La Palabra del Día: La selva (Winners announced)
La selva
jungle, forest
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted November 3, 2011.
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Sería divertido acampar en la selva, pero preferiría quedarme en un hotel, así que podría navegar por internet y pasar tiempo en SpanishDict.
It would be fun to camp in the jungle, but I would prefer to stay in a hotel, so I could surf the internet and spend time on SpanishDict.
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The tropical jungle is home to many beautiful and colorful birds. Please save the jungles.
La selva tropical es el hogar de muchos pájaros hermosos y colorados de gran variedad de color. Por favor, preserva las selvas cuida la selva.
Olvídate de la selva, lo que me gusta a mí es la selva negra 
Forget the forest, what I like is the black forest
In a lot of fairy tales the adventures take place in a forest . . . . . .
En muchos cuentos de hadas las aventuras se desarollan en una selva . . . . .
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Desde hace muchos años uno de mi libros preferidos es "El libro de selva " de Kipling. Muchas veces lo he mencionado ya , si sigo aqui , ustedes se aburrirán.
For many years one of my preferred books has been the "Jungle book "by Kipling. I quoted already many times, if I continue here. you will be bored.
Hay muchos animales muy coquetos en la selva
You can find lots of very flirtatious animals in the jungle
Prefiero la selva sobre a la cuidad. I prefer the forest to the city.
My summer house is surrounded by a forest and we often see wild animals walking very close to our house.
Mi casa de verano está rodeada de una selva y a menudo vemos los animales salvajes caminando cerca de nuestra casa.
La vida es como una selva; a veces me pregunto cómo puedo evitar ahogarme.
Life is like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder how I keep from drowning.
200 miliones años de atrás estas rocas fueron eran que vivían árboles viven en un gran selva.vasta.
200 million years ago, these rocks were trees living in a vast forest.
Muchas ranas , también ranas venenosas que viven en el selva tropical de América del sur, están en peligro de extinción.
Many frogs, poisonous frogs included, that live in the tropical rainforest of South America, are threatened with extinction.
No tengo miedo a la selva si mi Tarzan está a mi lado.
I am not afraid of the jungle if my Tarzan is by my side.
La ciudad de Ocosingo en México se llama "la ciudad de las siete selvas".
The city of Ocosingo, Mexico is called "the city of the seven jungles".
Hay una criatura misteriosa al acecho en la selva detras de mi casa.
There is a mysterious creature lurking in the forest behind my house.
In reality the jungle is a place filled with predators.
En realidad la selva is un área lleno con predadores.
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Amazon jungle wildlife is threatened because of the deforestation.
La fauna de la selva amazónica está amenazada a causa de la deforestación.
