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La Palabra del Día : el mes

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el mes (noun) month; monthly salary

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Estaré en mi país en tres meses!

I'll be in my country in 3 months!!

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updated May 25, 2011
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish. - Vaanz, May 20, 2011
Good on you Vaanz , best of luck. - ray76, May 20, 2011
Good! Better maybe to say "I'll be back in India, my country"; some folks would think you meant your hometown, the state (in U.S.) you think of as home, etc. - Lector_Constante, May 20, 2011
Very good, Vaanz! :D - cogumela, May 20, 2011

23 Answers

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Un político necesita la capacidad de predecir lo que va a ocurrir mañana, la semana que viene, el mes que viene, y el año que viene. Y tener la capacidad de explicar después por qué no ocurrió.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

Winston Churchill

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updated May 22, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
lol! Nice! - 002067fe, May 20, 2011
Pity he did not do that about the " Dardanelles " - ray76, May 20, 2011
Excellent, Jenny! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Thanks :) - --Jen--, May 21, 2011
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Por fin, el proximo mes va a llegar el verano en el 21 de junio.

Finally, next month summer is going to arrive on June 21.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Narragansett, Rhode Island town beach, June 21, 2010 - sanlee, May 20, 2011
That's when winter arrives here in Chile! - timmyspanish, May 20, 2011
NIce:) - migelis, May 20, 2011
¡La playa de mi niñez! Gracias por una buena memoria. - babs_irish, May 20, 2011
Wow, really, babs isish? That is so cool. Maybe we passed by each other one day. - sanlee, May 20, 2011
Yes, Timmy. It is the opposite for you, I hope your winter is not too bad - sanlee, May 20, 2011
June 21? OMG I can't wait for that! Enjoy it! - 00a4c226, May 20, 2011
Me either, Coquito, It will be a great day! - sanlee, May 20, 2011
Por fin, el próximo mes, el 21 de junio, llegará/llega el verano. Well done, sanlee! :D - cogumela, May 20, 2011
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Está embarazada de nueve meses.

She is 9 months pregnant.

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updated May 20, 2011
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Nice and funny :) - Fidalgo, May 20, 2011
Perfect, Kiwi! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Gracias Fidalgo y Cogu :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 20, 2011
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Hace un mes descubrí este sitio, y desde entonces me he pasado casi todas las noches aquí.

A month ago I discovered this site, and since then I have spent almost every night here.

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updated May 21, 2011
edited by TejanoViejo
posted by TejanoViejo
¡pobrecillo! - Lector_Constante, May 20, 2011
Yes! This is addictive! - 00a4c226, May 20, 2011
Nice icon Tejano! - 002262dd, May 20, 2011
" y desde entonces (me) he pasado..." Well done, tejano! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
5
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The months go by faster and faster as I get older.

Los meses pasan más y más rápido con edad.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by timmyspanish
posted by timmyspanish
So true, Timmy - sanlee, May 20, 2011
Amen, amen. =8-} - Lector_Constante, May 20, 2011
Ah.. so true.. so true.. sigh... - Gillygaloo, May 20, 2011
Cuantos más años se tienen ( or cuanto más se envejece), más rápido pasa el tiempo. Well done, timmy! - cogumela, May 20, 2011
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Falta menos de un mes para el final del año escolar, pero a mi hija le parece mucho tiempo.

There is less than a month until the end of the school year, but my daughter thinks it's a long time.

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updated May 25, 2011
edited by luz_72
posted by luz_72
Falta menos de un mes para el final del año escolar, pero a mi hija le parece mucho tiempo. Well done, Luz! :D - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Thanks, Cogu:) - luz_72, May 25, 2011
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Cuando llega el primer mes del año, les deseamos a todos un muy feliz año nuevo.

When the first month of the year comes, we wish everyone a very happy new year.

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updated May 21, 2011
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
Very good Idea Fidalgo ^_^ - Dua_Cairo, May 20, 2011
NIce idea:) - migelis, May 20, 2011
Muchas gracias, Broksa del Mar, Migelis, y todos :) - Fidalgo, May 20, 2011
Cuando llega el primer mes del año... Well done, Fidalgo! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Gracias, Cogumela :) - Fidalgo, May 21, 2011
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El mes que viene voy a Irlanda para hacer una visita a mi familia, espero que no haga mal tiempo.

Next month I'm going to Ireland to visit my family, I hope the weather isn't too bad.

updated May 20, 2011
posted by dewclaw
Bon Voyage! oops, I mean, Vaya con Dios! - Lector_Constante, May 20, 2011
Perfect, dew! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
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Cada mes tiene treinta o treintaiún días, con excepción del pobre febrero que solo tiene veintiocho, y un día adicional cada cuatro años.

Each month has thirty or thirty-one days, with the exception of poor February that has only twenty-eight, and one additional day every four years.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
People born on that day can't usually celebrate their birthday usually. Nice discovery :) - Fidalgo, May 20, 2011
treinta o treintaiún días... "del" pobre febrero que solo tiene veintiocho, y un día adicional ( un día de más) cada cuatro años. Great, pesta! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! Necesito practicar más. - pesta, May 20, 2011
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We are going to take a flight next month, but we don’t like airport security procedures.

Vamos a tomar un vuelo el mes que viene, pero no nos gustan los procedimientos de seguridad del aeropuerto.

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updated May 21, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
Awesome birds :) - Fidalgo, May 20, 2011
Gracias, Fidalgo:) - migelis, May 20, 2011
... pero no nos gustan los procedimientos de seguridad del aeropuerto. Well done, migelis! Nice pic!! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Muchas gracias, Cogumela:) - migelis, May 21, 2011
3
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In three months I hope to be in Florida. En tres meses espero estar en Florida.

updated May 20, 2011
posted by 00a4c226
Perfect again, coquito! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Thank you! Have a nice weekend :)= - 00a4c226, May 20, 2011
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If each month had 28 days, there would be 13 months in a year.

Si cada mes tuviera veintiocho días, habría trece meses en el año.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
Awesome :) - Fidalgo, May 20, 2011
"tuviera" instead of "tuvo" The rest is perfect. Goood! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Gracias, Fidalgo y Cogumela. - Leatha, May 20, 2011
3
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Incluso un pequeño projecto federal puede llevar treinta y seis meses para terminar.

Even a small federal project can take thirty-six months to complete.

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
Incluso un pequeño.... puede llevar treinta y seis meses. Well done, Wansell! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
¡Gracias cogumela! - wansell, May 20, 2011
3
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El mes es mayo, pero no los confundes con mayonnaise. wink

The month is May, but confuse it with mayonnaise. grin

updated May 20, 2011
posted by DJ_Huero
Don't confuse it? I love mayo btw. - timmyspanish, May 20, 2011
no lo confundas? or confúndelo ? I don't know. Also: mayonesa :) Good, DJ! :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
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Cada mes del año tiene un propósito especifico. Él de mayo es, Las Mascotas."

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updated May 20, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Cute :) - Fidalgo, May 20, 2011
Perfect, Joe! El ( no tilde) - cogumela, May 20, 2011
Oh, and "específico" ( tilde) :) - cogumela, May 20, 2011