La Palabra del Día; la jornada

Question

{la jornada} working day, day, day's journey, the hours of work

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¿Estás feliz cuando trabajas un media jornada?

Are you happy when you have a half day?

Well the glass is half full , so yes. Great Sandy , thank you. - ray76, Feb 7, 2011

feliz has no tilde, and: cuando tienes media jornada, although "cuando trabajas media jornada" seems more correct. Well done, sanlee ! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 1

Cogumela works full time correcting all the sentences.

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Cogumela trabaja jornada completa corrigiendo todas las oraciones.

Gets my vote! Recognition for Cogumela. :D - galsally, Feb 7, 2011

hehe... well, this is just extra time :) ... oraciones has no tilde. Very good, Rolest ! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Thanks for the tilde correction. About your extra time. Let’s see…If you make corrections 12 hours a day, 7 days a week = 84 hours…maybe you have a 90 second per minute clock? - Rolest, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 2

Muchos pintores eligen el fin de una jornada como tema para sus pinturas.

( Many painters choose the end of a working day as a theme for their paintings. )

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

Great picture. I remember doing that with my mother as a child at harvest time. - ray76, Feb 7, 2011

Excelente! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 3

La jornada de 12 horas es agotadora.

The 12 hour work day is very exhausting.

la jornada....agotadora - 0074b507, Feb 7, 2011

Thanks gfreed! - Brynleigh, Feb 7, 2011

es agotadora, wipe out the "muy" :) Good, Bryn! - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

gracias cogumela :) - Brynleigh, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 4

Me encanta estar con mi amor al sol después de la jornada.

I like to be with my love in the sun after the work day.

estar con mi amor al sol ( We say "to be to the sun" instead of "to be in the sun" ) :) Well done, Ray! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Great sentence, Ray! - sanlee, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 5

Tomar un café es siempre una buena idea cuando parece que nuestra larga jornada ya no es productiva.

Having a coffee is always a good idea when it seems that our long working day is no longer productive.

lol - that looks like my boss! - pesta, Feb 7, 2011

:) - luz_72, Feb 7, 2011

Excellent! it sounds better if you say "larga jornada" : ) Congrats, luz - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Muchas gracias, Cogu:) - luz_72, Feb 8, 2011

Answer 6

Espero conseguir un trabajo a jornada parcial.

I hope to get a part-time job.

(Not sure if this will work, I know one way of saying it is 'a tiempo parcial'.)

'a tiempo parcial' is better, but I think jornada is also ok :) Good sentence ! - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 7

After a hard working day all you need is a nice wife, lovely children and a beautiful dining table

Después de una jornada todo lo que se necesita es una esposa agradable , niños hermosos y una bonita mesa de comedor.

Please correct my mistakes, thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 7, 2011

todo lo que se necesita 'es', una 'esposa agradable', 'niños hermosos' y una bonita.... :) Very good, lovely! - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

and if you want a more literal translation, you can say : después de una "dura jornada "... the adjective's position here is not really important, but that's the more common way to say that :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

For the English sentence, it's "dining table" with only one "n." - mbvb, Feb 7, 2011

Thanks a lot Cogumela I appreciate your corrections :) & thank you mbvb :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 7, 2011

you know lovely! I think by "beautiful dining table" you mean a table with delicious food. am I right? so I think: después de una dura jornada, todo lo que se necesita es una esposa buena, los niños preciosos y una mesa de comedor con rica comida. - je2010, Feb 8, 2011

Answer 8

Si la gente pasa la mayoría de la jornada haciendo cosas menos su trabajo, ¿cómo esperamos que todo funcione bien?

If people are spending a big part of working hours doing things but their job, how do we expect everything to go well?

Hi, culé - 'spending' is better than passing here. also, '... things other than their job'. (this is just English part) -funny! and true. - pesta, Feb 7, 2011

Thanks pesta ;) - culé, Feb 7, 2011

Yes, ...doing things other that their job...would work well here. Great, culé - sanlee, Feb 7, 2011

:) - pintor, Feb 7, 2011

Let's see: si la gente "se pasa la mayor parte" de la jornada haciendo "de todo" menos su trabajo, ¿cómo esperamos que todo "vaya" bien? :) Very well done, cule ! - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 9

Siempre es bueno un buen descanso después de una jornada larga. - It's always good to take a nice rest after a long journey.

Hi Dakie, I'd say '...to take a nice rest...' or 'A nice rest is always good after....' :) - galsally, Feb 7, 2011

This picture is so cute I almost can't stand it. - Leatha, Feb 7, 2011

Great picture, Dakie! - sanlee, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 10

Esta jornada sí que va ser larga.

For sure, this workday will be a long one.

Answer 11

Las jornadas pueden ser muy largas en la granja de la familia.

Work days can be very long on the family farm.

muy largas ( gender and number agreement) Well done, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Thank you! :) - 0066c384, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 12

Hi friends,

estoy buscando a un trabajo a media jornada. ¿puedes ayudarme a encontrar uno?

I am looking for a part- time job. can you help me finding one?

buscando un trabajo (no preposition) 'de' media jornada. ¿Me ayudas a encontrar uno? Well done, je! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 13

Recientemente Hillary Clinton completó una jornada de once días a través de África.

Recently, Hillary Clinton completed an eleven day journey across Africa.

Recientemente HC completó una ( gender) jornada de once días a través ( tilde) de África. Good, Maria ! - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Thank you very much, cocumela - Maria-Russell, Feb 7, 2011

Does anybody know how to get a tilde over the A? (alt 144= É, but I don't know how to do A). - Maria-Russell, Feb 7, 2011

alt 0193 = Á - Don-Linton, Feb 7, 2011

Great! Thanks Don-Linton - Maria-Russell, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 14

Hoy es la jornada y ahora estoy trabajando en mi oficina. ¡Estoy muy aburrida! ¿Y tú?

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Today is the working day and now I am working in my office. I am really bored! and you?

We'd say "hoy es jornada laborable" y ahora mismo estoy trabajando en la oficina. Well done! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Answer 15

Prefierio pasar las vacaciones en la montaña, y cuidar de mi hijo toda la jornada.

I prefer to spend the holiday in the mountain, and take care of my son all the day.

PrefIERo pasar las vacaciones 'en la' montaña y' cuidar' de mi hijo ... Well done, miro! :) - cogumela, Feb 7, 2011

Your English needs a little tweak. It should be "my holiday in the mountains". - Leatha, Feb 7, 2011

and take care of my son all day. - Maria-Russell, Feb 7, 2011