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La Palabra del Día: El Descanso

La Palabra del Día: El Descanso

16
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El Descanso

rest, break, relief; half-time; landing

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My Example:

Qué asco!! He estado estudiando español por mucho tiempo, y me he dado cuenta de que el último libro que leí fue un libro de francés!! Comment allez-vous? Oooohhh....Necesito un descanso!!!

That sucks!! I have been studying Spanish for a long time, and I have just realized that the last book that I read was a French book!! Comment allez-vous? Oooohhh….I need a break!!!

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
I'm already heading towards the dunce corner, Heidi!! jejeje - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
jejeje this actually happened with me a couple of times before lol!! - 00b6f46c, Jun 11, 2011
weeeeeeeel, hoy vas bien , jeje, some accents: qué, me he dado cuenta...bien hecho hoy, querido novio, :) - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
Woooow!! Thanks Heidi! Soooo close!! Thank you!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
lol Lovely - I don't think that this could happen to me - in fact, I had do to a lot of research to figure out how to say 'How are you' in French...lol - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011

25 Answers

16
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Qué bueno es no hacer nada y luego tomarse un descanso.

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterward.

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by --Jen--
posted by --Jen--
I like it :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 11, 2011
I put your archivo.org suggestion to good use here Jen, I hope you're going to do an audio post :) http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/194504/interactive-audio-thread-hilo-de-audio-interactivo - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 11, 2011
por uqé cuán?? pero vamos a ver.....aquí somos europeos!!!! qué bueno...y luego.... - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
Excellent image !!! - Fidalgo, Jun 11, 2011
Soooo funny, Jenny, both caption and picture! - Ingeteacher, Jun 11, 2011
Awwww....sooo cute!! - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
Nice post Jen :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
lol l wish l could do that!! - 00b6f46c, Jun 11, 2011
Thanks, everyone :). - --Jen--, Jun 11, 2011
Hola Jen!! otra vez, estás la ganador!!:) - 001a2987, Jun 12, 2011
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I'm not a picky person, l can have my rest almost anywhere!! LOL alt text

¡No soy una persona exigente, puedo tener mi descanso casi en cualquier lugar!! wink

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
perfecto - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
I'm jealous . . . . . . I wish I could! :) - Ingeteacher, Jun 11, 2011
lol - two very cute pictures, and you have not only used the Spanish word of the day, but you have combined it with an English word of the day!! jejeje - bien hecho!!!:) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
Beautiful Sweets :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
Gracias Heidi, Inge,Amor :) and chris l told you l'd use it! jeje - 00b6f46c, Jun 11, 2011
Cuando era más chiquito mi gatito se dormía encima de mi laptop también! Creo que le gustaba porque era caliente. jijiji :) - amy_moreno, Jun 11, 2011
typo descanso - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
jejeje - 00b6f46c, Jun 12, 2011
9
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After hunting a zebra unsuccessfully, he needs to take a rest.

Después de intentar atrapar una cebra sin éxito, necesita tomarse un descanso.

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by Fidalgo
posted by Fidalgo
intentar atrapar una cebra... - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
Gracias, Heidinha :) - Fidalgo, Jun 11, 2011
Nice, Fidalgo! - Ingeteacher, Jun 11, 2011
Buena imagen :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
Gracias, Ingeteacher, Amor y Paz, y todos :) - Fidalgo, Jun 11, 2011
I like it, Fidalgo:) - migelis, Jun 12, 2011
8
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Each week I have two days off from work, Mondays and Tuesdays.

Cada semana tengo dos días de descanso, los lunes y los martes.

Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones. smile

updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
Nice job :) - Fidalgo, Jun 11, 2011
perfecto - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
Tuesdays - --Jen--, Jun 11, 2011
Thanks everybody :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
Hola, amigo:) - migelis, Jun 12, 2011
8
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"I need a break after eight hours in surgery."

"Necesito un descanso después de ocho horas en cirugía."

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by 0043ad50
posted by 0043ad50
That'd be tough!!! - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
So Marshall, is that your photo? voting - Yeser007, Jun 11, 2011
Buena respuesta Marsh. - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
Is this you, Marshall? Excellent use of the word of the day! - bandit51jd, Jun 11, 2011
perfecto, wow, bienn hecho - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
8
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Por fin, un día de descansaro de en mi trabajo y llueve. Finally, a day off from my job and it rains.

updated Jun 11, 2011
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
Rain is good :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
That it is, but why does it have to wait for my days off? :) - Yeser007, Jun 11, 2011
jejejej, lo sé :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
jeje - it always seems to rain when you get time off!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
descanso en mi trabajo y... llueve - --Jen--, Jun 11, 2011
7
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Si tu trabajo requiere que estés de pie, debes tomar un descanso cada pocas horas.

If you have to be on your feet at work, you should take a rest every few hours.

(Speaks the woman with sore feet!) wink

updated Jun 12, 2011
posted by galsally
perfecto - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
mejor: estar de pie, same subject;) - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
not really same subject, jeje, now that I think of it, but same person we are talking about...well, you can say both - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
Hola :) Buena respuesta - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
7
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Cuando mi mamá está limpiando la casa, trabaja sin descanso. Ella sigue y sigue y sigue..... como el conejito de energizer :D

When my mom is cleaning the house, she works without a rest. She goes on and on and on.....like the energizer bunny :D

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updated Jun 12, 2011
posted by HotChickCD
Nice one :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
jejeje - funny Cassie!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
perfecto - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
great Cassie! - Yeser007, Jun 11, 2011
6
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¡De vez en cuando la policía también necesita un descanso!

The police also needs a break now and then!

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by Ingeteacher
posted by Ingeteacher
Help, I can't manage to load pictures here! - Ingeteacher, Jun 11, 2011
Hi Inge...you were very very close, but you can't just put the url in the post - you have to click on the image button (it is like the fifth button from the left), and paste your url into that, and it will work like a charm!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
You can also have a look at this thread: http://www.lifeisajoke.com/pictures1064.htm ....but if you click the image button, and paste the link that you already used, it will be fine..... :) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
...I guess one more thing - the link that you used won't work - you need to select your picture, right-click on it, and click - copy image location, and then click the image button, and paste..... buena suerte!! - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
I finally managed, Chris, thanks a lot for your help! - Ingeteacher, Jun 11, 2011
yeeeeaaaaahhhh!!! congrats!!! ...and at least where I live, the police get breaks more than every now and then....jejeje - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
Nice job, Ingeteacher :) - Fidalgo, Jun 11, 2011
Thank you, Fidalgo. I tried already so many times before . . . - Ingeteacher, Jun 11, 2011
Very funny, Ingeteacher:) - migelis, Jun 12, 2011
;) - migelis, Jun 12, 2011
Hola, Migelis, lo has hecho otra vez; me has dado mi segunda insignia para respuestas provocativas. ¡Muchas gracias! - Ingeteacher, Jun 12, 2011
6
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Que en paz descanse. Me dijo que estaba enfermo.

Rest in peace. You told me you were sick.

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
lol, qué mala, jeje, que en paz.... - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
look at my thread on qué vs que - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
Funny MC!! :) ...and I am going to have to check that thread out too, Heidi!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
Spike Milligan had that on his headstone too. - ray76, Jun 11, 2011
Hi MC :) Looks like I need to look at the thread as well. I would had phrased it otherwise myself. Thanks Heidi ;) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
Thanks guys :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 11, 2011
Thanks Heidi that thread was very helpful :) Good clarification! - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 11, 2011
6
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Everyday at work, I have one hour break to take dinner and chat with friends.

Cada día en el trabajo, tengo una hora de descanso para tomar la cena y chatear con amigos.

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by Miro74
posted by Miro74
Nice avatar :P - Destroyed99, Jun 11, 2011
Gracias sweety! - Miro74, Jun 11, 2011
Every day.....I have a one-hour break to have dinner....people may vary here on needing the hyphen or not? - galsally, Jun 11, 2011
Well done Miro, English is just so awkward. Your sentence is completely understandable, I just tweaked it a little. :) - galsally, Jun 11, 2011
Cada día ... hora DE descanso para tomar la cena y chatear con amigos. - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
Excellent miro as per usual. - ray76, Jun 11, 2011
Sí, excelente :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
Nice image and good idea :) - Fidalgo, Jun 11, 2011
Gracias a todos! - Miro74, Jun 12, 2011
Very nice Miro:) - migelis, Jun 12, 2011
5
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Some members take a break from SpanishDict.

Algunos miembros se toman un descanso de SpanishDict.

updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
¡Es verdad! Buena respuesta Andy - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011
se toman - --Jen--, Jun 11, 2011
Just for a while:) - migelis, Jun 12, 2011
¡Gracias, Jen! - pesta, Jun 12, 2011
5
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La rana: Tengo una estómago lleno y ahora por tiempo es horade del descanso.

Frog: I have a full stomach and now for es rest time.

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
lol - great picture!! :) - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
Gracias, Chris! - bandit51jd, Jun 11, 2011
Nice :) What filled his stomach ? :) - Fidalgo, Jun 11, 2011
el estómago lleno y ahora es hora del descanso - --Jen--, Jun 11, 2011
5
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Mi madre me advertió que esto pasaría si trabajaba sin descanso!

My mother warned me that this might happen if I worked without rest!

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updated Jun 12, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Mi madre me advIrtió que esto pasaría si trabajaBa sin descanso! - 00494d19, Jun 11, 2011
5
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Se acabó el descanso.

The short rest is upraspberry

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updated Jun 11, 2011
edited by 00494d19
posted by 00494d19
jejeje - 001a2987, Jun 11, 2011
typical jejejej - Yeser007, Jun 11, 2011
Muy gracioso :) - EL_MAG0, Jun 11, 2011