La Palabra del Día : la brújula
la brújula (noun) compass
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Tengo una brújula de ciento cincuenta años .
I have a 150 year old compass.
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Si olvidas tu brújula, puedes usar la estrella del norte para guiarte.
If you forget your compass, you can use the north star to guide you.
Se les perdió la brújula antes de irse de acampada.
The compass was lost before they left the camp.
Cuando era joven, solía practicar orientación con un mapa y una brújula.
When I was young, I used to practice orienteering with a map and a compass.
Esta brújula es muy cara!
This compass is very expensive!
Hombres! Tenemos brújulas internas. Nunca nos perdemos! Men, We have internal compasses! We never lose our way!
La Isla Magnética no altera las brújulas, es una leyenda.
Magnetic Island cannot alter a compass. It is a legend.
The name of the island came about because of the apparent "magnetic" effect it had on the ship's compass of Captain Cook as he passed the island when sailing up the east coast of Australia in 1770.[2] People have since explored the general area of Magnetic Island with various instruments to discover what might have caused the effect that Cook reported, but nothing has been discovered. Townsville locals refer to Magnetic Island as "Maggie".
Cuando hacía senderisimo siempre tomaba una brújula para no perderme.
When I went hiking I always took a compass so that I wouldn't get lost.
Is this a 150 year old compass or witch? In Spanish it is important to spell and use words correctly!
Es esta un cien cincuenta año de edad brújula o una bruja? En español es muy importante "a hechizo" y utilizan las palabras correctamente.
I hope this play on words did not confuse anyone. If you are confused use this as a way of asking questions in another post. I'm sure some of my Spanish is incorrect, sorry. I'm learning, too. 
Espero que la corazón sea siempre mi brújula, aunque a veces el miedo gana.
I hope that my heart will always be my compass, but sometimes fear takes over.
Ojalá tenga una brújula porque no sé dónde estoy - I wish I had a copass because I don't know where I am
There are 4 point on a compass, .. no - there are 16, no - there are 32, 64, 128, ... I give up!
Hay 4 puntos de una brújula, .. No - hay 16, no - hay 32, 64, 128, ... ¡Me rindo!
Necesito una nueva brújula.
I need a new compass.
This compass is a memorial for sailors lost at sea.
Esta brújula es una conmemorativo a los marineros perdidos en el mar.
conmemoración (corrected)
Hay un problema con la inmigración ilegal en las Islas Canarias.La gente magrebí se arriesga a viajar por mar en embarcaciones peligrosas que no están en condiciones de navegar. La prensa las llama cayucos.En su desesperación,esta gente no tiene ni brújula ni instrucciones adecuadas siquiera para localizar Las Canarias.
The Canary islands have a problem with illegal immigration.People from Magreb risk a perilous sea voyage in dangerous unseaworthy boats which the press call canoes. These desperate people don't have a compass nor adequate instructions to find the Canaries.
This isn't a "word for word" translation I've tried to paraphrase .This is the subject of a presentation I am intending to give in my Spanish class soon.
Nuestra conciencia es como una brújula.
Our conscience is like a compass.
