La Palabra del Día: La víspera (Winners announced)
La víspera
eve, day before
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted Halloween , October 31, 2011.
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My Example:
Durante la víspera del día de Todos los Santos, tengo terror a las fantasmas, y siempre cierro mis puertas.
During All Hallows Eve (Halloween), I am terrified of ghosts, and I always lock my doors.
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On the eve of a new dawn we can have hopes for a brighter future.
En la víspera de un nuevo amanecer podemos tener esperanzas de un brillante futuro. 
I love collecting candies in Hallows Eve, but l hate visiting the dentist next day!
Me encanta recoger caramelos en la víspera del día de Todos los Santos ¡pero odio visitar al dentista al día siguiente!
With the hope on Halloween, that the "Great Pumpkin" makes all your wishes come true ...
Con la esperanza en la Víspera del día de Todos los Santos, que la 'gran Calabaza' haGA todos tus deseos se hagan realidad ...
The day before our holidays I do the packing of our suitcases very carefully in order to avoid calamities . . .
La víspera de nuestras vacaciones hago las maletas muy cuidadosamente para evitar desastres . . . . . . .
En la víspera de Navidad mi marido y yo cantamos en el coro de nuestra iglesia con una orquesta. Cantamos canciones clásicas que son difíciles y cantamos canciones divertidas que son fáciles también.
On Christmas Eve my husband and I sing in the choir of our church with an orchestra. We sing classical song that are difficult and we sing fun songs that are easy too.
Siempre tenemos una fiesta para celebrar la Víspera del día de Todos los Santos, la que es la fiesta más importante del año para mi esposa, en parte porque algunos de sus parientes favoritos nos visitan de otro estado para ayudarnos en los preparativos y participar en la celebración.
We always have a party to celebrate Halloween, which is the most important party of the year to my wife, partly because some of her favorite relatives visit us from out of state to help us with the preparations and participate in the celebration.
En vísperas de los exámenes les recomiendo pasar un buen día, relajarse y acostarse temprano en lugar de empollar toda la noche antes y hacerlos con la cabeza caida debido a falta del sueño
At the eve of an exam I recommend you to have a nice day, relax and go to sleep early instead of cramming all night before and write it with your head falling because of lack of sleep.
"I'm very sad today, because it it the day before my divorce is final."
"Estoy muy triste hoy, porque es la víspera mi divorcio es definitivo."
The day before my interview I decided to relax.
La víspera mi entrevista decidí descansar. 
Como siempre hizo muchos promesos en la vispera del año nuevo, pero no acabo de seguirlos.
Like very year, I made many promises in the eve of new year but fail to follow them.
Todos los años, en la Víspera del Día de Todos los Santos, voy a una fiesta donde todo el mundo se disfraza de un pirata. Every year, on Halloween, I go to a party where everyone dresses up as a pirate.
En vísperas del primero de mayo las brujas se reúnen encima del Monte Brocken y bailan allí toda la noche hasta los gallos cantan.
The eve of the first of May the witches gather on top of the Mount Brocken and there they dance until the cocks start crowing.
Por eso se me pongo nervioso en vísperas de una inmersión
That is why I get nervous before going down there.
La vispera de año nuevo siempre es llena de fiestas y banquets y comen un cochinillo asado.
New year's eve is always full of celebrations and banquets and a sucking pig is eaten.
Creo que el mundo es en vísperas de su propia destrucción.Creo que el mundo es en la víspera de destrucción.
I believe that the world is on the eve of destruction.
