La Palabra del Día: El palo
El palo
Stick, pole, post, handle, steak; wood; blow
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¿Podría algo ser mejor que la pizza en un palo? No lo he probado todavía, ¡pero me gustaría!
Could anything be better than pizza on a stick? I have not tried it yet, but I would like to!
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Estoy muy feliz hoy porque ahora tengo un palo.
I'm very happy today because now I have a stick
Solo una poco de información para todas las mujeres, a los hombres no les gustan esas las mujeres quienes que parecen tan delgadas como un palo. Queremos agarrar algo! 
Just a piece of information for all women, men don't like those women who look as thin as a stick. We want something to grab.
In India, the safety regulations regarding electricity are not that strict. I’m really very happy that I’m not the one who has to climb up this pole to repair something . . . . . .
En la India, las normas de seguridad en cuanto a la electricidad no son tan estrictas. De verdad estoy muy contenta que yo no soy la que tiene que subirse a este palo para arreglar algo . . . .
When you hang on the short end of a stick, you have less leverage to bear on something.
Cuando usted cuelga de la punta corta de un palote toca la peor parte, tienes menos apalancamiento influencia para ejercer presión sobre algo.
¡La tienda de campaña de mi juventud fue era una manta y los palos de la tienda de campaña fueron eran los palos de escoba!
The tent of my youth was a blanket and the tent poles were broom handles!
palo masculine noun 1. stick (trozo de madera)
los palos de la tienda de campaña -> the tent poles
broomstick [?bru?mst?k] sustantivo 1. palo (m) de escoba
Debe hacerse más tieso que un palo para participar en la nueva locura de 'planking'.
You must make yourself as stiff as a board to engage in the new craze of planking.
Speak softly, and carry a big stick.
Habla suavemente, y lleva un palo grande.
Theodore Roosevelt
No pienso que ella sea una bruja. ¿Donde está su palo de escoba?
I dont think she is a witch. Where is her broomstick?
Ojo con el uso de la palabra "palo," tiene sentido vulgar en algunos países.
Be careful when using the word "palo," it has a vulgar connotation in some countries.
Para estoe necesitas un paleta remo con un palo muy largo.
For this you need a paddle with a very long handle.
My dog likes to play ''fetch'' with his special stick. He found it one day when we were walking through the park and has been attached to it ever since.
A mi perro le gusta jugar a "buscar" con su palo especial. Lo encontró un día cuando estabamos paseando por el parque y ha estado apegado a él desde entonces.
Durante los disturbios en londres, los tenderos comerciantes y los vigilantes lucharon contra los saqueadors con palos.
During the riot in London, shopkeepers and vigilantes fought off looters with sticks.
La creación culinaria más nueva de mi esposa es ensalada caprese en un palo. Ahora se la sirve a los invitados en todas sus fiestas.
The latest culinary creation of my wife is caprese salad on a stick. Now she serves it to the guests at all her parties.
I like to use chopsticks for cooking and eating. It is as useful and precise as using your fingers.
Me gusta usar los palillos chinos para cocinar y comer. Es tan útil y preciso como usar de los dedos.
Spades are trumps.
Las picas son el palo del triunfo
