La Palabra del Día: Garantía (Winners Announced)
Garantía
guarantee, warranty, security
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My Example:
Has notado que cuando compras algo que tiene un año de garantía, ¿siempre deja de funcionar después de un año y un día?
Have you noticed that when you buy something that has a year warranty, it always stops working after a year and a day?
20 Answers
El ayuntamiento nos ha prometido un parque en nuestro barrio muy pronto. Desafortunadamente no tenemos ninguna garantía de que cumplan su promesa .....
The municipality has promised us a park in our neighbourhood very soon. Unfortunately, we don’t have any guarantees that they will keep their promise . . . . . .
Si quiere participar en La Palabra del Día, tiene que dar una garantía de que no usará el traductor.
If you want to participate in The Word of the Day, you must give a guarantee that you will not use the translator.
¿Es verdad, Heidi?
Cuando conoces a alguien en Internet no hay garantías.
When you meet someone on the Internet there are no guarantees.
I am not going to give you a guarantee that we shall not have problems, but there is one thing in which you can be sure: I will do everything to make you happy.
No voy a darte una garantía de que no tendremos problemas, pero hay una cosa en lo que puedes estar seguro: Yo voy a hacer todo para hacerte feliz.
The government always wishes us a Happy New Year, but they can't give us any guarantee for it.
El gobierno siempre nos desea un Feliz Año Nuevo, pero no pueden darnos ninguna garantía. por eso.
Se espera realmente que algunos productos vinieran con una garantía de tranquilidad de espíritu.
You really wish some products came with a guarantee of peace of mind.
Second attempt:
Las relaciones son productos que no vienen con una garantía de la tranquilidad de espíritu.
Relationships are products that don't come with a guarantee of peace of mind.
En esta vida no hay garantías.
In this life there are no guarantees.
Dicen que la riqueza no es una garantía para la felicidad.
They say wealth is not a guarantee for happiness.
All human beings have constitutional rights. However, some people do not know their rights and as a result the government takes advantage of them.
Todos los seres humanos tienen garantías constitucionales. Sin embargo, algunas personas no conocen estas garantías y como consecuencia el gobierno se aprovecha de ellos.
Este nombre es garantía de excelente calídad.
There is such firm, whose name is a garantee of the excellent quality
¡Venga! Los coches míos son buenísimos, y ¡tienen una veinte años de garantía!
Come on! My cars are beautiful and come with a 20 year guarantee!
Estos deberían dar una garantía para poner fin a la hibernación.
These should give a guarantee to put an end to hibernation.
A bit awkward in both languages but I needed to use garantía not garantizar
Cuando hago un proyecto de yeso, siempre doy una garantía de satisfacción.
When I do a plaster job I always give a guarantee of satisfaction.
Felicidades!
The winners of the Palabra del Día are:
Most voted: Ingeteacher
Phrase:
El ayuntamiento nos ha prometido crear un parque en nuestro barrio muy pronto. Desafortunadamente no tenemos ninguna garantía de que cumplan su promesa .....
The municipality has promised us to lay out a park in our neighbourhood very soon. Unfortunately, we don’t have any guarantees that they will keep their promise . . .
Moderators choice: HotChickCD
Todos los seres humanos tienen garantías constitucionales. Sin embargo, algunas personas no conocen estas garantías y como consecuencia el gobierno se aprovecha de ellos.
All human beings have constitutional rights. However, some people do not know their rights and as a result the government takes advantage of them.
Bien hecho, amigas. These sentences will be published in 30 days, don’t forget to watch for them!
