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La Palabra del Día: La Bolsa

14
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La Bolsa bag; pouch; pocket; stock exchange

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

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My Attempt:

Si encuentras una bolsa llena de dinero, deberías hacer una de dos cosas. O dar el dinero a la policía, o ..........¡gastar inmediamente todas las pruebas! – Solo estoy bromeando!! jejeje

If you find a bag of money, you should do one of two things. Either give the money to the police, or ..............immediately spend all the evidence!! - I'm just kidding! haha

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updated May 12, 2016
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
estás loco solo son las seis en tu tierra!!! - 00494d19, Jun 2, 2011
llena de dinero,...o dar el dinero a LA policía, o ..........¡ gastaR inmediatamente todAs las prUEbas! , last one typo, - 00494d19, Jun 2, 2011
With the dar / garstar - I thought that maybe I should use the infinitive, but I also considered the imperative, because they are commands in a way. Unfortunately, I chose the wrong one.... :) - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
....y sí, fueron las seis de la mañana...mis perros son locos....tienen que comer al mismo tiempo cada día, y cuando voy a trabajo, comen a las seis. Pero, volví a la cama... :)... - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
Chris, bienvenido de tu puesto nuevo. ¡Buena suerte! - Yeser007, Jun 2, 2011
Gracias Gary!! - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
Great sentence, Chris! :) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
Thanks Laura!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011

26 Answers

11
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Some bags are very weird!!ohhalt text

Algunas bolsas son muy raras! alt text

updated Dec 9, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
jeje, en efecto, perfecto lovely:) - 00494d19, Jun 2, 2011
gracias! :) - 00b6f46c, Jun 2, 2011
Thats cool LL, I'll have to find one like that top one for my wife.:) - Yeser007, Jun 2, 2011
Very nice, Lovely, especially the top one! I'm afraid it wouldn't work for me: I'm 55 years old and we don't have the same figure :) - Ingeteacher, Jun 2, 2011
lol Yeser!!! and ingeteacher l'm glad you liked it ;) - 00b6f46c, Jun 2, 2011
Wow Lovely - congratulations - you've won two in a row!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 3, 2011
Really??! I never win this post, l'm going to celebrate that!! thanks Chris :) - 00b6f46c, Jun 4, 2011
haha - no problem!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 5, 2011
10
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The flight was bumpy due to many pockets of turbulent air.

El avión se movió mucho debido a muchas bolsas de aire turbulento.

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updated Dec 9, 2011
posted by pesta
omg!!! - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
That photo is Iberian Air in Madrid. - pesta, Jun 2, 2011
Jeez - I can't imagine what that you be like.... - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
:) Nice one! - Ingeteacher, Jun 2, 2011
Wow! Perfect sentence, pesta! :) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
Holy $#!+!!!!!!! - Yeser007, Jun 2, 2011
¡Gracias, Cogumela! - pesta, Jun 2, 2011
9
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Good news the market is rising!!

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by 00494d19
posted by 00494d19
jejeje - muy gracioso!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
jejejeje - Yeser007, Jun 2, 2011
jajaja! en todo caso creo que "stock market" es mejor. :) - chileno, Jun 2, 2011
:) - Ingeteacher, Jun 2, 2011
Love this one.... - MattM, Jun 2, 2011
So funny:) - migelis, Jun 2, 2011
Hehe! :) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
8
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Confiarle un secreto a una persona indigna es como llevar una bolsa llena de semillas con un agujero en el fondo.

Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole

African Proverb quotes

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
grano, looks like pimples here, not good; llena de semillas con un agujero en el fondo...o agujereada...sounds weird, I am sure cogu has a better idea:P - 00494d19, Jun 2, 2011
Very true Jen :) Good one :) - FELIZ77, Jun 2, 2011
Thanks, Heidi and Feliz:). - --Jen--, Jun 2, 2011
Nice answer:) - migelis, Jun 2, 2011
7
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It would be nicer if you put a pet in your bag when going shopping.

Estaría mejor que metieras una mascota en la bolsa cuando fueras de compras.

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
Very nice idea:), but unfortunately my labrador is too big for that:) jejeje - migelis, Jun 2, 2011
Estaría bien (or estaría mejor) que metieras algunas mascotas en la bolsa cuando fueras ( vayas) de compras. Well done, Fidalgo! (subjunctivated sentence! ) ;) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
I would say "a pet". "Some pets" implies you should bring more than one. - Leatha, Jun 2, 2011
Muchas gracias, Migelis, Cogumela, Leatha y todos :) - Fidalgo, Jun 2, 2011
"...nicer if you..." than what? sounds better with just nice, since you're not comparing it with anything. - amykay, Jun 2, 2011
6
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Mi primeroa lección de español estabauvo de un escrita en una bolsa de yeso.My first lesson in Spanish was from a bag of plaster.

updated Jun 3, 2011
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
This is the truth. While eating lunch one day I started trying to read the back of the bag which is always written in both English and Spanish. - Yeser007, Jun 2, 2011
That's a great story. And yes, I believe it! - pesta, Jun 2, 2011
maybe: estaba escrita en una bolsa... - 00494d19, Jun 2, 2011
Funny! When I first started learning Spanish, whenever I saw something in Spanish, I looked to see if I knew any words!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
lol:) - migelis, Jun 2, 2011
"Mi primera lección" de español estaba escrita en una bolsa de yeso. Well done, Gary! :) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
Thank you Laura! - Yeser007, Jun 2, 2011
4
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cat in the bag :D Pictures, Images and Photos

Oh sí. Los gatos encantan sus bolsas.

Oh yes, cats love their bags.

updated Dec 9, 2011
posted by Leatha
Cute - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
so true :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 2, 2011
I love it when they get the crazy eyes. - Leatha, Jun 2, 2011
a los gatos les encantan.. - Deanski, Jun 3, 2011
4
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"No me robes mi bolsa, ladrón!" grita la mujer. "Aqui tienes! En lugar de mi bolsa, ¡ que tengas este golpe !"

"Don't steal my purse, you thief!" shouts the woman. "Here you are! Instead of my purse, take this!"

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by TejanoViejo
posted by TejanoViejo
jejeje - genial!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
very cool Tejano! vote - Yeser007, Jun 2, 2011
Oh, I have to vote! Beautiful suplex! - theresa5, Jun 2, 2011
4
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¡Ayer, la bolsa norteamericana sufrió una caída muy profunda!

Yesterday the North American stock exchange suffered a deep loss!

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
"norteamericana" (just one word) and I'd say "una caída" ( I don't know if "baja" is usual in another countries) Well done, Joe! :) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
Yep, get used to it... just the beginning. - amykay, Jun 2, 2011
¡ No me digas, por favor! - TejanoViejo, Jun 2, 2011
4
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Cuando ganas un pez en la feria, te lo entregan en una bolsa de plástico.

When you win a fish at the fair, they give it to you in a plastic bag.

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
you have a typo...en, not un - 0074b507, Jun 2, 2011
"en" una bolsa, yes , that's a typo :) Well done, theresa! - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
Oops! Thank you qfreed and cogu! - theresa5, Jun 2, 2011
3
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This shopping bag was very popular in the Soviet Union. They used to call it "Avos'ka" (in Russian - "A??????").

Esta bolsa de la compra era muy popular en la Unión Soviética. La llamaban "Avos'ka" (en ruso - "A??????").

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updated Jun 3, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
Excellent, Migelis!! :) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
(Maybe better: "la" llamaban) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
Interesting information !!! - Fidalgo, Jun 2, 2011
Muchas gracias Cogu y Fidalgo:) - migelis, Jun 2, 2011
It looks really strong, and when it did eventually break it would take up so little space in a landfill... We need these! - rabbitwho, Jun 2, 2011
3
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Me gusta la bolso rojo , y los zapatos rojos también. I like the red bag and the red shoes also.

updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
jennyo, gender and number agreement, try again!! - 00494d19, Jun 2, 2011
also spelling...zapatos - 0074b507, Jun 2, 2011
"el bolso rojo, y los zapatos rojos también" Good, jennyo! :) - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
thankyou cogumela - jennyo45, Jun 2, 2011
3
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Algunas mujeres pueden llevar aún una bolsa de arpillera y se ven bien con ella.

Some women can wear a burlap bag and look good in it.

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by wansell
posted by wansell
Well done, wansell! " se ven bien con ella" or "están guapas con ella - cogumela, Jun 2, 2011
¡Gracias mi amiga! - wansell, Jun 2, 2011
3
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Algo así como la Bolsa de New York situada en Nueva York, la Bolsa de Madrid es el centro financiero de la capital de España.

Something similar to the New York Stock Exchange located in New York, the Stock Exchange of Madrid is the financial center of the capital of Spain.

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updated Jun 2, 2011
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
2
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En estado nuestro digamos, que por una bolsa tan grande una caña de pescar es necesario

updated May 12, 2016
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
Hola Katiadler, and thank you for posting!! Please don't forget the English version too!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 2, 2011
Welcome to SD, Kat. - Leatha, Jun 2, 2011