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La Palabra del Día: Sucio

La Palabra del Día: Sucio

21
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Sucio

dirty, filthy; bad, guilty

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My Example:

Cada vez que el perro de mis padres viene a mi casa, le gusta perseguir los conejos. Una vez, mis padres habían salido de vacaciones, sus perro escarbó en mi patio, y se ensució mucho….¡Qué pinta!


Every time that my parents dog comes to my house, he likes to chase rabbits. Once, my parents had left on vacation, their dog dug under my deck, and he became very dirty….What a sight!!

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updated Apr 14, 2012
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
jejeje What a tricksy dog:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
Hahaha, Chris, le puede oler hasta aquí. Te deseo mucho éxito en laverle ...... :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Confía en mí Inge, fue muy difícil! - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
Y también espero que tiene buenos modales y no saltará encima de tu cama . . . . . ;) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
jajaja Inge - No quiero hablar de eso.....había barro en todos partes de mi casa...fue horrible! - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
nice one chris :) - billygoat, Jul 31, 2011

27 Answers

11
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Eso cerdo es vistiendo los botas wellington para no pies sucio.

Correction : Ese cerdito tiene botas Wellington puestas para no ensuciarse las patas.


This pig is wearing wellington boots to stop his feet from getting dirty.

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updated Aug 4, 2011
edited by MadSkills
posted by MadSkills
Que Bueno !!! - Politically_Correct1, Jul 31, 2011
Te falta "from" antes de "getting". - Politically_Correct1, Jul 31, 2011
Tienes razón mlm!! :) - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
Haha, muy gracioso, MadS . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Is it correct now? - MadSkills, Jul 31, 2011
I have corrected it for you, MadS ...... ;) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
In Spanish I would have said: para no ensuciarse los pies . . . . ¡Pero te vale más esperar un verdadero hispanohablante! :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Gracias :) - MadSkills, Jul 31, 2011
Cerdito lindo! (is that right?) :) - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 31, 2011
Cute pig? - MadSkills, Jul 31, 2011
Cute piglet :D - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 31, 2011
So cerdo = pig and cerdito = piglet? can cerdo also mean pork? - MadSkills, Jul 31, 2011
You could use either "este cerdito" or "ese cerdito", just not "eso cerdito." - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Este/Ese cerdito tiene botas Wellington puestas para no ensuciarse las patas. - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Qué inteligente es este chanchito! jejeje :) - amy_moreno, Jul 31, 2011
Felicidades - has ganado la palabra del día!! - 001a2987, Aug 4, 2011
9
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Al instante supe que eso era solo una lámpara. Como todos los hombres, mi mentalidad no es sucia. tongue wink

I instantly knew it was just a lamp. Like all men, my mind is not dirty. tongue wink

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updated Jul 31, 2011
edited by SpanishPal
posted by SpanishPal
Hahaha SP, pues tengo la mentalidad muy sucia porque de verdad necesitaba mirar mucho tiempo hasta de que ví la lámpara . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
lol Inge - SpanishPal, Jul 31, 2011
jejeje Is my mind dirty? I saw a glass of wine:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
@migelis, no, your mind is half drunk hahahaha - SpanishPal, Jul 31, 2011
:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
or a very uncomfortable thong........ - LaloLoco, Jul 31, 2011
...como todos los hombres... - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Thanks, Stephen. - SpanishPal, Jul 31, 2011
8
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Mom l'm not dirty, l'm only creative!alt text

¡Mamá no estoy sucio, sólo soy creativo!

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updated Aug 1, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Cute :) - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
Por cierto va a hacerse un gran artista, Lovely . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Nice idea, Lovely:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
Mom l'm not dirty, I'm only/just creative. ¡Mamá no estoy sucio, sólo soy creativo! - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Thank you Stephen :) - 00b6f46c, Jul 31, 2011
7
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Mars is just red, not dirty; there is no need to clean it up. We don’t need your help! smile

Marte sólo es rojo, no está sucio; no hace falta limpiarlo. ¡No necesitamos tu ayuda!

P.S. for the expression "there is no need to ..." in SD dictionary I found "no hace falta..." , but I'm not sure whether it is good for the Spanish sentence.

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updated Aug 1, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
Me parece muy buena idea no cambiarlo en un sitio turístico . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
jejeje - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
jejeje Muchas gracias, Inge y Chris:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
Yea, I don't think they would be happy about that. - Politically_Correct1, Jul 31, 2011
lol muy divertido! - billygoat, Jul 31, 2011
Thank you guys:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
Mars is just red, not dirty; there is no need to clean it up. We don’t need your help! /Marte sólo es rojo, no está sucio; no hace falta limpiarlo. ¡No necesitamos tu ayuda! - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Muchas gracias, Stephen:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
7
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No hay diversión en jugar sucio.

There's no fun in playing dirty.

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updated Jul 31, 2011
posted by Kiwi-Girl
jejeje - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
Buena respuesta, Kiwi:) jejeje - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
Haha, muy bien, Kiwi . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Good! - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Gracias a todos :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 31, 2011
6
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You have a dirty screen. I'll clean it for you.




Tienes una pantalla sucia. La voy a limpiar para ti.



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updated Aug 1, 2011
posted by LaloLoco
Muchas gracias, precisamente lo que quería . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
XD - LaloLoco, Jul 31, 2011
looool - SpanishPal, Jul 31, 2011
Awwww... - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
6
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¿Ha visto alguna vez una cosa tan sucia?

Have you ever seen anything so nasty?

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updated Aug 1, 2011
posted by 002262dd
yuck!!! - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
Poor thing, that dog was just different. - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Ay, Don J, temo que nadie quiere llevarle del asilo de animales . . . . . . :( - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
6
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De niño me gustaba mucho comer el algodón de azúcar. No le prosteba atención a los manos, la cara o la ropa que a menudo estaban muy sucias y pegajosas.

alt_text When I was a child I liked eating candyfloss a lot. I didn't pay attention to my hands, face or clothes which often were very dirty and sticky,

updated Jul 31, 2011
edited by esteban87
posted by esteban87
I also used to eat candyfloss a lot:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
Candyfloss - that's funny.....I've always known it as cotton candy! :) - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
Hi Esteban, remember that when referring to your own body parts, you don't use possesives. "a las manos, la cara". - SusanaEspana, Jul 31, 2011
De niño me gustaba mucho comer algodón de azúcar. No le prestaba atención a las manos, la cara o a mi ropa, que a menudo estaban muy sucias y pegajosas. - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Mmmmmmm, ¡qué rico! . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Esteban..."prEstaba". - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
6
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Fortunately I don’t need any pens for my exercises on SD, so I don’t lose time looking for them. The only problem is that my little brother always gets very dirty eating all my pens . . . . .

Afortunadamente no necesito bolígrafos para mis ejercicios en SD, así que no pierdo tiempo en buscarlos. El único problema es que mi hermanito siempre se pone muy sucio comiéndose todos mis bolis . . . . . . smirk

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updated Jul 31, 2011
edited by Ingeteacher
posted by Ingeteacher
How funny, Inge:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
omg :) - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
Genial. :) - SpanishPal, Jul 31, 2011
...para mis ejercicios en SD, así que no pierdo... se pone muy sucio comiéndose todos... - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Muchas gracias por corregirme, Stephen . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
5
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Mom, I don´t want to take out the trash. The last time I got all dirty!

Mamá, no quiero sacar la basura. La última vez obtuve me insucié todo el sucio!

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updated Aug 1, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Hahaha Bandit, si yo no querría hacer algo, lo haría muy mal la primera vez . . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
lol:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
¡La última vez me ensucié toda/todo! - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Gracias, Ingeteacher, migelis, and thanks for the subjunctive, Stephen! - bandit51jd, Jul 31, 2011
I think ensucié is only the preterit of ensuciar, not the subjunctive - SpanishPal, Jul 31, 2011
You are welcome, Bandit. But careful! Like SpanishPal already pointed out, "ensucié" (notice the acute accent) is a past form, "ensucie" (no acute accent) is subjunctive. - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Bendit, it's, "¡La última vez me ensucié todo!"; you typed "¡La última vez me insucié todo el sucio!" - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Sorry, I see how I got subjunctive. When I use the congugator and plug in ¨ensucié¨ it comes back with "ensucie" is the third person singular present subjunctive of the verb ensuciar in a yellow box. - bandit51jd, Jul 31, 2011
So I need to really watch the accents as you guys suggested. So there is no subjunctive here. - bandit51jd, Jul 31, 2011
I´m confused about using just ¨todo toda¨ by itself. Doesn´t that just mean everything or all? Doesn't the "el sucio" need to be included because how else would I know dirt is invloved? - bandit51jd, Jul 31, 2011
Bandit, you are including dirt when you use the verb "ensucié". (me en-suci-é todo= I got myself all dirty) Notice the root of the word is derived from "sucio", ensucié - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
You've been patient with me Stephen! All I had to do was look at the infinitive "ensuciar" in the SD dictionary and listen to the audio. It's clearly to get dirty, and this sentence it's "I myself getting dirty". So I see now how dirt is i - bandit51jd, Aug 1, 2011
involved in "me ensucié"! - bandit51jd, Aug 1, 2011
5
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Incluso un parabrisas sucio es un lugar para hacer arte para algun gente.

Para alguna gente, hasta un parabrisas sucio es un buen lugar para hacer arte.

Even a dirty windshield is a place to make art for some people.

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updated Jul 31, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
When you have lemons................very nice. - LaloLoco, Jul 31, 2011
Sí, Theresa, ya eres un verdadero artista o no, ¿verdad? - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Para alguna gente, hasta un parabrisas sucio es un [buen] lugar para hacer arte. - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Thanks Lalo and Inge, and especially you Stephen, I guess I had it all backwards today! - theresa5, Jul 31, 2011
4
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Dejé una nota para decirle su camión estaba sucio.

I left a note to tell him his truck was dirty.

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updated Jul 31, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
Espero que puede leer . . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
[Le] Dejé una nota para decirle que su camión estaba sucio. - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Inge, "...espero que puedA leer..." - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
¡Muchas gracias, Stephen! :) - Ingeteacher, Jul 31, 2011
Gracias, Stephen. - Leatha, Jul 31, 2011
You're welcome. You left out a word: "...para decirle que su camión..." - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
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A mi esposa le encanta el martini sucio encantan los martinis sucios, pero prefiere tomar solo uno en un día cualquiera, porque el martini sucio contiene tanto alcohol.

My wife loves dirty martinis, but she prefers to have only one in a given day, because dirty martinis contain so much alcohol.

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updated Jul 31, 2011
edited by Stadt
posted by Stadt
A mi esposa le encantan los martinis sucios... - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
Gracias, good to see you. - Stadt, Jul 31, 2011
3
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Hubiera estado un gran futbolista, pero a veces también jugó sucio.

Second attempt following Stephen's comments:

Hubiera sido un gran futbolista, pero a veces, él también jugaba sucio

He might have been a great footballer, but he also played dirty at times.

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updated Aug 1, 2011
edited by billygoat
posted by billygoat
Difiero de usted. - Ashis, Jul 31, 2011
Nice idea:) - migelis, Jul 31, 2011
i cried when he did that grrrrr ;) - billygoat, Jul 31, 2011
Hubiera sido un gran futbolista, pero a veces, él también jugaba sucio. - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011
thank you Stephen and im so sorry it took me so long to make the corrections! - billygoat, Aug 1, 2011
3
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Last week my friend's daughter, who is 10, asked me, "What's Dirty Dancing" mean in English? gulp

La semana pasada la hija de una amiga, que tiene 10 años, me preguntó, "¿Qué es Bailar Sucio?"

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updated Jul 31, 2011
posted by --Mariana--
lol - 001a2987, Jul 31, 2011
La semana pasada, la hija de una amiga... - StephenTrevor, Jul 31, 2011