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Picture of the Day: Short-order cook

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Post your comments/titles/captions to this picture (both in Spanish and English) and vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes as well as the language correctness.

RULES

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Captions should be a minimum of four words and a maximum of four sentences in length.
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The sentences MUST be your own work: you cannot copy from the translator, books, or any other source.
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Idioms and lyrics that do not translate should be avoided.
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You can only answer once.
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Answers must caption the picture in both English and Spanish.
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You must correct your answer with any corrections that are given.
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Sentences must be comprehensible after three or four reads.
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Do not post pictures or unnecessary subject pronouns in Spanish.

Answers that do not follow the rules will not be corrected or accepted.

Photo courtesy of Ray76 [I hope he doesn't mind!]

My example:

You're doing it wrong, Ray! You have to grab them with your hand.

¡Lo estás haciendo mal, Ray! Tienes que agarrarlos con la mano.

5032 views
updated Oct 20, 2011
posted by gintar77
He won't mind - he'll be chuffed :) - nonombre, Oct 15, 2011
I'd be chuffed too - but the picture does not display on my computer. - ian-hill, Oct 15, 2011
Good one Gintar :) - EL_MAG0, Oct 15, 2011
Great gintar , do I get voting rights ? - ray76, Oct 15, 2011
I was removing the cooked ones as she placed in the new bananas dipped in rice batter. - ray76, Oct 15, 2011
Good choice of picture gintar .. - jennyo45, Oct 16, 2011
You rock, Gintar!! - territurtle, Oct 16, 2011
@ Ian: I'm sorry you can't see it. Can you see this thread? http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/209189/extrao-hombre-buscado-por-la-polica-hacindose-pasar-como-cocinero..un-otro-emplazamiento-en-vietnam - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
@ray: Of course, vote as much as you want ;-) - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
@gintar - it is fine now gintar. No idea why :) - ian-hill, Oct 16, 2011

19 Answers

9
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La mujer hermosa está pensando, si mi esposo ve este hombre conmigo,

que Alá lo ampare por favor.

The beautiful woman is thinking, if my husband sees this man with me , please Allah help him.

red face rolleyes

updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
conmigo ;) - EL_MAG0, Oct 15, 2011
Thanks mate , you do believe it was a typo , don't you ? - ray76, Oct 15, 2011
Yeah, I accidentally press the spacebar all th e tim e ;) - EL_MAG0, Oct 16, 2011
T e m oo i mean m e t oo. - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
Great one, Ray! -- si [remove "que"] mi esposo *ve estE* hombre conmigo, *que Alá lo ampare*. - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
Thank you so much gintar , again it was much harder than I first thought . - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
Congratulations, Ray! You are, appropriately, the winner! - gintar77, Oct 20, 2011
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Ray knows very well that the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach!

¡Ray sabe muy bien que el camino hacia del el corazón de una mujer es a través de su estómago!

updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by ianta
posted by ianta
Great job, Ianta! -- hacia *el* corazón de una mujer... - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
Gracias Gintar :) - ianta, Oct 16, 2011
Una frase dificil! :-) - SusanaEspana, Oct 16, 2011
Gracia Susana! - ianta, Oct 17, 2011
8
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No sabíamos Ray de tu aptitud escondida , hasta sabes cocinar y asar.¡ Todo respeto!

Ray we didn't know about your hidden talent , you can even cook and grill. All respect!

updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
"the " hidden sounds better, Thanks mate that is quite good . - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
Good work, porcupine! -- Spanish: de *tu* aptitud...*hasta* sabes -- English: Ray, we *didn't know about your* hidden talent... - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
Gracias - porcupine7, Oct 17, 2011
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updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by LaloLoco
posted by LaloLoco
Isn't that the truth , but! - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
The Vietnamese fry the little curly bit at the end , and I do not mean the tail , quite delicious too. - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
Ewww! Good work, Lalo! -- No importa cual parte de *un* animal [remove "que"] *uses* [subjunctive], siempre *es* mejor ... - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
¡Gracias, maestro! - LaloLoco, Oct 16, 2011
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La mujer está diciendo, "Me gustaría probarlo ¿Qué es esto?

Edit:

La mujer está diciendo, "Me gustaría probar esta comida. ¿Qué es esto?"

The woman is saying, "I would like to try this food. What is it?"

updated Oct 16, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
¿Probar qué?... ¿La comida o a Ray?.... jeje. I mean, she's looking at Ray not at the food : ) - nelson_rafael, Oct 15, 2011
Good thought...I will try to fix it. - sanlee, Oct 15, 2011
Hey ! Leave the woman alone , she knows what she wants , and she has good taste, tastes good too. - ray76, Oct 15, 2011
I mean the cooking lady Sanlee not you , not that you don't have good taste , but well , you know. - ray76, Oct 15, 2011
Hey, Ray. I'm laughing now! - sanlee, Oct 15, 2011
you are getting yourself into hot water here Ray ! be careful.. - jennyo45, Oct 16, 2011
I know , it is the extricating which is always the worst part , I have a big and constant mouth ! - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
Excellent, Sanlee! - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
Thanks, Gintar! - sanlee, Oct 16, 2011
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Esta mujer está pensando, "Mmm..un hombre guapo llevando un chambergo - Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr"...


This woman is thinking, "Mmm....a handsome man in a slouch hat - Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.".

updated Oct 16, 2011
edited by nonombre
posted by nonombre
Great job, Annie! -- *Esta* mujer ...un sombrero [remove "de"] "slouch" [o también ese tipo de sombrero se llama "un chambergo"] - gintar77, Oct 15, 2011
Excelente gintar - ¡ya estoy en él! Ay y un nueva palabra "un chambergo" gracias :) - nonombre, Oct 15, 2011
Uff.. "una nueva..." - nonombre, Oct 15, 2011
Jeje, she is looking at him with Love :) - EL_MAG0, Oct 15, 2011
With worry actually. Her husband turned up next day and Oh boy! - ray76, Oct 15, 2011
Jeje eso es gracioso ;) tal vez. jeje - EL_MAG0, Oct 16, 2011
Well the next day I was worried for a while but it turned out brilliantly , but just for one moment there ,K pow ! - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
7
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The Woman is thinking ...mmmmm this guy from Australia is doing a good job with the bananas , I wonder if he needs a job. La mujer está pensando .......mmmmm,este tipo de Australia está haciendo un buen trabajo con los plátanos, me pregunto si él necesita un trabajo.

updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
Great job, jenny! -- con *los* plátanos - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
Gracias Gintar . - jennyo45, Oct 16, 2011
7
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El hombre de rojo dice:

¿Tengo que comer eso?

The man in red says:

Do I have to eat that?

updated Oct 16, 2011
posted by Tosh
Excellent, Tom! - gintar77, Oct 15, 2011
Thanks! I was wondering if "de" was correct, and not "en"... does "de" always come before a color? - Tosh, Oct 15, 2011
I think you can say it both ways, but not sure. "de" is short for "vestido/a de" - "dressed in" - gintar77, Oct 15, 2011
Ahh... good to know! - Tosh, Oct 15, 2011
6
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Let me tell you about myself while I cook. I love cooking exotic food and beating my mother at chess.

Permítame a contarle a usted acerca de mí mientras cocino. Me gusta cocinar la comida exótica y ganar a mi madre al ajedrez.

updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
You have made my day, I needed a laugh before I went to bed , that is very astute of you and well done , I shall have to watch you . - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
:) - EL_MAG0, Oct 16, 2011
Good job, katy! -- *Permítame* [accent on "i"] *contarle* a usted *acerca* de mí [no need for "mismo"] mientras [remove "que"] cocino....mi madre *al* ajedrez. - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
6
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The food here is to die for.

La comida aquí es para morir.

Muchísimas gracias por todas las correcciones. smile

updated Oct 16, 2011
posted by EL_MAG0
It was too mate we went back so many times that they were making a special order just for us. - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
I looked back at your posts to find a direct quote hehe. - EL_MAG0, Oct 16, 2011
Good work, A&P! -- La comida aquí *está de muerte*. - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
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Normally, it takes too many cooks to spoil the meal. I wonder if this one man is up to it.

Normalmente, se necesita demasiado cocineros para echar a perder la comida. Me pregunto si este hombre solo tiene capaz para es capaz de hacerlo.

wink

updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
Great job, pesta! -- si este hombre solo *es capaz de* hacerlo. - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
¡Gracias, Gintar! - pesta, Oct 16, 2011
5
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Woman thinks : I was told that he is the best cook of the USA!!!!

Mujer piensa: Me dijeron que él es el mejor chef de los Estados Unidos!!!!!

updated Oct 20, 2011
edited by PrincessMariam
posted by PrincessMariam
"in the " USA . I hope you do not mind PrincesMari. - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
Thanks for correction, Ray! :) - PrincessMariam, Oct 16, 2011
Great job, Princess! -- es *el mejor* chef/cocinero... - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
Muchas gracias, gintar!!! :) - PrincessMariam, Oct 16, 2011
5
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Si,estoy loco para comer pollo frito caliente en un día caluroso.

Yes, I am crazy to eat hot, fried chicken on a hot day. cheese

updated Oct 19, 2011
edited by md11
posted by md11
Bienvenido al foro. :) - EL_MAG0, Oct 16, 2011
Strangely I always find that hot things on hot days can be sometimes cooling . - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
Curries with raita!! - lagartijaverde, Oct 16, 2011
Good work, md11! - Si, *estoy* loco *para* comer pollo frito caliente en *un* día caluroso. - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
5
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The man in red is saying 'This is better than watching Arsenal play".. .

El hombre en rojo está diciendo 'Esto es mejor que mirar Arsenal jugar'.

updated Oct 16, 2011
posted by ian-hill
He is wearing an Arsenal shirt. - ian-hill, Oct 16, 2011
Jeje - EL_MAG0, Oct 16, 2011
Excellent, Ian! - gintar77, Oct 16, 2011
5
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¡Me olia que!

I smelt that!

updated Oct 16, 2011
edited by Ranman
posted by Ranman
Good work, ranman! -- ¡Olí eso! - gintar77, Oct 15, 2011
Bienvenido al foro. :) - EL_MAG0, Oct 15, 2011
What did you smell ? My fear mayhap ? - ray76, Oct 16, 2011
eso because it demostrative. - BellaMargarita, Oct 16, 2011