all I need is the wig and I'm set.

Tango un bolso acolchado, una chaqueta, un zapatos, y una mochila. Todo lo que necesito ahora es una peluca, y estoy lista.

jajaj funny! - Brynleigh, Dec 19, 2010

'Poseo..' is perfectly correct, but it sounds weird in this context. It's like saying: 'I possess a quilted purse..'. A simple 'Tengo un..' sounds more natural (like 'I have..'). - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

Also, the second part is a bit off. It's: 'Todo lo que necesito ahora es una peluca, y estoy lista' .You can also say: 'Ahora todo lo que necesito es..', although I prefer the former. - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

Gracias, as always, Billstpor. - Leatha, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 9

Todo el mundo sabe acerca de la esquina burro de SD. Pero pocos saben del cuarto acolchado utilizados sólo para aquellos que han tratado de aprender el subjunctivo...y se han vuelto locos.

Everyone knows about the SD dunce corner. But few know of the padded room used only for those who have tried to learn the subjunctive...and have gone mad.

'Esquina' is not commonly used in this context. 'El rincón' is more appropriate'. Also, you need to separate those nouns with 'de', and make 'burro' plural to denote that it is for all 'burros', not just for one: 'rincón de los burros'. - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

'Utilizado' doesn't have to agree in number with 'aquellos', it has to agree with 'cuarto', which is singular. 'por aquellos' instead of 'para'. - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

'Pero pocos saben del cuarto acolchado utilizado solo por aquellos que..'. By the way, if you had used 'destinado' or 'reservado' instead of 'utlizado', then you would say 'para aquellos'. - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 10

Hacer edredones acolchados cuesta muchas horas de trabajo. Making patchwork quilts take many hours.

Vaanz I love it when you are late (I get to answer) haha. (Normally when I come on there are 20 answers already and I am stumped!!! - margaretbl, Dec 19, 2010

How nice! It's correct, but I'd say requiere/lleva instead of "cuesta". Hi margaret ! ;) - cogumela, Dec 19, 2010

Hm.. I'm a bit on the fence here. 'requiere/lleva' are both common verbs in this context, but 'cuesta' is good to remark that it takes a lot of work ('costar' has a meaning of being hard to obtain or produce). By the way, isn't it 'takes many hours'? - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 11

Los bomberos llevan acolchado para su protección.

Firemen wear padding for protection.

Please correct my español.

'llevan acolchado para su protección'. Alternatives are: 'para protegerse' and 'por protección'. - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010

Thank you, Bill. - Maria-Russell, Dec 19, 2010

Answer 12

Foto Agricola para Acolchado===Agricultural photo for padding

Not this kind of padding I'm afraid, only padded materials to absorb hits. I'm not sure what 'padding' refers to in this context, the separation between rows? If so, that's just called 'separación' or 'distancia entre hileras' - bill1111, Dec 19, 2010