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La Palabra del Día: Provenir

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Provenir to come from, be from

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My Example:

Tengo muchos amigos que provienen desde muchas partes del mundo. Tengo amigos de América del Norte, América del Sur, Europa, Asia, Australia, e incluso una amiga que vive en la luna. (Gracias a Span¡shD!ct)


I have a lot of friends that come from all over the world. I have friends from North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and even a friend that lives on the moon. (thanks to SpanishDict)

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updated Aug 20, 2011
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
Nice to see you again here, Chris :) Thanks for posting. - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
Buen ejemplo :) - Fidalgo, Jul 2, 2011
Gracias inge y Fidalgo!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
W O W...perfecto! - 00494d19, Jul 2, 2011
Woohoo!!! :) Gracias Heidi!! - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
Are we missing something here? Sanishdct says "provenir de" means to come from while "provenir" means to arise! - Don-Linton, Jul 2, 2011

22 Answers

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"¿De dónde proviene, Señorita?", dijeron los enanos.

"Where do you come from, young lady?", said the Dwarfs.

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updated Jul 5, 2011
posted by Fidalgo
:) - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
Very nice!! - Miro74, Jul 2, 2011
Buena respuesta, mi amigo:) - migelis, Jul 2, 2011
Muchas gracias, Ingeteacher, Miro, y Migelis :) - Fidalgo, Jul 2, 2011
Muchas gracias, todos :) - Fidalgo, Jul 2, 2011
Terrific! - territurtle, Jul 2, 2011
Nice answer Fidalgo! - ianta, Jul 2, 2011
Muchas gracias, Territurtle e Ianta :) - Fidalgo, Jul 3, 2011
Muy bien Fidalgo!! Has ganado la Palabra del Día!! Felicidades!! - 001a2987, Jul 4, 2011
Gracias, Chris :) - Fidalgo, Jul 5, 2011
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Venía de un poblado muy pequeño.

I'm from a very small village.

updated Jul 3, 2011
posted by territurtle
You must have an enormous air conditioning bill. - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
The Word of the Day is provenir. - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
Hi Terri...this is very cute, but I have to agree with Q - don't forget to use the word of the day!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
Sigh. I've done it again, haven't I? By the time I finished sweating over every tilde, grammar question, etc., I seem to have forgotten the "raison d'être" (as the French would say)! I'll put my dunce cap back on. ;) - territurtle, Jul 2, 2011
jajaja - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
I can see I have your unqualified sympathy ... ;) - territurtle, Jul 2, 2011
Good image :) - Fidalgo, Jul 3, 2011
7
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Modern lithuanians come from the various Baltic tribes.

Los lituanos modernos provienen de las diferentes tribus de Báltico.

Me toosmile

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updated Jul 3, 2011
posted by migelis
Interesante, Migelis :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
Gracias, Inge:) - migelis, Jul 2, 2011
It's good to know the history of your nation :) - Fidalgo, Jul 2, 2011
Thank you, my friend:) - migelis, Jul 2, 2011
Love your post! - territurtle, Jul 2, 2011
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¡La información proviene de fuentes fidedignas!

Information comes from a reliable source!

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updated Jul 3, 2011
edited by ianta
posted by ianta
:) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
Nice answer :) - Fidalgo, Jul 3, 2011
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The idea of my secret garage was born out of necessity. There are so many car thefts in this neighbourhood! wink

La idea de mi garaje secreto provino de la necesidad. ¡Hay tantos robos de coche en este barrio! cool smile

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updated Jul 2, 2011
posted by Ingeteacher
Buena idea :) - Fidalgo, Jul 2, 2011
Muchas gracias, Fidalgo. Estoy muy feliz verte aquí otra vez :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
Wow!! Muy bueno!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
Thank you, Chris! - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
Nice garage, Inge:) - migelis, Jul 2, 2011
Muchas gracias, Migelis . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
De nada, Inge :) Me alegro de verte otra vez :) - Fidalgo, Jul 2, 2011
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¿Existe alguna duda de donde provinimos? ¿Quienés eran nuestros antepasados?

Is there any doubt where we came from? Who were our ancestors?

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updated Jul 10, 2011
posted by 002262dd
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¿Es verdad que el éxito provenga de ambición?

Is it true that success came from ambition?

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updated Jul 10, 2011
edited by Miro74
posted by Miro74
I am not sure about "provienese" maybe "proviene" is more suitable??? - Miro74, Jul 2, 2011
imperfect subjunctive "proviniese". You misspelled it in your comment - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
Sometimes success doesn't come from ambitions :) Nice idea :) - Fidalgo, Jul 2, 2011
it would be came from....how about provenga - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
Thank you :) - Miro74, Jul 2, 2011
Sorry, I meant proviniese means "came from", provenga means "comes from". - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
I like the saying!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
Según una nativa con quien consulté antes, el subjuntivo en una frase subordinada después de la locucion "es verdad que," ya sea indicativa o interrogativa, suele tomar el indicativo, aunque el subjuntivo también es correcto en la interrogativa. - Deanski, Jul 2, 2011
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We all come from different countries, but in the end we're all friends, despite the culture differences! smilealt text

Todos provenimos de diferentes países, pero al final todos somos amigos, a pesar de las diferencias de culturas! smile alt text alt text

updated Jul 2, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Awww....very nice Lovely! :) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
Nice thought. Too bad the differences usually cause more dissension than understanding. - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
...probably - despite the culture differences - would work better... :) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
provenimos-conjugates just like venir - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
Nice, Lovely! - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
Very nice:) - migelis, Jul 2, 2011
Thank you all! - 00b6f46c, Jul 2, 2011
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Who knows which planet this gentleman comes from?

¿Quién sabe de qué planeta este caballero proviene ?

updated Jul 2, 2011
posted by GerdaD
In which one of his lives? The planet Genesis? - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
I don't know. That's why I asked ;-) - GerdaD, Jul 2, 2011
It was the planet Vulcan, if you are really asking. - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
jejej - muy gracioso....I would have guesses Vulcan...I am not sure about Genesis (not an avid follower of Star Trek though...jejeje) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
After Spock died he was buried on the planet Genesis where he "reincarnated/resurrected/reanimated/ or signed a new contract, whichever. - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
Ah, qfreed, I see there's another "Trekkie" lurking around SpanishDict! - territurtle, Jul 2, 2011
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La inglés palabra inglesa province provenir proviene de el latín la palabra latina provincia.

The English word province comes from the Latin word provincia.

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updated Jul 2, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
You need to conjugate provenir - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
la palabra inglesa «province» ...de + el=del.... but it is la palabra latina «provincia» - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
Thanks gfreed. I do appreciate your corrections. - Maria-Russell, Jul 2, 2011
Very cool picture!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
Thanks, IndianaChris - Maria-Russell, Jul 2, 2011
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Mi hermano me dijo que provine un otra familia.
My brother told me that I came from another family. wink alt text

updated Jul 3, 2011
posted by Jason7R
Qué sorpresa, Jason . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 2, 2011
lol - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
*provine de otra familia :) - LoaEtayo, Jul 2, 2011
3
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If you come from another country into the US, you will have to wait in a long line.

Si provienes el país otro en Los Estados Unidos, tendrá esperar en una fila largo.

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updated Jul 3, 2011
posted by Leatha
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¿A quién no le gusta comer las especialidades que provienen de la cocina de otros países? Sushi, por ejemplo. Who doesn`t like to eat specialities which come from other countries? Sushi, for example.

http://www.bodystyle.com.pl/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sushi.jpg

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updated Jul 2, 2011
edited by 0074b507
posted by esteban87
linked picture - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
Gracias Q - jaja Esteban - I'm not a fan of Sushi...lol - 001a2987, Jul 2, 2011
I was thinking quite a long time about sth Spanish,but sushi won :DD - esteban87, Jul 2, 2011
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The horse came from a winning stable. El caballo provino de un ganando caballeriza.

updated Jul 2, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
provino de=came from acccording to our dictionary. provenir=arise - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
thanks gfreed.that correction was very helpful. - jennyo45, Jul 2, 2011
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No puedes cambiar el lugar de donde provienes

You cannot change the place where you come from

updated Jul 2, 2011
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
Just a guess, but would it be...No puedes cambiar el lugar de donde provienes? - 0074b507, Jul 2, 2011
yes, i think it's better with donde .thanks gfreed - aocroc, Jul 2, 2011