English compound nouns challenge / game

Question

This game is to write a clue / pista in Spanish and English and ask for an English compound noun (noun+noun) answer and the Spanish word for that.

Example:

Clue - from where letters are sent

Pista - desde donde se envían cartas

Answers - Post office and Correo

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Hi, Ian! Thanks for the game! :) It should be "Correos" - cogumela, Mar 22, 2011

Really Laura - here in Bolivia they just say the singular. "el correo" - ian-hill, Mar 22, 2011

Ooop, I'm sorry, I didn't know :) - cogumela, Mar 22, 2011

Unless it is a word I am not familair with (which is quite possible), I think compond should be compound. - Ron_Austin, Mar 22, 2011

oops! Thanks Ron - ian-hill, Mar 23, 2011

Answer 1

Singer / Cantante - Not a compound noun? A compound noun is two nouns together acting as one.

Hint: A place in a city in which cars are not allowed, only people

Pista: Un lugar en una ciudad en que los coches no puede estar, solo gente.

Thank you, rabbitwho. I probably forgot the rule for compound noun :) - Fidalgo, Mar 22, 2011

Sorry I completely forgot that. - 00b6f46c, Mar 22, 2011

Answer 2

Birthday - Cumpleaños

Hint: A big problem these days. The name for the quantity of carbon dioxide that we use in a year (as individuals) .

Pista: Un mejor problema actualmente. El nombre del cantidad de dióxido de carbono nosotros usamos en un año.

(i'm hoping putting in nosotros will substitute for "we ourselves" / "As individuals" but i don't know)

Answer 3

Pedestrian zone - Calle peatonal

Hint: a special thing that coincides with the anniversary of your birth.

Pista: una cosa especial que coincide con el aniversario de su nacimiento.

Answer 4

Arabic- Árabe

Hint: He sings music.

Pista: canta música.

well-done ! - Fidalgo, Mar 22, 2011

Answer 5

The first clues

Clue: - coloured signals

Pista - señales de color

Answer 6

Homework/los deberes

Hint: a language which is spoken popularly in Libya.

Pista: un idioma que es hablado popularmente en Libia.

Arabic isn't a compound noun? - rabbitwho, Mar 22, 2011

Here they call them Tareas. - ian-hill, Mar 22, 2011

Thank you, rabbitwho and Sir Ian - Fidalgo, Mar 22, 2011

Answer 7

Traffic lights / Semáforos

Hint: work which teachers give their students to do at home

Pista: trabajo que los profesores dan a los estudiantes para hacer en casa

Answer 8

Carbon footprint

Impacto de carbono

Clue - Things that must be done in a home.

Pista - Cosas que se deben hacer en un hogar

Answer 9

Skyscrapers / rascacielos

clue: a place to swim

pista: un lugar para nadar

Answer 10

Housework - quehaceres domésticos (tarea casera?)

Clue - a very tall building

Pista - un edificio muy alto

(It's hard to get compound nouns in both languages.)

Answer 11

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