Picture of the Day: Paranoia‏

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

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Remember to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

Posts which are not corrected as suggested can NOT be "accepted".

Please give everyone a chance and only post one caption and no photos .

Any sentences that have been put through the translator will not be accepted and no corrections will be offered.

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My example:

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A mí, ya no me van a volver a robar la bicicleta.

They're not going to steal my bike again.

lol - I love it! - Brynleigh, Jan 28, 2011

You have this one locked away . Thanks! - ray76, Jan 28, 2011

Perfect sentence, Jen! :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Hahahaha! They should remove the definition in the dictionary and put this picture instead. - lazarus1907, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 1

Hum, such a shame,no bagels.

Hum, que lástima,no hay bagels.

Good. I didn't know what a bagel is... Well done, paco :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Very clever ,bagels and lochs? - ray76, Jan 29, 2011

Bagels are a type of bread, formed in the shape of a donut. The dough is boiled then baked to make a lovely, chewy texture. - Leatha, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 2

¡Oh no! Llego tarde y me olvidé de candar el casco de la bicicleta.

Oh no! I'm running late and I forgot to lock up my bike helmet.

....Llego tarde y me olvidé de candar/asegurar el casco de la bicicleta. Good, mbvb :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 3

Mas es mejor. More is better.

Cuanto más, mejor. Well done, timmy ! :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 4

No vayáis a pensar que esto lleva mucho tiempo, ¡no hombre no! ¡Todas estas cerraduras se abren con la misma llave!

Don't think that this takes a lot of time, no it doesn't! All these locks are opened with the same key...

que esto "lleva" mucho tiempo. Excellent, culé. You always sound very natural :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

muchas gracias cogu!! ay ay ¡qué buenoo!!! :) - culé, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 5

¡Vamos a ver quién puede robar la bicicleta!

Let's see who can steal the bike!

Very good, Laura! Welcome to the forum! :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Welcome to the forum Laura :) - --Jen--, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 6

La foto nos muestra que montar en bicicleta es un gran ejercicio para los dedos.
(The picture show us all how good an exercise is for the fingers to ride a bicycle.)

.. no one is perfect, correct as you please!

...nos muestra lo bueno ('lo buen ejercicio' sounds ... so-so) que es para los dedos montar en bicicleta. Difficult sentence, Sks! Very good :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Another way to say that: ( I'm not satisfied) La foto nos muestra que montar en bicicleta es un gran ejercicio para los dedos :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

The English actually should be: "...how good an exercise *it* is for the fingers..." - webdunce, Jan 29, 2011

Thanks to both of you! :) - sv2qp, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 7

I have insured the locks ......because they are worth much more than the bike! **

"¡He asegurado las cerraduras................. porque valen mucho más que la bicicleta!" **

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¡He asegurado las cerraduras................. porque tienen mucho más valor que la bicicleta!"

Corregid mi español, por favor

Te gusta los emoticons! - timmyspanish, Jan 29, 2011

Both sentences are perfectly correct, Feliz! :) Well done!!! - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Muchas gracias Cogumela :) Estoy muy feliz para saberlo :) - FELIZ77, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 8

It is possible to have too much of a good thing.

Es posible tener demasiado de una cosa buena.

de una cosa "buena" ( gender) Well done, leatha! :) - cogumela, Jan 30, 2011

Gracias, cogumela. - Leatha, Jan 30, 2011

Answer 9

¿Esta bicicleta es de oro?

Is this a golden bike?

? - --Mariana--, Jan 29, 2011

Thank you, Marianne... - luz_72, Jan 29, 2011

Good :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 10

¡Vale, ahora lo veo... no fue buen idea armar una bici de imanes!

Ok, I can admit it now... it wasn't a good idea to make a bike out of magnets!

jijiji

Ahora me doy cuenta... no fue 'buena' idea 'hacer una bici de' imanes. :) Good, amy ! - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 11

These days, Nothing is impossible. Estos días, nada es imposible.

Perfect :) - cogumela, Jan 29, 2011

Answer 12

Misión imposible

Mission Impossible

Estos días, nada es imposible. These days, nothing is impossible. - Miro74, Jan 29, 2011