La Palabra del Día: Orientar
Orientar
to guide, to show the way; to direct
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 21, 2011.
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My Example:
No tengo sentido de la orientación, así que si alguien me pide orientarle a un lugar, ojalá esté dispuesto a pasar un viaje muy interesante.
I have no sense of direction, so if someone asks me to guide them to a place, I hope they are willing to have a very interesting journey.
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Permiteme orientarte de la vida. ¡Estoy sabio!
With Drvicente's corrections:
Permiteme orientarte en la vida. ¡Soy sabio!
Let me show you the way in life. I am wise!
A mí tambien me gustaría buscar una estrella para orientarme en la vida pero no he entendido cómo podemos buscar la estrella correcta, hay milliones.
I would also like to find a leading star to guide me through life but I've never understood how we are to find the right star, there are millions.
Original sentence: Los laberintos se diseñan para que orientarse al final es un aseño muy difícil.
Corrected sentence: Se diseñan los laberintos para orientarse al punto final que es una hazaña muy difícil.
Mazes are designed so that guiding yourself to the end point is a very difficult feat.
Las centrales termosolares consiguen generar energía renovable orientando los rayos solares hacia una torre central donde se alcanzan temperaturas muy elevadas. 
Solar power plants obtain renewable energybydirecting the sun's rays towards a central tower which reaches very high temperatures.
Mi maestro de karate me orientó de niñez.
My karate instructor guided me through my childhood.
Nobody can show me the way to the Treasure Island.
Nadie puede orientarme a la isla del tesoro.
Con la ayuda del programa GSM podemos orientarnos sin carta geográfica.
With the help of the GSM program we can direct ourselves without a map
Mi estrella siempre me ha orientado en un dirección de buena fortuna.
Corrected sentence. Mi estrella siempre me ha orientado hacia la buena fortuna.
My star has always guided me towards good fortune.
Directing aeroplanes on busy airports must be very tense job.
Orientar los aviones en aeropuertos de mucho tráfico debe ser trabajo muy tenso.
Un mapa es útil para orientarte en las montañas pero si no sabes leer un mapa entonces no va a ayudarte.
A map is usefull to guide you in the montains but if you don´t know how to read a map then it´s not going to help.
Estoy un poco perdida... ¿me puedes orientar?
I-m a little lost, can you direct me?
Usaba un mapa, pero ahora uso un GPS para orientarme. I used to use a map, but now I use a GPS to orient myself.
Los padres orientan a sus hijos.
Parents guide their children.
Cuando era joven usaba un mapa para orientarme a un lugar especifico. Hoy en día uso el sistema posicionamiento global.
My original:Cuando era joven usaba una mapa para orientarme a jugar especifica.
Hoy uso una el sistema posicionamiento global.
When I was young I used a map to guide me to a specific place. Today I use a GPS.
Todos saben que los hombres no se necesitan orientar porque nunca se pierden.
Everybody knows that men don't need to be guided because they never get lost.
