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Picture of the Day: Handshake

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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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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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¡Esto es genial! Una puerta que te da la bienvenida después de un largo día de trabajo.

This is great! A door that welcomes you home after a long day at work.

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updated Apr 19, 2011
posted by --Jen--
perfecto - 00494d19, Apr 15, 2011
Great, Jen! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Thanks Heidi and Cogu :) - --Jen--, Apr 15, 2011

21 Answers

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No me gusta un apretón de manos frío.

I hate a cold handshake. sick

updated Apr 19, 2011
posted by ray76
Just an idea, if you really wanted to say hate you could use the verb "odiar"... ;-) - DJ_Huero, Apr 15, 2011
Perfect, Ray! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Thank you thank you ,Cogu, this is my first, mi amor gracias. - ray76, Apr 15, 2011
8
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"Can you give me a hand and open the door"?

"¿Me puede echar una mano y abrir la puerta?"

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by 0043ad50
posted by 0043ad50
Jajajaja! - --Mariana--, Apr 15, 2011
hehehe, that was my thought! - Yeser007, Apr 15, 2011
¿Me puede echar una mano y abrir la puerta? Good, Marsh! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Great caption! - --Jen--, Apr 15, 2011
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Careful! You don't know where that hand has been.

¡Cuidado! No sabes dónde estaba esa mano.

updated Apr 15, 2011
posted by --Mariana--
I like that! - Yeser007, Apr 15, 2011
Marianne, I just don't think I will ask lol :) - FELIZ77, Apr 15, 2011
I'd have said "estuvo"... Well done, Mariana! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Good! - sanlee, Apr 15, 2011
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Be careful where you put that thumb.

Ten cuidado con donde pones ese pulgar.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
I thought that but was not game to say it , good on you . - ray76, Apr 15, 2011
jeje... good one. - DJ_Huero, Apr 15, 2011
Ten cuidado con donde pones ese pulgar. Well done, Lea! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Gracias, Cogumela. - Leatha, Apr 15, 2011
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Necesito a una persona que me abra la puerta, por favor, porque me parece que alguien está extendiendo la mano para agarrame,

I need a person to open the door for me, please because it looks to me like someone is reaching out their hand to grab me.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Necesito a una persona que me abra la puerta, por favor, porque me parece que alguien está extendiendo la mano para agarrarme. Well done, sanlee! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Thank you so much, Cogumela! - sanlee, Apr 15, 2011
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La mano izquierda está del otro lado para cerrar la puerta.


The left hand is on the other side for closing the door.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
Great caption! está del/al otro lado. Well done, Rolest! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Rolest I vé got to hand it to you... that was a great caption:)lol - FELIZ77, Apr 15, 2011
Gracias Cogumela. - Rolest, Apr 15, 2011
Gracias Feliz....especially your wording: I've got to "hand" it to you. Very clever Feliz! - Rolest, Apr 15, 2011
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Pulgares para arriba en un buen trabajo hoy

Thumbs up on a good job today.

updated Apr 15, 2011
posted by stamen
This is maybe a too idiomatic translation... Well done statemen! Welcome to the forum! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
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Me pregunto cómo será la mano del baño.

I wonder how the hand in the bathroom looks.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by dc-alien-z
posted by dc-alien-z
Who said it was a hand? 0.0 jaja - DJ_Huero, Apr 15, 2011
... cómo será la mano del baño. Well done, dcalienz! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Thanks Laura. - dc-alien-z, Apr 15, 2011
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Cuidado, eso es lo que hacemos a los vendedores puerta a puerta.

Beware! This is what we do to door-to-door salesmen.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by brentus
posted by brentus
typo "cuidado" - DJ_Huero, Apr 15, 2011
Cuidado, eso es lo que les hacemos a los vendedores puerta a puerta. Well done, brentus! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Thanks DJ & Cogumela. I think I'm improving... only a couple of errors! Yay! - brentus, Apr 15, 2011
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Este pomo fue hecho de mano.

This doorknob was made by hand.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
Clever :) - FELIZ77, Apr 15, 2011
... fue hecho a mano. Well done, theresa! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Very clever, theresa :) - --Jen--, Apr 15, 2011
Thank you Feliz, Nametake and of course cogumela! - theresa5, Apr 15, 2011
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This must be a friendly house. Este debe de ser una casa amistosa.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
Esta debe de ser ... Well done, jennyo! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Gracias cogumela. - jennyo45, Apr 15, 2011
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...y esta es la mano del último ladrón que trató de robar mi casa, ¡ah! y aquí está el buzón, lo hice yo misma...

...and here is the hand of the last thief who tried to rob my house, oh! and here is the letterbox, I made it myself...

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
"robar" hice" "misma" Well done, dew! :D - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Great caption, dew! - --Jen--, Apr 15, 2011
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Hmmm...Con esta perilla de puerta, quiero ver cómo son los grifos del baño.

Hmmm...With this door knob, I want to see what the faucets in the bathroom look like.

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
0.0 - DJ_Huero, Apr 15, 2011
... quiero ver cómo son los grifos del baño. Well done, Chris! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
Gracias Laura!! :) - 001a2987, Apr 15, 2011
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Pleased to meet you, welcome.

Encantado de conocerte, bienvenido.

updated Apr 15, 2011
posted by EL_MAG0
Perfect, amor! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011
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Aviso al lado de la puerta '' Dé un apretón de manos al picaporte al entrar y al salir de este edificio'' tongue wink smile grin

¡Cada vez que lo haga... activará la alarma antirrobo! confused rolleyes tongue rolleye LOL grin

= Sign next to the door:''Shake the door handle upon entering and leaving this building'' tongue wink smile grin**

Every time you do this you will activate the burglar alarm! confused rolleyes tongue rolleye LOL grin

Corregid mi español, por favor

original caption:

Aviso al lado de la puerta '' Dé un apretón de mano a la picaporte al entrar y salir este edificio'' tongue wink smile grin

¡Todas las veces que lo hace... activará la alarma de antirrobo! confused rolleyes tongue rolleye LOL grin

updated Apr 15, 2011
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Dé un apretón de manos al picaporte al entrar y al salir de .... Cada vez que lo haga activará la alarma antirrobo. Well done, Feliz! :) - cogumela, Apr 15, 2011