La Palabra del Día: El rayo
El rayo
ray, laser, bolt of lightning
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 1, 2011.
DO NOT use the translator!! ¡No usar el traductor!
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My Example:
Hace nueve meses, un médico corrigió mi visión con un rayo láser, y ahora mi visión es perfecta. Sin embargo, ahora veo rayos de luz alrededor de todas las luces. Muy triste.
Nine months ago, a doctor corrected my vision with a laser beam, and now my vision is perfect. However, now I see light streaks around every light.
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En verano, me gusta correr por la playa con los rayos del sol.
In summer, I like to run at the beach with the rays of sunlight.
New attempt:
Rays of sunlight wake us up every morning.
Los rayos de sol nos despiertan cada mañana.
Incorrect:
(It is not the truth that our field of vision is limited to observe only good things.
No es la verdad que nuestro rayo visual está limitado observar solamente las cosas buenas.)
El amor llega como un rayo, pero se apaga como un fósforo que se queda en nada.
Love arrives like a bolt of lightning, but extinguishes like a match that fizzles out.
Using suntan lotion is essential for protection from the dangerous sun rays.
Usando Usar loción bronceadora es esencial para la protección protegerse de los rayos del sol peligrosos.
Hay tiempos en la vida cuando nos sentimos como un árbol solitario impactado por un rayo.
There are times in life when we feel like a lonely tree struck by lightning.
Los rayos solares necesitan penetrar en la piel para transformar la vitamina D en su forma activa, pero la gran mayoría de los dermatólogos recomiendan que la gente tome píldoras de vitamina D en vez de eso para reducir el riesgo de cáncer de piel.
Solar rays need to penetrate the skin to transform vitamin D into its active form, but the vast majority of dermatologists recommend that people take vitamin D pills instead in order to reduce the risk of skin cancer.
Un rayo de luz es simbólico del rayo de esperanza.
A ray of light is symbolic of a ray of hope.
A ray of hope shines brighter in those who believe. Una rayo de esperanza brilla más brillante en aquellos que creen.
I don't know what exactly there is behind the bend, but I can see rays of sun there.
No se que exactamente hay a la vuelta de la esquina, pero puedo ver los rayos del sol allí.
¿Alguien ha visto la película "La guerra de los mundos"? Las máquinas del planeta Marte tenían un rayo letal.
Has anyone seen the film "The war of the worlds"? The machines from Mars had a death ray.
De vez en cuando necesitamos un rayo de esperanza.
From time to time we need a ray of hope.
Cuando estuve en Florida hace dos años, me asombraron los rayos que ocurrieron durante algunas de las tormentas.
When I was in Florida 2 years ago, I was amazed by the bolts of lightening that occurred during some of the storms.
Más brillante que un rayo , más fuerte que un pollo , y allí está " súper rayos ".
Brighter than lightening , stronger than a Chicken , and there he is " super Ray " .
Un rayo es el resutado de cargas eléctricas positivas y negativas conectando a través de la atmósfera.
A bolt of lightening is the result of positive and negative electric charges connecting through the atmosphere.
Me enseñó en el mes de mayo cómo evitar los rayos. He taught me in May how to avoid lightning bolts.
