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La Palabra del Día : producir

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producir (transitive verb) to produce; to cause, to give rise to; to yield, to bear

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Las vacas producen leche y con eso el hombre hace dinero.

Cows produce milk and with that man makes money.

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updated Jun 9, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish. - Vaanz, May 8, 2011
:) "money cow" is an expression I've heard before! Nice post! - bandit51jd, May 8, 2011
You forgot the category vaanz ;) - 00b6f46c, May 8, 2011
Excellent, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
Good caption Vaanz milk it for all its worth Lol :) hehehe - FELIZ77, May 8, 2011
¿Por qué no es 'esa' dado que leche es femenina? No entiendo, Cogu. :) - galsally, May 8, 2011
?? cash cow ?? - Lector_Constante, May 8, 2011
Galsally, eso refers to "el acto o el proceso de producir leche", which is masculine. - Oramasdude, May 8, 2011
Gracias, Oramasdude, eso tiene sentido. :D - galsally, May 9, 2011

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Los pollos producen huevos.. o los huevos producen pollos?

Chickens produce eggs.. or do eggs produce chickens? alt text

updated May 15, 2011
posted by iwannaiguana
lol, good pic :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 8, 2011
jejej - clever!! - 001a2987, May 8, 2011
Genial, iwanna! :D - cogumela, May 8, 2011
cool! - Yeser007, May 8, 2011
So funny I'm cracking up lol hehehehe :) - FELIZ77, May 8, 2011
I believe the answer is: It all started with (can't capitalize--a,c,t,g) in a prokaryote cell, that God created. - Rolest, May 8, 2011
Great!:) - migelis, May 8, 2011
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Algunos producen alegría adondequiera que van; otros, cuando quiera que van.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go raspberry.

Oscar Wilde

updated May 8, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
adonde or dondequiera? :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 8, 2011
Algunos producen alegría adondequiera que van; otros, cuando quiera que van. ( I would't use subjunctive here) Well done, Jenny!!! - cogumela, May 8, 2011
Thank you, Cogu :) - --Jen--, May 8, 2011
;) - Yeser007, May 8, 2011
Hola, cogu! Wouldn't this translate as "otros, tan pronto se van/cuando se van."? Oscar Wilde meant that others cause happiness when they leave...Abrazos! - Oramasdude, May 8, 2011
I thought all the 'quieras' had to be followed by the subjunctive?? - Kiwi-Girl, May 8, 2011
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Es muy interesante estudiar comó una causa produce un efecto.

It is very interesting to study how a cause produces an effect.

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updated May 9, 2011
posted by 001a2987
Perfect, Chris! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
Yeeeeaaaahhh!! Thanks Laura!! :) - 001a2987, May 8, 2011
Excellent, Chris :) - FELIZ77, May 8, 2011
cómo :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 9, 2011
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Mi jardin produce más pimientos de lo que puedo comer.

My garden produces more peppers than I can eat.

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updated May 8, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Hey Ray, you've got something funny going on with your 'producen' did you really want to say 'I' produce? - Kiwi-Girl, May 8, 2011
No comment. - cogumela, May 8, 2011
You right Kiwi , it is the garden and not me that does the producing . Thank you. - ray76, May 8, 2011
How is that now , i did a little jiggling . Mind you with our strange weather this year i am doing some funny things in the garden. - ray76, May 8, 2011
Ray, you too?!? Do you have secrets for eggplant?? - Lector_Constante, May 8, 2011
Do you mean growing them , or cooking them Lector ? - ray76, May 8, 2011
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Es una torta muy especial porque yo la produje por mi misma.

It's a very special cake because I made it by myself.

Edit - thanks to Cogumela - unfortunately 'producir' doesn't fit with making cakes lol - I did wonder as much as it doesn't really work in English either lol

porque la hice yo misma / porque yo misma la elaboré ( you can't producir una torta )

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updated May 8, 2011
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
porque la hice yo misma / porque yo misma la elaboré ( you can't producir una torta ) :) Well done, Kiwi! - cogumela, May 8, 2011
ah gracias Cogu, I thought it might sound a bit strange - it would in English too lol - Kiwi-Girl, May 8, 2011
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Gene Roddenberry produjo la teleserie, Star Trek,

Gene Roddenberry produced the television series, Star Trek.

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updated May 8, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
"la teleserie" Good, sanlee! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
:) - migelis, May 8, 2011
¡Muchas Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, May 8, 2011
Good use of the term "produce" - Lector_Constante, May 8, 2011
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A menudo la carne de canguro es producida en Australia y se usa para producir muchos platos deliciosos.

Kangaroo meat is often produced in Australia and used to produce many delicious dishes.

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updated Jun 9, 2011
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
La carne de canguro es producida en Australia y se usa para producir muchos platos deliciosos. Well done, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
Gracias, Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, May 8, 2011
Looks too tasty, Fidalgo:) - migelis, May 8, 2011
"to produce many delicious dishes"; when food is meant, the correct term is "dish" - Lector_Constante, May 8, 2011
Thank you, Migelis and Lector :) - Fidalgo, May 9, 2011
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En mi opinión, la introducción del automóvil tiene producir a muchos de nuestros día moderno problemas económicos.

In my opinion, the introduction of the automobile has given rise to many of our modern day economic problems.

Edit: …ha producido la aparición de gran parte de nuestros .....

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updated May 8, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
I'm not sure about my Spanish. How close did I get? - bandit51jd, May 8, 2011
"ha impulsado gran parte de nuestros actuales problemas económicos" Well done, bandit! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
If you want: " ha producido la aparición de gran parte de nuestros ..... " - cogumela, May 8, 2011
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Love produces happiness and peacealt text

El amor produce felicidad y paz alt textalt text alt text

updated May 8, 2011
posted by 00b6f46c
Absolutely right, Lovely:) - migelis, May 8, 2011
Perfect, lovely! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
God's Love produces happiness and Peace and above all Love...good one, Lovelly :) - FELIZ77, May 8, 2011
Excellent! - Rolest, May 8, 2011
Thanks all! ^_^ - 00b6f46c, May 8, 2011
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La producción de petróleo provoca catástrofes si no se obedecen las normas de seguridad.

The oil production causes the catastrophes if you don‘t obey the safety rules.

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updated May 8, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
La producción de petróleo provoca catástrofes si no se obedecen las normas de seguridad. Very good, Migelis! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
Good image :) - Fidalgo, May 8, 2011
Gracias, Cogu y Fidalgo:) - migelis, May 8, 2011
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Monsanto produce alimentos genéticamente modificados. Es malvado porque utiliza la ley para impedir que la gente produzca alimentos saludables.

Monsanto produces genetically modified food. They are evil because they use the law to stop people from producing healthy food.

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updated May 8, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Monsanto produce alimentos genéticamente modificados. Es malvado, porque utiliza la ley para impedir que la gente produzca alimentos saludables. Good sentence, Maria ! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
Thanks, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, May 8, 2011
Umm, apart from being subjective, this kind of statement could be considered libelous and/or defamation, though I do agree that this corporation could improve its track-record with regard to prosecuting users of second generation seed. - Lector_Constante, May 8, 2011
Lector, if everyone who characterized Monsanto's outrageous behavior as evil was brought to court, the line of defendants would stretch half way around the world. - Maria-Russell, May 8, 2011
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Una persona que abre una fábrica que produzca artículos para vender y crea empleo debería ser alabada

A person who opens a factory that produces items for sale and creates some jobs should be praised

updated May 8, 2011
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
Una persona que abre una fábrica que produzca artículos para vender y crea (indicative) empleo (no article and preferably singular) debería ser alabada ( femenine) Well done, Ao! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
gracias cogumela - aocroc, May 8, 2011
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Le produjo felizdad cuando su novio dije "te amo".

it made her happy when her boyfriend said, "i love you"

(im only in spanish one bare with me lol)

updated May 8, 2011
posted by LaChicaGuerrita
Welcome to the forum!! - 001a2987, May 8, 2011
:) Welcome, la chicaguerr! Le produjo felicidad que su novio le dijera "te amo". Well done! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
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Tengo que producer mi disco----escuche....
I have to produce my record----listen....
Me duele cabeza, Ugh

updated May 8, 2011
posted by Jason7R
hehe! :) que "producir" ( Me duele 'la' cabeza) Very good, Jason! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011
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Le produjo una gran felicidad que su primer bebé naciera sano, porque había sido sometida a mucha presión durante el embarazo.

It made her very happy that their first baby was born healthy, because she had been under a lot of stress during the pregnancy.

(Ambitious I know ;P)

updated May 8, 2011
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
" bebé" is masculine, no matter his/her sex, then "sano", porque había sido ... Well done, Sally! :) - cogumela, May 8, 2011