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La Palabra del Día : encontrar

La Palabra del Día : encontrar

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encontrar (transitive verb) to find; to encounter; to meet

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Encontró a su amor en Paris

He found his love in Paris.

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updated Feb 28, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Feb 25, 2011
awww romantic! - galsally, Feb 25, 2011
Encontró "a" su amor :) Good, Vaanz! - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011

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¿Cómo de rápido puedes encuentrar al hombre entre los granos de café?

How fast can you find the man in the coffee beans?

updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
¿Cómo 'de' rápido 'puedes encontrar' al hombre entre los granos de café? Good, Maria! - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
down, on the left? - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
¡10 segundos gracias por el desafío (challenge)! - Jubilado, Feb 25, 2011
I couln´t find it. - LuisCache, Feb 25, 2011
Muchas gracias, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Feb 25, 2011
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Creo que podemos encontrar un gorila en Gabón.

I think we can find a gorilla in Gabon.

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updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
Creo que... Good Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
Y en Omaha, Nebraska, tambien. - Jubilado, Feb 25, 2011
Gracias, cogumela y Jubilado :) - Fidalgo, Feb 25, 2011
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Un día encontré este sitio web.

One day I found this web site.

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updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Good, sanlee! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Feb 25, 2011
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'Encuentros en la Tercera Fase.'

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind"

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updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
"Encuentros en la tercera fase" is the official translation :) maybe because "Encuentros cercanos del tercer tipo" sounds a bit odd :) Well done! - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
¡Gracias cogumela! - wansell, Feb 25, 2011
Great Wansel, and great to see you again mi amigo. - ray76, Feb 25, 2011
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Una vez pedí una tortilla de verduras, y encontré un trozo de salchicha dentro.

Once I ordered a vegetable omelet, and I found a chunk of sausage inside.

updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
...una tortilla de verduras y encontré 'un trozo' de salchicha dentro. Jaja! Really? Well done, theresa! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
Thank you! Yes, it's a true story! - theresa5, Feb 25, 2011
That horror story is worth a vote, I am a vegetarian. - ray76, Feb 25, 2011
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Encuentra a tu amor , y el destino estará en tus manos.

Find your love , and destiny will be in your hands.!

Freya Pictures, Images and Photos

"Freya" Norse goddess of love beauty and destiny.

updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Encuentra a tu amor ( or encuentra el amor) y el destino estará en tus manos. ( Spanish asks for the future tense here) Good, Ray! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
Gracias guapita, I changed the English to agree with the Spanish, was that all right ? - ray76, Feb 25, 2011
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Encontré que su discurso fuera muy interesante.

I found his speech was very interesting.

updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Caramba! Muy bien, Joe! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
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Why is it that you always find something you've looked for in the last place you looked?

¿Por qué será que siempre encuentras algo que has buscado en el último sitio en que lo buscaste?

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updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
Por qué "será" ( is how we'd say) que siempre encuentras algo que 'has' buscado 'en el último sitio en que lo buscaste'? Well done, pesta! Very difficult sentence, again! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
¡Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Feb 25, 2011
I don´t know, but it is true. - LuisCache, Feb 25, 2011
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Tenemos que tomar una muestra de sangre para análisis, pero no podemos encontrar una buena vena.

We have to take a sample of blood for analysis, but we can't find a good vein.

updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
'para' análisis, pero no 'podemos' encontrar... Good, dog! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
Gracias! :) - 0066c384, Feb 25, 2011
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Yo no me encuentro a mí mismo cuando estoy escribiendo un post en SD.

( I am not myself when I'm writing on an SD post. )

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..las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique! red face

updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
Pues.....¿quién eres amigo mío? :D - galsally, Feb 25, 2011
jeje ..an alien addicted creature! :) - sv2qp, Feb 25, 2011
" cuando estoy escribiendo un post en SD" post here means "letter" more than "puesto". Good, Sks! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
Thank you cogu! :) - sv2qp, Feb 25, 2011
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No me encuentras en Monterrey, Nuevo Leon así viajo a otra ciudad.

I am not in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon because I travel to other city.

updated Feb 25, 2011
posted by mxsant
No me encuentro en.... porque estoy de viaje hacia otra ciudad. Well done, mxsant! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
...because I am (or I'm) traveling to another.... Nice sentence, mxsant! - Jubilado, Feb 25, 2011
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¿ cómo te encuentras?

how do you feel? (formal)

updated Feb 28, 2011
posted by savakako
Welcome to the forum, savakako! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
hola ;) - savakako, Feb 28, 2011
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¡Esta es la manera de encontrar una aguja en un almiar!

This is the way to find a needle in a haystack!

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updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
o en un pajar. - LuisCache, Feb 25, 2011
la manera "de" encontrar :) Good, bandit! - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
Gracias, Luis! I did see pajar - a place to keep straw or hay! - bandit51jd, Feb 25, 2011
Gracias, cogumela! Your diligence is really appreciated! - bandit51jd, Feb 25, 2011
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Encontré el tesoro en el barco de los piratas.

I found the treasure in the pirate ship.

updated Feb 25, 2011
edited by renee83
posted by renee83
Please, post your sentence in both, English and Spanish :) (yo) is not necessary: "Encontré el tesoro en el barco de los piratas" Well done! and welcome to the forum! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
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Las mejores cosas en la vida se encuentran cuando no se las busca.

The best things in life are found when not looked after.

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updated Feb 25, 2011
posted by luz_72
Excellent, Luz! :) - cogumela, Feb 25, 2011
Thanks a lot, Cogu:) - luz_72, Feb 25, 2011