La Palabra del Día : El chicle

Question

El chicle (sustantivo) Chewing gum

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El chicle no es bueno para tu salud.

Chewing gum is not good for your health.

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Mar 28, 2011

español cada vez mejor vaanz, no suelo decir nada, pero cada vez haces menos faltas, good job:) English: your health - 00494d19, Mar 28, 2011

Hello Vaanz - ..not good for your/one's health (one's sounds very formal though) :D - galsally, Mar 28, 2011

It would be more common to say: " no es bueno para la salud" Good, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

It's not bad for your heatlh is it? I chew it all the time. It's good for your teeth and certainly better than chewing random things i find around the house which is what I do without even realizing when I forget to buy it! - rabbitwho, Mar 28, 2011

Thank you guys!!! - Vaanz, Mar 28, 2011

Su mejor que los cigarrillos, no? - timmyspanish, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 1

Lleva chicle contigo en el avión para prevenir que tus oídos estallen.

Take chewing gum with you on the plane to prevent ear popping.

Eso es verdad. - timmyspanish, Mar 28, 2011

Lleva chicle contigo en el avión para prevenir que tus oídos estallen. Good, Maria!!! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Thank you, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 2

El chicle en los zapatos, no es bueno para caminar.

Chewing gum on the shoes, is not good for walking.

...no es bueno "para" caminar. Well done, Ray! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Gracias guapa ,por la para! - ray76, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 3

Algunas medicinas se pueden tomar en forma de chicle.

Some medicines can be taken in the form of chewing gum.

... se pueden tomar en forma de chicle. Good, dogwood! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

I've never even heard about that dogwood;) - Foxie, Mar 28, 2011

Thanks! :) - 0066c384, Mar 28, 2011

A good example is "Aspergum", a chewing gum containing aspirin. :) - 0066c384, Mar 28, 2011

Nicorette tambien - pacofinkler, Mar 28, 2011

And nowaday, Viagra. - LuisCache, Mar 28, 2011

Thanks Dogwood, I never knew that! Viagra chewing gum, Luis? One for the joke shop, methinks! ;P - galsally, Mar 29, 2011

Answer 4

No soporto ni la pared de chicle en Seattle ni el callejón de chicle en San Luis Obispo, California. Me parecen sumamente repugnantes.

I can't bear either Bubble Gum Wall in Seattle or Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo in California. I think they are totally repugnant.

Bubble gum alley, Seattle

qué asco! - timmyspanish, Mar 28, 2011

puaj! a mí también! - Deanski, Mar 28, 2011

Excellent, Sally! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Yes, it's so disgusting - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Could be worse, could be snot. - rabbitwho, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 5

It's not polite to keep the chewing gum during a meeting or an interview.

No es cortés de mantener el chicle durante una reunión o una entrevista.

Now you would never do that. Good one Miro. - ray76, Mar 28, 2011

It is not polite to spit it out during the interview either! - timmyspanish, Mar 28, 2011

No es cortés mantener ( no preposition there) Well done, Miro! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 6

Creo que la palabra "chicle" proviene de los "Chiclets," una marca de goma de mascar que era popular antiguamente.

I believe the word "chicle" comes from "Chiclets," a brand of chewing gum that was popular a long time ago.

Perfect, deans :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

mil gracias, cogu.:) - Deanski, Mar 28, 2011

Actually, it's the other way around. Chicle is the name of the tree sap they make gum out off and that's where they got the Chiclets name. - Leatha, Mar 28, 2011

Interesting.:) - Deanski, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 7

Aunque el chicle es delicioso, hay muchas marcas de chicle que no son saludables. Sin embargo, si tratamos de masticar solo las marcas que no son dañinas a la salud, podemos masticar todo el chicle que querramos masticar.

Although chewing gum is delicious, there are many chewing gum brands that are not healthy. However, if we try to chew only the brands that do not harm our health, we can chew all the gum we want.

... que no son dañinas para la salud, podemos masticar todo el chicle que "queramos". Very well done, serenita!! Welcome to the forum! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 8

It is a bad habit to spit gum onto the sidewalk. A escupir el chicle en la acera es un mal hábito.

lo grosero! - timmyspanish, Mar 28, 2011

Escupir el chicle en la acera es un mal hábito. Well done, Jennyo! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

gracias cogumela. - jennyo45, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 9

Había un chicle abajo del asiento del autobús mañana. Aún me huelen las manos a menta.

There was chewing gum under the seat on the bus this morning; my hands still smell like mint. :(

I'd say: Había un chicle debajo del asiento en el autobús esta mañana, mis manos todavía huelen a menta. - Deanski, Mar 28, 2011

Cool thanks, I tried Todavía at the start of the sentence in the end? - rabbitwho, Mar 28, 2011

Yep it's ok at the beginning or at the end. - Deanski, Mar 28, 2011

The gray area would be whether or not there should be an article before chicle. Había chicle (sin artículo) debajo... looks fine. A ver qué piensa cogumela. - Deanski, Mar 28, 2011

Pues... I'd say: Había un chicle debajo del asiento del autobús esta mañana. Aún me huelen las manos a menta. Great sentenc, rabbit! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Thanks. Aún and todavia are both okay there? Or not? - rabbitwho, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 10

I can't find my favorite chewing gum in any stores in Chile.
No puedo encontrar mi chicle favorito en ninguna tienda en Chile.

alguna tienda? - timmyspanish, Mar 28, 2011

... en ninguna tienda de Chile. Good, timmy! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 11

Quiero pedazo de chicle rojo, por favor.

I want a red piece of gum, please.

... un pedazo de chicle rojo... Well done, sanlee! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 12

No sabía que los niños fueron compras de la ventana! Eso es mucho de chicle en la acera!

I did not know kids went window shopping! That is a lot of gum on the sidewalk!

to go window-shopping = ir de escaparates, (ir a) mirar escaparates. Your choice, bandit.:) - Deanski, Mar 28, 2011

I don't understand very well the last part, bandit. ¡No sabía que los niños habían ido a mirar escaparates! ¡Hay montones de chicle en la acera! ( I'm not sure about this last part , though) Well done, Bandit! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 13

Quien quieren chicle? Who wants gum?

¿Quién quiere chicle? Good Jraider! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

I don´t like chewing gum, but thank you. - LuisCache, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 14

Es difícil quitar chicle del pelo.

It's hard to get gum out of your hair.

Tell me about it! - rabbitwho, Mar 28, 2011

"del" pelo. Good, theresa! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Oh of course del! Thank you - theresa5, Mar 28, 2011

Answer 15

Nunca mezcles chicle con pastel en la boca al mismo tiempo.

Never mix gum with cake in your mouth at the same time.

Nunca mezcles ( it takes the subjunctive because it's a negative command) chicle con pastel en 'la' boca al mismo tiempo. Good, dcalienz!!! :) - cogumela, Mar 28, 2011

Thanks Laura. Now if I can figure out what taking the subjunctive means, I will be doing well. - dc-alien-z, Mar 28, 2011