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La Palabra del Día : cuatro

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cuatro (number) four

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Hay cuatro personas en mi familia.

There are four people in my family.

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updated May 7, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Hola ;) - EL_MAG0, May 1, 2011
Perfect, sanlee :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
¡Muchas Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, May 1, 2011
'familila'? might want to change that :) - Felixlynx, May 1, 2011
Good eye Felix. I never noticed the extra L until you said that. - dc-alien-z, May 1, 2011
Wow, thanks Feliz - sanlee, May 1, 2011
¡Muchas gracias! - sanlee, May 1, 2011

27 Answers

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Será mejor que cortes la pizza en cuatro trozos, porque no tengo suficiente hambre como para comerme seis LOL.

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.

Yogi Berra

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updated May 3, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
lol very funny! - 00b6f46c, May 1, 2011
Huh! I had to read that one twice! LoL - bandit51jd, May 1, 2011
...no tengo "suficiente hambre" Well done, Jen! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Wow, that pizza makes me really hungry... - sanlee, May 1, 2011
Very funny. - dc-alien-z, May 1, 2011
Thanks everyone! - --Jen--, May 1, 2011
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Si hay cuatro pájaros en el árbol, y le disparó a uno, ¿cuántos pájaros quedan?

(I'm not sure about the verb here, any help apreciated smile, gracias)

If there are four birds on the tree, and you shoot one, How many birds are left? cool smirkalt text

updated May 31, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
¿Cuántos pájaros quedan? English: shoot, nice picture lovely:) - 00494d19, May 1, 2011
You'd better not be shooting those Sun Conures. - Ron_Austin, May 1, 2011
Beautiful birds! - amykay, May 1, 2011
The English would be subjunctive, "If there WERE ...", "shot" would be the correct verb (past tense used for subjunctive); and, "How many birds WOULD BE left." - Lector_Constante, May 1, 2011
Excuse por favor mi rudeza en la corrección de su gramática inglesa! 8-/ - Lector_Constante, May 1, 2011
...y le disparo a uno, ¿cuántos pájaros quedan? Well done, lovely! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Oh, please, don't shoot them... - sanlee, May 1, 2011
There would be none left, the others would fly away. - dc-alien-z, May 1, 2011
You are correct, Dave. - sanlee, May 1, 2011
Gracias Heidi and cogu for the Spanish corrections :) - 00b6f46c, May 1, 2011
Ron and Sandy, don't worry those birds are too beautiful to be shot like amy said :) - 00b6f46c, May 1, 2011
Lector thanks a lot for the corrections :)) - 00b6f46c, May 1, 2011
Dave you're correct :) - 00b6f46c, May 1, 2011
How can you even think that? Shoot one? You thought of this all by yourself? So sad :( ... Hi Lovely :) - EL_MAG0, May 2, 2011
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Sometimes four heads are better than one.

Algunas veces cuatro cabezas son mejor que una.

updated May 1, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
... son mejor que una. Well done, Lea! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Ooo so close. Missed it by one letter. Gracias, Cogumela. - Leatha, May 1, 2011
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My four star hotel is cheaper than others.

Mi hotel de cuatro estrellas es más barato que otros.

updated May 1, 2011
posted by tevbekar
Perfect, tevbe! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
gracias. - tevbekar, May 1, 2011
6
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No estoy seguro de si mis perros tienen cuatro patas, o si tienen dos piernas y dos brazos.

I am not sure if my dogs have four legs, or if they have two arms and two legs.

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updated May 1, 2011
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
No estoy seguro "de" si mis perros tienen cuatro patas, o .... Well done, Chris! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Gracias Laura....I didn't realize the difference between pata and piernas until now!! :) - 001a2987, May 1, 2011
I'm not sure if my dog has four legs (subject verb agreement) - Maria-Russell, May 1, 2011
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El año tiene cuatro estaciones: el invierno, la primavera, el verano y el otoño.

The year has four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.

updated May 1, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Perfect, Maria! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Thanks, cogumela - Maria-Russell, May 1, 2011
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El “Gettysburg Address” es un discurso del presidente de Estados Unidos Abraham Lincoln. Comienza con la famosa frase : "Hace ochenta y siete años…"

(Cuatro correcciones, y creo que ahora tengo que corregir.)


The “Gettysburg Address” is a speech by United States President Abraham Lincoln. It begins with the famous phrase: "Fourscore and seven years ago…"

(Four corrections, and I think I now have it correct. )

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updated May 1, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
"cuatros veintenas" ?? - Lector_Constante, May 1, 2011
the context of veintena is correct for puntacíon according to our dictionary, however, it translates fourscore as "ochenta" not "cuatro veintenas" - 0074b507, May 1, 2011
I checked. the 1st line of the Address is Fourscore and ...;not Four score and.... - 0074b507, May 1, 2011
Gracias a todos. @gfreed: I checked. Interesting...the handwritten copy from Lincoln had 'Four score" The later version transcribed, had Fourscore. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address - Rolest, May 1, 2011
I also added a sentence to use Palabra del dίa. - Rolest, May 1, 2011
Comienza con la famosa frase: "Hace ochenta y siete años…" (Cuatro correcciones y creo que ahora tengo que corregir) Well done, Rolest! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Cuatro has turned out to be an interesting word - sanlee, May 1, 2011
@sanlee-An example of how the smallest item can have the most impact. - Rolest, May 1, 2011
~Gracias Cogumela. - Rolest, May 1, 2011
Y Gracias a todos! - Rolest, May 1, 2011
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Four lions are drinking water while another one is taking a rest.

Cuatro leones están bebiendo mientras otro está en reposo.

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updated May 7, 2011
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
Another "Lion King" photo. Drat I keep forgetting to rent it again from Netflicks! - bandit51jd, May 1, 2011
...mientras "otro". Well done, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Gracias, Bandit, Cogumela and everyone :) - Fidalgo, May 7, 2011
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A seis de cada cuatro personas se les dan mal las fracciónes.

Six out of four people are bad at fractions. wink

Not too sure about this one, so be gentle with the corrections! Gracias

updated May 2, 2011
edited by Felixlynx
posted by Felixlynx
I also hear that 53 percent of statistics are made up on the spot. :) - dc-alien-z, May 1, 2011
My husband has a t-shirt with the fractions thing on it. - Leatha, May 1, 2011
"se les dan mal las fracciones" Well done, Felix! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
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La mayoría de los carros tienen cuatro ruedas, pero no todos!


Most cars have 4 wheels, but not always!

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updated May 1, 2011
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
La mayoría de "los" carros tienen... ¡pero no todos! Well done, Amy! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Gracias Laura! - amykay, May 1, 2011
5
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Ya he les dicho cuatro veces que no quiero comprarlo pero siguen volviendo

I have told them four times already that I do not want to buy it but they keep returning

updated May 1, 2011
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
... pero siguen volviendo/insistiendo. Well done, Ao! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
5
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El trébol Irlandes tiene que tener hojas para darte suerte

The Irish shamrock has to have four leaves if it is going to be lucky.

4 leaf clover

updated May 1, 2011
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
You omitted the word "cuatro". - 0074b507, May 1, 2011
El trébol irlandés tiene que tener cuatro hojas para darte suerte. Well done, dew! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
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Los científicos han descubierto que cuatro de cada diez personas se ríen de chistes malos.

Scientists have found that four out of ten people laugh at bad jokes.

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updated May 1, 2011
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Perfect, Kiwi! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Gracias maestra :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 1, 2011
5
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There are four weeks in one month.

Hay cuatro semanas en un mes.

April is the fourth month of the year.

Abril es el cuarto mes del año.

Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones. wink

updated May 1, 2011
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
Very nice! - bandit51jd, May 1, 2011
Perfect, amor! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Hi, A & P ! - sanlee, May 1, 2011
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¡He leído "El Último Mohicano," de James Fenimore Cooper cuatro veces!

I've read "The Last of the Mohicans," by James Fennimore Cooper, four times!

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updated May 1, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
"Cuartro"?! We need to get you some other books! 8-) - Lector_Constante, May 1, 2011
Try some eye glasses! - 002262dd, May 1, 2011
:) It's correct, but it sounds more natural "Me he leído..." Well done, Joe! :) - cogumela, May 1, 2011
Y yo, también, Joe - sanlee, May 1, 2011