La Palabra del Día: Deber
Deber
to have to do something, duty, to owe
Special thanks to Foxluv for the idea for this word
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Mucha gente cree que el éxito de una persona se debe o al trabajo duro o a la suerte. Personalmente, me gusta pensar que trabajo duro crea suerte.
A lot of people believe that people’s success is due to either hard work or dumb luck. Personally, I like to think that hard work creates luck.
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Taking care of the environment is our duty as inhabitants of this planet.
Cuidar el medio ambiente es nuestro deber como habitantes de este planeta.
Le debo una deuda de gratitud con a los moderadores de S.D. por su ayuda y su paciencia.
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I owe a debt of gratitude to the moderators of S.D. for their help and patience.
¡Debería haber bailado toda la noche!
I should have danced all night!
Deberías ser más prudente, hombre.
You should be more careful, man.
El capitán del barco debe ser el último en abandonarlo en caso de hundimiento.
With Annierats' corrections:
The captain should be the last to leave the sinking ship
Original: The ship captain must be the last one to leave it in case of sinking.
I have to be at work on time.
With Vicente's corrections:
Debo llegar al trabajo a tiempo.
Debes pensar un buen rato antes de que consientas en divorcio.
You should think it over, before you agree to getting divorced.
Voy ir al baño cuando puedo no cuando debo a ir , es más seguro.
Corrected.- Voy al baño cuando puedo ir no cuando debo ir. Está más seguro
I go to the bathroom when I can , not when I need to go , it is much safer.
Debo mi vida a Jesus porque Èl ha hecho tanto para mi.
I owe my live to Jesus because he has done so much for me.
Agua de vida. Water of life.
Debo a los amigos en SpanishDict una gratitud eterna por la posibilidad de un estudio divertido y alegre.
I owe to the friends on SpanishDict an eternal gratitude for the possibility of happy and joyful study.
No se si debería usar "deber" or "deber de" en frases, es algo que necesito aprender.
I don't know if I should use "deber" or Deber de" in sentences, it is something I have to learn.
Debería haber dormido más la noche pasada.
I should have slept more last night.
Realmente debo arreglar mi coche. Está todavía lleno de cosas de nuestro viaje el mes pasado... ¡pero hace mucho frío afuera! ¡No quiero hacerlo!
I really must tidy up my car. It's still full of things from our trip last month... but it's very cold outside! I don't want to do it!
Si quieres aprender el español, entonces debes visitar Spanishdict.com
If you want to learn spanish, then you should visit Spanishdict.com
Corrected sentence:
Para la salud, debes cepillarte los dientes dos o tres veces cada día después de comer con una buena pasta de dientes.
Original sentence
: Para la salud, debes cepillarte los dientes dos o tres veces cada día despúes de comer con una pasta de dientas buena.
For your health, you should brush your teeth two or three times a day after eating with good toothpaste.
