La Palabra Del Dia: "someter"
someter verb(to submit; to subdue, to overcome)
DEFINITIONS*
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: Sometí mi propuesta otra vez.
I submitted my proposal again.
2: El ejército pudo someter a los rebeldes.
The army was able to subdue the rebels.
21 Answers
Someto mi ejemplo de la palabra del día. I submit my example of the word of the day. Sorry that it is so brief after some of the excellent posts I see before me.
En muchos países latinoamericanos las mujeres todavía se someten a sus hombres pero aquí, en Europa, hoy en día, los hombres se someten a sus mujeres porque lo que les gusta lo más es una vida tranquila.
In many Latinamerican countries the women still submit to their husbands but here in Europe, nowadays the men give in to their wives because what they like best is a peacful life.
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Verb: Someter/to submit
| Pronoun | English Verb | Spanish Verb |
| I / Yo | ..submit.. | ..someto.. |
| You / Tú | ..submit.. | ..sometes.. |
| He-She / Él-Ella | ..submits.. | ..somete.. |
| We / Nosotros | ..submit.. | ..sometemos.. |
| You / Vosotros | ..submit.. | ..sometéis.. |
| They / Ellos | ..submit.. | ..someten.. |
Me someto a la voluntad de Dios.
I submit to God's will.
Cuando los niños angloparlante que hablar inglés están juguetónmente jugando a la lucha libre, estarán a gritar ¨uncle, uncle¨ gritan "¡Uncle! ¡Uncle!", y que eso significa ¨me someto¨ someterse y pedir clemencia.
When English-speaking children are playfully wrestling playing at wrestling, they will shout “uncle, uncle”, "Uncle! Uncle!" and it that means to submit and to beg for mercy.
Me gustaria a someter mis problemas hablando en el Español. - I would like to overcome my problems speaking in Spanish.
Correction: Me gustaria a vencer mis problemas al hablar en Español.
En la pelea, cada persona quiso someter a la otra.
In the fight, each person wanted to overcome the other.
Me gustaría sugerir que intente.
I would like to suggest that you try.
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Quiero a someter mi miedo de hablo español. I want to overcome my fear of speaking spanish.
FigueroaGaray33, I think it is overcome as in to subdue or overpower. I agree it is not to overcome a problem or obstacle that would be must likely vencer. But there are a ton of verbs for different meanings. Overcome is one of those multiple meaning words that actually can involve winning or losing.
I was overcome by guilt. Losing. I submitted to my guilt. I can overcome my shyness. Winning I am not going to submit to my shyness.
Gringo, I totally see what you mean, but I am not talking about semantics here or about the intricacies of the English word “overcome”; I am familiar with those. I am talking about "someter." In Spanish, when you write «Debería haber sometido mi miedo de hablar idiomas extranjeros», it is an unnatural construction that is akin to saying, «I should’ve submitted my fear of speaking a foreign language», not to, «I should have overcome my fear...» When we do these translation exercises we have to be acutely aware of collocation, because some words simply do not work in certain contexts.
Asimismo hay que reforzar el sistema judicial para someter a los culpables a un juicio justo.
The judicial system likewise needs strengthening to bring the guilty to fair trial.
I should have overcome my fear of speaking foreign languages.
Debería haber sometido mi miedo hablar los idiomas extranjeros.
Figueroa's corrections:
Debí haber vencido/superado mi miedo a hablar idiomas extranjeros.
Creo que Jeremy Lin y sus compañeros de equipo someterá a los Celtics en el baloncesto de hoy.
I think Jeremy Lin and his teammates will subdue the Celtics in basketball today.
Sometido el pago al correo electrónico. I submitted the payment by email.
FigueroaGaray33, I think it is overcome as in to subdue or overpower. I agree it is not to overcome a problem or obstacle that would be must likely vencer. But there are a ton of verbs for different meanings. Overcome is one of those multiple meaning words that actually can involve winning or losing.
I was overcome by guilt. Losing. I submitted to my guilt. I can overcome my shyness. Winning I am not going to submit to my shyness.
