La Palabra del Día: Provenir
Provenir to come from, be from
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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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"¿De dónde proviene, Señorita?", dijeron los enanos.
"Where do you come from, young lady?", said the Dwarfs.

Venía de un poblado muy pequeño.
I'm from a very small village.

Modern lithuanians come from the various Baltic tribes.
Los lituanos modernos provienen de las diferentes tribus de Báltico.
Me too![]()

¡La información proviene de fuentes fidedignas!
Information comes from a reliable source!

The idea of my secret garage was born out of necessity. There are so many car thefts in this neighbourhood! ![]()
La idea de mi garaje secreto provino de la necesidad. ¡Hay tantos robos de coche en este barrio! ![]()

¿Existe alguna duda de donde provinimos? ¿Quienés eran nuestros antepasados?
Is there any doubt where we came from? Who were our ancestors?

¿Es verdad que el éxito provenga de ambición?
Is it true that success came from ambition?

We all come from different countries, but in the end we're all friends, despite the culture differences! ![]()

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

Who knows which planet this gentleman comes from?
¿Quién sabe de qué planeta este caballero proviene ?
La inglés palabra inglesa province provenir proviene de el latín la palabra latina provincia.
The English word province comes from the Latin word provincia.

Mi hermano me dijo que provine un otra familia.
My brother told me that I came from another family.

¿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

The horse came from a winning stable. El caballo provino de un ganando caballeriza.
No puedes cambiar el lugar de donde provienes
You cannot change the place where you come from
