Picture of the Day: Nuts

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

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These threads are kindly moderated by Cogumela . Please correct your posts according to Cogumela's indications and suggestions .

Rules:
? Captions should be a minimum of four words and a maximum of four sentences in length.
? The sentences M U S T be your own work: you cannot copy from the translator, books or any other source.
? Idioms and lyrics which do not translate should be avoided.
? You can only answer once.
? Answers must caption the picture in both English and Spanish.
? You must correct your answer with any corrections that are given.
? Sentences must be comprehensible after three or four reads.
? Do not post pictures or unnecessary subject pronouns in Spanish.
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Answers which do not follow the rules will not be corrected or accepted.

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My example:

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Me duele mucho la garganta, ¿no tengo los ganglios algo inflamados? De verdad, no creo que pueda ir a la escuela hoy, mamá.

I've got a really sore throat, are my glands swollen? I really don't think I can go to school today, mum .

¡Qué preciosidad de ardilla! Excellent sentence, Jen. I would just change "te parece que" by "no" ¿ No (crees que) tengo los ganglios inflamados? :) Estupendo, Jen. - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Adorable! - --Mariana--, Apr 13, 2011

tú crees que.....también - 00494d19, Apr 13, 2011

Thanks, everyone! - --Jen--, Apr 13, 2011

Thank you Jenny, I like the listening exercises very much :). Thank you for making those possible :) I did learn from it :). I have a lot more to learn, hint hint ;) Muchas gracias :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

:) I'm glad you found the listening exercise useful Amor. - --Jen--, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 1

"I wonder how that man feels about now."

"Me pregunto cómo se siente ese hombre ahora.¨

ow, shocker! - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 13, 2011

Nice one... no simple cliche for the first post! - pesta, Apr 13, 2011

Jejeje! - --Mariana--, Apr 13, 2011

Me pregunto cómo se siente ese hombre ahora. Verry good, Marsh :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

I was thinking the same think Marshall! hee hee - amykay, Apr 13, 2011

Thank you as always cogí . xxxxoooo - 0043ad50, Apr 13, 2011

Jeje, love it! - --Jen--, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 2

¡Tienes prisa! Toma la foto más rápido - no puedo mantener la pose por mucho más tiempo.

Hurry up! Take the picture quickly - I cannot hold the pose for much longer.

Answer 3

Estas nueces son tan irresistibles...una para mí, otra paraaaa...¡mí!...

These walnuts are so irresistible...one for me, another one for....me!?

I'm not 100% Luz but I believe "nuez" or "nueces" is feminine which would mak e"estos" "estas". Please double check. Love the sentence by the way!! :) - Jason7R, Apr 13, 2011

I think you are right, Jason, thanks a lot:) - luz_72, Apr 13, 2011

...una para mí, otra paraaaa ¡mí! :) Excellent, luz! - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Thanks Cogu:) - luz_72, Apr 13, 2011

Jejeje, I love this! - --Jen--, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 4

That is the worst case of mumps I've ever seen!

¡Ese es el caso más grave de paperas que jamás he visto!

...que he visto jamás! / ...que he visto nunca!/ ... que jamás he visto! ( I think indicative is more appropriate here) Well done, Iza! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Thanks, Cogu...I was really waffling over this one as to whether to go with the indicative or subjunctive. - Izanoni1, Apr 13, 2011

Great! - sanlee, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 5

''I get all my acorns from " Acorns are Us'' there are branches everywhere!''P

= ''íConsigo todas las bellotas de 'Acorns are us''... hay sucursales por todo el mundo!";-P

Editor's note: There is a shop in the Uk called Toys are Us so the ''Acorns are Us'' is intended as a kind of joke..

Corregid mi español, por favor

hehehehehe:) - Yeser007, Apr 13, 2011

Toys R Us is all over USA and Canada, too. Great bilingual pun, too! - pesta, Apr 13, 2011

The verb will be somos, not son. - Deanski, Apr 13, 2011

Wow, that was harsh. Consigo todas las bellotas de "Bellotas somos nosotros". Hay sucursales (ramas is not understandable here) por todo el mundo. Well done, Feliz! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

By the way, 'Bellotas son nosotros' is incorrect in Spanish. And the translation sounds really odd, the best option would be not to translate shop's name, I think. :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

I don't understand the harsh part cogu? - Deanski, Apr 14, 2011

Answer 6

Nobody can eat just one.

Nadie puede comer sólo una.

Thanks for all corrections

...sólo una ( because they are nueces-> femenine) Excellent, Amor! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Good one! - sanlee, Apr 13, 2011

Muchas gracias mis amigas :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 7

¿Estas nueces hacer mi cola parece grande?
Do these walnuts make my tail look big?

¿Estas nueces me hacen la cola grande? Well done, Jason! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Jejeje - --Jen--, Apr 13, 2011

:) - sanlee, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 8

These no are ....what does one call....hmmm...nuts. They are maracas, señorita....Olé!

Estas no son....¿cómo se dice?.....hmmmm...nueces. Son maracas, señorita....¡Olé!

Estas no son... Son maracas, señorita. ¡Olé! Well done, Marianne! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Gracias, Laura! - --Mariana--, Apr 13, 2011

Muchas gracias mí amiga back east :). I love those listening exercises :) Gracias. ¿Cómo están sus chihuahuas? ;) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 9

"¿Qué quieres decir... 'con dientes de conejo'?"

"What do you mean... 'buckteeth?'"

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Please correct me.

¿Qué quieres decir "con" dientes de conejo? Well done, Ach! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Gracias, cogumela. :) - Achsah, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 10

Notification: Today the 13th of April two of our precious nuts had been stolen by a professional thief

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La notificación: Hoy, 15 de abril, dos de nuestras preciadas nueces han sido robadas por un ladrón profesional.

Hi Lovely. It is thief (singular). Thieves (plural).;) - EL_MAG0, Apr 13, 2011

gracias amor ^_^ - 00b6f46c, Apr 13, 2011

Hoy, 15 de abril, ( no article before 15) dos de nuestras 'preciadas' nueces 'han' sido robadas por un ladrón profesional. Well done, lovely! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

thank you cogu! - 00b6f46c, Apr 13, 2011

Today, the 13th of April, two of our precious nuts have been... Well done Lovely :) - --Jen--, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 11

I'll bet you wonder where I got these big green nuts.

Apostaré a que te preguntas de dónde he sacado estas grandes nueces verde.

I didn't make any promises. - Leatha, Apr 13, 2011

My suggestion (by no means to be accepted without confirmation, lol) Apuesto te preguntas de dónde consigue estos grandes verdes frutos secos. - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 13, 2011

Apuesto a que te preguntas de dónde he sacado estas grandes nueces verdes. Well done, Lea! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Gracias, Cogumela y KG. - Leatha, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 12

Está es una foto de una ardilla rica, que tiene más nueces que cualquier otra. Se le conoce por ser ‘Carlos Slim’: el hombre más rico del mundo.

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This is a photo of the richest squirrel. He has more nuts than any other squirrel. He is considered to be ‘Carlos Slim’. Carlos Slim is the richest man on earth.

Carlos Slim Richest Man on Earth

I can't understand "of the Carlos Slim of the squirrel world" Squirrel world?? ... es el hombre más rico del mundo / de la Tierra. Well done, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Hola cogumela: Maybe the sentence structure is used more in English than Spanish. - Rolest, Apr 13, 2011

What it means is “equates to” (in the squirrel world) the same connotation as the way that “Carlos Slim” is ‘recognized as’ or ‘has a reputation for’ in the ‘human world’. - Rolest, Apr 13, 2011

Sorry, Rolest, I still don't understand what the squirrel has to do here... :) Could you rewrite the first part of the sentence with another words? What do you mean? - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Hola cogumela: I changed it to the word for word meaning of the English sentence structure. - Rolest, Apr 13, 2011

:) Let's see, Rolest: Está es una foto de una ardilla rica, que tiene más nueces que cualquier otra. Se le conoce por ser ‘Carlos Slim’: el hombre más rico 'de' la Tierra / del mundo. Well done !!! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Gracias cogumela. (Sorry about the masculine/feminine agreement things). Wow, this was a very confusing sentence! - Rolest, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 13

¿Tengo algo entre los dientes?

Do I have something in my teeth?

Perfect, theresa! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

Wow! I'm on a roll! - theresa5, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 14

I wonder why everything costs twice as much these days.

Me pregunto por qué todo cuesta el doble que antes, en estos días.

Excellent, pesta! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011

¡Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Apr 13, 2011

Answer 15

Vale, si no muevo, quizás crean que soy una hoja.

OK, if I don't move maybe they will think I'm a leaf.

... quizás crean que soy una hoja. Well done, Yesero! :) - cogumela, Apr 13, 2011