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La Palabra del Día : la mujer

La Palabra del Día : la mujer

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la mujer (noun) woman

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Las mujeres son siempre bonitas.

Women are always beautiful.

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updated May 24, 2011
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Mar 17, 2011
But some are more beautiful than others. - ray76, Mar 17, 2011
Perfect, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011

24 Answers

5
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Como raza, la violencia contra la mujer es nuestra mayor vergüenza!

As a race, violence against women is our greatest shame!

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updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Como raza, la violencia de género es nuestra mayor vergüenza. Well done, joe! - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
But Cogu! The word of the day is "mujer." - 002262dd, Mar 17, 2011
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Hay muchas mujeres bellas, pero no hay ninguna perfecta.
( There are so many beautiful women, but there is no perfect one.)

This is an old Greek saying..

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

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
Muy bonito ! - Dua_Cairo, Mar 17, 2011
It is not perfection I want , but that woman ! - ray76, Mar 17, 2011
Hay muchas mujeres bellas, pero no hay ninguna perfecta/ pero ninguna es perfecta. :) Very good, Sakis! - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
¡Gracias cogu! :) - sv2qp, Mar 17, 2011
¡cómo que no! tonterias, yo soy perfecta! :P:P - 00494d19, Mar 17, 2011
jeje.. I expected that! :)) - sv2qp, Mar 17, 2011
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¡Una esposa es la mujer de la casa, y la jefa de la casa también!


A wife is the woman of the house, and the boss of the house also!

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updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
Perfect, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
Gacias cogumela. - Rolest, Mar 17, 2011
Someone probably deserves to be hit with that pan...:) - pesta, Mar 17, 2011
I don’t know. All he did was to say “I love your new hair style…darling.” - Rolest, Mar 17, 2011
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Women are the sweetest and craftiest creatures in the world wink alt text Las mujeres son las criaturas más dulces y astutas del mundo tongue wink

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updated Mar 19, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
...y astutas del mundo. Well done, lovely! - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
Gracias Cogumela :) - 00b6f46c, Mar 19, 2011
3
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There was chemistry between the man and woman . Habia quimica entre el hombre y la mujer.

updated Mar 18, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
Hubo/ había química entre el hombre y la mujer. Good, jennyo! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
Gracias cogumela .. - jennyo45, Mar 18, 2011
3
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Tan muchas Tantas mujeres, tan poco tiempo. So many women, so little time. tongue wink

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
Tantas mujeres... Good, Yesero! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
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Las mujeres están siempre preocupadas por las cosas que los hombres se olvidan, y los hombres están siempre preocupados por las cosas que las mujeres recuerdan.

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Women are always worried about the things that men forget, and men are always worried about the things that women remember.

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by rabbitwho
posted by rabbitwho
"Las" mujeres "están" siempre preocupadas por "las" cosas que los hombres --- olvidan, y los hombres "están" siempre preocupados por "las" cosas que "las" mujeres "recuerdan". Good, rabbit! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
Thank you Cogumela :) - rabbitwho, Mar 17, 2011
3
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¿Es ella tu mujer?

Is she your wife? alt text

updated Mar 17, 2011
posted by JoyceM
I don't think you can invert word order in questions in Spanish... or can you? - rabbitwho, Mar 17, 2011
Perfect, Joyce! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
You can! Wow! - rabbitwho, Mar 17, 2011
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Quise ayudar a una mujer a cruzar la calle, pero en lugar de eso, ella me ayudó a cruzar a mí.

I wanted to help a woman cross the street, but instead she helped me cross.

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
..."a" cruzar la calle, pero en lugar de eso, ella me ayudó a cruzar a mí. Well done, pesta! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
¡Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Mar 17, 2011
3
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Todo acabará en lágrimas "It'll all end in tears" wink

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updated Mar 17, 2011
posted by lagartijaverde
Perfect, Bird! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
... but I can't find the word of the day :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
I'm sure what he meant is, Con mujeres, todo acabará en lágrimas. "With women, it'll all end in tears". - DJ_Huero, Mar 17, 2011
3
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alt text Una mujer puede convertir una casa en un hogar,

Ya un hombre en una bestia, o un cordero.

A woman can turn a house into a home,

And a man into a beast, or a lambe .

.Old Irish saying.

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Tiny mistake "personal a is required" : y "a" un hombre en una bestia, o un cordero. Well done, Ray! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
Well thank you so much . - ray76, Mar 17, 2011
3
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¿Conoces a aquella mujer que está hablando con mi hermana?

Do you know that woman over there that is talking to my sister?

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by 0066c384
posted by 0066c384
that over there = aquella, then ¿conoces a aquella mujer que está hablando con mi hermana? Well done, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
Thanks! :) - 0066c384, Mar 17, 2011
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Normalmente , la mayoría de las mujeres eligen la decoración para el interior de sus casas, pero los hombres son los jefes del jardín

Normally, the majority of women choose the decorations for the inside of their houses, but the men are the bosses in the garden.

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
... "eligen la decoración para el interior" de sus casas, pero los hombres son los jefes "del" jardín. Well done, Ao! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
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Esa mujer está loca.

That woman is crazy.

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updated Mar 17, 2011
posted by theresa5
Good, theresa :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011
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La foto de ese reto es un estereotipo, no todas las mujeres son así. Esa foto las muestra de una forma hipócritica.

The photo in this challenge is a stereotype, all women are not this way. This photo shows them in a hypocritical way.

updated Mar 17, 2011
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
...., no todas las mujeres son así. Esa foto las muestra "de una forma hipocrítica". Good, dew! :) - cogumela, Mar 17, 2011