La Palabra del Día:La calvicie
la calvicie (noun) baldness
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La calvicie a una edad temprana puede llevar a la depresión.
Baldness at an early age may lead to depression
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La calvicie nos recuerda que no somos inmortales.
( Baldness reminds us that we are not immortals. )
...las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique!
Si tienes calvicie no la disimules peinándote de esta manera, es mucho mejor ser un "calvo sin complejos". Al fin y al cabo, ser calvo tiene sus ventajas; un día de viento no va a arruinar tu peinado.
If you're bald, don't conceal your baldness by combing your hair in this way, it's much better to be a 'bald without complex'. After all, being bald has its advantages; a windy day will never ruin your hairstyle.
Iñaki Anasagasti, político español
Con respecto a calvicie, cuando tenía diecisiete años, acaricié la coronilla de me padre y le dije, "Eres como "The Velveteen Rabbit" -- había perdido toda su piel de tanto amor."
With respect to baldness, when I was seventeen years old, I rubbed the top of my father's head and said to him, "You are like "The Velveteen Rabbit," -- all of your fur has been loved off."
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No estoy preocupado por mi calvicie.
I'm not worried about my baldness. ( My baldness doesn't worry me )
Not sure about using estar.
Los hombres con calvicie tienen que llevar sombrero para protegerse del sol.
Bald men need to wear a hat for protection from the sun.
Shemar Moore in "Criminal Minds."
Mi esposa me dijó que la calvicie está hermosa.
My wife told me baldness is beautiful
Hay que aceptar tu calvicie. No está haciendo más joven, y tu pelo no está regresar.
You might as well accept your baldness. You aren't getting younger and your hair isn't coming back.
Como siempre - correcciones, por favor.
Some young men believe being bald is modern. Algunos hombres creen que estar calvo es moderno.
Los hombres hacen cosas increíbles para disumular su calvicie.
Men do incredible things to hide their baldness.
Para la mujer, de alguna manera la calvicie puede mostrar su belleza.
In a woman, baldness can somehow show off her beauty.
Algunas personas creen que la calvicie indica inteligencia.
Some people believe baldness indicates intellegence.
¿Por qué la calvicie que es una problema que ataca solo a los hombres?
Why the problem baldness only attacks on men?
La calvicie de G. I. Jane o las flexiones sobre un brazo; ¿Qué es más sexi?
G. I. Jane's baldness or one arm push-ups; which is more sexy?
Sobre la calvicie se dice que la hierba no crece en una calle con mucho tráfico.
About baldness they say that grass doesn't grow on a busy street.