La Palabra del Día: La cuerda
La cuerda
rope, string, spring
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted November 28
, 2011.
DO NOT use the translator!! ¡No usar el traductor!
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My Example:
¿Has intentado empujar algo con una cuerda? A veces es lo mismo cuando tienes que convencer algunas personas para hacer trabajo – es muy difícil.
Have you ever tried to push something with a rope? Sometimes it’s the same when you have to convince some people to do work – very difficult.
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Cuando era niña a mí me gustaba mucho jugar con la cuerda de saltar.
When I was a little girl, I liked very much to play with the skipping- rope
I bet you have never seen a horse jump rope before.
Apuesto a que nunca antes han visto un caballo saltar a la cuerda.
Para los gatos, no hay nada más divertido que un trozo de cuerda.
For cats there is nothing more fun than a piece of string.
I hope this rope bridge is strong enough.
Espero que este puente de cuerda es bastante fuerte.
I like to climb a rope ladder.
A mí me gusta trepar una escalera de cuerda.
I love the melodic sounds of stringed instruments . El melódico sonidos de instrumentos cuerdos ,me gusta.
Ya no es necesario dar cuerda a un reloj. Hoy en día la mayoría de relojes es son digitales.
It is no longer necessary to wind up a watch. Nowadays most watches are digital
Cuando le pedí una idea de para una frase con la palabra “cuerda” a mi esposa, me dijo “tráeme una cuerda y te mostraré lo que deberías hacer con ella.” Esta noche tenemos una fiesta grande, cuatro de los invitados llegaron anoche, y mi esposa está sometida a mucho estrés y no le gustan mis prioridades.
When I asked my wife for a sentence with the word “rope”, she said, “bring me a rope and I will show you what you should do with it.” Tonight we have a big party, four of the guests arrived last night, and my wife is under a lot of stress and does not like my priorities.
Para mantener la tranquilidad en casa, siempre he de llevarle la cuerda a mi esposa.
To maintain a peaceful life, I always have to humour my wife.
When someone needs to grow up, we say, "it's time to cut the apron strings".
Cuando alguien necesita hacerse mayor, decimos, "hace tiempo para cortar las cuerdas del delantal".
Después de enfermarme no puedo cantar. Mis cuerdas vocales no funcionan.
Since I got ill, I can't sing. My vocal cords are of no use.
Tenía tanto hambre, además de comerme todo el pollo, ¡tambien comé la cuerdo!
With Heidita's comments:
Tenía tanto hambre, además de comerme todo el pollo, ¡tambien me comí la cuerdo!
I was so hungry, in addition to eating up all the chicken, I also ate the string!
Cada año a partir de la llegada de otoño los niños ensamblan unas castañas y una cuerda para jugar el juego que se llama "conkers"
Each year near the start of Autumn the children assemble some chestnuts and string to play the game that is called "conkers"
An important distinction between Classical guitars and modern electric guitars is the strings. Electric guitars use metal strings while Spanish guitars use nylon. That makes a big difference to the sound.
Una distinción importante entre guitarras clásicas y modernas guitarras eléctricas es las cuerdas. Guitarras eléctricas utilizar cuerdas metálicas mientras guitarras españolas utilizar nylon. Esto representa una gran diferencia en el sonido
Antiguamente las cuerdas de guitarras españolas eran de tripa de animal pero en las guitarras modernas son de nylon.
My old Jazz electric guitar...metal strings
Rahab pone una cuerda roja en su ventana para los espías. Rahab put a red rope in her window for the spies.
