La Palabra del Día: El consumo (Winners announced)
El consumo
consumption
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted November 2, 2011.
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My Example:
Hace un año compré un Mustang por poco dinero – desgraciadamente tiene un motor de alto consumo, así que no me puedo permitir conducirlo.
A year ago, I bought a cheap Mustang – unfortunately it has a motor that consumes a lot of gas, so I cannot afford to drive it.
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La economía de China depende en el consumo desde del consumo de los Estados Unidos.
The Chinese economy depends on consumption from the United States.
El consumo de bebidas alcohólicas no te puede solucionar los problemas, lo cierto es que te puede causar otros más graves.
Alcohol consumption can't solve your problems, in fact it can cause you more serious ones.
Unfortunately it's very difficult to stop narcotics consumption.
Desafortunadamente Desgraciadamente es muy difícil detener el consumo de narcóticos.
La sociedad de consumo ha producido muchas cosas malas, entre ellas los hackers o piratas informáticos
Our society has produced lots of bad things...among them are hackers
Los Coneheads disfrutaron el consumo de cantidades masivas para cena.
The Coneheads enjoyed the consumption of mass quantities for dinner.
Nadie sabe si el ritmo actual de consumo de recursos naturales no renovables causará el agotamiento de esos recursos antes de que se descubran alternativas.
Nobody knows whether the current rate of consumption of non-renewable natural resources will cause the depletion of those resources before alternatives are discovered.
A En mi casa, el consumo de las frutas y verduras ha aumentado por un cincuenta por ciento desde hace un año.
At my home, the consumption of fruits and vegetables has increased by fifty percent since last year.
"It is sad that steroid consumption in sports continues to be a reality."
"Es triste que el consumo de esteroides en los deportes sigue ser un realidad."
Mi consumo de café me he mudado mucho desde he movido a Costa Rica.
My consumption of coffee has increased a lot since I moved to Costa Rica.
This week I heard that Denmark is the first country in the world that implements a tax on fatty products in order to reduce their consumption.
Esta semana escuché que Dinamarca es el primer país del mundo que lleva a cabo un impuesto en los alimentos grasos para reducir su consumo.
El consumo de demasiado alimento y no ejercicio puede resultar en aumento de peso.
Consumption of too many calories and no exercise can result in weight gain.
The consumption of grass by my cows is quite high and it takes a lot of trouble for me to arrange it . . . . . .
El consumo de hierbas de mis vacas es bastante grande y me cuesta mucho conseguirlo . . . . . .
Wine consuption each day improves the work of the heart.
El comsumo de vino todos los días mejora el corazón.
Happy Hour sucks! I should not have consumed that last seal.
¡Que gacho el Happy Hour! No habría consumido esa última foca.
Según científicos el consumo de nueces en la población de las ardillas ha crecido
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According to scientists the nuts' consumption in the population of squirrels have risen.
