La Palabra del Día : romo
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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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.)
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La gente roma tiene escritorios impecables.
Dull people have immaculate desks.

The matador was happy that the bull has dull horns.
El torero estaba feliz de que el toro tuviera cuernos romos.

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.

Traté de cortar el tomate, pero mi cuchillo estaba romo.
I tried to cut the tomato, but my knife was dull.
No me gusta un lápiz con punto romo.
I don't like a pencil with a dull point.
Please correct my español
.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.
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.

Tengo que talar un árbol, pero mi sierra está roma.
I have to cut down a tree, but my saw is dull.

Todo mis cuchillos de cocina están romos, pero no tengo afilador.
All my kitchen knives are dull, but I don't have a sharpener.
Los estudiantes jóvenes tienen que usar tijeras romas en el aula.
Young students have to use blunt scissors in the classroom.

Entrenador de baloncesto universitario nunca es romo.
Coaching college basketball is never dull.

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.



