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La Palabra del Día: Afuera

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Afuera

outside, outward

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My Example:

Hace frío afuera, así que voy a quedarme adentro y cocinar malvaviscos con la chimenea.


It’s cold outside, so I will stay indoors and cook marshmallows with the fireplace.

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updated Jan 15, 2012
edited by 00494d19
posted by 001a2987
and a post by drvicente I presume :-) - 00434ec3, Jan 10, 2012
What is the marshmallow. I read about it in the books, but I have no idea . - porcupine7, Jan 10, 2012
Sí, por supuesto mi6mi6... :) - 001a2987, Jan 10, 2012
omg Porcupine - marshmallows are great....not sure what they are, besides very sugary, and you put them over a fire, melt them, put them between graham crackers.....yummmmm :) - 001a2987, Jan 10, 2012
Quickly! We must arrange an airdrop of marshmallows, graham crackers and Hershey bars into Budapest! Maybe that will cheer up Porcupine :) - ajaks, Jan 10, 2012
Porcu, if you ever have one have it toasted... sooo good! - hollyjollyberry, Jan 10, 2012
Toasted marshmallow is an acquired taste, I eat mine raw while my wife burns hers to a crisp. - Yeser007, Jan 10, 2012
there is only enough room in my belly for meat ;-) Marshmellows are for girls :p ;-) - billygoat, Jan 10, 2012
I've never had one either, sounds absolutley revolting, I'll have marmite on toast! - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
I've never had marmite... what does it taste like? - hollyjollyberry, Jan 10, 2012
It tastes strange, not sweet! Possibly an aquired taste too... - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
Marshmallow is sugar syrup, whipped into a thick fluff, then formed in the shape you van see in the picture. - Leatha, Jan 10, 2012
Thanks, Leatha, for the chemical composition. However, Ajaks and I are now arranging an emergency aid air drop!! [They bounce Porcupine.] ;)) - territurtle, Jan 10, 2012

26 Answers

16
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¿Sois ciegos? Soy un gato de la casa.... !no me dejéis afuera!

Are you blind? I am a house cat.... do not leave me outside!

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updated Jan 15, 2012
edited by ajaks
posted by ajaks
lol - 001a2987, Jan 10, 2012
I could not but vote for the poor suffering chap... - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
Gato Loco!!!!!!! - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
Oh, this is funny! - Gillygaloo, Jan 10, 2012
+_+ Pobre gatito! - 00a4c226, Jan 10, 2012
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Puedo ser muy peligroso afuera de la casa por la noche. Quedate aquí conmigo y estaremos seguros juntos.

With drvicente's corrections:

Puede ser muy peligroso afuera de la casa por la noche. Quédate aquí conmigo y estaremos seguros juntos.

It can be very dangerous outside the house at night. Stay here with me and together we will be safe.

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updated Jan 15, 2012
edited by billygoat
posted by billygoat
Nice - porcupine7, Jan 10, 2012
Awwww :) - 001a2987, Jan 10, 2012
Sweet! - ajaks, Jan 10, 2012
Cosy, billy.Looks a very good sentence, to me anyway. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
Ese gato tiene la pinta de loca en sus ojos.Jejeje! - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
thanks for the nice comments guys :) - billygoat, Jan 10, 2012
PuedE ser...Quédate... - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr school boy error lol. Gracias drvicente :) - billygoat, Jan 10, 2012
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Cuando estoy de vacaciones, no hay nada mejor que comer alguna especialidad de la región en un sitio agradable, afuera.

When I'm on holiday there is nothing better than to eat some local speciality in a pleasant site, outside.

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updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Today must be "exotic foods" day. jejeje - hollyjollyberry, Jan 10, 2012
Yes, a strange theme is developing. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
me gusta el foto. - aocroc, Jan 10, 2012
Thats what I call a live picture! lol - FELIZ77, Jan 10, 2012
En realidad, los pingüinos viven en la Antártida, muy lejos de los osos polares. (Probablemente todos ya lo saben, pero...) - Stadt, Jan 10, 2012
Y en la vida real, los osos prefieren beber vodka... - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
Oh dear why did I add that, maybe it should be 'a los osos, les prefieren la vodka? - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
I like your first version better. (I do not think preferir works like gustar). :-) - Stadt, Jan 10, 2012
Stadt, I really, really must go and do some work, this is awful , it will get dark before I finish outside otherwise. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
...No hay nada mejor "que" comer...(you don't need the "de") - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
I like this sentence. I learned from it. thanks - dewclaw, Jan 10, 2012
Me encanta la foto "_" - 00a4c226, Jan 10, 2012
Vicente, como siempre, gracias. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
Y gracias también a todos mis amigos. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
¡Vamos a tener una botella de vodka para celebrar el éxito de este mensaje! - territurtle, Jan 10, 2012
¡Que idea tan buena! - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
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Edit:

Mi madre siempre dice, "Es un día hermoso y realmente quiero que vayas afuera a jugar".

My madre siempre dice, "Es un día hermoso y realmente quiero que vayas afuera a jugar.

My mother always says, "It's a beautiful day and I really want you to go outside and play".

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updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
lol :) - PrincessMariam, Jan 10, 2012
Escucha a tu madre sanlee! - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
Mi madre dice... - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
Thanks so much drvicente! - sanlee, Jan 10, 2012
13
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Piense afuera a la caja.

Think outside the box.

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updated Jan 11, 2012
posted by Ranman
jejeje how true! - Yeser007, Jan 10, 2012
Great idea for a sentence: :) - FELIZ77, Jan 10, 2012
Bien! - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
I'm already thinking outside the box because I'm not in one right now :-) - 00434ec3, Jan 10, 2012
Good one! :) - PrincessMariam, Jan 10, 2012
...afuera DE la caja. - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
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En nuestra ciudad nieva y estoy sentada en mi cuarto . El jardín está lleno de nieve y miro afuera con tristeza.

In our city it is snowing and I am sitting in my room. The garden it full of snow and I am looking outside sadly.

updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
So pretty! - ajaks, Jan 10, 2012
I know the feeling!! .....The garden iS full....looking outside sadly.... :) - 001a2987, Jan 10, 2012
Lovely sentence porcupine! - hollyjollyberry, Jan 10, 2012
En nuestra ciudad nieva y estoy sentada en mi cuarto. El jardín está lleno de nieve y miro afuera con tristeza. (Porcu you put "hoy" in your Spanish sentence but forgot "today" in your English sentence.) - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
10
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No me gusta trabajar afuera en el invierno. Hmmm en verdad no me gusta ni trabajar en el interior.

I don't like to work outside in the winter. Hmmm actually I don't like to work inside either.

updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by Yeser007
posted by Yeser007
I love it, there is only one conclusion we can draw here. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
¡Yo tampoco! - Gillygaloo, Jan 10, 2012
No me gusta trabajar "afuera" en el invierno...You forgot the "palabra del día" - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
rofl :D - territurtle, Jan 10, 2012
10
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Mis vecinos en la casa al lado de la mía tienen siete perros y los oigo ladrando afuera a deshoras todas las horas.

My neighbors in the house next door to mine have seven dogs and I hear them barking outside at all hours. mad

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updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by hollyjollyberry
posted by hollyjollyberry
My dog thanks you for the language lesson. :) - Yeser007, Jan 10, 2012
jejeje... bet you didn't know your dog was a polyglot. :) - hollyjollyberry, Jan 10, 2012
Do Albanian dogs really ask for ham so clearly? - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
Better than inside your house:) - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
Mis vecinos...afuera a todas las horas. - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
¡Muchas gracias, Vicente! Hey, I didn't muck it up too badly today... hurray for me! - hollyjollyberry, Jan 10, 2012
9
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It was cold outside and we decided to make the barbecue at home.

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Afuera hacía frío y decidimos a hacer barbacoa en casa.

updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by PrincessMariam
posted by PrincessMariam
Jeje!Hola Princess:) - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
Muy bien, princesa... - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
Hola, Jraider! :D - PrincessMariam, Jan 10, 2012
Thanks a lot Vicente! ;) - PrincessMariam, Jan 10, 2012
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Ir a pescar es mi pasatiempo favorito,porque lo haces afuera.

Fishing is my favorite hobby,because you do it outside.

updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Muy bien, chico... - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
Gracias drvicente:) - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
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Como mucha gente con la piel dura afuera , mi interior es suave.

Like many people with tough skin outside, my inside is soft.

after corrections: Como mucha gente con la piel dura afuera , mi interior es tierno.

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updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by 00434ec3
posted by 00434ec3
not completely sure about this one - 00434ec3, Jan 10, 2012
In the English you don't need the before tough, so it would be : Like many people with tough skin.... - MaryMcc, Jan 10, 2012
thanks maryMcc, I don't speak and don't write fluently so I need all the help I can get - 00434ec3, Jan 10, 2012
:) - 001a2987, Jan 10, 2012
This must be show and tell day, like Porcupine with the marshmallows I have to ask "what is this?" - Yeser007, Jan 10, 2012
I'm glad you asked , yeser, what is it? Is it edible? - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
they're lyches. Asian fruit, quite sweet and soft, In the middle there is a large seed. I'm not particularly fond of them. - 00434ec3, Jan 10, 2012
...mi interior es tierno (Michaël..suave=soft as sound or smooth surface; tierno(a)=soft, tender on inside) - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
thank you drvicente - 00434ec3, Jan 10, 2012
Aww, you´re sweet -- just like lyches! - territurtle, Jan 10, 2012
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Lo que me gusta lo menos acerca de invierno es que tengo que ir al trabajo y regresar a casa en la oscuridad, y solo puedo ver el sol afuera fuera de mi ventana en el trabajo.

What I like the least about winter is that I have to go to work and return home in the dark, and am only able to see the sun outside from my window at work.

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updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by Stadt
posted by Stadt
Stadt, you have reminded me why I left Sweden. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012
I am not sure I used "lo menos" correctly there- although as always, the places where I have my doubts, and the places that I am wrong do not always match. - Stadt, Jan 10, 2012
I agree! At least the days are starting to get longer now! - Gillygaloo, Jan 10, 2012
Stadt..as usual you put me in a very perplexing position..afuera=outside (stands alone) fuera de= outside of...(preposition)..in your sentence it would be "fuera de mi ventana." - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
Gracias, drvicente; I obviously am not ever particularly looking to having my sentence published, just improve my writing skills, so I will just recognize that I used the wrong word (I did have doubts there as well). Thank you again for your commitment.. - Stadt, Jan 10, 2012
to helping us learn, you are wonderful. I definitely learned some things from writing the sentence regardless. :-) - Stadt, Jan 10, 2012
thanks Stadt, always such nice and kind comments:) - 00494d19, Jan 10, 2012
7
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Wife to husband:''Have you taken out the rubbish, yet.... as I asked you to?'' smile grin grin

Husband:''Yes, of course, my love! I have left it outside your mother's house!'' tongue wink tongue rolleye smile LOL grin

= Esposa a su esposo: ''¿Ya has sacado la basura...como te pedí?'' smile grin grin

''íSí, por supuesto, mi amorcita! La he dejado fuera de la casa de tu madre!''tongue wink tongue rolleye smile LOL grin

Corrijan mi español, por favor grin

updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
I know that you could also say: Esposa a su marido :) - FELIZ77, Jan 10, 2012
Good one Feliz:) - Jraider, Jan 10, 2012
Thank you very much JRaider I am pleased you like it :) I am off to work now be back later - FELIZ77, Jan 10, 2012
Muy bien, chico... - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
Muchas gracias, Vicente :) - FELIZ77, Jan 10, 2012
G R E A T, Paul!! - territurtle, Jan 10, 2012
7
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Los hurones les gustan viven afuera. A los hurones les gusta vivir afuera

Ferrets like to live outside.

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updated Jan 10, 2012
edited by MaryMcc
posted by MaryMcc
A los hurones les gusta vivir afuera. - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
A mi no me gusta el verbo gustar. Gracias por las correcciones. - MaryMcc, Jan 10, 2012
Es un verbo un poco diferente, Mary..hay que practicarlo. - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012
And how would you know this, Mary??? ;)) - territurtle, Jan 10, 2012
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Si se vive afuera hay que tener una piel dura porque hace frío y no hay comodidad.

If you live outside you have to have a thick skin as it is cold and there is no comfort.

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updated Jan 11, 2012
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
In this case "as"= porque - drvicente, Jan 10, 2012