La Palabra del Día: Criar
to breed, to rear; to grow; to bring up
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Todos saben que me encantan los perros. Por eso, me da rabia cuando veo fábricas de cría que crían perritos en condiciones malas y entonces los venden solo por dinero,
Everyone knows that I love dogs. Therefore, it makes me angry when I see puppy mills that breed puppies in bad conditions and then sell them only for money.
(yes, I used puppy factories for puppy mills….hopefully this is close…)
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Es cierto duro criarse sin padres.
It is really hard to grow up without parents.
Me gusta criar arbustos y hierbas de esquejes y regálarselos a mis amigos.
I like to grow bushes and herbs from cuttings and give them to my friends.
Sometimes it seems like it wasn't a good idea to raise a puppy and you wish you would have bought a slightly elder one which already knows it can't do things like this . . . .
A veces no parece una buena idea criar a un perrito y se desea haber comprado un perro poco mayor el que ya sabe que no se puede hacer cosas así
Original caption:
Sometimes it seems not a good idea to bring up a puppy and you wished you had bought a slightly elder one which already knows it can't do things like this . . . . . . 
Mis padres me criaron a ser respetuoso de otros
My original:A mis padres me criaron ser respetuoso de otros. My parents raised me to be respectful to others.
Un niño puede ser feliz sólo si está criado se le cría con amor y paciencia.
A child can be happy only if it´s raised on love and patience.
Birds look very beautiful when they breed 
Los pájaros parecen muy bonitos cuando crían
Nos hemos criado una generación de sabios relacionadas a las cosas electrónicas y computadoras, y "el internet." Me gustaría saber, ¿cúantos de ellos saben pescar?
We have raised a generation of learned ones in reference to things electronic, computers, and "the internet." I'd like to know, How many of them know how to fish?
A veces los abuelos crian a sus nietos porque los hijos fueron estaban muy enfermos o han muerte murieron.
Sometimes grandparents are raising their grandchildren because the children were very ill or have died.
Estoy criando a mis hijos de querer a los demás y ser repetuosos.
I'm raising up my children to love others and be respectful.
Casi criaba a mis tres niños y ahora es el tiempo para viajar.
I have almost raised my three children and now it is time to travel.
No he tenido buena suerte criando tomates a este estación.
I have had no (good) luck growing tomatoes this season
Just beginning with participio,
I also think I have the word order too much like English.
He hecho muchas cosas en mi vida, pero estoy más orgulloso de criando criar a mi hija.
I have done many things in my life, but I am most proud of raising my daughter.
Mi esposo cria Ganado y vivimos en un Rancho.My husband is a cattle breeder , we live on a ranch.
Una de las cosas que distingue los mamíferos de otros animales (los reptiles, anfibios, pájaros) es que los mamíferos crian sus niños con leche.
One of the things that differentiate mammals from other animals (reptiles, amphibians, birds) is that mammals breast-feed them with milk.
Una persona que tiene un pulgar verde puede crecer cosas bien.
A person that has a green thumb grows things well.
