La Palabra del Día: El desafío
El desafío
challenge, duel, provocation
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted January 9, 2012. />
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My Example:
Toda la gente tiene desafíos en su vida. La manera en que la persona afronta los desafíos decidirá si tiene éxito o fracasa en su vida.
Everybody has challenges in their life. The way in which the person handles the challenges will determine whether they have success or failure in their life.
21 Answers
Dicen que la vida nos desafia a una partida de ajedrez y tenemos que calcular bien cada paso.
It is said that the life challenges us to a game of chess and we have to consider each step well.
Puede evitar un desafío con su esposa con sólo cuatro palabras sencillas; "sí querida, tienes razón."
You can avoid a challenge with your wife with only four simple words; "Yes dear, you're right."
It is a challenge for me to learn the Spanish language.
Es un desafío para mí a aprender la lengua española.
Para mí el desafío de aprender español es vale la pena. Espero poder hablar un poco mejor cuando me vaya a España el verano que viene.
With drvicente's corrections:
Para mí el desafío de aprender el español vale la pena. Espero hablarlo un poco mejor cuando vaya a España el verano que viene.
In my opinion the challenge of learning Spanish is worth it. I hope to be able to speak a little better when I go to Spain next summer.
I guess I have a kitchen phobia and cooking sometimes becomes a great challenge for me.
Me parece que tengo una fobia de cocinar y a veces, cocinar se convierte en un desafío grave para mi.
*Cuando lo despidieron, tuvo uno de los desafíos más graves de su vida entera, pero en aquella época, no era la única con ese problema.**
Being made redundant was one of the biggest challenges in his whole life, but in that time he wasn't the only one with that problem.
Solucionar el Cubo de Rubik es un desafío al alcance de unos pocos.
Solving Rubik's Cube is a challenge within reach of few persons.
No matter how old you are it's always a challenge to learn a new language!
¡No importa cuantos años tienes siempre es un desafío aprender una nueva lengua!
Puede ser difícil, pero el aprendizaje del español es un desafío que nunca se hace aburrido.
It may be difficult, but learning Spanish is a challenge that never gets boring.
Algunas personas tienen desafíos más difíciles en la vida que otras.
Some people have greater challenges in life than others.
El desafío más famoso en la historia norteamericana fue entre Aaron Burr y Alexander Hamilton. The most famous duel in American history was between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.
Hay una tormenta eléctrica fuera de mi ventana, el desafío es a trabajar en SD y escribe
esta post.
Corrected.-Hay una tormenta eléctrica formando afuera desde mi ventana, el desafío es
seguir trabajando en SD y escribiendo esta frase.
There is an electrical storm outside my window and the challenge is to work on SD and write this post .
This is really happening , the internet has dropped out twice , am I an addict or what ?
Or just plain stupid.
Te reto a un desafío. Vamos a ver quién tiene la más larga lengua la lengua más larga!
I challenge you to a duel. Let´s see who has the longest tongue!
Para enfrentar el desafío de cruzar las Montañas Azules los primeros exploradores europeos necesitaron la ayuda de la gente indígena...
To face the challenge of crossing the Blue Mountains, the first European explorers needed the help of the indigenous people.
Mi gustan los desafíos en los programas de juegas concurso como "el superviviente" y "la carrera increíble".
I like the challenges in game shows like "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race".
