La Palabra del Día: Prever (Winners Announced)
Prever
To anticipate, to forsee; to plan, to forecast, to predict
DO NOT use the translator!! ¡No usar el traductor!
This thread is kindly moderated by Heidita. Please correct your posts according to Heidita’s indications and suggestions, and of course use the corrections to learn from your errors! 
.
Use the Word of the Day in a complete sentence that best exemplifies one of its definitions. Please provide both the Spanish and the English version and vote for other sentences that you like. The two best sentences (the most voted and the one selected by the mod and the thread owner) will be chosen to be used as the example sentences for the Word of the Day 30 days later based on votes and correctness. ********************************************************************************* Remember, you may NOT use a translator. This exercise is to test your abilities to write in both Spanish and English. ********************************************************************************* Only fully correct sentences are eligible to be chosen for the Word of the Day example sentences. ********************************************************************************** You may choose to include one picture with your sentences, but this picture may not be included in the Word of the Day email, so make sure your sentence is fully comprehensible without the visual aid .
The Palabra del Día will be posted one month in advance, and therefore will not match the word posted on the Website
Posts which will not be corrected or accepted:
• Captions with 3 words or less
• Paragraphs with more than 1 1/2 lines
• Posts which make no sense in either language
• Posts which consist mainly of lyrics or idioms which do not translate.
• Captions copied directly from books or other sources.
• Multiple posts from one person, or those who don't write the sentences in both English and Spanish.
Remember to correct your posts as suggested or they can NOT be "accepted".
Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish
Please refrain from overloading with graphic content (ie; bold smileys, etc). It makes it harder for the correctors to be able to read your posts…. )
Stay tuned for the last post, and we will tell you which are the two chosen posts - the most voted, and the one chosen by the moderators.
My Example:
Siempre preveo lo peor. Si lo peor no ocurre, entonces estoy feliz, y si lo peor ocurre, también estoy contento porque tenía razón.
I always anticipate the worst. If the worst doesn’t happen, then I am happy, and if the worst happens then I am happy because I was right.
18 Answers
Animals can predict natural disasters and save many lives, but my dog can foresee just two things: time to eat and time for a walk.
Los animales pueden prever los disastres naturales y salvar muchas vidas, pero mi perro puede prever solamente dos cosas: la hora de comer y la hora del paseo.
Preveo que el mundo no terminará en 2012.
I predict that the world will not end in 2012.
No preví la fuerte reacción de mi novia cuando rompí con ella.
I didn't foresee my girlfriend's strong reaction when I broke up with her.
Who could have anticipated that the internet would have such an impact on our lives?
¿Quién podría haber previsto que la red tendría un impacto tan grande en nuestras vidas?
I believe in weather forecast.
Actually they forecasted sunny weather and 40 degrees.
?reo en el pronóstico del tiempo.
En realidad previeron un tiempo soleado y 40 grados de calor.
If a fortune-teller can predict the future, why do they never predict their own death?
Si una adivina puede prever el futuro, ¿por qué nunca prevé su propia muerte?
My family and I are planning to go to Toco beach this weekend to celebrate my father's birthday.
Mi familia y yo tenemos previsto ir a la playa de Toco este fin de semana para celebrar el cumpleaños de mi padre.
Está claro que no podemos prever el futuro, pero a veces podemos adivinarlo.
It's clear we can't predict the future but sometimes we can guess it.
Es de prever que si el mundo siga adelante asi , una catástrofe medioambiental vendrá.
It can be anticipated if the world continues like this , an environmental catastrophe follows.
Preveré haber mucho divertido Preveo divertirme mucho con este gatito.
I anticipate having lots of fun with this kitten.
Puedo prever todo salvo el futuro. I can predict everything except the future.
Si hubiera previsto los resultados del fútbol anoche me lo habria preparado. ¡Mi club de fútbol fue martilleado!
With Heidita's comments:
Si hubiera previsto los resultados del fútbol anoche me habría preparado mejor. ¡Mi equipo fue machacado!
If I had foreseen the football results last night I would have prepared myself. My team was hammered!
(This one is for Heidita because I know how much she likes the word 'hammered' - although I don't think it works on the Spanish version lol)
Usain Bolt fue a la cabeza como era de prever.
Usain Bolt took the lead as expected.
Most women are endowed with instinct and are able to predict the future.
La mayoría de las mujeres están dotadas del instinto y pueden prever el futuro.
Algunas prsonas creen que las profecías del Nostradamus previeron los ataques terroristas del 9/11 11-S.
Some people believe that the prophecies of Nostradamus predicted the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001.
