Picture of the Day: Separation Anxiety

Question

Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

RULES
?	Captions should be a minimum of four words and a maximum of four sentences in length.
?	The sentences MUST be your own work: you cannot copy from the translator, books, or any other source.
?	Idioms and lyrics that do not translate should be avoided.
?	You can only answer once.
?	Answers must caption the picture in both English and Spanish.
?	You must correct your answer with any corrections that are given.
?	Sentences must be comprehensible after three or four reads.
?	Do not post pictures or unnecessary subject pronouns in Spanish.

Answers that do not follow the rules will not be corrected or accepted.

My example:

Dad thought that by not buying me a handheld game console I wouldn't try to find a way to play my video games on the trip.

Papá pensó que por no comprarme una videoconsola portátil no trataría de encontrar una manera de jugar mis videojuegos durante el viaje.

:) lol - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 1

Nooo Dad! please no! wait! l only need one more flashcard to have 1M!

¡Noo papá! ¡Por favor, no! ¡Espera! ¡Solamente necesito una tarjeta de vocabulario más para tener 1M!

Of course, an SD addict!! Good job, lovely! -- ...*papá* ...un flashcard ==> una tarjeta de vocabulario [there are other ways of saying this] - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Oops, you corrected "papá" before I answered :-) - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Thanks Gintar :) - 00b6f46c, Sep 20, 2011

Congratulations, lovely! You are the winner! - gintar77, Sep 22, 2011

Answer 2

Wait dad, I really wanna go with you but my finger is stuck in the CPU. The technician is coming next month.

Espera, papá, sí quiero ir contigo pero mi dedo está atascado en el CPU. El técnico vendrá el mes que viene.

Great job, SP! -- ...pero *mi* dedo - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Oh God, I thought we should use the article when there's no doubt grrrrrrrrr. Thank you so much, Gintar. - SpanishPal, Sep 19, 2011

I'm fine, and you? Good answer! - Animalescus, Sep 19, 2011

You're right, SP. But there *is* a doubt! How do I know whose finger is stuck if I just say "el dedo"? - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 3

If I told you it was a mini-fridge for six-packs would that change things?.

¿Si te dijera que era una mini-nevera para cervezas eso cambiaría cosas?.

Good job, Ian! -- ¿Si te *dijera* que *era* una ....packs, eso cambiaría las cosas? -- Don't forget the "?" in English, too. - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Funny Ian good one :) - FELIZ77, Sep 20, 2011

Answer 4

Being a little adventurous with this one, wasn't sure how to begin it

Te lo prometo papá, ¡es mi maleta!

I promise you Dad, it's my suitcase!

Great job, Hyena! - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 5

¡No sin mi ordenador!

Not without my computer!

(like the not without my daughter )

¡Jeje, perfecto! - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 6

Sé que los padres necesitan dejar a sus hijos van irse por sus propios caminos, ¡pero por un CPUde una central de proceso!

I know parents need to let their children go their own way, but for a CPU!

Good work, bandit! -- ...dejar *a* sus hijos *irse por* sus ....pero *por* un CPU. [You can use the acronym, but it is expanded as una *unidad* central de proceso] - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 7

But my girlfriend said she was going to send me an email soon!

¡Pero mi novia dijo que irá iba a enviarme un correo electrónico pronto!

*"she was going to" was difficult for me... in English it talks about the future, but states it in the past.

Good work, Tosh! -- English: *said*; Spanish: que *iba* a... - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Impefect, huh? I should have known! Thanks for the help! - Tosh, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 8

Si podemos ponerlo en el coche , podemos usarlo para obtener indicaciones. If we can put it in the car, we can use it for getting directions.

Great work, helio! -- podemos usarLO para obtener *indicaciones* - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Thank you,gintar. - heliotropeman, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 9

This photo belongs in a museum, because today the boy would just hide a wireless browser in his pocket. He would spend his vacation on SpanishDict.

Esta foto debe estar ir en el museo, porque hoy en día el niño escondería un navegador móvil en el bolsillo. Se pasaría sus las vacaciones en SpanishDict.

And what is a wireless browser , is it rhyming slang for a "wowser"? - ray76, Sep 20, 2011

Great job, pesta! -- ...debe *ir* en...se pasaría *las* vacaciones... - gintar77, Sep 20, 2011

¡Gracias, Gintar! - pesta, Sep 20, 2011

Answer 10

It's your fault daddy because you don't want to buy me a laptop!

¡Papá es tu culpa porque no quieres comprarme una computadora portátil!

Excellent, Ianta! - gintar77, Sep 20, 2011

Gracias Gintar :) - ianta, Sep 20, 2011

Answer 11

¡Papá, no quiero ir de vacaciones! ¡Mi ordenador me necesita!

Dad, I don't want to go on vacation! My computer needs me!

Excellent, Susana! -- Papá [accent mark] - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Witty - porcupine7, Sep 20, 2011

Answer 12

¡No le muestra muestres esta foto a mi esposa! Si la viera, podría decidirse a tratar de separarme de mi computadora.

Don’t show this photo to my wife! If she were to see it, she could make up her mind to try to separate me from my computer.

Great job, Stadt! -- No le *muestres* [or "muestre" for formal] - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Thanks gintar. I momentarily forgot that adding the "no" totally changes the form of the informal command (I was trying for infomal). Argh. :-) - Stadt, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 13

Father: Come on! You need to take breath get fresh air! We are going to visit your grandmother.

Son: Just a minute dad! I'm not finished to checking the SpanishDict's forum!

Padre: ¡Vamos! ¡Necesitas tomar aire fresco! Nos vamos a visitar a tu abuela.

Hijo: ¡Un minuto padre! ¡No he terminado de revisar el foro de SpanishDict!

Great job, Animalescus! -- You need to *get some fresh* air...I'm not *finishED checking* the SpanishDict [no 's] forum [or "checking SpanishDict's forum" (no "the")] - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

or - get a 'breath' of fresh air :) - Kiwi-Girl, Sep 19, 2011

Hola Marco! Como andas? - SpanishPal, Sep 19, 2011

indeed, kiwi! thanks! - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Thanks everybody! - Animalescus, Sep 19, 2011

Answer 14

''Don't you realize Dad, that this is really a tracking device so my girl friend can follow us? I must take (ie: bring it) it with me!''

= ''¿Papá, no te das cuenta de que esto es en realidad, un despositivo de seguimiento para que mi novia pueda seguirnos?¡Tengo que llevarlo conmigo!''

Corrijan mi Español, por favor

Original caption:

¿Papá, no te das cuenta de que este es, de verdad, un despositivo de seguimiento para que mi novia puede seguir con nosostros?¡Tengo que llevarlo conmigo!''**

Great work, Feliz! -- de que *estO* es, *en realidad* ["de verdad" is more like "truly", where I think you mean "in reality"] ...puedA *seguirNOS*? - gintar77, Sep 20, 2011

Muchísimas gracias amigo Gintar por tu ayuda y ánimo :) - FELIZ77, Sep 20, 2011

Answer 15

No! I'm not going without my computer.

¡No! No voy a ir sin mi computadora.

Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones.

Excellent, A&P! - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Would this translate as "I'm not going to go" in English? - Tosh, Sep 19, 2011

Literally, yes, but to me it has the same meaning. - gintar77, Sep 19, 2011

Thank you Gintar ;) - EL_MAG0, Sep 20, 2011