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English Word of The Day: Time

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The Word for Today is: Time

Time.......el tiempo

"The time spent on earth is very short, live every day as if it were the last."

"El tiempo pasado en la tierra es muy breve, vive cada día como si fuera el último."

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updated Jan 31, 2012
posted by 0043ad50
This was kind of hard for me Cogi.. Thanks so much for your help,,I learn every day from you. Abrazos - 0043ad50, Jan 21, 2012
What an excellent sentence to go with your photo text! - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2012
I think so too. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
excelente:) - 00494d19, Jan 22, 2012
today it is me, marshi, cogu is on a trip:) - 00494d19, Jan 22, 2012
Thank you Heidita. I love it when you are here. I appreciate you so much. - 0043ad50, Jan 22, 2012
Thank you, Heidi, for your help :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2012

25 Answers

11
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Don't waste time grumbling over things you can't change.

No pierdas tiempo quejándote de cosas que no puedes cambiar.

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updated Jan 31, 2012
posted by Castor77
perfecto - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
12
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Me acuerdo de todos los días

caminar juntos en el

mañana brumoso de verano

Mariposas en su pelo

riendo en el sol,

nos besó dos amantes.

El tiempo pasamos juntos

recuerdo muy bien, pero ahora

paso mi tiempo a solas con

recuerdos de tiempo juntos

caminar en el sol del verano.


I remember all the days

Walking together in the

misty summer morning

Butterflies in your hair

laughing in the sun.

We two lovers kissed .

The time we spent together

I remember well , but now

I pass my time alone with

memories of time together

walking in the summer sun.

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updated Jan 24, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
The best post of 2012 (and beyond) has just been written. - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
Terri I thank you , pero pienso que tu eres una romántica como de me. - ray76, Jan 21, 2012
That is lovely. - MaryMcc, Jan 22, 2012
That' very nice Ray is that one of yours.?? - jennyo45, Jan 22, 2012
Yes it certainly is Jenny , do you really like it ? - ray76, Jan 22, 2012
Is this supposed to be corrected? Sorry, Ray, far too long... - cogumela, Jan 23, 2012
I do appreciate poetry, Ray. But this thread is an exercise for practising Spanish. There are too many mistakes here, and you posted twice! Please, my friend, respect the rules of the threads. - cogumela, Jan 23, 2012
it deserves a thread of its own. - MaryMcc, Jan 24, 2012
11
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El tiempo es relativo, la duración de un minuto depende de que lado de la puerta del baño te encuentras.

Time is relative, the duration of a minute depends on which side of the bathroom door you are.

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updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by nelson_rafael
posted by nelson_rafael
jeje! Good English sentence. Small typo "which" rather than "wich". - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2012
Ahhh, gracias. :P - nelson_rafael, Jan 21, 2012
lol ¡Bien hecho! - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
Very clever mate anyone who has had teenagers knows the tragic truth of that statement - ray76, Jan 22, 2012
10
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Cuando éramos jóvenes, nadábamos en la piscina todo el tiempo.

When we were young, we used to swim in the pool all the time.

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updated Jan 22, 2012
posted by sanlee
perfecto - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
I believe that you still do. - ray76, Jan 21, 2012
¡Muchas gracias, Heidita! - sanlee, Jan 21, 2012
never stop Sanlee!! - jennyo45, Jan 22, 2012
10
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Had we but world enough, and time,

This coyness, Lady, were no crime

We would sit down and think which way

To walk and pass our long love's day.

Thou by the Indian Ganges' side

Shouldst rubies find: I by the tide

Of Humber would complain. I would

Love you ten years before the Flood,

And you should, if you please, refuse

Till the conversion of the Jews.

I give you this poem, by Andrew Marwell, (1600something,) which carries on for quite a wile and contains the well known and often quoted lines

But at my back I always hear

Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near;

I won't offer a translation, because the day I can translate this, one of my absolute favourite poems in the English language, I will no longer need to be a member of this website.

updated Jan 21, 2012
posted by annierats
You get my vote for a lovely poem. - MaryMcc, Jan 21, 2012
If I could write that in English Annie - I would make myself cry. :) - ian-hill, Jan 21, 2012
I've loved it for as long as I've known it, Mary. It is quite long, but utterly lovely and yet, totally modern too! For being that old. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
Ian, so would i, but then, it has stayed with us for over 400 years. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
Marshall, I told you we would have fun with this word.;) - Yeser007, Jan 21, 2012
Wonderful goal, Annie! You will reach this level of Spanish. Continue to enjoy your journey! - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2012
Bandit, bandit, this is so beautiful that one could never even do it in one's own language... - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
Although, obviously, if anybody actually reads it to the end, and understands it, it will get flagged, at once! - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
There's a reason a work of genius get's labeled "a classic." - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
To His Coy Mistress - the title - ian-hill, Jan 21, 2012
Indeed, thank you Ian. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
Thanks Annie ,I will try to obtain this beautiful poem ,voting. - jennyo45, Jan 21, 2012
Jenny, it's a classic, just put in the name of the poem, or, Marwell, it will come up easily. It's in any anthology of poetry too. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
8
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Time is of the essence when you are boiling an egg.

El tiempo es primordial cuando se hierve un huevo.

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updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by dewclaw
posted by dewclaw
I never, ever time it.. I mean to! They just get boiled after a bit.. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
I boil it for 8 mins, including the time before boiling:) - ianta, Jan 21, 2012
I love the hourglass set right before the boiled egg! jeje - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2012
rofl :D - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
Shouldn't it be "hierve" ? :) - ian-hill, Jan 21, 2012
perfecto - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
One time I cooked an egg in the microwave for 60 seconds. 59 seconds into it, I blew up. - Gregory84, Jan 23, 2012
8
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"Time" is a word that is so often confused in Spanish, well, at least for me. So much I won't even attempt to use it in my Spanish sentence. "Time" es una palabra que es tantas veces confundido en español, bueno, por lo menos para mi. Tan mucho que no voy intentar hacerlo en mi frase de español.

updated Jan 22, 2012
posted by Yeser007
Con tiempo, hombre, paso a paso, poco a poco.. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
Thank you so much Gary for your suggestion. I gave you credit in my post introduction. You are such qn asset to SD my friend. - 0043ad50, Jan 21, 2012
I see that Marshall, thanks! - Yeser007, Jan 21, 2012
"Time" es una palabra que se confunde mucho en español, bueno, por lo menos para mi. tanto que no voy a intentar hacerlo en mi frase de español. - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
7
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I shall be on time if it is about dinner time.

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Voy a llegar al tiempo si es la hora de la cena.

updated Jan 22, 2012
edited by PrincessMariam
posted by PrincessMariam
Un gato es siempre dispuesto a cenar - porcupine7, Jan 21, 2012
me too :) It is strange, but when I'm online, I get hungry very fast, it's like I was in the fresh air :D Thanks, Porcu! - PrincessMariam, Jan 21, 2012
si es la hora ... - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
Why I do believe that's one of the best photos ever put up here! I really love it!! And your caption is **perfecto** :-)) - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
Cute, but sleepy kitty! lol - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2012
Muchas gracias, Heidi! ;) - PrincessMariam, Jan 22, 2012
Thanks a lot, Terri and Bandit! :D - PrincessMariam, Jan 22, 2012
7
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One of SpanishDict's best members travels in a time machine, and she is unique excaim

Uno Una de los las mejores miembros de el SpanishDict viaja en una máquina del tiempo, ¡y ella es único única!

updated Jan 22, 2012
edited by territurtle
posted by territurtle
Whio is that member, Terri? Is that you? :) - PrincessMariam, Jan 21, 2012
jeje, leah, I know!!! - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
UnA de lAs mejores miembros de SpanishDict viaja en una máquina del tiempo, ¡y ella es únicA! - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
Who!!!!!... tell me who!!!! - nelson_rafael, Jan 21, 2012
Brava mi amiga! - Leatha, Jan 21, 2012
I needed you here, Heidita! Although, there was no excuse for "única," I really was confused about LAS, since it had to be "miembros." Believe me, nothing like feedback here to learn!! :-> - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
Are you teasing someone terri! - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2012
7
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El tiempo lo cura todo.

Time heals all.

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updated Jan 22, 2012
edited by RaulSpaniard
posted by RaulSpaniard
Raul - most people would use "heals" instead of cures :) - ian-hill, Jan 21, 2012
¡Verdaderamente linda foto! - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
thanks mates! - RaulSpaniard, Jan 21, 2012
7
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The other time I visited Panama, I could not speak Spanish at all, but this time in Costa Rica everything was better.

La otra vez cuando visitaba a que estuve en Panamá, no podía hablar sabía hablar español en absoluto, pero esta vez en Costa Rica todos estaba salió mejor.

updated Jan 22, 2012
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
Qué bueno que pudiste probar tu conocimiento - porcupine7, Jan 21, 2012
La otra vez que estuve en Panamá, no sabía hablar español en absoluto, pero esta vez en Costa Rica todos salió mejor. - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
¡Gracias, Heidita! - pesta, Jan 21, 2012
Thanks from me, too!! Good learning sentence!! - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
7
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In next to no time it is possible to say time flies.

En menos que canta un gallo es posible decir el tiempo vuela

updated Jan 21, 2012
posted by ian-hill
'que canta un gallo' how excellent! - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
You're so captivatingly clever! :-> - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
Keep the plaudits coming - I am not immune :) - ian-hill, Jan 21, 2012
Flattery works realy well on this site. - annierats, Jan 21, 2012
perfecto - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
6
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El tiempo no puede ser reconquistado.

Time cannot be recaptured.

updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
And that can be a blessing Maria. - ray76, Jan 21, 2012
Perfect, Maria! :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2012
6
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I am like the character the ''White Rabbit'' in the story of ''Alice in Wonderland''. It never seems to me that I have enough time to do everything I would like to do. I am often late! confused rolleyes tongue rolleye LOL

= Soy como el personaje el ''Conejo Blanco'' en el cuento de ''Alice in Wonderland.'' Nunca me parece que tengo suficiente tiempo hacer todo lo que me guste hacer. A menudo llego tarde! confused rolleyes tongue rolleye LOL

Original sentence:

Soy como el carácter el ''Conejo Blanco'' en el cuento de ''Alice in Wonderland.'' Nunca me parece que tengo suficiente tiempo hacer todo lo que me guste hacer. A menudo llego tarde!** confused rolleyes tongue rolleye LOL

updated Jan 22, 2012
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
Oh so clever, Paul! I just *love* Alice's rabbit!! - territurtle, Jan 21, 2012
Thank you, Terri Iam glad that you like it :) - FELIZ77, Jan 21, 2012
Soy como el personaje el ''Conejo Blanco'' - 00494d19, Jan 21, 2012
Muchas gracias, Heidita :) - FELIZ77, Jan 22, 2012
5
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Time seems to pass faster the older I get.

El tiempo pareces pasar más rápidamente según me hago más mayor.

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updated Jan 23, 2012
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
El tiempo parece pasar más rápidamente según me hago más mayor. - 00494d19, Jan 22, 2012
I'm so excited, I got it mostly right. - Leatha, Jan 22, 2012
Lea, note the "parece" :) - cogumela, Jan 23, 2012