La Palabra del Día : el embudo
el embudo (noun) funnel
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Es fácil hacer un fonendoscopio con un embudo.
It is easy to make a stethoscope with a funnel.
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En mi cocina, tengo un embudo de plástico que se parece a Pinocho.
In my kitchen, I have a plastic funnel that looks like Pinocchio.
El embudo es un instrumento que puede ser utilizado para canalizar líquidos farmacéuticos, ¡hacia nuestros ojos sensibles ! 
( The funnel is a tool that can be used to channel pharmaceutical liquids, into our sensitive eyes! )
I wish I can use a funnel for studying!!
¡Ojalá pudiera usar un embudo para estudiar!!
Quiero canalizar todo mi amor sobre mi novia. Mi amor es el embudo.
I channel all my love for my girl friend. My love is the funnel.
Si ves una nube embudo, ya es demasiado tarde.
If you see a funnel cloud, it is already too late.
Cuando era joven,tenía un embudo para enlatar las verduras.
When I was young, I used to have a funnel for canning vegetables.
Me gusta el pastel de embudo.
I like funnel cake.
Debido a un efecto de embudo, formado por las colinas empinadas, una riada repentina y destrozadora, causó la perdida de muchas vidas!
Due to a funnel effect,caused by the steep hills, a flash flood caused the loss of many lives and much damage.
Un embudo puede ser utilizado para ayudar a oír.
A funnel can be used as a hearing aid.
A los piragüistas les gusta mucho el desafío del Río Embudo.
Kayakers love the challenge of The Funnel River.
With the aid of a funnel, engine oil and fluids are easy to fill.
Con la ayuda de un embudo, el aceite motor y fluidos son fácil llenar.
Hay una manera para interrogación se llama 'técnica embudo'. Se empieza con 'preguntas abiertas' y gradualmente se usa 'preguntas cerradas'. Tengo odio a esta técnica porque se usa para manipular gente crédula.
There is a method of questioning called "Funnel technique" .You start with "open questions " and gradually use "closed questions". I hate this technique because it is used to manipulate gullible people.
Funnel clouds can be seen on the prairie in the spring.
Las nube embudo pueden ser vistas en la pradera en la primavera.
La gente que trabaja en ventas me dice que hay un embudo de ventas. Tienes que tener muchas personas interesadas para hacerlas tus clientes.
People who work in sales tell me that there is a sales funnel. You have to have a lot of interested people in order to turn some of them into clients.
I think I'm gonna need some help with this one!
--Deberías usar un embudo para vaciar el aceite.
--You´d better use a funnel to pour the oil.
