La Palabra del Día : duchar

Question

duchar - (transitive verb) to shower; to soak

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!

No es fácil ducharse cuando tienes niños en casa

It is not easy to shower when you have kids in home

at home. Very true! - Echoline, Dec 23, 2010

thank you Vaanz , good one! - ray76, Dec 23, 2010

This is a pronominal verb. When you talk about the infinitive of 'to shower oneself', you need 'ducharse'. As for 'tiene'.. I wonder if 'usted' is used for this kind of sentences, but to me it sounds really strange. I'd always say 'tienes' here. - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thanks Bill. Need to read the Present conjugation again. - Vaanz, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 1

"Me gustaría enviar mis mejores deseos a todos y cada uno de la familia de SpanishDict, para que tengáis una feliz Navidad en paz."

unfortunately, my corrected sentenced lost the word for the day....it was

Duchar una y todos en mi familia SpanishDict! con los mejores deseaos para una paz y feliz Navidad.

Showering one and all in my SpanishDict! family with best wishes for a peaceful and Merry Christmas.

How lovely! And how apropriate. Thank you dear Echoline. - ray76, Dec 23, 2010

This one isn't nearly as easy as it seems at first sight :p . First, 'ducharse', with 'se', means to shower oneself (or reciprocally), not to shower other people; for that it's simply 'duchar'. Second, 'duchar' is not used metaphorically, only with liquid - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

For lack of a closer translation, I'd translate this as 'Me gustaría enviar mis mejores deseos a todos y cada uno de la familia de SpanishDict, para que tengáis una feliz Navidad en paz' ('pacífica' means 'not aggressive'. Here you need 'en paz'). - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thank you, Echoline. Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy New Year to you and yours. - Ann-Frances, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 2

SD es un lugar donde uno se puede duchar de un ambiente creativo.
( SD is a place where one can soak himself in a creative environment. )

corrections were implemented..!

You are on the money mate , very true and quite thoughtful. Thank you. - ray76, Dec 23, 2010

Well.. since it's the WOTD and all.. but 'to soak' can only be translated in very few contexts as 'duchar'. Here the correct one would be 'empapar'. - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Probably more important than that.. 'alguien' isn't really idiomatic in this kind of sentence ('alguien' means someone, but usually someone real, not indeterminate). Better alternatives would be 'cualquiera', 'uno' or 'la gente'. Also: 'de un ambiente ..' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 3

Sí, me ducho una vez al mes, incluso si no lo necesito!

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Yes, I have a shower once a month, even if I don’t need it!

'Sí, me ducho una vez al mes' ('to have a shower'= duchar(se). 'Tener que ducharse' means 'to have to take a shower', which would contradict the second part of the sentence) - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Also, while not bad, 'aunque (yo) no lo necesito' means 'although I don't need it'. It's more definitive than 'even if'. To say 'even if' you need 'incluso si no lo necesito' (this might be understood that sometimes you might feel that you do) - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Gracias Billstpor. - Rolest, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 4

Most days, nothing is better than starting with a nice hot shower. Some days, though, it's best to avoid them altogether.

A menudo, no hay nada mejor que empezar con un buen ducha caliente. Algunos días, sin embargo, es mejor evitarlas por completo.

(¡Saludos! a Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho)

Hitchcock - pesta, Dec 23, 2010

used the noun vs the verb...discúlpame. - DR1960, Dec 23, 2010

'to avoid them altogether'. 'altogether'=completely vs 'all together'='everybody/everything together' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

'días' (tilde). Also, while not bad, I'd simply say 'A menudo' instead of 'la mayoría de los días'. It's a much simpler expression that expresses the same idea. Also: 'con una ducha caliente' ('ducha' is feminine, and 'calor' means heat, not not) - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Finally: 'Algunos días' ('día' is masculine), .. es mejor evitarlas.. (because 'duchas' is feminine)' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Billstpor - done, done, done, done, done and done! Thanks! - DR1960, Dec 26, 2010

Answer 5

Lluvias de abril traen las flores de mayo. Lo sé, lo sé en español, con ducha, sólo se refiere al agua de baño. ¡Pero muchas de las respuestas donde la diversión de leer!

Äpril showers bring May flowers. I know, I know in Spanish, to shower, only refers to bath water. But many of the answers where fun to read!

'.. answers were fun' / '.. respuestas son divertidas de leer' (just a typo in English, but it becomes a debacle in Spanish ;-) ) - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 6

The moonbeams are very beautiful.

Los rayos de luna son muy hermosa.

I have to take a shower.

Tengo que decharmé.

Same as with other sentences I'm afraid. 'Ducha' is seldom used for anything but water. The correct word here is the verb 'bañar' (los rayos de luna bañan..). 'Baño' however sounds tacky in this dreamy context. - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thanks Billstpor :) - Brynleigh, Dec 23, 2010

jeje, I had to try to make it work. - Brynleigh, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 7

Me encanta caminar bajo una ducha de lluvia.

I love walking in a shower of rain.

'Ducha' is not something we use in this context, but it would be more or less understood. You need 'bajo una' instead of 'en la', though. - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Is that "under a shower? thanks bill. - ray76, Dec 23, 2010

Yep, 'under' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 8

Un amigo mío hispanohablante fue a los Estados Unidos de vacaciones. Hablaba un poco de inglés. Cometió un error embarazoso al asumir que la palabra española 'duchar' significa lo mismo que la palabra inglesa 'douche'.

A Spanish speaking friend of mine went to the United States on vacation. He spoke a little English. He made an embarrassing mistake when he assumed that the Spanish word 'duchar' means the same as the English word 'douche'.

Sorry. True story.

typo: 'fue'. Also, it's better to say 'de vacaciones' to translate 'on vacation'. 'por vacaciones' is used to translate 'for holidays', as in 'closed for holidays'. 'Hizo un error embarazoso' is 'correct', but it's more correct to say 'Cometió un error' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Same with 'cuando asumió'. It's 'correct', but it's much better to say 'al asumir'. 'lo mismo' doesn't have to agree with gender with 'palabra', as it functions as an adverb. - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thanks. - KevinB, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 9

Es muy agradable ducharse en una bañera caliente mientras que está nevando.

It is very pleasant to soak in a hot tub while it is snowing.

Answer 10

Por lo general los niños pequeños se resisten a tomar una ducha.

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Usually little boys are reluctant to take a shower.

Answer 11

Un moderada, pero larga lluvia que empape la tierra sería de gran ayuda para Arizona.

A mild, but lengthy soaking rain shower would be a big help to Arizona.

'Ducha' can't be used as rain shower. In any case, that sentence needs some tweaking. 'Leve' *could* be used here, but it's not really the right choice. 'Moderada' is better. To translate 'soaking' you would have to explain it as 'que empape la tierra' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

'big help to Arizona' would be 'gran ayuda para Arizona'. In full, I would translate it as: 'Una moderada, pero larga lluvia que empape la tierra sería de gran ayuda para Arizona' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thanks Billstpor! - wansell, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 12

Me gusta cantar mientras me ducho.

I like to sing while I shower.

'I like to sing..' > 'Me gusta cantar..'. 'Quiero cantar..' means 'I want to sing..'. It's a correct sentence, but different than the English one. - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thanks, Billstpor. - sanlee, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 13

A shower can be very refreshing. una ducha puede ser muy refrescante.

typo: 'ser' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Oops. ! Muchas gracias Bill ,Feliz Navidad. - jennyo45, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 14

En la programa "Soy Celebridad, Sáquenme de Aquí", a veces los concursantes tienen que ducharse con escarabajos, gusanos y cucarachas... ¡qué horror!

On the programme "I'm a Celebrity, Get me out of Here", sometimes the contestants have to have a shower with beetles, maggots and cockroaches.... yuck!

'En el programa 'Soy una celebridad..'. And although 'ducharse con escarabajos..' is ok, it would sound better to say 'tienen que soportar una ducha de escarabajos,...' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Answer 15

Animamos nuestros pacientes a levantarse y ducharse cada mañana antes del desayuno.

We encourage our patients to get up and shower themselves every morning before breakfast.

'Animamos a nuestros pacientes' (unless they are all female patients). 'a levantarse y ducharse cada mañana' (you can add 'a sí mismos', but it's not really necessary). 'antes del desayuno' or 'antes de desayunar' - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thanks! I used the reflexive forms in my first version, but they did not seem correct. - 0066c384, Dec 23, 2010

They are, because in this sentence you talk about 'getting up' and 'showering themselves'. 'Levantar' means 'to raise' or 'to move something up', and 'duchar', unless it's part of a longer construction (me voy a duchar) means to shower someone else. - bill1111, Dec 23, 2010

Thanks for the explanation. I understand now. - 0066c384, Dec 23, 2010