La Palabra del Día: Abordar
Abordar
to board, to approach, to tackle; to dock
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted December 29, 2011.
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Señor, iba a abordar el avión pero me he dado cuenta de que tengo miedo de volar….
Sir, I was going to board the plane, but I just realized that I am afraid to fly…
23 Answers
Sometimes if you walk on foot you can be faster than your friend who boarded a bus! 
¡Algunas veces cuando estás de pie, puedes alcanzar tu destino más rápido que tu amigo que aborda un autobús!
Impacientes, los viajeros querían abordar el avión...
Impacient, the travellers wanted to board the 'plane...
Hay que abordar el tren aunque aparezcan monstruos cada rato.
One must board the train even though monsters appear once in a while
En el fútbol, la defensa intenta abordar la oposición tan dura fuerte como es posible.
In football, the defense tries to tackle the opposition as hard as possible.
A veces me gusta abordar el tren y ver dónde me lleva...
Sometimes I like to board the train and see where it takes me...
Quizás algún día, los pasajeros normales aborden corrientes puedan abordar una nave espacial para viajar a otros planetas, pero dudo que eso suceda durante mi vida, a pesar de los sueños de los escritores de ciencia ficción del siglo pasado.
Perhaps someday, ordinary passengers will be able to board a spaceship to travel to other planets, but I doubt that that will happen in my lifetime, despite the dreams of science fiction writers of the last century.
Si hay problemas, debemos abordarlos con coraje y determinación.
If there are problems, we should approach them with courage and determination.
Algún día quiero abordar un crucero para hacer un viaje del todo el mundo.
Edit:
Algún día quiero abordar un crucero para.hacer un viaje alrededor del mundo.
One day I want to board a cruise ship to do a round the world trip.
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Cuando el barco Mayflower abordó en América , este evento se hizo muy importante de una perspectiva histórica.
When the ship Mayflower docked in America, this event became very important historically.
¿A qué tanta prisa? Todavía no podemos abordar el avión para otros cinco minutos.
What's the hurry? We still can't board for another five minutes.
Debemos abordar el problema con prisa antes de que la situación se nos vaya de las manos.
We ought to tackle the problem quickly before the situation gets out of hand.
Women and children aboard! Let's go! Mujeres y niños abordo! Vamos!
De pequeño jugaba con el Barco Pirata de Playmobil y solía decir: ¡Al abordaje!
When I was a child I played with Playmobil Pirate Ship and I used to say: ¡Stand by for boarding!
Pirates still attack ships using a brutal force.
Los piratas todavía abordan los barcos empleando una fuerza brutal.
En el idioma español está permitido que un hombre "aborde" a una chica para cortejarla. Pero no estoy seguro si ese verbo "abordar" se pueda usar con ese mismo significado en ingles.
In spanish language is enabled that "a man boards a girl to flirting her". But I am not sure if the verb "to board" can be used with the same meaning in english language.
