La Palabra del Día: La demanda
request, demand; lawsuit, claim
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Esta mañana estaba bebiendo una taza de café caliente. Después, accidentalmente derramé el café y me quemé. Así que mañana en la mañana, voy a presentar una demanda contra Folgers. (Compartiré con todos los miembros de SpanishDict .)
This morning I was drinking a cup of hot coffee. Then I accidentally spilled the coffee and was burnt by the coffee. So tomorrow morning, I am going to file a lawsuit against Folgers. (I will share with everyone from SpanishDict .)
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Supply and demand refers not only to economics.
La oferta y la demanda no sólo es relevante para la economía.

My demands are quite modest: my favourite food and a walk three times a day . . . . . . ![]()
Son bastante modestas mis demandas: mi comida favorita y un paseo tres veces al día .....


Nuestras demandas son calabaza mayor acceso y un fin completo a todas las formas de agresión de cadena.
Our demands include increased catnip access and a complete end to all forms of string aggression.
Racket! I thought that we live in a free society, but now I see only demands.
Racket! Pensé que vivimos en una sociedad libre, pero ahora veo solamente las demandas.
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Cuando hace mucho calor, hay mucha demanda para el agua.
When it is very hot, there is much demand for water.
!Te voy a demandar por esta calumnia que me has hecho!
I am going to sue you for the slander you have done to me!

When the new employee asked his boss for time off from work to play golf his boss responded sarcastically, ''I am sorry but I cannot agree to (ie: grant) your request''
= Cuando el nuevo employeado le pidió a su jefe para ausentarse del trabajo para jugar al golf su jefe repondió con sarcasmo : ''Lo siento pero no puedo conceder (o aceder) a su demanda''
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The world's oil demand is higher than ever.
La demanda de petróleo del mundo es más alto que antes.

A veces la demanda de vida puede ser difícil.
Sometimes the demands of life can be difficult.

"He is unable to keep up with demand and is now employing seventeen more riders."
"El no es capaz de satisfacer la demanda y ahora está empleando diez y siete conductores más".

Durante la fiebre del oro de California muchos buscadores de oro comenzaron las demandas, solo para volver a casa sin nada de oro.
During the California Gold Rush many prospectors started claims, only to return home without any gold.
Odio abogados que presentan demasiado demandas. I hate lawyers who file too many lawsuit.
I only work on demand, and even then I have to think twice about it.
Yo sólo trabajo sobre demanda, y aún tengo que pensarlo dos veces
