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La Palabra del Día : la realidad

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la realidad (noun) reality, actuality

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en realidad - in fact, actually

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La realidad no es buena siempre.

Reality is not good always.

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updated May 15, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Ow! Shocker! lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 13, 2011
Eek! - galsally, May 13, 2011
Clumbsy bird. jeje - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
buena - 00494d19, May 13, 2011
lol - 00b6f46c, May 13, 2011
... no es buena siempre. Hilarious pic, Vaanz! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011

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Si deseas que tus sueños se hagan realidad... ¡despierta!

If you want your dreams become to come true... wake up!

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updated May 15, 2011
edited by cogumela
posted by cogumela
If you want your dreams 'to' 'come' true ... Bien hecho :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 13, 2011
Buena respuesta cogu :). Voy a dormir para soñar y despertarme más tarde :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
Great saying Cogu :) - 00b6f46c, May 13, 2011
Thank you, Kiwi, Amor, and lovely! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
Very nice, Cogu :) - --Jen--, May 13, 2011
Love it! - timmyspanish, May 13, 2011
Very very very nice :) - Fidalgo, May 14, 2011
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La realidad es aquello en lo que, cuando dejas de creer, no desaparece.

Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. ~Philip K. Dick

updated May 14, 2011
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
La realidad es aquello 'en lo que', cuando dejas de creer, no desaparece. Very good, Sally! - cogumela, May 13, 2011
And that seemed to be the one fact of "reality" that he could not abide! - Lector_Constante, May 13, 2011
Gracias Cogu. :D Ah, Lector, I haven't read his books but I liked the quote. :D - galsally, May 14, 2011
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No dejes que la opinión de los demás se convierta en tu realidad.

Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.

Les Brown

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updated May 13, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
look at your sentence, is this a statement? T H I N K!! - 00494d19, May 13, 2011
No dejes que la opinión de los demás se convierta en tu realidad. Veeeery good, Jenny! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
Thank you, Cogu :) - --Jen--, May 13, 2011
5
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The reality is this – Happy Friday the thirteenth!

La realidad es esta – ¡Feliz viernes trece!

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updated May 14, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
A special day in a year :) - Fidalgo, May 13, 2011
perfecto, bien hecho migelis - 00494d19, May 13, 2011
Gracias Fidalgo y Heidita:) - migelis, May 13, 2011
Buena respuesta migelis. :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
Gracias Amor y Paz:) - migelis, May 14, 2011
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En realidad, me gusta esta palabra del día.

Actually, I like this word of the day. alt text

updated May 13, 2011
edited by dc-alien-z
posted by dc-alien-z
Cooool pic, Dave! - galsally, May 13, 2011
Thanks - dc-alien-z, May 13, 2011
Perfect, dcalienz! :) Nice pic! - cogumela, May 13, 2011
Thank you, thank you very much Laura. This pic is the "reality" to a popular internet pic showing just the bird and the snake part, looking like the bird is a goner. Hope Pesta doesn't beat me up. - dc-alien-z, May 13, 2011
Hey Dave. How are you doing? I don't think he will beat you up. :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
5
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A veces puede ser difícil vivir en la realidad.

Sometimes it can be difficult to live in reality.

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updated May 13, 2011
edited by Azabache
posted by Azabache
A veces puede ser difícil vivir en la realidad :) Well done, Azabache! - cogumela, May 13, 2011
That sign was my first choice for a few minutes. Glad I didn't use it. - dc-alien-z, May 13, 2011
Low powered ammo - those are supposed to be bullet-holes - Lector_Constante, May 13, 2011
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You need to take your head out of the sand and face up to reality!

Necesitas removar la cabeza de la arena y haz frente a la realidad.

ahhhh one day I might actually get one right lol, thanx Cogu - edit as per:

Necesitas quitar / sacar la cabeza de la arena y hacer frente a la realidad.

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updated May 13, 2011
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Gracias por las risas jeje :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
el placer es mío :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 13, 2011
Necesitas quitar / sacar la cabeza de la arena y hacer frente a ... Well done, Kiwi! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
so you don't need to conjugate hacer in the hacer frente a idiom? - Kiwi-Girl, May 13, 2011
5
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En realidad, este web sitio es un gran lugar para el aprendizaje del español y del inglés.

In fact, this web site is a great place for learning Spanish and English.

updated May 13, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Sí, tienes razón. :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
Hola amiga :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
Hi, A & P ! - sanlee, May 13, 2011
...este sitio web es un gran lugar para el aprendizaje del español y del ingles. Well done, Sanlee! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
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We are not able to escape reality.

No podemos escapar de la realidad. alt text

updated May 13, 2011
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
That's true:) - migelis, May 13, 2011
Oh no. I checked after and my answer matches a translator. It is too simple of a sentence. - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
be afraid, be very afraid, lol :) jk - Kiwi-Girl, May 13, 2011
Excellent, amor! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
Thanks everybody :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
Says who?!? One of the scientists who put the monkey in the cage with 4 escape routes, and it got out another way ... - Lector_Constante, May 13, 2011
jejeje Lol. ;) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
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En realidad, dos individuos pueden tener diferentes tamaños aunque pertenecen a la misma especie.

Actually, two individuals can have different sizes though they belong to the same species.

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updated May 13, 2011
posted by Fidalgo
The same with human beings:) - migelis, May 13, 2011
Gracias, Migelis y Ray :) - Fidalgo, May 13, 2011
... aunque pertenezcan. Well done, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
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¡Esta rana no está aceptando la realidad!

This frog is not accepting reality!

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updated May 13, 2011
posted by amykay
Nice image :) - Fidalgo, May 13, 2011
I have often thought of that image while studying Spanish. :) - 0066c384, May 13, 2011
Perfect, amy! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
Good one :) - EL_MAG0, May 13, 2011
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At my job, I complain about everything, but in reality I love my work.

En mi trabajo, me quejo sobre todo, pero en realidad me encanta mi trabajo.

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updated May 13, 2011
posted by pesta
Perfect, pesta! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - pesta, May 13, 2011
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La realidad es que no soporto a los mentirosos.

The truth is I can't stand liars.

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updated May 13, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
... a los mentirosos. (Neither do I) . Well done, Joe! - cogumela, May 13, 2011
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Muchas personas no viven en la realidad.

Many people do not live in reality.

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updated May 13, 2011
edited by Nicole-B
posted by Nicole-B
muchas :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 13, 2011
Excellent, Nicole! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
yeah, like the big guy is not going to believe what happens next! it will be UNREAL! - Lector_Constante, May 13, 2011
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En realidad, ahora tengo que dejar SpanishDict.com e irme a trabajar.

Actually, now I need to leave SpanishDict.com and go to work.

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updated May 15, 2011
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
... ahora tengo que dejar SD e irme a trabajar. Well done, Joyce! :) - cogumela, May 13, 2011
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