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La Palabra del Día; el paraguas

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{el paraguas} (noun) umbrella

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¿Te gustaría. compartir mi paraguas?

Would you like to share my umbrella?

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updated Mar 16, 2015
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
I would love to share anything with you dear Sandy. - ray76, Feb 5, 2011
Sweety Sweety Little Girl!.. - Miro74, Feb 5, 2011
By the Way, is "El paraguas" singular??? why with "s" - Miro74, Feb 5, 2011
While paraguas appears to be feminine and plural, it is masculine and singular...from Word of the Day...el paraguas - sanlee, Feb 5, 2011
gustaría....it looks more like a quitasol (parasol) - 0074b507, Feb 5, 2011
sí,ho mbre, es que no tenéis paraguas en tu pueblo quentin? Esto es sin duda un paruagas!! - 00494d19, Feb 5, 2011
¡Gracias, Quientin y, Heidita! - sanlee, Feb 5, 2011
More aptly, where I live we don't have enough sun, nor parasols. - 0074b507, Feb 5, 2011

26 Answers

6
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You can wear this umbrella and leave your hands free to hold other things.

Puedes llevar este paraguas y dejar las manos libres para sujetar otras cosas.

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updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
Are you certain that he's not an extraterrestrial? - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 5, 2011
I thought he was holding a cell phone. Maybe it's an intergalactic communicator! - pesta, Feb 5, 2011
tiny mistake : y dejar las manos libres para.... (or y así tienes las manos libres para... ) Good pesta ! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
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Una geisha parece muy hermosa cuando baila con paraguas wink

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A geisha looks very beautiful when she dances with an umbrella wink

updated Feb 5, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Please correct my mistakes, thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 5, 2011
I'd would remove the "un" and would say: "cuando baila con paraguas". Very good sentence, lovely! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Thanks Cogumela :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 5, 2011
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Eso parece un buen paraguas para tu perro.

This seems like a good umbrella for your dog.

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updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by amykay
¡Pobre perro! lol - pesta, Feb 5, 2011
Of course they couldn't show it on a real dog. No dog would put up with that. - Leatha, Feb 5, 2011
parece un buen paraguas para tu perro. Good, amy! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Gracias Laura! - amykay, Feb 5, 2011
I know Leatha, I couldn't get near my dog with a contraption like that! - amykay, Feb 5, 2011
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Los paraguas rotos funcionan tan bien como los olvidados.

Broken umbrellas work just as well as those forgotten.

updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by mbvb
posted by mbvb
funcionan tan bien como los olvidados. Very good, mbvb! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
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A veces, el paraguas es la cosa más necesitada y más olvidada en un día lluvioso primavera.

At times the umbrella is the most needed and most forgotten thing on a rainy spring day.

updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by 002262dd
...the only tiny mistake is "de primavera", whithout the article. Great, Joe! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
without - Maria-Russell, Feb 5, 2011
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¡Ojalá tuviera un paraguas ahora mismo!

I wish I had an umbrella right now!

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updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
¡Ojalá tuviera un paraguas ahora mismo! ( this estructure always takes the subjunctive) Very good, chruhl! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Thanks Laura - I definitely need to study more about the subjuntive!! - 001a2987, Feb 5, 2011
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¿Qué, no les gusta mi paraguas?

What? You don't like my umbrella? cheese alt text

updated Feb 7, 2011
posted by gone
Hands-free! - JoyceM, Feb 5, 2011
Hand-free... No sabemos si tiene dos manos... lol - gone, Feb 5, 2011
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El amor de madre es como un paraguas que nos protege de la maldad.

Mother's love is like an umbrella which protects us from evil.

updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by Sinedd
posted by Sinedd
es como "un" paraguas que .... Very good, sinedd! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
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Estos gatitos se están divirtiendo con paraguas en la nieve.

These kittens are having fun with umbrellas in the snow.

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updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Did I use tener and divertir correctly? - bandit51jd, Feb 5, 2011
hmm.. no, sorry having fun means divertirse, o pasar un buen rato, but have cannot be translated into "tener " here - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Estos gatitos se están divirtiendo con paraguas en la nieve. ( They reminded to me the Izazoni's avatar) Good, bandit! - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Gracias, Coqumela! I'd forgotton the guitar playing kitten as an avatar! - bandit51jd, Feb 5, 2011
3
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Siempre olvido mi paraguas cuando más lo necesito. Me pasa lo mismo con cada herramienta que tengo.

I always forget my umbrella when I need it most. It is the same for every other tool I have.

Please correct my mistakes.
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cuando más lo necesito. Me pasa lo mismo con cada herramienta que tengo

updated Feb 7, 2011
edited by LiveUnsheathed
posted by LiveUnsheathed
Great picture!! lol - 001a2987, Feb 5, 2011
cuando más lo necesito. Me pasa lo mismo con cada herramienta que tengo. Good sentence, storm! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Gah, I'm going to quit posting for a little while to give you a break. haha Sorry, Cogu. - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 5, 2011
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Tenía un paraguas con fotos de trasgos!

I used to have an umbrella with pictures of trolls on it!

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updated Feb 5, 2011
posted by mapletw
:D Excellent and colourful! - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
¡Gracias Cogu! - mapletw, Feb 5, 2011
3
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?l invento del siglo:
¡Aquí puede ver un paraguas que es el más adecuado para los climas secos!

( The invention of the century:
Here you can see an umbrella that is best suited for dry climates! )

.. las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique! red face

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updated Feb 5, 2011
edited by 00494d19
posted by sv2qp
And doubles as a TV ariel. - ray76, Feb 5, 2011
¡Si él quiere atraer a un rayo! :) - sv2qp, Feb 5, 2011
look at the blue part;) - 00494d19, Feb 5, 2011
jeje ..at last as it sould be.. ¡gracias! :) - sv2qp, Feb 5, 2011
sv2qp, at last as it sHould be. - Maria-Russell, Feb 5, 2011
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La gente a veces usa paraguas para protegerse del sol en la playa.


People sometimes use an umbrella to block the sun at the beach.

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updated Feb 5, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
usa paraguas ( no article) para "protegerse del" sol en la playa. Bloquear sounds more like "to lock", so protegerse is definitely a best choice. Well done, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Gracias cogumela. - Rolest, Feb 5, 2011
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Algunas personas dicen que es da mala suerte abrir un paraguas mientras dentro de casa.

Some people say it is bad luck to open an umbrella while inside the house.

updated Feb 5, 2011
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
personas is femenine and plural: Algunas personas dicen que "da mala suerte" ( Da mala suerte/ Trae mala suerte are idioms: but your choice should have been "ES", not está) abrir un paraguas dentro de una casa. Well done, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
also : dentro de casa :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Thank you! :) - 0066c384, Feb 5, 2011
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Mary Poppins usaba un paraguas para volar.
Mary Poppins used an umbrella to fly.
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updated Feb 5, 2011
edited by Jason7R
posted by Jason7R
' usaba' un paraguas 'para' volar. Good, Jason! :) - cogumela, Feb 5, 2011
Gracias amiga. :) Besitos - Jason7R, Feb 5, 2011