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La Palabra del Día : el nombre

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el nombre (noun) name; reputation; noun (grammar)

- IDIOMS

llamar a las cosas por su nombre - to speak plainly/to call a spade a spade

a nombre de - addressed to

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¿Cuál es su nombre?

What is your name?

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updated May 15, 2011
posted by Vaanz
That's correct, Vaanz ( but not common to say) We usually say ¿cómo te llamas? Well done! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011

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La experiencia es simplemente el nombre que damos a nuestros errores.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Oscar Wilde

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updated May 15, 2011
posted by --Jen--
perfecto, that huuuurts, jeje - 00494d19, May 11, 2011
Excellent image !!! - Fidalgo, May 11, 2011
Perfect, Jen! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Thank you :). - --Jen--, May 11, 2011
Ouuuucccchhhhh! Miaowwwwwwwwww lol That looks like a very painful lesson the cat will have to learn - FELIZ77, May 11, 2011
Bien hecho:) - migelis, May 12, 2011
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Mi gato se llama Kitty. (Sí, es verdad)

My cat's name is Kitty. (Yes, it's true) alt text

updated May 11, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Nice :) - Fidalgo, May 11, 2011
Thank you. I don't know what she was looking at... - sanlee, May 11, 2011
Lovely:) - migelis, May 11, 2011
Thanks. She is a big girl.. - sanlee, May 11, 2011
Good, sanlee. We'd say "mi gato se llama... " Well done! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Thanks, Cogumela! - sanlee, May 11, 2011
What a beautiful cat :) - FELIZ77, May 11, 2011
So is mine! - Jraider, May 11, 2011
All cats are beautiful - sanlee, May 11, 2011
Thank you everyone! - sanlee, May 11, 2011
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Cuando alguien pide por tu nombre, no des tu numero de telefono , como hago siempre.

When someone asks for your "nombre" do not give them your "number," like I always do.

updated May 12, 2011
edited by timmyspanish
posted by timmyspanish
"... no des" - Azabache, May 11, 2011
Thanks for the informal command advice, Azabache! present subjunctive? eeck. - timmyspanish, May 11, 2011
.. alguien pregunta tu nombre, no le des tu número (tilde) de teléfono (tilde), como hago yo ( personal pronoun required) siempre. Well done, timmy! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
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Abra la puerta en el nombre de la ley.

Open the door in the name of the law.

updated May 11, 2011
posted by 0066c384
Very good, dog! :) We'd say "en nombre de la ley" ( without the article) Well done! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Gracias! :) - 0066c384, May 11, 2011
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Para mí, es muy difícil recordar los nombres de las personas.

For me, it is very difficult remembering people's names. red face

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updated May 11, 2011
edited by Nicole-B
posted by Nicole-B
... recordar los nombres de las personas. Well done, Nicole! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Also: mí ( with tilde ) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Gracias. :) - Nicole-B, May 11, 2011
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Rumpelstiltskin no quería que nadie supiera su nombre.

Rumpelstiltskin did not want anyone to know his name.

updated May 11, 2011
edited by Sabor
posted by Sabor
¿R. quería que nadie no supiera? - Sabor, May 11, 2011
perfect sabor, great - 00494d19, May 11, 2011
:) Genial, Sylvia - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Excellent caption :) - FELIZ77, May 11, 2011
Thanks everyone, Heidita, Cogu and Feliz! - Sabor, May 11, 2011
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Elegir el nombre de tu bebé es una decisión importante porque estás eligiendo algo que durará toda la vida. Conocí una vez a una mujer que le puso a su bebé el nombre Lee - tenían el apellido Flett. En inglés suena divertido...

Choosing the name of your baby is an important decision because you are choosing something which will last for life. I once knew a woman who called her baby Lee - their surname was Flett. In English it sounds funny...

(Lee Flett - Leaflet = folleto)

updated May 12, 2011
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
"tenían el apellido Flett" or "se apellidaban Flett" ( imperfect ) Very good as usual, Sally! :) "que le dio a su bebé el nombre Lee" does not sound very natural neither. Maybe: "que le puso a su bebé el nombre de..." or "que le llamó a su bebé..." :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
I don't think this is true, but they say that a person surnamed "Fuertes de Barriga" was named "Dolores" :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Jajajajaja! (almost fell off my seat) - Deanski, May 11, 2011
and if he had a sister named Pam, Dean? jejeje - galsally, May 12, 2011
Gracias Cogu. :D - galsally, May 12, 2011
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The Komodo dragon is a special species of animal living in Indonesia. Its name is derived from the name of the island of Komodo.

El dragón de Komodo es una especie especial de animal que vive en Indonesia. Su nombre deriva del nombre de la isla de Komodo.

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updated May 12, 2011
posted by Fidalgo
Impressive:) - migelis, May 11, 2011
Excellent, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Gracias, Migelis and Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, May 11, 2011
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Siempre hay una relación entre nuestro nombre y nuestra personalidad. En cierto sentido, nuestro nombre es la clave de nuestra personalidad.

There is always a relationship between our name and our personality. In other sense, our name is the key to our personality.

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updated May 12, 2011
edited by Miro74
posted by Miro74
I'd say 'in another sense' there, Miro - well done. :) - galsally, May 11, 2011
y nuestra personalidad. (Period) En cierto sentido / hasta cierto punto / dicho de otro modo... Well done, Miro! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
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Elegir un nombre para nuestra hija fue un trabajo difícil porque no sabíamos el género del bebé hasta que nació.

Choosing a name for our daughter was a difficult job cause we didn't know the gender of the baby until she was born.

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updated May 11, 2011
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
Lovely way to illustrate your caption, Luz :) - FELIZ77, May 11, 2011
Gracias Feliz:)... I hope you don't mind I've changed the caption (I've realised it's very similar to Sally's)... - luz_72, May 11, 2011
Luz no problem Why should I mind ? lol it's not my word of the day :) - FELIZ77, May 11, 2011
Perfect, Luz! (tiny typo: "un" trabajo) Well done! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Gracias Cogu:) ...I was so concentrated on getting right the "hasta que nació" part, that I missed the typo:) - luz_72, May 11, 2011
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A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Una rosa con cualquier otra nombre seguiría oliendo igual de dulce.

Rose Pictures, Images and Photos

Last night as I was falling asleep I realized I forgot the otra. smile

updated May 11, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
What a beautiful rose !!! - Fidalgo, May 11, 2011
Una rosa con cualquier otro nombre seguiría oliendo igual de dulce. Well done, Lea! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Gracias, Fidalgo y Cogumela. - Leatha, May 11, 2011
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Someone told me that repeating someone's name when you're speaking to him - her means that you miss him - her.

Alguien me dijo que repitiendo el nombre de alguien cuando estás hablando con él - ella significa que la - lo extraño.

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updated May 11, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
que "repetir" el nombre... and que lo/la extrañas :) Well done, lovely! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
also: cuando estás hablando con él / ella or cuando le estás hablando :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Well lovely it is a good technique to help remember a new friend's name you hear yourself saying their name and it helps establish the association in the brain between their face and name :) - FELIZ77, May 11, 2011
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The British Institute of Names says that the longest name “Bithurasdinhournimlousgon Kleslinfarjilpourginjdesher” belongs to the farmer from Burma. All his friends call him "Bith”.

El Instituto Británico de Nombres dice que nombre más largo “Bithurasdinhournimlousgon Kleslinfarjilpourginjdesher” pertenece a un agricultor de Birmania. Todos su amigos le llaman "Bith”.

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updated May 11, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
A joke:) - migelis, May 11, 2011
Nice idea :) - Fidalgo, May 11, 2011
El Instituto Británico de Nombres dice que nombre (remove article) más largo “...” pertenece a "un "agricultor de Birmania. Well done, migelis! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Gracias Cogu:) - migelis, May 11, 2011
I know a Spanish girl called "Carolina Ainhoa López de Uralde y Collantes de Teerán". It is onyl 5 letters less. - lazarus1907, May 11, 2011
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Dice en Proverbios que un buen nombre vale más que el oro.

It says in Proverbs that a good name is worth more than gold.

updated May 11, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
Perfect, Maria! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Thank you, coumela. - Maria-Russell, May 11, 2011
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Solo tengo tres nombres: el primero, el segundo, y el apellido. (Bueno, y otro nombre que me dieron mis vecinos: Martínez)

I only have three names: the first, second, and last name. (Well, and another name my neighbors gave me: Martinez).

updated May 11, 2011
edited by Azabache
posted by Azabache
'Bueno', y otro nombre... and Martínez ( tilde) Well done, azabache! :) - cogumela, May 11, 2011
Thanks! (: Doesn't Pues also mean 'well', though? - Azabache, May 11, 2011