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La Palabra del Día : romo

La Palabra del Día : romo

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romo - (adjective) dull, not sharp

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Pasé mi dedo por un cuchillo pensando que era romo, y me corté el dedo.

I ran my finger on a knife, thinking it is not sharp and cut my finger.

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updated Jan 24, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
This is quite a poser Vaanz , but good and Thank you for your good work. - ray76, Jan 23, 2011
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Jan 23, 2011
Pasé mi dedo por un cuchillo pensando que era romo, y me corté el dedo. Good Vaanz! :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011

18 Answers

5
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Si tuviera ocho horas para talar un árbol, pasaría seis afilando mi hacha roma.

( If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I would spend six hours sharpening my blunt ax.)

Abraham Lincoln

..me ayuda si corrige mis errores. ¡Gracias! red face

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
Very good! No mistakes, but a little suggestion. Don't repeat the word "horas", pasaría seis afilando... Excellent, my kefir-friend :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
Gracias amiga! :) - sv2qp, Jan 23, 2011
5
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Daddy, the razor blade is dull.

Papá, la cuchilla de afeitar esta roma.

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Papá, la cuchilla de afeitar está roma. (corrected)

updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
...está roma. Roma is very well used here, Bryn :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
Thanks cogumela. :) - Brynleigh, Jan 23, 2011
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La gente roma tiene escritorios impecables.


Dull people have immaculate desks.

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
...roma ( gender) tiene escritorios impecables. (But "romo" is not applied to people) Good, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
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Hombre que es romo, tiene los zapatos brillantes,hombre que es inteligente tiene zapatos aburrido.

Man who is dull , has shiny shoes , smart man dull shoes. Irish proverb.

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Nice proverb, but obviously, this is very difficult to translate. Romo is not applied to people, it is not synonym with aburrido. - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
Hombre torpe, zapatos brillantes; hombre inteligente zapatos sin lustre. Good, Ray! - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
2
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The matador was happy that the bull has dull horns.

El torero estaba feliz de que el toro tuviera cuernos romos.

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updated Jan 24, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
tuviera cuernos romos ( subjunctive) Good, pesta! - cogumela, Jan 24, 2011
Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Jan 24, 2011
2
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It's never a good idea to shave your legs with a dull razor.

Afeitarse las piernas con una cuchilla de afeitar roma nunca es buena idea.

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by mapletw
posted by mapletw
Afeitarse las piernas con una cuchilla de afeitar roma nunca es buena idea. Good, mapletw. I had to change the words order a bit :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
And no, you don't need "para", but you did very well :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
As always, thank you! - mapletw, Jan 23, 2011
2
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Traté de cortar el tomate, pero mi cuchillo estaba romo.

I tried to cut the tomato, but my knife was dull.

updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
estaba romo. Word of the day very well used, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
I wondered about the tense of the verb. Thanks! - 0066c384, Jan 23, 2011
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No me gusta un lápiz con punto romo.

I don't like a pencil with a dull point.

Please correct my español

updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
con punta roma . Good Maria ! - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
Gracias, mi amiga. - Maria-Russell, Jan 23, 2011
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.Supe que estaba en problemas cuando el nuevo "romo" maestro de matemáticas no supo responder a mi pregunta.

I knew I was in trouble when the dull new math teacher couldn't answer my question.

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
(Yo!!! ) I hope Heidi does not stick around here...Supe que estaba en problemas cuando el nuevo "romo" maestro de matemáticas no supo responder a mi pregunta. Pura vida, Cathy! - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
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El cirujano no puede emplear un bisturí romo para hacer su delicado trabajo.

The surgeon cannot use a dull scapel in order to do his delicate work.

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
para hacer su delicado trabajo. I see what you were looking with the "tan", but we have to change a bit the sentence for fitting that "tan": "para hacer tan delicado trabajo" Choose between putting 'su' or 'tan', because su+tan sounds weird. :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
Are you sure that you are not Spanish , Joseph ? - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
Muy amable! - 002262dd, Jan 23, 2011
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Tengo que talar un árbol, pero mi sierra está roma.

I have to cut down a tree, but my saw is dull.

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by Stadt
posted by Stadt
Perfect, Stadt! :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011
Thanks. :-) - Stadt, Jan 23, 2011
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Todo mis cuchillos de cocina están romos, pero no tengo afilador.

All my kitchen knives are dull, but I don't have a sharpener.

updated Jan 24, 2011
edited by mbvb
posted by mbvb
no tengo afilador ( no article) Well done, mbvb! - cogumela, Jan 24, 2011
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Whetstone

A hard rock can be used to sharpen a dull knife.

Una roca dura se pueda usar para afilar un cuchillo romo.

updated Jan 24, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
Una roca dura se puede usar para afilar un ... Good, Leatha! - cogumela, Jan 24, 2011
Gracias, Cogumela - Leatha, Jan 24, 2011
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Los estudiantes jóvenes tienen que usar tijeras romas en el aula.
Young students have to use blunt scissors in the classroom.

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updated Jan 24, 2011
edited by KevinB
posted by KevinB
jóvenes _ tilde_ usar tijeras romas ( no article) Good, Kevin! - cogumela, Jan 24, 2011
Thanks! - KevinB, Jan 24, 2011
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Entrenador de baloncesto universitario nunca es romo.

Coaching college basketball is never dull.

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Edit: My first attempt was a wrong use of the word, so here I go starting over!

Tener un cuchillo romo para preparar las verduras no es una buena idea.

Having a dull knife to prepare vegetables is not a good idea.

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updated Jan 23, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Romo does not fit here. (The Spanish sentence is not understandable) nunca es flojo/ blando/soso/aburrido.. - cogumela, Jan 23, 2011