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La Palabra del Día : la casualidad

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la casualidad (noun) chance, coincidence

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No creo en la casualidad. Todo ocurre por una razón

I don't believe in coincidence. Everything happens for a reason.

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updated Feb 13, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Feb 12, 2011
Todo ocurre por alguna/una razón. Well done, Vaanz :) - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Thanks Laura :) - Vaanz, Feb 12, 2011

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Esto fue una casualidad desafortunada para este periodista.

This was an unfortunate coincidence for this reporter.

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updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
hahaha, brilliant "una casualidad desafortunada" :) Very good, Cathy! - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Hahaha!! Pobrecito! - nikki_joy, Feb 12, 2011
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Un día entré por casualidad en este sitio web.

One day I came by chance into this web site.

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updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Genial, sanlee! "sitio"-typo- :) - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Feb 12, 2011
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¿Es una casualidad o es una reacción al vídeo "book" que cogu ha posteado?

( Is it a coincidence or is a reaction on the video "book" that cogu has posted? )

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.. corrections are on the way!red face

updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
:D reacción al vídeo "book" que .... "posteAdo" ( 'postear' is not a verb -in this context- but everybody uses it ) ;) Well done, Sakis! - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Gracias cogu! .."postear" está reconocido por la RAE, pero no "postar".. ;) - sv2qp, Feb 12, 2011
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No creo en la casualidad. Creo que cada cosa, cada ocurrencia tiene su procedencia, es que a veces tenemos que rastrearla.

I don't believe in coincidence. I believe everthing, every occurence has it's origin. At times, we have to track it down.

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updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Great sentence: ...cada oCuRRencia tiene su causa, (es que) a veces "tenemos" que buscarla . :) Well done ! - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Love your sentence. - Echoline, Feb 12, 2011
Thank you ladies! - 002262dd, Feb 12, 2011
4
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Delete please.

updated Feb 13, 2011
edited by LiveUnsheathed
posted by LiveUnsheathed
hmm... This was very difficult to translate to me. I'm afraid that the word "casualidad" does fit here: I'd say , una probabilidad de tener éxito, no importa que las posibilidades sean raras. Very good sentence, storm ! :) - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
4
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I love happy coincidencesgrin

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Me encantan las casualidades felicesgrin

updated Feb 13, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Please correct my mistakes, thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 12, 2011
Me too! - Brynleigh, Feb 12, 2011
las casualidades felices :) Good, lovely! - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 12, 2011
4
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"Some things are not really a coincidence"

"Algunas cosas no son realmente una casualidad"

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updated Feb 12, 2011
posted by 0043ad50
Should the right and left side of that match in number? Some things are not really coincidences. - 0074b507, Feb 12, 2011
Hey, Marshall ! :D Excellent! - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
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editor,proofreader,book design,transcription,typewriter

This monkey doesn't believe he typed a Shakespeare play by coincidence.

Este mono se no cree que mecanografió una obra de Shakespeare por casualidad.

updated Feb 13, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
no 'se cree que' mecanografió una obra de "Shakespeare" "por" casualidad :) Well done, Leatha! - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Gracias, Cogimela. - Leatha, Feb 12, 2011
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¡Les digo a los ninos una y otra vez que no dejen fuera sus juguetes! ¿Casualidad o elección de no escuchar a mamá?

I tell the kids over and over again not to leave their toys outside! Coincidence or a choice to not listen to Mommy?

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updated Feb 13, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Well, I tried to put the pieces together, I'm sure I don't have it correct though! Grrr..... :) - bandit51jd, Feb 12, 2011
¡Les digo a los ninos una y otra vez que no dejen fuera sus juguetes! ¿Casualidad o elección de no escuchar a mamá? Well done, bandit! : - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
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Mientras estaba echando una ojeada a las cositas de una feria de la zona, encontré un cortaplumas en forma de pez que se me había perdido hace muchos años. ¡Qué casualidad!

While I was browsing the bits and bobs (trivia) at a local fete, I found a penknife in the shape of a fish which I had lost many years ago. What a coincidence!

updated Feb 13, 2011
posted by galsally
Sally: I'd say "hacía muchos años... " - culé, Feb 12, 2011
Wow. Qué fenómena. :) Genial, Sally - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Right.Se puede decir"hace muchos años" o "hacia muchos años"como apunta cule. - lukaaxx, Feb 12, 2011
sobre el uso desplazado de los tiempos verbales: - lukaaxx, Feb 12, 2011
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usos_desplazados_de_los_tiempos_verbales - lukaaxx, Feb 12, 2011
Gracias, lukaa, es un enlace útil. :) - galsally, Feb 13, 2011
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Que casualidad, mi senador se parece a "La Estacada." Separaba de nacimento?

What a coincidence, my senator resembles "the Lurch." Separated at birth?

updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by timmyspanish
posted by timmyspanish
mi senador se parece a .... ¿separados al nacer? Good, timmy ! :) - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
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¡ Qué casualidad !Tengo una frase correcta otra vez . ¡ Espero !

What a coincidence ! I have a correct sentence again . I hope !

life of brian monty python Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Tengo una frase correcta otra vez :) Good, ray! - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
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Podemos ver esta casualidad genial. El conejo y el gato se gustan.

We can see this nice coincidence. The rabbit and the cat like each other.

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updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
You forgot the English. - Leatha, Feb 12, 2011
El conejo y el gato se gustan. ( se is reciproc, and means: el uno al otro) Good, pesta! :) - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Funny - this is the second time I forgot the English. Maybe I'm thinking in Spanish now...:) - pesta, Feb 12, 2011
I meant this to be reciprocal. - pesta, Feb 12, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - pesta, Feb 12, 2011
3
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¡Qué casualidad tan increíble! Creo en la casualidad.

What an amazing coincidence! I believe in coincidence.

universtuffs-blogspot-com-Coincidence -Photography Pictures, Images and Photos

updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
¡Qué casualidad tan increíble ! ( leave out the "un" ) Good, Bryn! :) - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Gracias cogumela - Brynleigh, Feb 12, 2011
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Amarnos unos a otros al mismo tiempo es la mejor causalidad.

Loving each other simultaneously is the best coincidence.

updated Feb 12, 2011
edited by torotranquilo
posted by torotranquilo
Very good, palimp! Just a typo : caSUalidad. Welcome to the forum! :D - cogumela, Feb 12, 2011
Nice sentence!! Welcome! - Echoline, Feb 12, 2011
Gracias :] - torotranquilo, Feb 12, 2011