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La Palabra del Día; trabajador

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{trabajador} (adjective) hard-working, industrious, laborious (noun) 1. Laborer, an assiduous or industrious person, painstaker. (m & f) 2. A daylaborer. (m & f)

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Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish.

Cuando se trata de español soy muy trabajadora.

When it is Spanish, I am very hard working.

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updated Feb 27, 2015
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
You did well Sandy , as you usually do. - ray76, Feb 8, 2011
Why would they only list that word as an adjective and not also as a noun? - 0074b507, Feb 8, 2011
Cuando se trata de español, soy muy trabajadora. Good sanlee ! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
That's what I wanted to ask too. - bomberapolaca, Feb 8, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Feb 8, 2011
It is listed as a noun in the translator, if that's what you mean, Q. - DR1960, Feb 8, 2011
Este es mi tiempo primera. Soy de trabajandera! - pickles21, Feb 8, 2011

27 Answers

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La hormiga es una criatura muy trabajadora.alt text

The ant is a very hard working creature.wink

updated Feb 9, 2011
posted by 00b6f46c
Please correct my mistakes, thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 8, 2011
No mistakes, lovely :D Excellent! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
wow, lovely, great sentence!! voting:) - 00494d19, Feb 8, 2011
Great! - sanlee, Feb 8, 2011
Great pict.! - Rolest, Feb 8, 2011
Aré the ants having a cocktail party? - Leatha, Feb 8, 2011
Thanks everyone :)) - 00b6f46c, Feb 8, 2011
I hope no one actually tries this, crush the poor thing. :( They only can carry up to ten times their weight. - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 8, 2011
Aww, darn it! I have the crackers all ready but I couldn't find an ant! Good thing, I guess! LoL - Brynleigh, Feb 8, 2011
6
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They are hardworking but they are silly.

Son trabajadores pero son tontos.

A rocket to Uranus Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Feb 9, 2011
posted by Brynleigh
That is great Bryn. Funny. - 0043ad50, Feb 8, 2011
Perfect, Bryn ! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
This is what they call "rocket science" lol - pesta, Feb 8, 2011
Thanks Marshall :) - Brynleigh, Feb 8, 2011
lol, good one, pesta! - Brynleigh, Feb 8, 2011
Gracias cogumela - Brynleigh, Feb 8, 2011
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Soy muy trabajadora pero, a veces, me vuelvo loca de tanto trabajar.

I'm very hard working, but sometimes, so much work drives me crazy.

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updated Feb 8, 2011
posted by theresa5
another perfect one, theresa :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Thank you! - theresa5, Feb 8, 2011
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Me encanta trabajar , puedo verlo todo el día.

I love working , I can watch it all day.

We're all watching the master work. Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Feb 9, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Funny Ray, but a very typical scene - 0043ad50, Feb 8, 2011
You would not use an adjective as the subject of the [Spanish] sentence, you need a noun. - 0074b507, Feb 8, 2011
Me encanta "trabajar"... Well done, Ray ! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Thank you cog and Q , the difficulties they seem insurmountable. - ray76, Feb 8, 2011
Very funny Ray. Gets my vote! - Rolest, Feb 8, 2011
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Mira que buen trabajador. Comienza trabajando y termina "Twitteriteando" (perdiendo el tiempo en Twitter).

Look at this great employee. He starts off working and ends up twittering.

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updated Feb 8, 2011
posted by gone
Jeje, y existe la palabra "Facebookear"/ "Feizbuqear"? - bomberapolaca, Feb 8, 2011
4
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Más importante que ser trabajador es parecerlo.

More important than being hard-working is looking like you are.

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updated Feb 8, 2011
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
Más importante que ser trabajador es parecerlo. Good sentence! :) Well done, luz - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Gracias, Cogu:) - luz_72, Feb 8, 2011
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Cuando era niño, me enseñaron que el éxito llega a las personas trabajadoras.

When I was a child, I was taught that success comes to hard-working people.

updated Feb 8, 2011
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
"fui enseñado que " would be the not-recommendable literal translation. We'd say, "me enseñaron que el éxito llega a las personas trabajadoras" (plural) Well done, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Gracias! :) - 0066c384, Feb 8, 2011
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¡No me molestes estoy trabajador!

Don't bother me I am working hard!

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updated Feb 8, 2011
posted by wansell
estoy trabajando. Trabajador cannot be used here because it's a noun... but well done, wan ! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Thanks cogumela, and sorry. - wansell, Feb 8, 2011
Lovely kitty. I miss mine in the U.S. so bad. :( - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 8, 2011
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Todos los estudiantes en este sitio son intelegentes, respetables y muy trabajadores.

All Students in this site are intelligent, respectable and very hardworking.

updated Feb 8, 2011
edited by Miro74
posted by Miro74
Your cheating and using it as a noun. The word of the day is the adjective form. - 0074b507, Feb 8, 2011
Iam not cheating gfred, Iam just a Beginner Learner! - Miro74, Feb 8, 2011
Todos los estudiantes ( no reason for using femenine article) en este sitio son inteligentes ( plural) , respetables ( plural) y ... Well done, Miro ! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Thank You Cogumela! - Miro74, Feb 8, 2011
Miro, I was only kidding. The word can be a noun and your usage was fine. - 0074b507, Feb 8, 2011
Never mind Q! - Miro74, Feb 8, 2011
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Un miembro trabajador tras doce horas seguidas en SpanishDict.com.


A hard-working member after twelve continuous hours on SpanishDict.com.

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updated Feb 8, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
Un miembro trabajador (concordance of the adjective is with the gender of the noun; not her sex.) - 0074b507, Feb 8, 2011
...trabajador ( as Q says) después de / tras doce horas seguidas ... Well done, rolest! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Gracias qfreed y cogumela. - Rolest, Feb 8, 2011
3
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This hard working cat needs a tummy rub.

Este gato trabajador necesita que le froten la barriga.

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updated Feb 9, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
You guys make me miss my cats so much with these cute cat photos. :( lol - LiveUnsheathed, Feb 8, 2011
Looks like my cat..... - sanlee, Feb 8, 2011
Este gato trabajador necesita que le froten la barriga ( you need a subordinate clause because the subject has changed) . Well done, bandit! :) - cogumela, Feb 9, 2011
in Spanish you can't say "necesita una barriga frotada" :) - cogumela, Feb 9, 2011
Okay, adjectives go after nouns - bandit51jd, Feb 9, 2011
Grrr, I should remmeber things like that!! Thanks, cogumela for putting up with the little mistakes! - bandit51jd, Feb 9, 2011
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La definición de "trabajadora" varía según donde se viva.

The definition of "hard-worker" varies with where one lives.

Correcciones, por favor.

updated Feb 8, 2011
edited by DR1960
posted by DR1960
Beautiful photo. - Leatha, Feb 8, 2011
:) "varía según" donde se viva. Veeeery good, DR ! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
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It is necessary that the worker is fed well.
Es necesario que los trabajajadores se alimenten bien.

updated Feb 8, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
que "el" trabajador I think that after impersonal phrases like Es necesario que...you use the subjunctive (sea) - 0074b507, Feb 8, 2011
"...que los trabajajadores se alimenten bien" Good, jennyo ! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
Thanks guys. Appreciatimg the help. - jennyo45, Feb 8, 2011
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Mi esposa es una mujer muy trabajadora. My wife is a very hard-working woman.alt text

updated Feb 8, 2011
posted by timmyspanish
Perfect, timmy! :) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
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Aunque él no está de acuerdo, yo creo que mi novio es el hombre más trajabador del mundo.

Even though he disagrees, I believe my boyfriend is the hardest-working man in the world.

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updated Feb 8, 2011
edited by mapletw
posted by mapletw
I was really tempted to use the subject pronoun él here, but I erred on the side of caution in fear of being sent to the....DUN DUN DUN...Dunce Corner. - mapletw, Feb 8, 2011
You were well-tempted. For contrasting: Aunque él no está... yo creo que... Veeeeery good! :) ( What a vision....) - cogumela, Feb 8, 2011
What a vision indeed! Thanks for the correction. :) - mapletw, Feb 8, 2011