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La Palabra del Día: " el misterio"

La Palabra del Día: " el misterio"

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el misterio

noun ( mystery; secrecy; mystery novel )

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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.

Examples:

1.Tiene una personalidad envuelta en misterio.

He has a personality surrounded by mystery.

2.¿Por qué hay tanto misterio?

Why all the secrecy?

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updated Apr 9, 2012
posted by rac1

22 Answers

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Si eso no es Photoshop, realmente no sé cómo ha pasado. Es un tipo de misterio para mi!

If it isn't Photoshop, I really don't know how it has happened. It is a kind of mystery to me!

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updated Mar 29, 2012
posted by Silvia_Tcherneva
Cool picture! I agree. It has - kdrinning, Mar 22, 2012
Sorry, hit the wrong key and went to another program! lol. Anyway, it has to be PhotoShop. - kdrinning, Mar 22, 2012
Yes, Kdrinning, it's more likely Photoshop:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
That lovely piano when "boom"! - bandit51jd, Mar 22, 2012
Someone forgot to practice enough. - katydew, Mar 22, 2012
Cool! It's a great photoshop pic.:) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
Muchas gracias por comentarios, Rac, Katy and Bandita!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
Good. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Gracias, Caefuego!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
Tú ya estás en un nivel avanzado Silvia, al menos en la escritura. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
WoW, Caefuego, I'm flattered! It's make me very happy, because I work really hard. Thank you so much for for giving me courage! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
I am serious. You make little mistakes. I would like to know how you have achieved it. Some day you will tell me because I could use your experience to learn a new language. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
okey, no problem!:) We could exchange experience. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
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El misterio de la vida y la muerte es más oscuro que la sombra que oculta el sol durante un eclipse solar y los delirios de grandeza son más fragiles que la niebla del alba / The mystery of life and death is more obscure than the shadow that hides the sun during a solar eclipse and delusions of grandeur are more fragile than the mist at dawn. enter image description here

updated Apr 9, 2012
edited by je_suis_ici
posted by je_suis_ici
¡Bien dicho, mi querido estudiante! - marita2755, Mar 22, 2012
typo : "that" hides the sun.. - cheskasullivan, Mar 22, 2012
Profundo. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Muy profundo verso, mi cariño. - dorahelena777, Apr 2, 2012
Great Papa. - ivy98752, Apr 9, 2012
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A mistery for one´s good life - please read below:

Un misterio para una buena vida - por favor, lea abajo:

"Cuando tenía 5 años, mi madre siempre me decía que la felicidad era la clave de la vida. Cuando fui a la escuela, me preguntaron, qué quería ser cuando creciera. Yo escribí: "feliz". Me dijeron que yo no entendía la asignación y yo les dije que no entendían la vida. " John Lennon

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updated Apr 3, 2012
edited by iana01
posted by iana01
Hola iana! Perhaps the English should be: 'A mystery plan for one's whole life'. kind regards...Jool {:~) - jool, Mar 22, 2012
Haha, good one iana! :) - 00cdfbd9, Mar 22, 2012
Jool, thanks . I will correct it. :) - iana01, Mar 22, 2012
KatRJ, thank you, amiga!! :) - iana01, Mar 22, 2012
Aw, poor kid. He did achieve his dream though so good for him. ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 22, 2012
Yes, he did. :) Thank you, Cheska. - iana01, Mar 22, 2012
nice one, Iana!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
You've worked hard on this one, Iana! Lots of tenses. Keep in mind, though, the rules of the game are to "use you own words". - bandit51jd, Mar 22, 2012
"Un plan misterioso para toda la vida". Misterio es SUSTANTIVO, misterioso es ADJETIVO. Y si yo quiero escribo en mayúsculas =P - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
"me decía que la felicidad era la clave de la vida" - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Bandit, Thanks for reminding. :)) I did not mean to tranlste the whole text of John Lenon into Spanish. I only wanted to write my own sentence - the first one in English and Spanish. - iana01, Mar 23, 2012
Bandit, yes, you are right, I worked hard at this one. Because later I realized it would be fair for non-Spanis speakers if it was translated into Spanish as well. My intention is: to keep the rules of the game - always. But thanks a lot. I appreciate it - iana01, Mar 23, 2012
Caefuego, thank you. - iana01, Mar 23, 2012
"la felicidad era la clave de la vida" traslating original text by John Lenon. - -cae-, Mar 23, 2012
"Cuando fui a la escuela, me preguntaron qué quería ser cuando creciera". (Copy and compare). - -cae-, Mar 23, 2012
" Yo escribí: "feliz". Me dijeron que yo no entendía la asignación y yo les dije que no entendían la vida." - -cae-, Mar 23, 2012
Gob job anyway. :) - -cae-, Mar 23, 2012
Gracias, Caefuego. - iana01, Mar 23, 2012
Bandit, you are right. I should have just written: Un misterio para una buena vida es la felicidad. But when I found this picture I just could not resist and i had to post it here. But thanks a lot, Bandit. Really. Thank you. Have a nice day. ;) Gracias. - iana01, Mar 23, 2012
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Me encantan los misterios del universo.

I love the mysteries of the universe.

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updated Mar 22, 2012
posted by rac1
Fantastic one! Hola, Rac!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
Beautiful picture!! - kdrinning, Mar 22, 2012
Really pretty universe! - bandit51jd, Mar 22, 2012
Thank you one and all, you're the greatest!:):) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
Lovely. - katydew, Mar 22, 2012
Hola Katy!:):) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
This photo will make an excellent wallpaper! :D - cheskasullivan, Mar 22, 2012
Thank you, I like it too.:):) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
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Ojalá que los misterios de la gramática española se releven para mí algún día antes que muera.

Oh, if only the mysteries of the Spanish grammar would reveal themselves to me some day, before I die.

updated Mar 23, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
I fear the construction of this sentence shows that they are still shrouded in mystery. - annierats, Mar 22, 2012
lol:) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
;o) - katydew, Mar 22, 2012
You are not alone Annie in grammar mysteries! In English....mysteries of Spanish grammar. - bandit51jd, Mar 22, 2012
The past subjunctive is the most mysterious of all, so far.. - annierats, Mar 22, 2012
"antes que muera" o "antes de morir" - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Gracias Caefuego. There had to be a subjunctive after all.. - annierats, Mar 23, 2012
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enter image description hereTodavía es un misterio para mi, cómo me topé con....¡Esta respuesta! It's still a mystery to me, how I came up with....this answer!

updated Mar 23, 2012
edited by jool
posted by jool
:)) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
Very nice, Jool. I really like Albert Einstein. :) I m glad to see his pictrure here. :) - iana01, Mar 22, 2012
Thanks iana! He said: "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, then what of an 'Empty' desk?".}:~) - jool, Mar 22, 2012
Bien. :) - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Jool, wow, good quotation. I really like it. And your answer for "la palabra el día" too. - iana01, Mar 23, 2012
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Un Uno de los misterios domésticos insolubles sin resolver: a donde van todos los calcetines desaparecidos?

One of the insoluble domestic mysteries: where do all those missing socks go to?

Socks

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updated Mar 23, 2012
edited by Castor77
posted by Castor77
"Uno de los misterios domésticos sin resolver:...". You made me laugh. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Jajaja, tienes razón, Castor, justo ayer perdí uno y no consigo encontrar el otro. Creo que se los come la lavadora :)))) - Cordobesa, Mar 23, 2012
La explicación de mi hijo : en alguna parte del universo habría un planeta de los calcetines abandonados. - Castor77, Mar 23, 2012
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I want to travel to places shrouded in mystery, like Stonehenge in England and the lost city of Atlantis, if only we can find it!

Quiero viajar a los lugares envuelto en misterio, como Stonehenge en Inglaterra y la ciudad perdida de Atlantis, si podemos sólo encontrarlo.

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Corrections and suggestions are most welcome. wink

updated Mar 22, 2012
edited by cheskasullivan
posted by cheskasullivan
I wish you to do this, Cheska! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
Nice, Cheska. I was in England but I never visited this place. - iana01, Mar 22, 2012
"Quiero viajar a lugares envueltos en misterio, como Stonehenge en Inglaterra o la ciudad perdida de Atlantis, si la encuentran / encontramos". - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
I hope to visit it one day. Thanks Silvia and iana ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 22, 2012
Caefuego, Uh-oh, I made a lot of mistakes. XD Thank you for the corrections. Much appreciated. ;) - cheskasullivan, Mar 22, 2012
I've been reading a lot about this lately. Very interesting!:) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
Good one ......Cheska is always different - livas2010, Mar 22, 2012
Cheska is always different = Cheska always makes mistakes. lol. Thanks liv :p - cheskasullivan, Mar 22, 2012
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Es posible que haya una explicación sencilla para este misterio.

It is possible that there is a simple explanation for this mystery.

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updated Mar 22, 2012
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
mystery :) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
Venus and the moon? Cool photo by the way. - cheskasullivan, Mar 22, 2012
es posible que haya? - discostew02, Mar 22, 2012
"haya" - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
The explanation was mist/fog/la niebla. - mcl020, Mar 22, 2012
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A veces, todavía soy un misterio para mí.

Sometimes, I am still a mystery to myself.

updated Mar 23, 2012
posted by Xocoyote
lol - katydew, Mar 22, 2012
3
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Cuando miro al cielo de noche en el norte del norte en la noche, siento el misterio del mundo de Creador del Creador del mundo...

When I look at the night sky in the North, I feel the mystery of the Creator's world...

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updated Mar 23, 2012
edited by kat9wa
posted by kat9wa
I hope someday to see these! Lovely thoughts. Just a little typo on the Enlgish: mystery - katydew, Mar 22, 2012
When I lived in Alaska, everyone would go outside and stand in the freezing cold to watch the Northern Lights. They are indeed a mystery, but a beautiful one. - gringojrf, Mar 22, 2012
"Cuando miro al cielo del norte en la noche, siento el misterio del Creador del mundo..." - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Oh, funny, I corrected your typo and made my own.. English. - katydew, Mar 23, 2012
Thank you, Katydew and Caefuego! I saw the Northern Lights about a couple weeks ago.) Although it was not so bright as in the picture above,but also very mysterious and beautiful. - kat9wa, Mar 23, 2012
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La vida es un misterio.
The life is a mystery. enter image description here

updated Mar 22, 2012
posted by arajei
Life is a mystery.;) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
La foto es muy bonito! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
La foto es muy bonita. - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
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Me gusta mucho leer especialmente los misterios. - I like to read very much, especially mystery novels.

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updated Mar 22, 2012
posted by kdrinning
A mi tambien!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Mar 22, 2012
Me too!:) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
"especialmente novelas de misterio". - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
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Me gustaría comprender mis sueños, pero se quedan como un misterio para mí.

I would like to understand my dreams, but they remain a mystery to me.

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updated Mar 24, 2012
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
"... pero se quedan como un misterio para mí". - -cae-, Mar 23, 2012
Gracias. - jennysk, Mar 24, 2012
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Cuando era más joven, las ilusiones del de un mago eran un misterio a para mí. Ahora, las ilusiones ópticas son todavía un misterio.

When I was younger, the magician’s illusions were a mystery to me. Now, optical illusions are still a mystery.

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updated Mar 23, 2012
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Ok, I'm dizzy... - katydew, Mar 22, 2012
And fun too!:) - rac1, Mar 22, 2012
"Cuando era más joven, las ilusiones de un mago eran un misterio para mí. Ahora, ..." - -cae-, Mar 22, 2012
Muchas gracias, Cordobesa! - bandit51jd, Mar 23, 2012
When I first saw this I had to go clean my bi-focals and afterwards it still makes me crazy! - bandit51jd, Mar 23, 2012
Muchas gracias, a mis amigas! - bandit51jd, Mar 23, 2012
Jeje, Bandit, mejor dale las gracias a Caefuego, que no era yo ;) Me encantan las ilusiones ópticas :))) - Cordobesa, Mar 23, 2012
Muchas gracias, caefuego! Oh, my, I didn't look at the names closely enough! Lo siento! - bandit51jd, Mar 23, 2012