La Palabra del Día: Invertir
to invest, to devote; to invert, to reverse
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Es sensato invertir su dinero en un plan de jubilación muy bueno.
It is wise to invest your money in a very good retirement plan.

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Maybe you should invest in your own health and stop smoking . . . . . . . .
Quizás deberías invertir en su propia salud y dejar de fumar . . . . . . .

We have invested a lot of time and efforts in our business, so we can have a rest now and watch a movie.
Hemos invertido mucho tiempo y esfuerzos en nuestro negocio, así que podemos tener un descanso ahora y ver una película.

Por lo menos hay que investir en el amor.
At the very least one should invest in love.

The kitten invested a lot of time to learn how to play the banjo. And now he can play it very well.
El gatito solía invertir mucho tiempo para aprender a tocar el banjo. Y ahora puede tocarlo muy bien.

I invested much time in studying Spanish and will continue.
Invertí mucho tiempo para en estudiar español y va voy a continuar.

Muchas personas invierten en la bolsa y muchas están decepcionadas.
Many people invest in the stock market and many are disappointed.

A pesar de la profesión que elige debe invertir en su propia educación.
Regardless of which profession you choose, you must invest in your own education.


Afortunadamente nuestros amigos de SpanisDict no participan en este tipo de discurso inverso
Fortunately our friends at SpanisDict don't engage in this kind of reverse speech
Invest Your Time - Do Not Spend It!
Invierta su tiempo - No lo Gaste!

Se puede invertir una foto mediante la computadora.
You can reverse a photo using the computer.

Invertir en los jóvenes,porque ellos son el futuro.
Invest in the young,because they are the future.
Es preciso investir en algo fiable en la Bolsa de valores.
In the stock market, you need to invest in something trustworthy.

Si inviertes tu tiempo en algo, tendrás éxito.
If you invest your time in something, you will succeed.

Cuando inviertes en algo tienes que tomar el riesgo más grande para obtener los mejores beneficios
When you invest in something you have to take the biggest risk to obtain the most profit
Algunas personas pasan todas sus vidas tratando de invertir los errores de sus infancias.
Some people spend their whole lives trying to reverse the mistakes of their childhood (youth).