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English Word of The Day: Quantity(Amount)

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The Word for Today is: Quantity(Amount)

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Quantity(Amount).....cantidad

"The quality of time is more important than the amount of time you have with your children."

" La calidad de tiempo es más importante que la cantidad de tiempo que tienes con tus hijos."

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updated Nov 21, 2011
posted by 0043ad50
Cool artwork, Marshall! - Gillygaloo, Nov 12, 2011
good work marshi! - billygoat, Nov 12, 2011
good work marshi! - billygoat, Nov 12, 2011
Well said, Marshall!:) - migelis, Nov 12, 2011
English wotd is "Quantity" but you used "Amount" instead... :) - pesta, Nov 12, 2011
Is today's English word either one of two words? - pesta, Nov 12, 2011
Either one is ok to use pesta. Sorry I took so long to answer. - 0043ad50, Nov 13, 2011

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Some people waste a huge quantity of food while others sleep hungry.

algunas personas pierden gran cantidad de alimentos mientras que otros duermen hambrientos.

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updated Nov 21, 2011
edited by qazi
posted by qazi
Triste pero verdad. - 0043ad50, Nov 12, 2011
:( - migelis, Nov 12, 2011
In the English you need either 'a huge quantity...' or ' huge quantities...' It is very sad. - MaryMcc, Nov 12, 2011
It's so sad, but true :( and some people waste their money by trying to get luxury stuff in order to pretend who knows what, while some people fight to feed their children and, if possible, to feed themselves... - Vicente1, Nov 12, 2011
gracias a todos. I corrected the mistake. - qazi, Nov 12, 2011
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When you buy a large quantity of something, you can hope to get a discounted price.

Cuando compras una gran cantidad de algo, puedes esperar obtener un precio rebajado.

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updated Nov 17, 2011
posted by pesta
excelente:) - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
¡Gracias, Heidita! - pesta, Nov 12, 2011
Qué chistoso - porcupine7, Nov 13, 2011
Jejeje - migelis, Nov 13, 2011
loooooooooooool :) - PrincessMariam, Nov 13, 2011
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el doctor recomienda que yo limite la cantidad de comida que como.

the doctor recommends that I limit the amount of food I eat.

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updated Nov 17, 2011
posted by billygoat
He knows better, mate. Trust him:) - migelis, Nov 12, 2011
Billy, please take the photo off, I feel sick. - annierats, Nov 12, 2011
:) It better to move more than be on diet .:D (but sometimes we need both!) - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
The problem is that in that case you have to move very intensively - porcupine7, Nov 13, 2011
Yes, Porcupine, you are right again :D - PrincessMariam, Nov 13, 2011
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I wonder what is the amount of users on SD.

Me pregunto qué cuál es la cantidad de usuarios en SD.

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updated Nov 17, 2011
edited by migelis
posted by migelis
Qué or maybe cuál es - Eddy, Nov 12, 2011
Thank you, Eddy:) - migelis, Nov 12, 2011
loooooool :) - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
"Me pregunto cuál es la cantidad de usuarios en SD" :) - Vicente1, Nov 12, 2011
Gracias, Vicente1 y gracias todos mis amigos:) - migelis, Nov 13, 2011
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En ocasiones, la policía trinca grandes cantidades de droga.

My original:En ocasiones la policía hacen un trincar de las gran cantidades de drogas.

Occasionaly the police make a bust of large quantities of drugs.

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updated Nov 17, 2011
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
En ocasiones, la policía trinca grandes cantidades de droga. - RaulSpaniard, Nov 12, 2011
¡Gracias Raul! - Yeser007, Nov 12, 2011
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The amount of work I get done is directly related to the amount of time I spend in the SD website.

La cantidad a del trabaja estoy completa es relacionada directa a la que hago se relaciona directa con la cantidad del tiempo gasto que paseo en el sitio de web SD.

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updated Nov 13, 2011
edited by Gillygaloo
posted by Gillygaloo
Oh, Gillygaloo, this is very true for me too.. - annierats, Nov 12, 2011
La cantidad del trabajo que hago se relaciona con la cantidad del tiempo que paso ....... - Eddy, Nov 12, 2011
Eddy, thanks, but did you leave out my English word "directly"? - Gillygaloo, Nov 12, 2011
Where's the word of the day, quantity? - Maria-Russell, Nov 12, 2011
Maria, it's also "amount" and I have that twice. - Gillygaloo, Nov 13, 2011
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La calidad de una respuesta es más importante que la cantidad de palabras.

The quality of an answer is more important than the number of words used.

updated Nov 17, 2011
posted by annierats
Well said, amiga! :) - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
very true. - MaryMcc, Nov 12, 2011
excelente:) - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
Gracias! Menos trabajo para todos. - annierats, Nov 13, 2011
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Hay cosas donde la calidad es más importante que la cantidad.

There are things , where the quality is more important than the quantity.

updated Nov 17, 2011
posted by porcupine7
Your English looks fine Porcupine. :) - Yeser007, Nov 12, 2011
True! :) - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
excelente:) - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
What bout "quantity translates into quality" ? - SantoJorge, Nov 12, 2011
Gracias Heidita - porcupine7, Nov 13, 2011
Thanks Yeser and Princess - porcupine7, Nov 13, 2011
Santo Jorge You are right, it may happen - porcupine7, Nov 13, 2011
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When the amount of eaten calories is more than spent calories it leads to overweight. alt text

Cuando la cantidad de las calorías comidas es más que las gastadas lo llevo al exceso de peso.

updated Nov 17, 2011
posted by PrincessMariam
English looks good Princess. - Yeser007, Nov 12, 2011
I can't say that for the cat though. :) - Yeser007, Nov 12, 2011
Thanks a lot, Yeser! :) When it comes to medical terms, I write better :D - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
jejejeje, you are right! :) He needs to visit gym! :D - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
Ese gato está a punto de explotar!! - RaulSpaniard, Nov 12, 2011
@Raul. Looks so.jejeje :) I guess there are too many mice in the house :D - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
Jejeje, very true, ushka:) - migelis, Nov 13, 2011
Gracias, ushko! :) - PrincessMariam, Nov 13, 2011
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La selección española de fútbol tiene una gran cantidad de seguidores, entre ellos, Eddy. wink

The Spanish football team has a huge quantity of supporters, one of them, Eddy.

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updated Nov 17, 2011
edited by RaulSpaniard
posted by RaulSpaniard
Good English Raul but we capitalize Spanish. - Yeser007, Nov 12, 2011
lol, qué malo, jejejeje, - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
¿Soy el torero o el toro? A mí me gusta la tauromaquia. - Eddy, Nov 12, 2011
"La tauromaquia es un arte" dicen algunos. - RaulSpaniard, Nov 13, 2011
lol - migelis, Nov 13, 2011
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Los niños necesitan una cantidad de tiempo mejor que una cantidad del dinero
Children need a quantity of time more than they need a quantity of money.

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updated Nov 17, 2011
posted by MaryMcc
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The quantity of flashcards on this website is amazing!

¡La cantidad de las tarjetas de memoria en este sitio es increíble!

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updated Nov 17, 2011
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
este..bien hecho , guapa - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
Thank you for the help. - katydew, Nov 12, 2011
Estoy de acuerdo contigo, Katy:) - migelis, Nov 13, 2011
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La cantidad de amor se toma es igual a la amor se hace. The amount of love you take is equal to the love you make. (paraphrase of J.Lennon).

updated Nov 17, 2011
posted by heliotropeman
:) Good one! - PrincessMariam, Nov 12, 2011
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England have just beaten Spain. Unfortunately they didn't score many goals.

Inglaterra acaba de ganar a España. Por desgracia el equipo de Inglaterra no hizo goles en grandes cantidades.

updated Nov 17, 2011
edited by Eddy
posted by Eddy
Inglaterra acaba de ganar A España. Por desgracia el equipo de Inglaterra no metió muchos goles . - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
Heidi I had to use the word cantidad for quantity. - Eddy, Nov 12, 2011
*Have Eddy, shouldn't that be ""has" or "The English have...? - Yeser007, Nov 12, 2011
Well, eddy, you cannot use that here, grandes cantidades de goles...chino :P jeje - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
tal caso sería gran cantidad de goles...pero tampoco se dice - 00494d19, Nov 12, 2011
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Dicen que Melbourne tiene la mejor calidad de vida en el mundo.

They say Melbourne has the best quality of life in the world.

Elegido de una gran cantidad de ciudades en el 2011 .

Chosen from a large quantity of Cities in 2011 .

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updated Nov 17, 2011
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
.. tiene la mejor calidad... Ray, como se nota que no conoces España, jejeje - RaulSpaniard, Nov 12, 2011
Ray, the word is quantity not quality.;) - Yeser007, Nov 12, 2011
Thank you Raul , I spun a coin for that choice. Raul Australia had the most Cities on the list in 2011. - ray76, Nov 12, 2011
Thank you Yeser007 , I thought that because they were the same word it did not matter , I was mistaken so have rectified it , I hope that will be OK . - ray76, Nov 12, 2011
Great save, mate! I want you on my team! - pesta, Nov 12, 2011
Thanks mate , I thought I was , we are all formidable here on SD , today SD tomorrow "the World" . - ray76, Nov 12, 2011