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La Palabra del Día: "anoche"

La Palabra del Día: "anoche"

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anoche (ah-no'-che)

adverb ( last night )

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1. ¿Viste mi foto en las noticias anoche?

Did you see my picture on the news last night?

2. Me divertí mucho contigo anoche.

I had a great time with you last night.

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updated Apr 26, 2012
posted by rac1
Thanks, Rac!! :) - 00cdfbd9, Apr 2, 2012
:):):) - rac1, Apr 2, 2012
¡Hola, Rac y Cae! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 2, 2012
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30 Answers

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  • Last night, the full moon came out of the dark clouds,
  • as the forgiveness took away the sadness.
  • Tonight, the stars are shining,
  • like the eyes ignited by the fire of love.
  • Anoche, la luna llena asomó de las nubes oscuras,
  • cunado la compación se llevó la tristeza.
  • Esta noche, las estrellas están brillando,
  • como los ojos encendidos por el fuego del amor.

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updated Apr 8, 2012
edited by gracelai
posted by gracelai
My dear Grace, today, you are shining like a super star on SD. - je_suis_ici, Apr 2, 2012
Sí, estoy de acuerdo. ;) - shama807, Apr 2, 2012
gracias por tu ayuda y felicitación, os_amo - gracelai, Apr 2, 2012
Gracias por tu complemento, shama - gracelai, Apr 2, 2012
Great Grace, I love you. - Desert_Rose, Apr 2, 2012
Well done, Grace! - 00cdfbd9, Apr 2, 2012
Typo: "cuando", "compasión". - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Excellent!!!! Gracelai Very good job!!! - ferchomex6, Apr 3, 2012
The full moon setting this morning was amazing. - JoyceM, Apr 7, 2012
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Last night, my sky was dark, as dark as the shore of the netherworld, and it was thundering and lightning, as it's always been, since the moon was gone... / Anoche mi cielo estaba oscuro, tan oscuro como la orilla del mundo bajo, y se hacía trueno y relámpago, como siempre lo ha sido, desde que se fue la luna.. enter image description here.

updated Apr 5, 2012
posted by je_suis_ici
Me gusto esta frase es como redaccion a poema y te doy 10 puntos ;) - dorahelena777, Apr 2, 2012
Juanitooo, don't say that. Your luna is always with you. - Desert_Rose, Apr 2, 2012
Muchas gracias, Dorita, bienvenida / wa anty, wardatee assahraweeyah, shokran jazeelan. - je_suis_ici, Apr 2, 2012
De nada, my dear Omar me gusto mucho esta hermosa frase y la imagen que es muy natural... te doy 10 puntos wooow!!!! - dorahelena777, Apr 5, 2012
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Anoche, cogí luciérnagas en el jardín. Eran muy hermosas debajo de la luz de la luna.

Last night, I caught fireflies in the garden. They were so beautiful under the moonlight.

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updated Apr 7, 2012
edited by cheskasullivan
posted by cheskasullivan
La coma no es necesaria. También podrías decir "cogí unas (o "algunas") luciérnagas". De cualquier forma lo hiciste muy bien. - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Muchas gracias caefuego. ^_^ - cheskasullivan, Apr 2, 2012
Chesa, it is beautiful. :) - luuana, Apr 2, 2012
Thank you hoy ;) - cheskasullivan, Apr 2, 2012
Great job!! :D - 00cdfbd9, Apr 3, 2012
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Anoche, la belleza de la luna era ver colgando por encima del se podía apreciar suspendida sobre el océano por para aquellos que tomaron se tomasen el tiempo para de mirar.

Last night, the beauty of the moon was seen hanging over the ocean by those who took the time to look.

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updated Apr 3, 2012
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
"Anoche la belleza de la luna se podía apreciar suspendida sobre el océano para aquellos que se tomasen el tiempo de mirar" - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Es muy bonita!^^ - cheskasullivan, Apr 2, 2012
wow, banditmagical!! - jennyo45, Apr 2, 2012
Muchas gracias, caefuego. Y tú, cheskasulliv y jenny! - bandit51jd, Apr 3, 2012
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Anoche era la última noche antes de voy y vivo con los monos.

Last night was the last night before I go to Borneo to live with the monkeys.

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updated Apr 8, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Ray, we will miss you on SpanishDict. Have a great time! - jennysk, Apr 2, 2012
Thank you Jennysk, I shall miss todos mis amigos en SD , pero los monos necesitan a hablar la lenguaje de español también. - ray76, Apr 2, 2012
Creo que los orangutanes son simios no monos. ¿ Tengo razon? - jennysk, Apr 2, 2012
Have a great trip! How long will you be gone? - martha-sd, Apr 2, 2012
Yes, how long will you be gone? - rac1, Apr 2, 2012
"antes de irme a Borneo a vivir con los monos (primates)". - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Tienes razón Jenny. Son simios. Los monos son pequeños y tienen cola - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
You are all correct , but the Orangutans are only 1 of 5 species that i will be with , and they are in the minority that is why i used "monos " the Proboscis and Macaques are in the majority, and they are definitely monos. - ray76, Apr 3, 2012
The Orangs are ginormous especially the Alpha males they are a bit confronting , and one has to be very careful of them . - ray76, Apr 3, 2012
I shall be gone just under 3 weeks , but with luck i may borrow a lap-top from an accommodating Mono. although i will have my Ipod. - ray76, Apr 3, 2012
Miss you, Ray.... - sanlee, Apr 8, 2012
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Anoche hablé con mis amigos hasta la tres de la madrugada.

Last night I talked with my friends until three in the morning.

updated Apr 8, 2012
posted by sanlee
Sanlee... Muy bien hecho, ¡pero debes descansar! =) - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Tienes razón, Cae... - sanlee, Apr 8, 2012
6
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Anoche soñe un sueño del amor y cuando me desperte entendi que la felicidad es el sueño del amor y tristeza su despertar / Last night, I dreamed of love and when I woke up I understood, happiness is the dream of love and sadness, its awakening.

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updated Apr 3, 2012
edited by dorahelena777
posted by dorahelena777
Muy bien dicho, Dorita, bienvenida..Abrazos y besos. - je_suis_ici, Apr 2, 2012
Welcome Dora. Hugs. - Desert_Rose, Apr 2, 2012
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No pude dormir anoche no importó cuánto lo intenté.

I could not sleep last night no matter how much I tried.

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updated Apr 3, 2012
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
", no importó cuánto lo intenté". =) - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Thanks Carlos!:):) - rac1, Apr 2, 2012
Your sentence is lacking some punctuation. Maybe " No pude dormir anoche. No importó cuánto lo intenté." - 00d312f5, Apr 2, 2012
Anoche no pegué ojo. This is an idiomatic expression "No pegar ojo" - kenwilliams, Apr 2, 2012
Thanks to all! :):) - rac1, Apr 2, 2012
4
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Last night, I studied french with my cousin. We always study french at the weekend.

Anoche, estudié francés con mi primo. Siempre estudiamos francés en el fin de semana.

The french version: wink

La nuit dernière, j'ai étudié la langue française avec mon cousin.Nous étudions toujours la langue française le week-end.

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updated Apr 3, 2012
edited by shama807
posted by shama807
WoW! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 2, 2012
How Lucky Shama..:) - livas2010, Apr 2, 2012
...on the weekend. - rac1, Apr 2, 2012
3 idiomas internacionales. You should've said it in Arabic too. ¡Muy bien! - je_suis_ici, Apr 2, 2012
Dear Rac, in British English there is a tendency to use 'at' in certain combinations where Americans and Canadians use the preposition 'on'.And my English is a mixture of both I can say "at the weekend"or "on the weekend" so it's not a mistake. - shama807, Apr 2, 2012
Thanks, je suis la I'm still learning all of them.For me, it's a non-stop learning process. - shama807, Apr 2, 2012
Shama, thank you very much for your sweet comment! You have to know that it's mutulally! :)) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Apr 2, 2012
Muy bien. - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
welcome my dear silvia y gracias a tí. :) - shama807, Apr 2, 2012
gracias caefuego. - shama807, Apr 3, 2012
4
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Anoche yo estaba ofrecida un propuesto. Bueno, no anoche, hace dos noches. Pero se siente como anoche!

Last night, I was offered a proposal. Well, not last night, two nights ago. But it feels like last night!

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updated Apr 3, 2012
edited by 00cdfbd9
posted by 00cdfbd9
Beautiful, Kat!!! Congratulations, amiguita. :)) I am happy for you. :) - iana01, Apr 2, 2012
jaja.....Ok, buena suerte, Kate Winslet. - je_suis_ici, Apr 2, 2012
Wow, wonderful, Kat! - sanlee, Apr 2, 2012
?? You were?? - rac1, Apr 2, 2012
Felicitaciones y bendiciones sobre usted y su prometido. Congratulations and blessings upon you and your fiancé. - Nilda-Ballardo, Apr 2, 2012
REally??? Wonderful. Congrats. - katydew, Apr 2, 2012
"Anoche recibí una propuesta (¿de matrimonio?). Bueno, no fue anoche, sino hace dos noches, pero se siente como si hubiera sido anoche" - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Congratulations! I have been married for 32 years this year. I just hope that you have the wonderful marriage that my husband and I have. It can be hard, but it is worth it! - kdrinning, Apr 3, 2012
Thank you all! - 00cdfbd9, Apr 3, 2012
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Anoche no hice nada especial.

Last night I didn't do anything special.

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updated Apr 2, 2012
posted by JoyceM
Ni modo =) - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
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Anoche salí a jugar bolos con mis amigos, sigo siendo tan malo como siempre.

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Last night I went bowling with my friends, and I was still as bad as always.

updated Apr 26, 2012
edited by xtiagox
posted by xtiagox
Me gusta jugar bolos también. :)) But I guess this guy on the video does not need a ball. jeje. He works as a ball himself. jajaja. A funny video. A good one. haha. ;)) - luuana, Apr 2, 2012
Last night I went bowling with my friends, and was still as bad as always. jejejeje Surely not this bad! - katydew, Apr 2, 2012
Hahaha, poor guy!! - 00cdfbd9, Apr 2, 2012
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Comí demasiado anoche y esta mañana lo siento. estoy lamentando.

I ate too much last night and this morning I´m sorry.

updated Apr 5, 2012
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
"... esta mañana lo estoy lamentando." - -cae-, Apr 3, 2012
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Anoche no dormí bien, soñé con un hombre lobo.

I didn't sleep well last night, I dreamt of a werewolf.

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updated Apr 3, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Caefuego, this is abit experimantal, Ihope you don't mind. - annierats, Apr 2, 2012
experimental, I mean, sorry. - annierats, Apr 2, 2012
¿Ah? Está bien escrita la oración... Y tiene sentido. ¿Soñaste con un hombre lobo? Has visto mucha televisión =) - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
Un hombre lobo que guapo :D - racoonka, Apr 2, 2012
Oh no! - rac1, Apr 2, 2012
Gracias, Caefuego . Es que ' soñar con' suena raro en ingés.. - annierats, Apr 3, 2012
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Anoche llegue muy tarde a casa.
night comes home late.
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updated Apr 3, 2012
posted by arajei
Creo que sería algo así como "Last night a get very late at home" - -cae-, Apr 2, 2012
I'd say "Last night, I came home late" or "I came home late last night" :) - cheskasullivan, Apr 2, 2012