La Palabra del Día: "la franja"
"la franja"
noun ( strip, band; border, fringe )
Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The sentence with the most votes will be crowned the Word of the Day winner!
Guidelines:
- Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either.
- Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well.
- Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary).
- Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.)
- Have fun experimenting with Spanish!
My Examples
1.Vivo en la franja de tierra cerca del río.
2. I live on the strip of land near the river.
1. Me gusta mucho la franja amarilla en este vestido.
2. I really like the yellow border on this dress.
24 Answers
Encontré a un estafador que me vendió una franja de tierra que casi me mató.....¡Era una pista de aterrizaje!
I met a con-man who sold me a strip of land which almost killed me...It was a landing strip!!
Cuando quiero hablar a alguien de España en Skype, tengo que considerar la franja horaria porque está seis hors adelante allí.
When I want to talk to someone from Spain on Skype, I have to take into account the time zone because it is six hours ahead there.
Las banderas nacionales de muchos países consisten de dos o tres franjas horizontales o verticales en diferentes colores , como la bandera francesa, holandesa y alemana
The national flag of many countries consists of two or three horizontal or vertical stripes in different colours., such as the French, German and Dutch flags.
Un cuadro parece tanto mejor cuando usted coloca una frontera alrededor de ello.
A picture looks so much better when you place a border around it.
Voy a plantar una franja de margaritas en el jardin, porque a mi perrito les gustan mirelos le gusta mirarlos.
I am going to plant a strip of daisies in the garden, because my puppy likes to look at them.
Mi padre es dueño de una franja de tierra en Florida.
My father is the owner of a strip of land in Florida.
¡Qué lío! En realidad me esforzaba para pintar único las franjas!
What a mess! Really, I made an effort to only paint the fringes!
The news about the yesterdays flood is occupying the prime time emission.
Sanlee and Katy's corrections:
The news about yesterday's flood is occupying every prime time news cast.
La noticia sobre la inundación de ayer ocupa la emisión en la franja de maxima audiencia
Algún personas viven en las franjas de sociedad. - Some people live on the fringes of society.
Quiero ir a La Franja de Las Vegas pero no tengo dinero. :(
I want to go to the Las Vegas Strip but I don't have any money. :(
La telenovela Aguila Roja se transmite durante la franja de máxima audiencia en España.
The TV series Aguila Roja is broadcasted during the prime time in Spain.
Los escritores y poetas de la "Beat Generation" escribieron de sus experiencias al borde de la sociedad.
The writers and poets of the Beat Generation wrote of their experiences in the fringe of society.
How would one translate the literary movement of the "Beat Generation"? Would "la Generación con Ritmo" capture its' essence?
Unas niñas gustaria llevar sus pelo con una franja. Some girls like to wear their hair with a fringe.
Hay un franja de césped muerta enfrente de mi casa. No importa lo que hago, no crece. There is a strip of dead grass in front of my house. No matter what I do, it won´t grow.
Buscaba la falda con las franjas blancas y amarillas cuando mi hermana entró la sala la llevando.
I was looking for the skirt with the blue and yellow stripes when my sister entered the room wearing it.
