La Palabra del Día: La oferta
La oferta
offer, supply, bargain, bid
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 4, 2011.
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My Example:
Estoy seguro de que todo el mundo sabe que me gusta la pizza, por eso si me pides hacer algo a cambio de pizza, probablemente no podría rechazar tu oferta.
I am sure that everyone knows that I like pizza, therefore if you ask me to do something for pizza, I probably couldn’t refuse your offer.
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The kindest offer a friend can make is to provide a shoulder to cry on.
La major oferta que un amigo puede hacerte es ofrecerte un hombro en el que llorar.
Voy a hacerte una oferta que no puedes rechazar.
I'll make you an offer you can't refuse.
Una oferta no es una oferta si no la necesitas.
A bargain is not a bargain if you don't need it.
Es díficil para mí que pueda resistir una oferta gratuita.
It is difficult for me to resist a free offer.
¡Venga! Tenemos muchas las cosas que están en oferta esta semana. ¡Puedes probar lo que quieras!
With Heidita's corrections:
¡Venga! Tenemos muchas cosas que están en oferta esta semana. ¡Puedes probar lo que quieras!
Come on! We have lots of things on offer this week. You can try anything you want!
Si quieres viajar hay muchas agencias de viaje con buenas ofertas.
If you would like to travel , there are many travel agencies with good offers.
Quiero vender un terreno pero primero tengo que determinar cuanto debo tomar por una oferta.
My original: Quiero vender un terreno pero primero tengo que encontrar cuanto cuesta tomar por una oferta.
I want to sell a piece of land but first I have to find how much to take for an offer.
He descubierto un método bueno de aprovechar de las ofertas de “Viernes Negro”: Encuentro los anuncios en el internet y compro los artículos unos pocos días antes, y luego, en ese día, envío a mi esposa con el recibo a utilizar la garantía de precio.
I have discovered a good method for taking advantage of the “Black Friday” offers: I find the advertisements on the internet and buy the items a few days prior, and then, on that day, I send my wife with the receipt to make use of the price guarantee.
Some friends of mine don't like fast food and they become nervous when they hear an offer to eat it.
A algunos de mis amigos no les gusta la comida rápida y se vuelven nerviosos cuando oyen una oferta de comerla.
La Red está llena de ofertas asombrosas. The Internet is full of amazing offers.
In spring, the male cardinal gives the female an offering of food. Throughout the rest of the year, he chases her away from food, to eat it himself.
En la primavera, el cardinálido (Cardinalidae) macho le da a la hembra una oferta de alimentos. Lo largo del Durante el resto del año, se la persigue lejos de alimentos, a comer la impide de comer por hacerle huir para comerlo a sí mismo.
In many countries, the custom is to haggle for a better offer before buying.
En muchos países, regatear es la costumbre por una oferta mejor antes de comprar.
Esta semana senores Merkel y Sarkozy le dieron el gobierno griego una oferta que no podría rechazar
This week Messrs. Merkel and Sarkozy gave the Greek government an offer they could not refuse
La actual situación económica hace difícil encontrar buenas ofertas de empleo.
The current economic situation makes it difficult to find good job vacancies.
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