La Palabra del Día: El reino
El reino
kingdom, realm
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 24, 2011.
DO NOT use the translator!! ¡No usar el traductor!
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My Example:
Siempre me ha gustado leer y estudiar sobre todos los reinos en la historia del mundo.
I have always liked to read and study about all the kingdoms in the history of the world.

23 Answers
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God".
"Es más fácil que un camello entre por el ojo de una aguja, que un hombre rico entre en el reino de Dios".

En el reino del spanishdict están tratar de igual a igual ¡todos! Esto puedo decirles porque Heidita me lo ha permitido. jeje
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With Drvicente's corrections:
En el reino de SpanishDIct, todos somos iguales. Puedo decir eso, porque Heidita me dio permiso de decirlo.
In the kingdom of Spanishdict we are all equal! I can say this because Heidita has given me permission to.

Mohandas Gandhi no ha tenido un reino pero era rey a todos de su pueblo.
Mohandas Gandhi did not have a kingdom but he was a King to all of his people.

For me, birds are the most beautiful creatures in the animal kingdom.
Para mí, los pájaros son las criaturas más hermosas del reino animal.


La mayoría de gatos creen que el mundo es su reino.
Most cats believe that the world is their kingdom.

I have a dream to live in the kingdom of peace.
Sueño vivir en el reino de paz.
El reino de los aztecas duró sólo un par de siglos. Sin embargo se convirtieron en ese lapso de tiempo en el mayor imperio de Mesoamérica.

Aztec kingdom only remained for a couple of centuries. But in that lenght of time they became the greatest empire in Mesoamerica.
A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse! "Shakespeare's heavily fictionalized version of Richard III"
Un caballo! Un caballo! Mi reino por un caballo! "Versión muy novelada de Shakespeare Ricardo III"

Si fuera una reina, en mi reino siempre llevaría vestidos rosados.
If I were a queen, in my kingdom I would always wear pink dresses.
The chat room is a kingdom of all abusers without any moderator.
La sala de chatear es un reino de todos los abusadores sin ningún moderator.
Me interesan los reinos de los judíos de la Biblia.
The Jewish Kingdoms of the Torah interest me. 
A great kingdom is created by a great king.
Un gran reino es creado por un gran rey.

Cuando el reino del rey es muy grande, hay más gentes.
When the kingdom of the king is very big, there are more people.


El cuarto de un niño es su reino. A child's room is his kingdom.
