La Palabra del Día: Preocupar

Question

Preocupar

to worry, to bother, to concern

Special thanks to ZHMelissa for the idea for this word

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My Example:

No debería preocuparse por el futuro – probablemente sus pensamientos no van a ayudar la situación, y va a arruinarse el presento.

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You shouldn't worry about the future, it probably won't help, and you are just going to ruin the present.

muy rebuscado, try to put the English easier or more colloquial: thinking about it won't help, and you are going to ruin your present. - 00494d19, Jan 30, 2012

jaja - that does sound a lot better in English.... :) Thanks!!! :) - 001a2987, Jan 30, 2012

Rebuscado. Good word. Thanks Heidi! (and Chris, of course!) - MLucie, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 1

Primera regla:No te preocupes de las cosas pequeñas.

Segunda regla:Todo es una cosa pequeña.

First rule: Don't worry about the small stuff.

Second rule:It's all small stuff.

lol nice one! - billygoat, Jan 30, 2012

Clearly, jraider, you haven't had a dentist's bill recently... - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

Better dental than mental annie:) - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

No te peocupes DE...(muy bien Jrai..me gusta tu filosofía) - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

True Jraider, I must learn to look at the bigger picture whilst she does the root-canal.. - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

Gracias drvicente! Welcome back. :) - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

True!! - 001a2987, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 2

Estoy un poco preocupado que haya hecho la maleta con demasiada ropa mi esposa!

With drvicente's comments:

Estoy un poco preocupado que mi esposa haya hecho la maleta con demasiada ropa!

I am a little worried that my wife might have packed too many clothes!

What a good idea, billy, it's probably more comfortable in the luggage racks. - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

Jejeje:) - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

I would just move "mi esposa" and put it after "que" - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

gracias Vicente! - billygoat, Jan 30, 2012

Your sentence was very good Billy the wife part was just sooo far away..jejeje.. - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

thank you Vicente. I am trying to get used to arranging a sentence more Spanish like. I appreciate what you are saying though, it did sound a little odd putting the wife bit where I did. But now I know better :) - billygoat, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 3

No te preocupes... sencillamente cierra los ojos. Soy un gran conductor. Don't worry... just close your eyes. I'm a great driver.

...very good, you can also use (Soy un buen conductor) - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

I like your picture. Probably sat nav. - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

Nice shortcut! - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

"Recalculating... swim .2 miles, then exit right." - hollyjollyberry, Jan 30, 2012

Gracias, drvicente! - mstivers, Jan 30, 2012

Oh my I have that nightmare all the time! lol - Gregory84, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 4

Me preocupo por mis frases en SD - pienso que hago muchos errores.

I worry about my sentences in SpanishDict - I think that I make many mistakes.

Yo también....jeje - pero - es la mejor manera de aprender... :) - 001a2987, Jan 30, 2012

perfecto - 00494d19, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 5

No puedo preocuparme de la situación mundial en este momento porque estoy tan preocupada de mi próxima cita con el dentista que me cueste el mundo .

I can't manage to worry about the situation in the world today because I'm so concerned about my next appointment at the dentists, it will cost a fortune.

No voy a poner una foto, no quiero pensar del dentista... - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

..próxima.. - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

Gracias, vicente. Welcome back! - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

Annie....hang in there mi amiga, I feel for you. - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

Thank you, I'll concentrate on how unimportant it really is.. - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

My next appointment will cost an arm and a leg as well as a tooth :) - ian-hill, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 6

Tiene amigos que se preocupan por ella.

She has friends who are concerned about her.

She needs to switch to de-caf! Jeje:) - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 7

Si eres saludables , entonces no necesaria a preocupo, si eres enfermos su solo

preocupo es muerte,si eres muerto , no es necesaria a preocupo.

If you are healthy , then nothing to worry about , if you are sick , only thing to worry

about is death, if you are dead then no need to worry.

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Soy tanto preocupo para estar correcta , que olvido a tener la razón.

Corrected , -Me preocupo tanto de ser corregido que me olvido de tener razón .

I am so worried about being correct , I forget to be right .

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ray, this would have to be rewritten, not fair for the corrector, ok, let's try a very easy sentence with an easy structure from now on, please post according to your level, thanks - 00494d19, Jan 30, 2012

lol - true... - 001a2987, Jan 30, 2012

Thank you mate , try this on for size. - ray76, Jan 31, 2012

I guess you are correct ! - ray76, Jan 31, 2012

I am so worried "about" being correct. Sorry mate :) - ian-hill, Jan 31, 2012

Me preocupo tanto de ser corregido que me olvido de tener razon (acento sobre "o") - drvicente, Jan 31, 2012

Drvicente gracias otro vez amigo.Eres muy amable. - ray76, Jan 31, 2012

Ian maybe it is "being correct " that worries me the most. This one has mo in knots for an obvious reason . Thanks mate. - ray76, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 8

Soy una madre de con una chica adolescente, por eso me preocupan por muchos asuntos. Es mi trabajo a tiempo completo.

I'm a mother of a teenaged girl, therefore I worry about many things. It's my full-time job.

I have a teenager and a toddler... God bless the inventor of hair dye. - hollyjollyberry, Jan 30, 2012

Soy madre con una chica adolescente, por eso me preocupan muchos asuntos. Es mi trabajo a tiempo completo. - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

Gracias, vicente. :) - hollyjollyberry, Jan 30, 2012

When she started dating....... lol - Gregory84, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 9

¡No se preocupe Capitán, todo está bajo control!

Don't worry Captain, everything is under control!

Welcome back Vicente! - ianta, Jan 30, 2012

Gracias, Ianta...frase excelente... - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

Muchas gracias! - ianta, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 10

Me preocupa el estado de ánimo de tu hermana. Lleva diez minutos dando vueltas en el patio de atrás.

I worry about your sister's state of mind. She has been faffing about in the courtyard for ten minutes

lllevar + gerundio = present perfect or present perfect progressive, a ver, ponte las pilas y cámbialo;) estado de ánimo, state of mind - 00494d19, Jan 30, 2012

muy bien! - billygoat, Jan 30, 2012

faffing about is excellent, raul. - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

What is faffing???? - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

Hanging about, doing nothing useful whatsoever... - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

I'll try to faff later :D! - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

What does faffing mean?..is it an English word? - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

@ vicente: Yes, to hang about, waste time, be in the way, in a faintly enjoyable way. - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

Vicente, I believe it's an Australian word! :-) We don't faff where I come from...but I think I want to start! - MLucie, Jan 30, 2012

Thanks Heidi and everybody too. - RaulSpaniard, Jan 30, 2012

Great use of faffing Raul :) - ian-hill, Jan 30, 2012

Thanks for the information Annie and MLucie... - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

In US we use "lollygag, loiter, meandering" among others. - Gregory84, Jan 30, 2012

I can assure you that it is not an Australian expression we believe in calling a spade a spade , and this is a shovel , so faff off ! - ray76, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 11

No te preocupes de hacer las maletas, yo las haré luego, ella dijo .

Don’t bother packing – I’ll do it later, she said

perfecto - 00494d19, Jan 30, 2012

I suppose they put a little glider behind the plane, like dingy? - annierats, Jan 30, 2012

I see that the baggage handlers are not "faffing" around with this lot. - ray76, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 12

Don't worry - I can eat the whole apple!

No te preocupes - me puedo comer la manzana entera!

he better get started! :) - Jraider, Jan 30, 2012

No te preocupes, puedo comer la manzana entera. - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

¡Gracias, Vicente! - pesta, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 13

Are you hungry? Don’t worry, let's have a slice of Spanish tortilla to stop getting hungry! (or do you say to kill the little worm?)

Corrected: Don’t worry, let's have a slice of Spanish tortilla to fill your stomach!

Other possibilities: Don’t worry, let's have a slice of Spanish tortilla to stop/kill the hunger pangs/satiate your hunger.

¿Tienes hambre? ¡No te preocupes, vamos a tomarnos un pincho de tortilla para matar el gusanillo!

Hola Cordobesa....well, we don't say kill the little worm, but that is an interesting saying....maybe, to fill your stomach.... :) - 001a2987, Jan 30, 2012

Probably to stop/kill the hunger pangs. - Eddy, Jan 30, 2012

Yes, I agree - Eddy's is better.... :) - 001a2987, Jan 30, 2012

Muchas gracias a ambos por vuestras correcciones :) - Cordobesa, Jan 30, 2012

Or, to satiate your hunger. Para saciar su hambre. - ray76, Jan 30, 2012

¡Gracias, Ray! :) - Cordobesa, Jan 30, 2012

don't forget the vino tinto tambien! - billygoat, Jan 30, 2012

jajaja, ¡sí, es que no ha salido en la foto! :) - Cordobesa, Jan 30, 2012

To keep the wolf from the door=to stave off hunger - caza, Jan 30, 2012

Really? ¡I like it! Thank you, Caza! :) - Cordobesa, Jan 30, 2012

My friends say I have a little fatty living inside me. - Gregory84, Jan 30, 2012

A little fatty? jajaja Have you been to Spain? I think your little fatty would be happy here :) jajaja - Cordobesa, Jan 31, 2012

Answer 14

No te preocupes. ¡Sé feliz!

Don't worry. Be happy!

¡Muy buen consejo, Tosh! :) - Cordobesa, Jan 30, 2012

I will try but it is very difficult!!! - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

Gracias, B. ;) - Tosh, Jan 30, 2012

I know Dr. V... muy difícil. :) - Tosh, Jan 30, 2012

A little trick I learned in Viet Nam: When it's time to worry, you better worry. - Pablo-Peligroso, Jan 30, 2012

Answer 15

Don't worry about hard work! Just get started and you'll succeed.

¡No te preocupas por el trabajo duro! Solo empieza y tendrás exito.

Correction: No te preocupes del trabajo duro. Solo empiézalo y tendrás éxito.

No te preocupes del trabajo duro. Solo empiézalo y tendrás éxito. - drvicente, Jan 30, 2012

Muchas gracias drvicente - Mndeen75, Jan 31, 2012