La Palabra del Día: bucear

Question

{bucear}( transitive verb) to swim underwater, to dive, to scuba dive; to investigate

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!

Algún día me gustaría bucear.

Some day I would like to dive.

You look so competent , Heidi will be jealous. Great Sandy thank you. - ray76, Jan 25, 2011

Nice one Sandy :) - Brynleigh, Jan 25, 2011

Good sentence, sanlee :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 1

Prefiero bucear en mis pensamientos internos y dejar el buceo para los hombres con experiencia ¡como yeser007!

( I prefer to dive in my inner thoughts and leave the diving to men with expertise like Gary! )

... correcciones se llevará a cabo ¡como se sugiere!

Tiny tiny mistake, Sakis! Prefiero bucear (no preposition). Great! :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Thanks cogu.. there is no fun without mistakes..:) - sv2qp, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 2

Bucear es una actividad para la gente a la que le gusta ser sorprendida.

Diving is an activity for people who like being surprised.

...gente is singular: gente a la que le gusta ser sorprendida . Good, luz! :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

...now it sounds much better even to me:)...thanks a lot, Cogu:) - luz_72, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 3

Nos pasamos todo el verano buceando.

We spent all summer diving.

good, maria! :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Thanks, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 4

Dejé el buceo, cuando vi mi primer tiburón de cerca.

I gave up scuba diving , when I saw my first shark close up.

Magnificent animals from ..afar! :) - sv2qp, Jan 25, 2011

Hi ray76, please correct me if I am wrong but I think that it's better to say Dejé de bucear or Dejé el buceo.:o) - miguel79, Jan 25, 2011

Thank you miguel, 79 I appreciate your help . Have a good one mate!.So are you older than me ? - ray76, Jan 25, 2011

Hi mate! I think I am younger than you :o)) - miguel79, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 5

Los hipopótamos parecen gordos en la tierra, pero son muy agiles cuando bucean.

Hippopotumuses appear fat on the land, but they are very agile when they swim underwater.

It's a mouthful, but did you know the plural can also be "hippopotami?" He sure is a cute guy! - NancyGrace, Jan 25, 2011

Thanks Nancy, I looked it up this morning and saw that hippopotumuses or hippopotami was correct! I make enough mistakes with spanish that I wanted to check my english! - theresa5, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 6

Mi hijo bucea en el acuario para alimentar algunos peces y limpiar el sitio.

My son dives into the aquarium to feed some of the fish and clean the site.

Para alimentar algunos peces y limpiar el sitio - gone, Jan 25, 2011

Thanks! I'm not happy with this sentence in either language. :) - 0066c384, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 7

Diving under water is very entertaining for children. Bucear bajo el agua es muy entretenido para los niños.

Bucear (infinitive) es muy .... Saying 'bajo el agua' seems a bit redundant. Well done, jennyo! - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Gracios cogumela, - jennyo45, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 8

Let's dive into the sea.

Vamos a bucear en el mar.

¡Buceemos en el mar! (this needs the imperative mood) :) Good, simpe! - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Breath taking photo! - bandit51jd, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 9

Ernie no estaba seguro de por qué se le ocurrió que bucear iba a ser una buena idea.

Ernie wasn't sure why he thought it was such a good idea to dive.

de por qué se le ocurrió que bucear iba a ser una buena idea. Difficult sentence again, Cathy :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 10

I love to dive in waters with beautiful coral.

Me encanta bucear en aguas con corales hermosos.

...coral hermoso, or even better, corales hermosos. Well done, maplew! - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Gracias! :) - mapletw, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 11

Buceando en Riviera Maya

Diving in Mexico.

Ay! ¡Qué envidia! :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 12

Mi padre trabaja de buzo

My father works underwater

Right :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 13

Buceando entre libros

Diving into books

Answer 14

Ir afuera es como bucear en la niebla.

Going outside is like diving into the fog.

Ir afuera...bucear.... - Deanski, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 15

I would like to have a piece of diving equipment instead of this violin.

Me gustaría tener un equipo de buceo en lugar de este violín.

gustaría-tilde- un equipo de buceo, este-no tilde- Great bryn! I'd really like to know where you find these pics :) - cogumela, Jan 25, 2011

Thank you cogumela ::)) - Brynleigh, Jan 25, 2011

The pics are found on Photobucket. - Brynleigh, Jan 26, 2011