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La Palabra del Día : la peste

La Palabra del Día : la peste

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la peste - (noun) plague, epidemic; stench, stink; pest

IDIOMS

Decir pestes de alguien - To badmouth somebody

Echar pestes - To curse

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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!

Un hada malvada echó pestes a la bella durmiente.

A wicked fairy cursed the Sleeping beauty

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updated Jan 2, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Jan 1, 2011
Una hada - 0074b507, Jan 1, 2011
And where is my handsome Prince to waken me ? Great Vaanz. - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
¿Dónde está mi príncipe que me despierte? - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
"Un hada". Also; "echó pestes a" or "echó una peste a", but this is not very usual, we'd use "echó una maldición a" o "maldijo a". Hi, Vaanz! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
Agree with cogumela. - pacofinkler, Jan 1, 2011

16 Answers

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¡Una peste en ambas sus casas! (Romeo y Juliet A3 S1, 90)

A plague on both your houses! Romeo And Juliet Act 3, scene 1, 90

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updated Jan 2, 2011
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Ambas sus casas is not correct. Ambas and sus can't be together, so: "Una peste sobre vuestras/sus dos casas". Hi, Cathy!! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
Good on you echo line, i tried that but could not get it to work ,shows you are good! - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
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alt text Spread of the Black Death from 1346 to 1351

La peste bubónica mató a más de 100 millones de personas en el siglo XlV.

The Bubonic Plague killed over 100,000,000 people in the 14th century.

Please correct my español.

updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Very good! Just "siglo XIV" . We use Roman numerals for centuries. Hi, Maria! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
Thanks for your correction, Cogumela. : ) - Maria-Russell, Jan 1, 2011
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¡Tenga cuidado! El programa de televisión "60 minutos" informó sobre una peste de chinches.

Watch out! The television program 60 minutes reported on the plague of bed bugs.

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updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Remember? "Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed-bugs bite!". Mm.."chinches" - makes them sound kind-of sweet :( - nonombre, Jan 1, 2011
i do not want to know I hate them . - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
"60 minutos" should be between quotes. The other little thing is "una peste" seems better here, if you aren't talking about a determinated and concrete peste. Hi, sanlee! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Jan 1, 2011
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Hay langostas en proporciones de plaga atacando a los cultivos de trigo. La peste ha vuelto a Victoria.

There are locusts in plague proportions attacking the wheat crops in Victoria the pestilence has returned.

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updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
where's the 'peste' Ray je je - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 1, 2011
Where is it indeed! thank you "Hawkeye" , you are a legend, and a notable dag. - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
je je I'll take that as a compliment, gracias señor :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 1, 2011
They are real guys ,I've just spent all morning washing them off the windcreen. - jennyo45, Jan 1, 2011
the locusts that is .. - jennyo45, Jan 1, 2011
So you must be either in Victoria or NSW ?jennyo - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
"atacando a los cultivos de trigo. La peste ha vuelto a Victoria" Hi, ray ! :) - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
Thank you, and Happy new Year to you , your family and boy friend.Dear cogumela. - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
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Aquel que desea pero no obra, engendra la peste.
( He who desires but does not act, generates pestilence. )

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Feliz y Próspero Año Nuevo

updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
I read that, and before I saw your avatar I knew it was you. Very good mate. - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
Hola mate :) - sv2qp, Jan 1, 2011
Right! :) sks! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
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Otro hilo sobre el subjuntivo.

Another thread about the subjunctive.

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updated Jan 2, 2011
edited by lorenzo9
posted by lorenzo9
Speaking of thread plagues, what has happened to our threads from the lovelorn? I was making a collection! - Sabor, Jan 1, 2011
"Otro hilo", lorenzo. - cogumela, Jan 2, 2011
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Era una de una peste de niños en el cine los sábados por la tarde.

I was one of a plague of kids at the movies on Saturday afternoons.

updated Jan 2, 2011
edited by Sabor
posted by Sabor
Fui una de una peste de niños en las películas de los sábados por la tarde, Sabor :) - cogumela, Jan 2, 2011
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No seas un peste! Don't be a pest!

updated Jan 2, 2011
posted by 002262dd
No seas como la peste :) - cogumela, Jan 2, 2011
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Hi, my name is Pesta, which is not to be confused with la peste.

Hola, mi nombre es Pesta, que no debe confundirse con la peste. raspberry

updated Jan 2, 2011
posted by pesta
No lo confundiremos, Pesta :) By the way... Perfect! - cogumela, Jan 2, 2011
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Speaking of plagues is not a positive way to start 2011. Hablar de pestes no es una manera positiva de comenzar 2011.

updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
Well a plague on your houses ! But I think it worth a vote , n I think I am worth an answer. - ray76, Jan 1, 2011
"Hablar" de pestes no es ..... de "comenzar el 2011" Hi, jennyo! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
Gracias cogumela , i was Trying to say speaking. - jennyo45, Jan 1, 2011
Hi Ray ,i ought to have said morbid topic - jennyo45, Jan 1, 2011
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illuminate

It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Es mejor a enciende uno vela que echar pestes la oscuridad.

updated Jan 1, 2011
posted by Leatha
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"La Peste Negra durante la Edad Media fue como una maldición para toda Europa."

"The Black Plague, during the Middle Ages was like a curse for all of Europe."

updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by pacofinkler
posted by pacofinkler
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Cuando era niña las tarjetas de crédito eran desconocidas, pero ahora nuestra dependencia en estas pequeñas piezas de plástico ha alcanzado proporciones de peste.

(When I was a child credit cards were unheard of, but now our reliance on these small pieces of plastic have reached plague proportions.)


And yes, I can remember back to the "dark ages" wink

updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by nonombre
posted by nonombre
"Cuando" -typo- era niña "las" tarjetas de crédito "eran" desconocidas, pero ahora "nuestra" dependencia "de" estas....."proporciones"-typo- de peste. Hi, Annie! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
Gracias Cogumela :o - nonombre, Jan 1, 2011
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La peste bubónica se transmite por la picadura de una pulga infectada.

Bubonic plague is transmitted by the bite of an infected flea.

updated Jan 1, 2011
posted by 0066c384
Congrats, dogwood, again. - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
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Dentine dice: Quite mi peste, o sentirá mi dolor.


Dentine says: Remove my plague, or you will feel my pain.

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updated Jan 1, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
lol Rolest, isn't it plague with a 'g'? ja ja good one :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 1, 2011
Thanks Kiwi! - Rolest, Jan 1, 2011
The sentence is right, but I think the word "peste" is a bit weird here. I can't understand the sentence because I don't know who Dentina is... so I don't dare to suggest anything . Hi, Rolest!! - cogumela, Jan 1, 2011
Hola Cogmela. Well, dentine is just below the enamel of the tooth. It is soft bone without the enamel protection, and is prone to bacterial attack, i.e. cavities. I gave it a female name, but I will change it. - Rolest, Jan 1, 2011