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La Palabra del Día: " actual"

La Palabra del Día: " actual"

9
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actual

adjective ( present, current, modern; topical )

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!

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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.

Examples:

1.La literatura actual no le interesa muchos jóvenes.

Modern literature doesn't interest young people.

2.Es el actual campeón de esquí alpino.

He is the current alpine skiing champion.

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updated Mar 26, 2012
edited by bandit51jd
posted by rac1
"La literatura actual no le interesa mucho a los jóvenes"... It's a lie! We like Harry Potter... Jaja - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Hola, rac!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012
Hola everyone!:):):) xxx - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
I like your word today, rac1! It's almost like we are studying two words, "actualamente y actual"! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
También podrías decir "La literatura actual no le interesa a muchos jóvenes". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Gee, thanks guys :( As you can see, I need all the help I can get in Spanish:) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012

23 Answers

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enter image description hereMi posición actual es....¡Algo embarazoso! My current position is...somewhat embarrassing!

updated Mar 26, 2012
posted by jool
Ha ha ha! Very cute Jool! I love it! - farallon7, Mar 20, 2012
"Mi posición actual es... algo embarazosa". Funny. Posición is female. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Espero que no estés embarazada.... - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
ohh wow inappropriate - krisdawn, Mar 20, 2012
You know of course, we are voting you up because of the pic, don't you? lol:):) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
Thankyou rac, you are 'most' kind! Warmest regards. }:~) - jool, Mar 20, 2012
Un oso borracho? - Jraider, Mar 20, 2012
No! Es un oso propenso a los accidentes. }:~) - jool, Mar 20, 2012
Look, Mom, all hands and feet! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Creo que es un ozo muy feliíz. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
Tienes razon absolutamente annie!... - jool, Mar 20, 2012
¡Pobrecillo, le hicieron la foto cuando estaba desprevenido! jajaja :) - Cordobesa, Mar 21, 2012
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Tengo tres hermanas y el 29 del mes actual las tres celebran su cumpleaños. Dos son gemelas y la otra nació el 29 de marzo por pura causalidad.

I have three sisters and on the 29th of this month all three celebrate their birthday. Two are twins and the other sister was born on the 29th of March by sheer coincidence.

updated Mar 21, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
This is actually true. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
"... las tres celebran...". Qué curioso. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
si, muy curioso! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012
What are the chances of that! By the way...I am a twin! }:~) - jool, Mar 20, 2012
Awesome:) - Jraider, Mar 20, 2012
Cool! ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 20, 2012
Y gracias, caefuego, I'll corect it now. Before their birthday.. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
Well, it's even odder, we're four sisters and there is 10 years in between us. Naturally I was born in January. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
Only one minor error! Celebramos mañana.. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
And Jool, how interesting. Another time, tell us about it, please. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
Que sorprendente! - jennysk, Mar 20, 2012
¡Qué casualidad! Lo bueno es que así nunca se te olvida la fecha de sus cumpleaños :)))) - Cordobesa, Mar 21, 2012
Eso es verdad, cordobesa. - annierats, Mar 21, 2012
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La economía mundial actual es precariamente apenas estable.

The current world economy is precariously unstable.

updated Mar 22, 2012
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Excellent photo! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Love it JR!...}:~) - jool, Mar 20, 2012
Nice one :) - cheskasullivan, Mar 20, 2012
Sería "precariamente estable" (apenas estable), ¿no crees? Porque "precariamente estable" significa "apenas inestable" (lo cual sería bueno). - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Hmmm... interesting caefuego . Gracias for your efforts on this post.I'll go with apenas inestable. - Jraider, Mar 20, 2012
But "apenas inestable" = "apenas inestable" (is good to the economy)... It's was my mistake, I meant to say "precariamente estable" = "apenas estable" (this is band to economy). Sorry. I got confused with that game of terms. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
I agree with Caefuego, "apenas inestable" = almost stable, so I think "apenas estable" would be better :) - Cordobesa, Mar 21, 2012
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Acusar al gato ha convertido en una táctica muy actual para desviar la culpa en cualquier situación.

Accusing the cat has become a very popular tactic to deflect the blame in any situation.

updated Mar 21, 2012
posted by discostew02
he didnt do it !lol soo cute - krisdawn, Mar 20, 2012
I love the kitty!:) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
=0 - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
póbre gatito:)) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012
Tomaste toda mi leche!!! - anopnopa, Mar 20, 2012
Es uno gato loco.Culpar el perro!!! - Jraider, Mar 20, 2012
"Don't point the finger at me. It was my pa who stole the cream"!...}:~) - jool, Mar 20, 2012
Popular and actual in English are two different words, though the kitty is cute! Can you make another effort with the adjective "actual"? - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
In spanish it's OK. Using the form "muy actual" means that it's something that belong to nowdays, it's recent, very updated and very popular too. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
I would say "se ha convertido" :) ¡Pobrecito! :))) - Cordobesa, Mar 21, 2012
I didn't know about "muy actual", thanks for the information, Caefuego! - bandit51jd, Mar 21, 2012
Tienes razón Cordobesa. Ups. - -cae-, Mar 21, 2012
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Mi nivel actual del español es mejor de lo que era hace un mes, porque practico el idioma cada día.

My current level of spanish is better than it was one month ago, because I practice the language every day.

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updated Mar 21, 2012
edited by shama807
posted by shama807
"mejor de lo que era...". Efectivamente, me parece que te desenvuelves bien. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Muchas gracias caefuego. - shama807, Mar 20, 2012
I love the glasses because occasionally I knock mine around and upside down, too! - bandit51jd, Mar 21, 2012
;) - shama807, Mar 21, 2012
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Dudo que Bozo el payaso vaya a cambiar su peinado por otro más actual.

I doubt that Bozo the clown is going to change to a more modern hairstyle.

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updated Mar 23, 2012
posted by sanlee
=) - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
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¡Me gusta tener una temperatura actual de "alegre y no triste o enojada"!

I like having a current temperature of "happy and not sad or angry"!

2nd attempt:

Los cambios actuales del día en la temperatura del agua de mar afecta a los arrecifes de coral.

Modern day changes in sea water temperature affect coral reefs.

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updated Mar 21, 2012
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
¿Es necesario utilizar "hacer" en este caso? - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Me too! :D - cheskasullivan, Mar 20, 2012
Está bien, sólo que en realidad la palabra "actual" no es necesaria en español. Hacer no correspondería con la oración. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Caefuego, okay, I'll try something different! Muchas gracias! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Happy Day!:) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
Muchas gracias, a mis amigos! - bandit51jd, Mar 21, 2012
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El catálogo actual no contiene información sobre los productos nuevos. The current catalog doesn't contain information on the new products.

updated Mar 21, 2012
posted by missy8888
That looks good Missy, even if the catalogue is useless. - annierats, Mar 20, 2012
Bien hecho y gracias por participar. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
haha thanks! - missy8888, Mar 21, 2012
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The topical topic for today is that today it is the first spring day in my country in Europe. (March 20th, 2012)

El tema actual es que hoy es el primer día de la primavera en mi país en Europa (El 20 de marzo, 2012)

updated Mar 21, 2012
edited by iana01
posted by iana01
"El tema actual/(del día) es que hoy es el primer día de la primavera en mi país en Europa". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
caefuego, gracias. :) - iana01, Mar 20, 2012
Wonderful use of topical meaning "of immediate relevance, interest, or importance"! The key word being immediate. - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Bandit, thank you. :) - iana01, Mar 21, 2012
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Caefuego's corrections.

Esta foto nos muestra cómo luce esa cálle actualmente y también cómo lucía hace muchos años.

This picture shows us how that street looks these days and also how it looked many years ago.

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updated Mar 21, 2012
edited by Silvia_Tcherneva
posted by Silvia_Tcherneva
Cool!!:) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
Use the verb "lucir" instead of "parecer". Thus "luce" and "lucía". To look like means "lucir" in this case. Even when you didn't chose the correct verb, your conjugation is good. Congratulations. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
You shouldn't use "la parecía", if the verb were appropiate you should say just "parecía". In this case it's just "lucía", no "la lucía". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Thank you so much for this useful information! This verb "lucir" is completely new for me. Also I am happy about the conjugation, because I had doubts about it. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012
You've really worked hard on this one using the adverb "actualmente". If you find the time the "actual" word of the day is an adjective. Can you see the difference in meanings? Keep up your wonderful effort! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
You are absolutely right, Bandita! This is an adverb, but I realy didn't know that I have to use only "adjective" and nothing else, because people do it all the time. Anyway I will have it in mind and will respect that rule from now on. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012
amazing photography trick. got to vote for this. - shama807, Mar 20, 2012
Thank you, Shama! I'm glad you like it. Yes, this is an interesting retrospective:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012
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¿Son todos estos registros actual?

Are all these records current?

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updated Mar 21, 2012
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Then again, maybe not!!! - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
okay i will lol - krisdawn, Mar 20, 2012
That is ok, I need to learn...Thanks though:):) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
Teach me!!!! - Jraider, Mar 20, 2012
Keep up your effort with the posting of the pictures! Ah...here you are using the adverb and not the adjective in the introduction! :) - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Es muy divertido, rac!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 20, 2012
Oh no....I messed up on my own post...thanks Bandit!:) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
As you can all see, I am in the dunce corner! :(:( - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
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La situación actual en el oriente próximo, particularmente en Siria, espreocupante.

The current situation in the Middle East, especially in Syria, is disquieting.

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updated Mar 21, 2012
edited by Castor77
posted by Castor77
Very good!:) - rac1, Mar 20, 2012
"... es preocupante". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Excellent use of disquieting, too! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
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Aunque actual lucho con mi espa?ol estudio, espero ma?ana traes un avance

Though I am struggling with my spanish study at current, I hope tomorrow will bring progress.

updated Mar 21, 2012
posted by portobella
"Actualmente estoy luchando con/en mis estudios de español, espero que en el mañana esto me permitirá progresar". - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Many are confusing the adverb "actualamente" with the adjective "actual". "Currently I am struggling..." is how caefuego is getting "actualmente". - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Yo tambien! In the English: 'at current ' is not right. Either write 'currently' or 'at present'. - jennysk, Mar 20, 2012
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Actualmente estoy desarrollando un plan para cautivar al mundo con mis palabras recién descubiertas.

Presently i am developing a plan to captivate the world with my recently discovered words.

updated Mar 20, 2012
edited by Ox-Y-Gen
posted by Ox-Y-Gen
Hola, Carson. "Actualmente" is a good choice for an adverb, but here we are using the adjective for learning. Could you make another attempt and also include the corresponding English sentence? You've been helping alot on the forum! Gracias! - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
Oh, I see, rac1 has used actualamente, too. - bandit51jd, Mar 20, 2012
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El dormitorio actual es sucio. Por favor, límpielo antes de usarlo

The current bedroom is dirty. Please clean it before you use it.

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Suggestion/Correction:

El dormitorio actual esta sucio.

updated Mar 20, 2012
edited by cheskasullivan
posted by cheskasullivan
Well, but if you use "está" (because is a temporal condition) it would sound better. - -cae-, Mar 20, 2012
Thank you for the suggestion! ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 20, 2012
The bed itself is clean ;-) - mcl020, Mar 20, 2012