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La Palabra del Día: La maravilla

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La maravilla

Marvel, wonder

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My Example:

Creo que es una maravilla que hay tantas personas en SD que están dispuestas a ayudar...y en seis meses, sería una maravilla si todos nosotros pudiéramos hablar con fluidez en español debido a nuestros recursos. (jejeje - sé que estoy soñando...jejeje)


I think it’s wonderful that there are so many people on SpanishDict that are willing to help…and in six months, it would be wonderful if all of us are fluent in Spanish due to our rescources.

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updated Aug 20, 2011
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
A mí no me gustaría la vida sin sueños, Chris . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 14, 2011
Hola, Chris. Is Stephen on vacation? - SpanishPal, Aug 14, 2011
Hola SP...I am not sure where Stephen is...I have tried to PM him, possibly he is having internet issues.....Marianne has tried also.... - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
I hope he's alright. Thanks, Chris. - SpanishPal, Aug 14, 2011
Yeah, me too..... - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
I wondered where he was too, hope he is OK. - MaryMcc, Aug 14, 2011
Check your gender agreements, Chris ;).... todos nosotros pudiéramos hablar con fluidez - --Jen--, Aug 15, 2011
Gracias, ex-esposa mía....jejeje.....gender agreements - jeez - such simple mistakes....craziness!!! Thank you very much!!! :) - 001a2987, Aug 15, 2011

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'Es una maravilla que no he sido prohibido de SpanishDict a causa de las respuestas malas en los hilos.

My original: Es una maravilla que no he sido prohibido de SpanishDict porque mal repuestas en los hilos.

It's a wonder I have not been banned from SpanishDict because of bad responses on threads.

updated Aug 16, 2011
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
I bet I should have put a que after maravilla:) - Yeser007, Aug 14, 2011
I think you do, Yeser. Es una maravilla *que* :) - SonrisaDelSol, Aug 14, 2011
jejeje afterthought always gets me;( - Yeser007, Aug 14, 2011
and i would use 'a causa de las respuestas malas' :) - totally untrue by the way! - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 14, 2011
Tienes razón, Gary....deberías usar que.... :) - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Gary, estoy completamente de acuerdo con Kiwi . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 14, 2011
Muchas gracias damas. - Yeser007, Aug 14, 2011
no hay de que...so solo de papa :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 14, 2011
jejejeje if so l'd have been banned a long time ago :-P ;) - 00b6f46c, Aug 14, 2011
jeje Gary - you'd never be banned from SD - you are one of the best we have! ....y ¿sabes qué? Has ganado la Palabra del día...¡felicidades! - 001a2987, Aug 16, 2011
Ooooo gracias - Yeser007, Aug 16, 2011
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Even by today's standards the seven wonders of the world are still pretty impressive.

Incluso por los estándares de hoy en día las siete maravillas del mundo siguen siendo bastante impresionantes.

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Estoy de acuerdo! - SonrisaDelSol, Aug 14, 2011
¡Tienes razón, Kiwi! :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 14, 2011
So true.... - dewclaw, Aug 14, 2011
Word = world - Leatha, Aug 14, 2011
I'm embarrased to say I can only name 2 of these. - Yeser007, Aug 14, 2011
That's true:) - migelis, Aug 15, 2011
Thanks guys, Yesero I didn't know them off by heart and I thought that the Gr8 Wall of China was one but it seems it wasn't in the original 7? - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 15, 2011
You have - Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes & the Lighthouse of Alexandria - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 15, 2011
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The human mind is a marvel, it’s all about how you see yourself. I wonder whether it works the same for animals….

La mente humana es una maravilla, se trata de la manera de que se ve a si mismo. Me pregunto si funcionará de la misma manera con los animales ....

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updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by Ingeteacher
je je nice one :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 14, 2011
Jeje, usted es muy filosófica, Inge - SonrisaDelSol, Aug 14, 2011
Hahaha, Sonrisa, solamente a la superficie . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 14, 2011
lol - muy gracioso... :) - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Mis espejos funcionan como eso! :) - pesta, Aug 14, 2011
:) - migelis, Aug 15, 2011
Muchas gracias, mis amigos . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
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Even though these things are not any of the seven wonders of the world, they still leave you speechless.

Aunque estas cosas no son ningunas de las siete maravillas del mundo, se quedan sin habla.

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by SonrisaDelSol
posted by SonrisaDelSol
Sonrisa, is that Oahu in the middle photo? - Yeser007, Aug 14, 2011
je je los genios pensamos igual :P - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 14, 2011
'las' siete :) - Kiwi-Girl, Aug 14, 2011
Actually, Yeser, it's a beach in Vizag, India! So beautiful, right? Y, jaja, Kiwi! :) - SonrisaDelSol, Aug 14, 2011
Sonrisa, otra vez estoy completamente de acuerdo contigo . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 14, 2011
Gracias, Kiwi! :) - SonrisaDelSol, Aug 14, 2011
Muchas gracias, Inge :) - SonrisaDelSol, Aug 14, 2011
wow Sonrisa it is beautiful, the dark sand looks just like Hawaii. - Yeser007, Aug 14, 2011
Bien hecho:) - migelis, Aug 15, 2011
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Tenía un problema con la madre de mi ex-novia, sólo no me gustaba. Intentaba mucho convencerla para que no invitara a su madre a nuestras fiestas, pero sin éxito. Luego le di un diamante a ella, desde entonces no he visto a su madre nunca. ¡Los diamantes hacen maravillas con las mujeres!

I had a problem with my ex-girlfriend's mom, I simply didn't like her. I tried so hard to convince her not to invite her mom to our parties but in vain. Then I gave her a diamond, I haven't seen her mom ever since. Diamonds work wonders with women!

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by SpanishPal
posted by SpanishPal
:D You can open more than doors witn a single diamond! - 00a4c226, Aug 14, 2011
:) - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
lol! - 00b6f46c, Aug 14, 2011
;) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
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I live in a country with one of the most beautiful wonders wink alt text

¡Vivo en un país con una de las maravillas más bonitas! smile

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
Hola Lovely :) ....un país.... :) - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Hola chris :) gracias! - 00b6f46c, Aug 14, 2011
What is that last pyramid? I never saw that before. Good post! - pesta, Aug 14, 2011
Hi Lovely :) - EL_MAG0, Aug 14, 2011
Es verdad, Lovely . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
Very nice:) - migelis, Aug 15, 2011
That's the photobucket pyramid Pesta :) Hi Amor y paz :) and thanks Inge and migelis :) - 00b6f46c, Aug 15, 2011
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David Villa es una maravilla. David Villa is a marvel.

updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by mstivers
Si tú lo dices, lo creo inmediatamente, mstivers . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
En la Supercopa ayer, él apuntó un golazo asombroso... se puede mirarlo en Youtube. - mstivers, Aug 15, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTGBjNAyZyA - mstivers, Aug 15, 2011
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It's a marvel that my family has not disowned me for spending so much time learning Spanish.

Es una maravilla que mi familia no me ha repudiado a causa de pasar tanto tiempo a aprender español.

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
lol - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Good one Andy :) - EL_MAG0, Aug 14, 2011
Hahaha, Pesta, ¿por qué no te compran un E-book? :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
La imagen no parece tan graciosa con un E-book. - pesta, Aug 15, 2011
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Tengo creado la ultima defensa Yo lo llamo la maravilla escudo.


I have created the ultimate defence I call it the wonder shield.

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by MadSkills
posted by MadSkills
Hi Madskills....don't forget you punctuation....you have two sentences....you should have periods.... :) - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Thanks. - MadSkills, Aug 14, 2011
Parece que el otro gato lo piensa muy divertido, MadS . . . . . - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
Sí pero escudo gato parece muy graves (serious) :) - MadSkills, Aug 15, 2011
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Algunos los héroes de las películas muchos populares son de Tebeos Maravillas.

Some popular movie heroes come from Marvel Comics

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
....populares.... :) - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Gracias, Chris. - Leatha, Aug 14, 2011
:) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
de nada :) - 001a2987, Aug 15, 2011
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Sólo una maravilla podría resolver los disturbios de actualidad en el Oriente Medio.

Only a miracle could solve the current unrest in the Middle East.

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by S1r_Wakka
posted by S1r_Wakka
Powerful, powerful picture. - territurtle, Aug 14, 2011
This is an Israeli air strike on Lebanon. Yeah it's too complicated to be solved. - SpanishPal, Aug 14, 2011
Sí, es muy triste... :( - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Desafortunadamente tienes razón . . . . . :( - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
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Es una maravilla moderna que podemos practicar español por la Red. Creo que el estudio de idiomas será cambiado totalmente y por todo tiempo porque no necesitaremos libros para estudiar.

It is a modern marvel that we can practice Spanish through the Internet. I believe that the study of languages will be changed completely and for all time because we will not need books to study.

updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by SusanaEspana
¡Estás tanta razón, Susana! - territurtle, Aug 14, 2011
Estoy de acuerdo contigo completamente, Susana. Tanto más divertido . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
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I would like to visit Egypt one day and see two of the seven wonders of the world: The Great Pyramid of Giza and The Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Me gustaría visitar Egipto un día y ver dos de las siete maravillas del mundo: La Gran Pirámide de Giza y El Faro de Alexandria.

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updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by HotChickCD
Me gustaría visitar ambos lugares también!! ;) - 001a2987, Aug 14, 2011
Great! l'll be waiting for you ;) *kisses* - 00b6f46c, Aug 14, 2011
Bien elegido, HotChick . . . . . - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
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En una lista de las ¨Maravillas del Mundo¨, hay usualmente siete porque en el mundo antiguo los griegos utilizaron el número siete para representar perfección y abundancia.

In a list of the ¨Wonders of the World¨, there are usually seven because in the Ancient World the Greeks used the number seven to represent perfection and plenty.

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updated Aug 15, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Hola amiga mía :) - EL_MAG0, Aug 14, 2011
Muy interesante, Bandit . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
Gracias, Amor y Ingeteacher! - bandit51jd, Aug 15, 2011
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I have friends here on SpanishDict. who are absoluteley marvelous.

Tengo amigos aqui en Spanish Dict. quienes son absolutamente maravillas.

Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones. smile

updated Aug 15, 2011
posted by EL_MAG0
Bien hecho, Amor . . . . . :) - Ingeteacher, Aug 15, 2011
Well done:) - migelis, Aug 15, 2011
Ah, Amor, you get my vote! Best of the best today!! - territurtle, Aug 15, 2011
Muchas gracias amigos :) - EL_MAG0, Aug 15, 2011
Excelente fotos! - bandit51jd, Aug 15, 2011