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Vocab Builder: Use a New Word

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Hello, all smile. I thought I'd start this game as way for us to introduce new words to our vocabulary and actively apply it. There are plenty options to choose from in the dictionary here. Have fun!

Vocab Builder: Use a new word that you've never used before

Rules:

1.I will start by writing a sentence in Spanish using a word that is new to me.

2.Then, the next person will use my word in a sentence and a new word in another sentence.

3.The next person will use the previous person's new word and one of their own.

4.And continue like that (2 sentences a person)! smile Simple, right?

Please include definitions! (Pictures are welcome as well as translations wink)

Game Moderator: Izanoni1


Okay, I'll start:

Sara se le olvidó de la combinación de su casillero escolar.

un casillero escolar - a school locker

Translation: Sara forgot the combination to her locker.

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updated Mar 2, 2011
edited by Goldie_Miel
posted by Goldie_Miel

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La catalana que vi, usaba zapatos de ¡tacón alto!
( The woman from Catalonia that I saw, wore high heels! )

Ayer pisé los frenos con tanta fuerza, y casi me salí de la carretera.
( Yesterday I stepped on the brakes so hard, that I almost went off the road. )
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.. no one is perfect, correct as you please! red face

updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
Spanish corrections : vi, usaba, pisé, con tanta, me salí. :) - cogumela, Feb 16, 2011
wow.. so many, I am sleeping yet! gracias cogu! :) - sv2qp, Feb 16, 2011
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¡Quién sabe lo que guarda Marcela en su casillero!

God only knows what Marcela keeps in her school locker!

Suelta el mando/control remoto, que comienza mi programa favorito.

Let go of the remote control. My favorite TV show is about to start. alt text

updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by gone
posted by gone
:) - Izanoni1, Feb 15, 2011
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Mientras el mando estaba perdido, Renzo se perdió el programa. While the remote was lost, Renzo missed his program. La catalana fue a casa en Barcelona. The woman from Catalonia went home to Barcelona.alt text

updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by Sabor
posted by Sabor
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Cuchuchearán que la nueba vecina era pelirroja y muy graciosa. (The whispered that the new neighbor had red hair and she was very funny)

Los niños gustan de beber la leche en el desayuno. (The boys like to drink milk on breakfast)

updated Feb 22, 2011
posted by evertoncamillo
Hi Everton! English correction. You can drink milk for breakfast or with breakfast, but not on breakfast. - happyquilter, Feb 16, 2011
Nice. Just a few corrections: 1) "Cuchuchearán" is in the future tense. Instead, you should use "cuchuchearon" which is in past tense, like "whispered"; 2) "la nueva"; 3) "The whispered" should be "They whispered"; 4) "les gustan beber"; - Goldie_Miel, Feb 17, 2011
Oh, I also agree with what HappyGuilter said. - Goldie_Miel, Feb 17, 2011
Goldie, is HappyGuilter a Freudian slip? :) - Sabor, Feb 17, 2011
Jeje, oops. My eyes were playing tricks on me. HappyQuilter* ;o} - Goldie_Miel, Feb 22, 2011
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La Señora Gomez se enfadó cuando vio a los niños pisando su jardín.

Mrs. Gomez got angry when she saw the children treading/trampling on her garden.

pisar - to step on, to trample on

Las viejas se cuchucheaban la una a la otra sobre la vecina nueva.

The old ladies were whispering to each other about the new neighbor.

cuchuchear - to whisper, to speak with a low voice

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updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by Goldie_Miel
posted by Goldie_Miel
You might also consider using "pisotear." - Izanoni1, Feb 16, 2011
I think that (and I might be wrong) "cuchichear" is used a bit more commonly in this sense than "cuchuchear." (but again, I could be wrong) - Izanoni1, Feb 16, 2011
Interesting. Thanks for the info :) I'd change it but someone has already posted after me using it. It's funny how one word is preferred over the other and there's only one letter difference. - Goldie_Miel, Feb 17, 2011
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El colgante - pendant

El colgante azul es hecho de vidrio riciclado.

The blue pendant is made from recycled glass.

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La teja - tile

Mi suegra compró tejas Mexicanas en Tlaquepaque.

My mother-in-law bought Mexican tiles in Tlaquepaque.

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updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by happyquilter
posted by happyquilter
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sobornar - to bribe

Algunas personas sobornan a los niños usando juguetes y dulces a cambio de buen compartamiento.

Some people bribe kids using toys and candy in exchange for good behavior. alt_img

un colgante - a pendant

El colgante de mi abuela es muy precioso a mí, así que siempre lo llevo.

My grandmother's pendant is very precious to me, so I always wear it.

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updated Feb 22, 2011
posted by Goldie_Miel
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desayuno - breakfast

Cuando era nina siempre preparaba el desayuno a mi madre para el día de los madres.

When I was young I always prepared breakfast for my mother on Mother's Day.

sobornar - to bribe

Cuando recibí una multa, traté sobornar la policía.

When I received a ticket, I tried to bribe the police.

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updated Feb 17, 2011
posted by happyquilter
traté de* - Goldie_Miel, Feb 17, 2011
Wow, what a word. That's a new one for me, too :) - Goldie_Miel, Feb 17, 2011
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la teja - (roof) tile

Después de que gano un poco más dinero, voy a reemplazar la teja.

After I earn a little more money, I'm going to replace the (roof) tile.

desgastado - shabby (in regards to clothing)

Después de tres meses, se puso desgastada la ropa del hombre varado.

After three months, the stranded man's clothing became shabby.

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updated Mar 2, 2011
posted by Goldie_Miel