La Palabra del Día: Disparar (Winners Announced)
Disparar
to shoot, to fire, to take a photograph (click here to take a picture); to say it
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted November 5, 2011.
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My Example:
He oído que querías decirme algo - si tienes algoque decirme – ¡dispara!
I’ve heard that you wanted to tell me something – if you have something to say to me – shoot!
21 Answers
Shooting beautiful birds isn't a nice hobby in my opinion. 
¡Disparar a los pájaros bonitos no es una afición buena en mi opinión!
Never go out, it is better to stay at home and don't look through the window, because Cupid is ready to shoot you with his arrow.
Nunca salgas, es mejor quedar quedarte a en casa y no mirar mires por la ventana, porque Cúpido está listo para dispararte con su flecha.
I'm so curious to know all about your adventures amoung the orangutans, so sit down and fire away . . . . . .
Tengo tanta curiosidad por saber todo de tus aventuras entre los orangutanes, pues, siéntate y dispara . . .
Lucky Luke is the cowboy who shoots faster than his shadow.
Lucky Luke es el vaquero que dispara más rápido que su sombra.
Some people get very upset when their shot at goal doesn't work out.
Algunas personas se pongan muy alteradas cuando su disparo a portería no va bien.
¡Le dije que a disparar dispare para la Luna,no disparar a la! dispare a ella!
I told you to shoot for the moon,not to shoot at it!
Disparar? Lo siento, no me puedo ayudarme contenerme. Cuando oigo esta palabra, solo puedo pensar en la letra inquietante de Dispara, Disparame, una canción por Laura Pausini y, para mi, una de las más hermosas de la década pasada.
Disparar? I'm sorry, I can't help myself. When I hear this word, I can only think of the haunting lyrics of Dispara, Disparame, a song by Laura Pausini and, for me, among the most beautiful of the past decade.
Los jurados han proclamado su inocencia porque no le quedó más remedio salvo disparar en autodefensa.
The jury has proclaimed his innocence because he had no choice but to shoot in a self-defense.
In the duck hunting season, hunters spend many hours waiting in hiding for their prey only to shoot them . Durante la temporada de cazar patos ,los cazadores pasan muchas horas esperando su presa, escondidos, solamente a dispararlos.
Esta noche no pudimos dormir , porque de vez en cuando la alarma se disparó de un coche que estaba en la calle. This night we couldn't sleep, because in a car on the street the alarm went off from time to time.
I would shoot people who take advantage of people´s suffering around the world
- Dispararía a la gente que se aprovecha del sufrimiento de la gente del mundo
"Disparar" makes me think of this:
"Disparar" me hace pensar en lo siguiente:
La inflación se disparaba, pero la crisis financiera global se paró esa tendencia.
Inflation was shooting up, but the global financial crisis stopped that trend.
Welcome aboard, Drvicente! Gracias por la ayuda.
La cámara en el iPhone es fácil.... simplemente se apunta y se dispara. The camera on the iPhone is easy... you simply point and shoot.
Shooting innocent people does not bring peace.
Disparar a gente inocente no trae la paz.
