La Palabra del Día: La fama
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Creo que a muchas personas en SpanishDict les gustan los puntos de reputación, supongo que quieren tener fama. Me gustan los votos, pero tengo un objetivo: Voy a ser fluido en español.
I think that a lot of people on SpanishDict really like reputation points, I guess they want to be famous on SpanishDict. I like the votes, but I have a goal: I am going to be fluent in Spanish!

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No estoy una persona de fama. El periodíco "The News of the World" no tiene mi número de teléfono ![]()
I am not a famous person. The newspaper "The News of the World" does not have my telephone number.

La fama parece genial a la distancia pero de cerca no se ve tan bueno.
Fame seems great from a distance but close up doesn't look so good
A veces la fama puede cambiar a una persona.
Sometimes fame can change a person.

Esta maestra tiene muchas famas. Le agradezco muchísimo.
This teacher is very famous. I'm very very thankful to her.

(Special thanks to SonrisadelSol for this image)
Some people on SpanishDict deserve to be mentioned on the Walk of Fame . . . . . . .
Algunas personas on SpanishDict merecen estar mencionado on el Camino de Fama ...

La fama puede ser muy agradable - estar venerado por los muchedumbres, estar el ídolo, tener dinero... pero puede también destruir la vida - cero de intimidad, falta de tiempo para sus aficiónes...
Fame can be very pleasant - to be venerated by the crowds, to be an idol, to have money... but it can also destroy lives - no intimacy, no time for your hobbies...
De la fama, Albert Einstein dijo, "Es muy raro estar conocido tan universalmente y todavía estar tan solitario."
About fame, Albert Einstein said, It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

He used to be known for the saying 'I'll be back" but now he's got a reputation for being unfaithful.
Solía ser conocido por el dicho 'I'll be back' pero ahora tiene fama de infiel.

Seems like everybody forgot that fame isn't always a good thing! ![]()

Parece que todos olvidaron que la fama no es siempre una buena cosa!![]()
El precio de la fama no se sabe hasta que se paga.
The price of fame is not known until it is paid.
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¡La fama puede ser escondido o buscado dependiente en quien está viendo!
Fame can be lost or found depending on who is watching!
Fame I'm going to live forever.
La fama voy a vivir para siempre.
Irene Cara

¡La fama y la fortuna son dos amigos raramente separados!
Fame and fortune are two friends rarely separated.

The price of fame! ¡El precio de la fama!

I do not wish for fame in life but only to be successful
= No deseo por la fama en la vida pero solamente para tener éxito
Corregid mi español, por favor ![]()