La Palabra del Día : el novio
el novio (noun) boyfriend
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Mi novio rompió conmigo ayer
My boyfriend broke up with me yesterday.

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Al fin, después de muchos años de viudez, mi suegra tiene un novio.
Finally, after many years of widowhood, my mother-in-law has a boyfriend.
Hace mucho tiempo, tuve un novio; ha sido mi marido para veinticinco años.
A long time ago, I had a boyfriend; he has been my husband for twenty-five years.
Tuve que rechazar a Shakira cuando me pidió que fuera su novio!
I had to refuse Shakira when she asked me to be her boyfriend.

A real boyfriend is the one who would do anything for his love (including jumping off bridges, going through fire circles, fighting with dragons.. Etc.) ![]()
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Un novio de verdad es el que haría todo por su amor (incluyendo saltar de puentes, ir a través de los círculos de fuego, luchar con dragones .. Etc.)![]()

Soy el novio de tres muchachas.
I am the boyfriend of three girls. ![]()
Thanks in advance for all corrections.
Dentro de dos horas me voy a encontrar con mi novio. Es algo nuevo así que estoy muy entusiasmada. ![]()
Within two hours I'm meeting my boy friend. It's kind of new so I'm very excited.
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(Y es verdad
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Mi novio no es perfecto, pero está bien porque sabe cocinar.
My boyfriend isn't perfect, but it's ok because he can cook.

My boyfriend is the best person I've ever been with. I'm so in love that I can't live without his defects. I feel so lucky for sharing my life with him, he's my top priority.
Mi novio es la mejor persona con la que he nunca he estado. Estoy tan enamorada que no puedo vivir sin sus defectos. Me siento muy afortunada de compartir mi vida con él, es mi prioridad absoluta.
(¡me lo comería a besos!)

Their relationship has ended because she found that her boyfriend had another woman.
Su relación ha terminado porque ella encontró que su novio tenía otra mujer.
¡Creo que todas las novias disfrutar de un novio oliendo limpio!
I believe all girlfriends enjoy a clean smelling boyfriend!
Edit: ..."disfrutan de un novio que huele a limpio"

My boyfriend always writes me beautiful poetry and sings for me romantic songs.
Mi novio siempre me escriba bella poesía y me canta cancione romantica.

Puedo ser tu novio por solamente cincuenta dólares por hora.
I can be your boyfriend for only fifty dollars per hour.
Debería ser novio de alguien, digo... soy doctor, sé varios idiomas, cocinar y tocar la guitarra... y además soy modesto... ¡¿qué más quieren?! :(
I should be someone's boyfriend, I mean... I'm a doctor, I speak many languages, I can cook, and I play guitar... and I'm modest... what else do you want? :(
Tenga cuidado en hacer que tu novio un marido. Las cualidades que hacen a un hombre un novio muy interesante no siempre hacen un buen marido.
Take care in making your boyfriend your husband. The qualities that make a man an interesting boyfriend do not always make a good husband.

