La Palabra del Día: El paso
El paso
step, footprint, pace, walk, step forward, crossing, passing
Note: This word will be the official Word of the Day and will be posted February 6, 2012.
If you have ideas for good words, please send me a PM – I will make it a future word of the day.
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My Example:
Una vez cuando era joven, intenté contar el número de pasos que daba en un día. Sin embargo, muy pronto me di cuenta que sería muy difícil, y no valía la pena.
Once when I was young, I tried to count how many steps I took in a day. However, very soon I realized that it was very hard, and not worth the trouble.
23 Answers
Eso es un paso corto para un hombre, un salto gigantesco para la humanidad.
Este es un pequeño paso para el hombre, pero un gran salto para la humanidad.
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
Go ahead, take your first steps in life, my baby, and don't be afraid, I'm by your side.
Adelante, haz los primeros pasos en tu vida, mi bebé, y no tengas miedo, estoy a tu lado.
En un universo paralelo, hasta los pasos de cebra pueden ser distintos.
In a parallel universe, even zebra crossings can be different.
Un mal paso puede acabar con todo el camino hecho.
One bad step can destroy the whole performed journey.
un paso, un otro paso y un viaje ha empezado
a step, another step and a journey has begun.
El Paso es un ciudad frontera en el ouste de Texas. Los bisteces allí son maravillosos.
With the silly mistakes corrected: 
El Paso es una ciudad frontera en el oeste de Texas. Los bisteces allí son maravillosos
El Paso is a border town in the West of Texas. The steaks there are wonderful.
En los países lationoamericanos hay una raza de caballos que se llama el Paso Fino y los caballos de esta raza tienen los andares especiales, con alta flexíon de las rodillas al andar.
Latinamerican countries have breed of horses, called the Paso Fino, which has a characteristic high knee-action at the walk.
Edit:
Un podómetro cuenta cada paso que una persona hace cuando anda y es un instrumento muy útil para mantener la salud.
Un podómetro cuenta cada paso que una persona hace cuando andar y es un instrumento muy útil para mantener la salud.
A pedometer counts each step that a person makes when walking and is a very useful instrument for maintaining the health.
A veces mi trabajo es como así ...dar dos pasos adelante y tres pasos atrás.
My attempt: A veces mi trabajo es como; llevar dos pasos adelante y tres pasos retroceder.
At times my work is like; take two steps forward and three steps backwards.
I'm going to take a step back and reevaluate my future plans.
Voy a dar un paso atrás y reevaluar mis planes futuros.
Un paso a un tiempo está demasiado lento para mí, me gusta saltar con los pies (pero a veces me meto en líos). 
Paso a paso me tarda mucho, me gusta brincar con los ambos pies adelante (pero a veces me meto en líos)
One step at a time is too slow for me, I like to jump in with both feet (but sometimes I get myself into trouble).
Eso puede ser el paso de cebra más famoso.
This could be the most famous zebra crossing.
Pintar un paso de cebra no debe ser tarea fácil...
Painting a zebra crossing must not be easy work...
He caminando para veintinueve metros en un muelle que fue veintiocho metros largo.
Un paso demasiado largo.
I walked for 29 meters on a Pier that was 28 meters long, A step too far.
Estoy aprendiendo español paso a paso , un paso adelante y entonces dos pasos atrás
I am learning spanish step by step , one step forward and then two steps backwards.
