La Palabra del Día, el castillo

Question

{el castillo} (noun) castle

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. .

And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do NOT use subject pronouns!

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Me gustaría dar una fiesta en este castillo e invitar a todos mis amigos a ir allí

I would like to have a party in this castle and invite all my friends here to come.

I accept your invitation . Gracias por invitarme a la fiesta ,gustaría voy a la fiesta. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

Hi !! "dar una fiesta" en este castillo "e" invitar a todos mis amigos. (Rather than "aquí a venir" maybe it'd be better "a ir allí", but it is not necessary because it seems a bit redundant) Well done, sanlee! - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 1

Amor y sabiduría no habitan en el mismo castillo.
( Love and wisdom do not dwell in the same castle. )

... correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique!

Hey, it's been a while! You say do not live, or don't live. In English, it's not a saying that makes sense, particularly. Chaus... - afowen, Feb 1, 2011

They have not lived in my castle for quite some time , more is the pity ce'st la vie, ce'st lamour. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

Me parece que no te falta la sabiduría Ray!!! - afowen, Feb 1, 2011

@afowen ..perhaps because it's a French proverb Alex! ..thanks! :) - sv2qp, Feb 1, 2011

Excellent, Sakis :) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

It makes very much sense in English. The heart is in constant struggle with the mind. I live by that. - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 1, 2011

love and wisdom Do not dwell (not "does") - love and wisdom together make this plural. - DR1960, Feb 1, 2011

Yes DR it went unnoticed.. thanks! :) - sv2qp, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 2

Este castillo está flotando por encima de la tierra.

This castle is floating above the earth.

That is magic! - afowen, Feb 1, 2011

maybe, "está flotando (suspendido en el aire) por encima de la tierra" ? ( because, actually, all the castles are "por encima de la tierra", so it can be confusing). Very good, Bryn! ( and excellent pic! ) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

It does sound better with 'flotando' in the sentence. Thanks so much cogumelad. - Brynleigh, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 3

La casa de un hombre inglés es su castillo.

An Englishmans home is his castle.

Impressive shadow Ray.. it scares not only love but everyone..:)) - sv2qp, Feb 1, 2011

es su castillo. - 0074b507, Feb 1, 2011

Thank you Q, would love today it was a typo, but sadly it was not. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

Yes Sakis , this captures for me all the black and brooding moods of a woman in a relationship in decline. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

That is a pretty cool pic ray76. I love the "Mortal Engines" series. - trumpethero1914, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 4

La torre en el juego de ajedrez también se llama un castillo.

The rook in the game of chess is also called a castle.

se llama (un) castillo. Very good, Q :) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Bundles of straw and wheat used to stood up in the fields ,they were called "Rooks" is there some correlation here with the castle in chess? - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

To be stood up. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 5

Castles made of sand fall in the sea eventually.

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Los castillos de arena acaban cayendo al mar el tiempo.

(Jimi Hendrix)

arena acaban cayendo al mar :) Good, Rolest ! - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Gracias cogumela. - Rolest, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 6

I can't afford a castle, but when I get my place in the countryside I'm going to build me a folly.

No tengo la plata para un castillo, pero cuando compre mi finca, voy a construirme una torre (sin proposito).

...pero cuando "compre", voy a construir(me) una torre. (sin propósito-->?¿ )... :) Good sentence, afowen ! - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Afowen , if you put your curser at the end of the last word ,proposito and double click ,the sentence will stay in order of line. Good luck mate. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

Thanks Ray, done! No idea why I didn't subjunctivise Laura, late, drunk, all that banter :-) I put the me in on porpoise. Una torre sin proposito is my breast translation of a folly, which are towers built in the olden days just for the sake of it :-) - afowen, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 7

¡Los castillos puede ser frío y con corrientes de aire, pero al menos no se lavan lejos!

Castles may be cold and drafty but at least they do not wash away!

Answer 8

Cuando era niño, disfrutaba construyendo castillos de arena.

When I was a child, I enjoyed building sand castles.

Hey! It's almost perfect, dogwood! you don't need the article, just say: "construyendo castillos... " Great! :) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Thank you! I'm doing better without the translator! :) - 0066c384, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 9

At Christmas, we went to a medieval night at San Miguel Castle.

En Navidad, fuimos a una noche medieval en El Castillo San Miguel.

I'm not happy with "fuimos", but it's all I can think of.

On the island of Tenerife, if anyone's interested.

fuimos is good! fuimos/acudimos 'a una' noche medieval 'en el' castillo de San Miguel. Well done, fontanero. :) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Gracias. - fontanero, Feb 1, 2011

Yes I am very interested , and also very happy to see you return mate , well done , why not post up about your travels , I bet they were terrific,and i will tell you how we beat the poms. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

¡Hola, Fontanero! Estoy felíz a verte otra vez,,,, - sanlee, Feb 1, 2011

I know you beat us Ray. Hope you're not getting too wet down there. - fontanero, Feb 1, 2011

And thanks Sanlee. - fontanero, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 10

A sensitive man in front of his castle. Un hombre sensitivo delante de su castillo.

ahh Edward Scissorhands :)) - culé, Feb 1, 2011

hombre sensible ( false friend) Well done, timmy ! :) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

God, I love this movie. Johnny Depp is so amazing. :) - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 11

It doesn't matter what your castle looks like, home is home.

No importa el aspecto de tu castillo, tu casa es tu casa

We use "parecer" in a slighly different way. No importa el aspecto de tu castillo, (or: no importa cómo sea tu castillo ) tu casa es tu casa. Very good, Marshall! :) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Thanks cogumela, one of these days I'm going to get it right. Thanks so much for your priceless help - 0043ad50, Feb 1, 2011

Go to bed, Marshall! :) - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

I have some spare paint you can have mate , the wood looks a tad hungry. - ray76, Feb 1, 2011

Thanks Ray - 0043ad50, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 12

Hay siempre un velo de misterio alrededor de los viejos castillos y muchos secretos quedarán ocultos entre sus paredes para siempre...

There is always a veil of mystery over the old castles and many secrets will remain hidden inside their walls forever...

wow! Excellent, luz! Just : muchos secretos quedarán ocultos ( leave out the "se", and note that the participle of "ocultar" is irregular). Wonderful sentence :D - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

maybe, it also would sound better if you say "viejos castillos" - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

I was thinking about that too, thanks a lot, Cogu:) - luz_72, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 13

El año pasado visité el castillo en el Edinburgh con mí esposo para nuestra luna de miel.

Last year I visited the castle in Edinburgh with my husband for our honeymoon

el castillo de Edimburgo con mi -no tilde- esposo "en/durante" nuestra luna de miel :) Good, soms! - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 14

Una relación sin honradez es como un castillo de arena. Con un cimiento tan débil, no puede perdurar.

A relationship without honesty is like a sand castle. With such a weak foundation, it cannot last long.

Excellent, DR! just a typo : honradez , and a tilde: "débil". Last long= perdurar - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Answer 15

Verás muchos de castillos en España.

You will see a lot of castles in Spain.

Verás castillos :) Good, Maria! - cogumela, Feb 1, 2011

Thanks a lot, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Feb 1, 2011