La Palabra del Día : nuevo

Question

nuevo (adjective) new, fresh, young

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

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Ayer compré visillos nuevos

I bought new curtains yesterday.

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Feb 24, 2011

Nice to see you, Vaanz:)...I think you should remove the "a" in the English sentence... - luz_72, Feb 24, 2011

mejor: unos visillos, cortinas are more like thick material - 00494d19, Feb 24, 2011

Thanks Heidi and Luz!! - Vaanz, Feb 25, 2011

Answer 1

La luna vieja en brazos de la luna nueva.

The old moon in the new moon's arms.

Wow - --Mariana--, Feb 24, 2011

La luna vieja en brazos de la luna nueva. Good, Maria! - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Muchas gracias, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Feb 24, 2011

Preciosa! - pacofinkler, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 2

The opposition celebrates a "new dawn" for Egypt.

La oposición celebra el "nuevo amanecer" de Egipto.

Excelent, pesta ! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

¡Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 3

Ha amanecido un nuevo día, aprovechémoslo!

A new day has dawned! Lets take advantage of it!

un "nuevo día" ¡aprovechémoslo! - tilde- Well done, Joe! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 4

No podemos aceptar nuevos pacientes hasta el próximo mes.

We can not accept new patients until next month.

nuevoS, hasta el... - 00494d19, Feb 24, 2011

Gracias! :) - 0066c384, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 5

You made me a new person

Me hiciste una nueva persona

"una persona nueva" could sound better, but veeery well, lovely! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 6

Vendedor de coches: Confía en mí: "el coche está todavía como nuevo!

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Car Salesman: Trust me, the car is still as good as new!

Vendedor de coches ( plural) : Confía en mí: "el coche está todavía como nuevo" :) Good, Rolest - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Gracias cogumela. - Rolest, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 7

Every day I learn something new.

Todos los días aprendo algo nuevo.

Excellent again, Marianne! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 8

Es un placer para mi hijo visitar nuevos lugares.

It is a pleasure for my son to visit new places.

El "que" no corresponde. - Cabeza_215, Feb 24, 2011

para mi hijo visitar nuevos lugares ( remove the second para) Well done, miro! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 9

Nunca es tarde para intentarlo de nuevo...

It's never too late to try again...

intentarlo - 00494d19, Feb 24, 2011

Gracias, Heidi:) - luz_72, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 10

Esa persona ha visitado muchos lugares, entre ellos, Nueva York, Nueva Jersey y Nuevo Hampshire en Nueva Inglaterra; Nuevo México en el sur de los EE UU; Nuevo Laredo en México.

That person has visited a lot of places, including New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire in New England; New Mexico in the south of the US; Nuevo Laredo in Mexico.

Perfect :) Fidalgo. - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Gracias, Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 11

La primavera es un tiempo para nuevos inicios.

Spring is a time for new beginnings.

Well done, bandit. And what a pic! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

I'm dancing, I got it correct!! WhoooWhooo! Gracias, Cogumela! - bandit51jd, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 12

100 nuevos soles es igual a 35 dólares.

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100 nuevo soles is equal to 35 dollars.

X nuevos soles equivalen a ... Good, scott! - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 13

Quizás debería comprarme un coche nuevo.

Maybe I should buy a new car.

....debería comprarme un coche nuevo. Well done, ed! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

debería comprar is also correct, buy maybe "comprarme" is more natural :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Gracias Cogumela. - 192flat, Feb 24, 2011

Answer 14

¡Feliz año nuevo! - happy new year!

Answer 15

The new born lambs were lively. Los corderos recién nacidos estaban muy vivos

Ohhh...it does not fit. We'd say "Los corderos recién nacidos estaban muy vivos" Well done, though! :) - cogumela, Feb 24, 2011

Sorry about that cogumela , thankyou anyway. - jennyo45, Feb 26, 2011