La Palabra del Día : el hecho
el hecho (noun) fact; deed, action, act, event
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El hecho es que el 'Louvre' es demasiado grande para visitar en un día.
The fact is that the 'Louvre' is too big to visit in one day.
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Sin ser adulador, quisiera decir, Bien hecho! a los administradores y ayudantes, de Spanishdict.com. Los que nos han dado tanto!
Without being a suckup, I would like to say, Well done, to the administrators and helpers of SpanishDict. com,who have given us so much!
It's a fact that I can't live without SD! 
Es un hecho que no puedo vivir sin SD! 
El hecho es que Los Egipcios se derrotaron al Faraón Mubarak .
The fact is Egyptians defeated The Pharaoh Mubarak .
Es un hecho que me gusta SpanishDict.
It's a fact that I like SpanishDict.
Es un hecho que mi aniversario está la próxima semana.
It's a fact that my wedding anniversary is next week.
Es un hecho conocido que SpanishDict.com es el mejor sitio Web de aprendizaje de español en el Internet!
It is a well known fact that Span?shd?ct.com is the best Spanish learning website on the Internet!
Es un hecho que cometo errores, pero espere unos años y ¡y tal vez vea la mejoría!
( It is a fact that I post with errors but wait a few years and perhaps you will see an improvement! )
..las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique! 
Las cosas cambian, no todos los hechos han sobrevivido a la época en la que fueron establecidos.
Things change, not all the facts have outlived the era in which they were established.
I love to read about strange facts.
Me gusta leer sobre hechos extraños.
(El crater de gran profundidad y casi perfecto, en Guatemala)
El hecho es que tardé mucho en escribir algo aquí en SpanishDict porque tenía miedo de que todos pensaran que soy estúpida, pero ¡todos aquí son muy amables y dispuestos a ayudar!
The fact is that I delayed a long time in writing anything here on SpanishDict because I was afraid that everyone would think that I'm stupid, but, everyone here is very friendly and helpful!
Corrections always welcome! 
En los cuentos se cuentan los hechos en tercera persona.
In fairy tales, the facts are being narrated in the third person.
El hecho de que tuvieras hambre no justifica que te hayas comido todo mi chocolate.
The fact that you were hungry didn't justify you eating all of my chocolate.
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What we believe to be fact, often is not.
Lo que creemos que es un hecho, a menudo no lo es.
No creo que haya espacio suficiente en mi cabeza para todos los hechos que van a estar en el examen.
I don't think there's enough space in my head for all of the facts that will be on the exam.
"Just the facts, ma'am"
'Sólo los hechos, Señora'
