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La Palabra del Día : el novio

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el novio (noun) boyfriend

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Mi novio rompió conmigo ayer

My boyfriend broke up with me yesterday.

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updated Mar 28, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Mar 26, 2011
Fantastic Vaanz, I hope you are joking , right , if not i am so sorry , but you will not be alone long you are too beautiful for that. - ray76, Mar 26, 2011
maybe better: rompió conmigo ayer...I also hope this is not true:( - 00494d19, Mar 26, 2011
Oh Vaanz, that's a bummer! Sorry. - Yeser007, Mar 26, 2011
If it's true than I'm very sorry to hear that but don't feel bad I'm sure you'll a better man - 00b6f46c, Mar 26, 2011
I wish you the best, Vaanz. I''m thinking of you... - sanlee, Mar 27, 2011

23 Answers

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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.

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Hi Sandy :) - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
.. de "muchos" años... Good, sanlee! - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Mar 26, 2011
¡La fotografía is tan bonita! - Jmarie, Mar 26, 2011
Thank you, Jmarie! - sanlee, Mar 26, 2011
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Mi esposa me llamó , su mejor novio.

My Wife called me , her best boyfriend.

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
I like it Ray - pacofinkler, Mar 26, 2011
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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.

updated Mar 28, 2011
posted by Annie64
¡Felicidades! Muy bien mi amiga :) - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
...mi marido 'durante' 25 años. Good, Annie! :) - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
Gracias. :) - Annie64, Mar 28, 2011
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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.

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Tuve que... su novio. ;) Good, Joe! What a shame! - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
Smart. - JoyceM, Mar 26, 2011
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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.) raspberry

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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.)tongue wink

updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
P.S: a real girlfriend wouldn't ask her love to do that :P - 00b6f46c, Mar 26, 2011
Es verdad Lovely - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
Un novio de verdad es el que haría todo por su amor. ( el uno quien is not correct, lovely) Well done! :) - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
Thank you ^_^ - 00b6f46c, Mar 26, 2011
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Soy el novio de tres muchachas.

I am the boyfriend of three girls. wink

Thanks in advance for all corrections.

updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
Soy el novio...... , amor ;) - culé, Mar 26, 2011
Thank you Culé........, I'm just kidding of course ;) The thread was opened with a joke :) - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
Oh really? I thought you were serious! :p (Of course I know) - culé, Mar 26, 2011
Can I use estoy if I am going to have four girls tommorow? ;) - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
No, because ser is used to define elements pertinent to your identity: physical description, personality and character, nationality, race, gender, profession, origen... And being the boyfriend of , say a million girls, is who you are. - culé, Mar 26, 2011
It's not different from saying "I am the father of this girl." : Soy el padre de esta niña. - culé, Mar 26, 2011
Soy un hombre de un millón de muchachas muy lindas. ;) Got it:). Thank you culé - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
yeah, amor, you wish, jejejeje, divertido - 00494d19, Mar 26, 2011
You are welcome, amor. ;) - culé, Mar 26, 2011
¡Divertido! Sí, eso es. - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
Warning: this could be dangerous for your health. - JoyceM, Mar 26, 2011
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Dentro de dos horas me voy a encontrar con mi novio. Es algo nuevo así que estoy muy entusiasmada. shock

Within two hours I'm meeting my boy friend. It's kind of new so I'm very excited. shock

(Y es verdad grin )

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by culé
posted by culé
¡Felicidades, culé! :) - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
¡Gracias! :) - culé, Mar 26, 2011
bonito y espero que sea verdad:) perfecta l frase - 00494d19, Mar 26, 2011
Gracias heidi, pues sí, ¡me como las uñas! jejeje - culé, Mar 26, 2011
Have another badge :D - galsally, Mar 26, 2011
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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.

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
... porque sabe cocinar. Good, theresa! :) - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
Thank you! - theresa5, Mar 26, 2011
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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!)

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by cogumela
posted by cogumela
Hello Cogu! I hope this is true. :) I think - 'he's my top priority' sounds better. Or...'he's at the top of my...' - galsally, Mar 26, 2011
Gracias, Sally!!!! - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
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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.

updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
Muy triste. ¿Que pasa mi amigo? - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
... encontró que su novio tenía otra mujer. Well done, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
Thank you, Amor y paz and Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, Mar 26, 2011
Relation = relationship - Leatha, Mar 26, 2011
Thank you, Leatha :) - Fidalgo, Mar 26, 2011
3
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¡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"

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
..."disfrutan de un novio que huele a limpio" Well done, bandit! :) - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
Je je, now that my son has a girlfriend he takes a shower twice a day. - Leatha, Mar 26, 2011
Es verdad, pero sin "Axe" por favor. - Jmarie, Mar 26, 2011
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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.

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updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by Miro74
posted by Miro74
"Writes " "songs' - ray76, Mar 26, 2011
Thank you Ray! - Miro74, Mar 26, 2011
..me "escribe" bella poesía y me canta "canciones románticas" Good, Miro! :) - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
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Puedo ser tu novio por solamente cincuenta dólares por hora.

I can be your boyfriend for only fifty dollars per hour.

updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by dc-alien-z
posted by dc-alien-z
Sorry, you lose ;). Puedo ser su novio para gratis ;) - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
Ha, I am joking, and thanks for the offer, but I like girls haha. - dc-alien-z, Mar 26, 2011
Su means her jaja - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
I am joking too. ;) - EL_MAG0, Mar 26, 2011
I am sorry B, I was just messing with you. Glad you are a good sport. - dc-alien-z, Mar 26, 2011
dólares ( tilde). Well done, dcalienz! :) - cogumela, Mar 26, 2011
Thanks Laura. - dc-alien-z, Mar 26, 2011
Creo que hay una otra palabra de vocabulario para este... y no es , siguro. :} - Jmarie, Mar 26, 2011
jaja Jmarie - dc-alien-z, Mar 26, 2011
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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? :(

updated Mar 26, 2011
edited by Tonyriva
posted by Tonyriva
Yes you absolutely should be! Too much time working perhaps? :) - galsally, Mar 26, 2011
Humility? - JoyceM, Mar 26, 2011
Of course Joyce... how could I never thought that! - Tonyriva, Mar 26, 2011
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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. alt text

updated Mar 26, 2011
posted by JoyceM