La Palabra del Día: Igual
Igual
the same, equal, perhaps
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My Example:
Todos mis amigos saben que no me gustan las verduras. Me parece que todas saben igual, y verdaderamente no puedo soportarlas.
All of my friends know that I don’t like vegetables. I think that they all taste the same, and I honestly can’t stand them.
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I wouldn't care mind going to a desert island but, how could I read my emails then?
Me daría igual irme a una isla desierta pero, ¿cómo podría leer entonces mis correos?
Todos hombres son iguales ,pero algunos son más iguales que otros.
All men are equal , but some are more equal than others .
My apologies to "Eric Blair "
A mí, me es igual. Podemos ir al cine o si prefieres, podemos quedarnos en casa a ver la televisión.
To me, it does not matter. We can go to the movies or if you prefer, we can stay home and watch television.
No puedo encontrar a mi pingüino. Todos me parecen igual. I can´t find my penguin. They all look the same to me.
I think all television commercials are the same, so I watch almost no television.
Creo que todos los comerciales los anuncios de televisión son iguales, por lo que eso no veo casi nada de televisión.
¡A mí me da igual!
I don't care, one way or the other.
It doesn't matter to me.
It makes no difference to me.
To me, it gives equally.
I have listed four English translations because this Spanish saying does not literally translate. The last is the closest literal translation, however, it would confuse an English speaker if you said it this way.
On the other hand, this sentence is a good one for English speaking people to memorize, because you hear it every single day in Madrid.
No somos tan iguales como parece
Are we really that much alike?
Me da igual lo que dicen los otros animales, í Que seamos amigos para siempre!
I don't care what the other animals say: Let's be friends for ever!
Dicen que son iguales como dos huevos, pero según expertos, los huevos
no son iguales de ninguna manera.
It is said that they are exactly the same as two eggs, but according to experts the eggs are far from being equals.
It is awful when you go to a party and see that your friend wears the same dress as you.
Es horrible cuando vas a una fiesta y ves que el vestido de tu amiga es igual que el tuyo.
La gente es diferente , pero hay que respetarlos por igual .
People are different , but you must respect them equally .
Ella tiene pecas igual que su amiga Abby
She has freckles, just like her friend Abby.
Esta falda es igual que la tuya.
This skirt is the same as yours.
Todas las personas son diferentes. Hasta los gemelos idénticos no son iguales exactamente.
All people are different. Even identical twins are not exactly the same.
La razón que yo te amo a mi esposo mucho es porque él y yo somos iguales en nuestra jornada en la vida.
The reason that I love my husband a lot (so much) is because he and I are equals in our journey in (through) life.
