La Palabra del Día: La preparación (Winners announced)
La preparación
preparation, training, specimen
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted October 28, 2011.
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My Example:
Si decides que la preparación de un proyecto no es importante, puede que los planes estén destinados al fracaso.
If you decide that the preparation of a project is not important, you should probably plan to fail.
31 Answers
Preparation is very important because for every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.
Edit gracias a Heidi
La preparación es muy importante porque con cada minuto que pasa en la organización se gana una hora.
Original La preparación es muy importante porque por cada minuto que pase en la organización una hora está ganado.
La preparación de un salto al vacio debe ser exhaustiva
A jump into space should be well prepared.
La preparación de las armas es el requisito necesario para un caza exitosa.
The preparation of the arms is the necessary requirement of a sucessful hunt.
A veces siento como si ni toda la preparación del mundo no pudiera ayudarme y siempre voy a sentirme completamente perdida en la clase.
Sometimes I feel like all the preparation in the world can't help me and I'm always going to feel completely lost in class.
La preparación de las muestras para el microscopio requiere atención a los detalles.
Edit: con la ayuda de Heidita--
La preparación de las muestras para el microscopio requiere especial atención a los detalles.
The preparation of specimens for the microscope requires special attention to details.
La preparación es muy importante si tenga éxito con su vida
Preparation is very important if you are to have a successful life.
Soy un buen cocinero, mi plato especial es de difícil preparación. Solo un experto sabe hacerlo.
I'm a good cook, my specialty is of difficult preparation. Only an expert can make it.
Algunas amigas mías creen que la preparación de comida en casa es una pérdida de tiempo, pero yo creo que es un buen modo de mantener la familia unida.
Some of my friends think that home preparation of food is a lost time, but I think it's a good way to keep the family together.
Hay mucha preparación para correr un maratón.
There is a lot of preparation in order to run a marathon.
To avoid boring my students, I have to make some preparations.
Para evitar aburrir a mis estudiantes, tengo que hacer algunas preparaciones.
Some lab technicians are better than others.
Algunos laboratoristas técnicos de laboratorio son mejores que otros.
There are many ways of the preparation for the exam and each student has his own method.
Hay muchos métodos para la preparación de un examen y cada estudiante tiene su propio método.
El éxito siempre viene cuando la preparación se junta con la oportunidad.
Success always comes when preparation meets opportunity. 
A thoughtful preparation of a job interview may be very important
Una preparación considerada cuidadosa de una entrevista puede ser muy importante
Volunteers for the Red Cross have a great deal of preparation in order to give assistance to people anywhere in the world .
Voluntarios para la cruz roja ha mucho preparación para dar asistencia a la gente en a cualquiera parte del mundo ..
