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La Palabra del Día: "implicar"

La Palabra del Día: "implicar"

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implicar (eem-plee-kar')

verb ( to involve; to implicate; to imply, to mean )

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1. Que se abrazan no implica que sean amigos.

Just because they hug doesn't mean they are friends.

2. Estuve implicado en un delito el año pasado.

I was implicated in a crime last year.

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updated Jun 5, 2012
posted by rac1
Thank you very much for the word, Rac and Cae. And also for everything you are doing for us, for all your hlep and corrections. :)) Muchísimas gracias.:)) - iana01, May 1, 2012
Hola Rac and Cae! - t1funnyface, May 1, 2012
Hola, you're welcome! Thank you for participating!:):):) - rac1, May 1, 2012
Gracias por una otra opurtunidad para postear chistes. ;-P - DJ_Huero, May 1, 2012
Bienvenida, cualquier momento! - rac1, May 1, 2012

23 Answers

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Este trabajo implicaría acercarse para interacción personal y cercana con los animales.

Edit gracias a Caefuego

Este trabajo implicaría acercarse para tener una interacción personal y cercana con los animales.

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This job would involve getting up close and personal with the animals.

(hmm I'm not sure about my translation of this one - all suggestions gratefully accepted smile )

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updated Jun 5, 2012
edited by -cae-
posted by Kiwi-Girl
But, it's funny! jajaja - rac1, May 1, 2012
That is really "getting into your job." - JoyceM, May 1, 2012
lol Joyce :) Thanx Rac - Kiwi-Girl, May 1, 2012
"... para tener una interacción personal..." - -cae-, May 1, 2012
Some people are into animals, but this is ridiculous! - Noetol, May 1, 2012
lol Noetol, ah that's much better thanx Caefuego :) - Kiwi-Girl, May 1, 2012
ridiculous - iana01, May 1, 2012
Has to be a Kiwi aye. - ray76, May 1, 2012
Always poking your nose into other peoples business ! Aye ! - ray76, May 1, 2012
Adds a new dimension to being " A dag " . - ray76, May 1, 2012
lol, kiwi! - annierats, May 1, 2012
O, my god, Kiwi, is this that I think to see:)))))) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 1, 2012
ja ja Ray - hey Annie! Lol Silvia (is that what I think it is - or is that what it looks like?) je je_ - Kiwi-Girl, May 5, 2012
KG: I did a little changed. There were two "para's" ("para para"), I erased one of those ones. - -cae-, Jun 5, 2012
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  • Being dressed up like a butterfly doesn't mean that I can fly.
  • Estar vestida como una mariposa no implica que puedo volar.

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updated May 2, 2012
posted by shama807
Shama, it looks a bit fat.. - annierats, May 1, 2012
ya, and maybe it's just hairy. :) - shama807, May 1, 2012
That why he/or she, can't fly! - rac1, May 1, 2012
jejejeje, es muy lindo! - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 1, 2012
jaja. Tal vez yo usaría el subjuntivo, "pueda volar", pero en indicativo no suena nada mal. - -cae-, May 2, 2012
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Soló porque escriba esta oración no implica que entiendo llo que significa. Just because I wrote this sentence it doesn't mean I know what it means.

updated May 1, 2012
edited by heliotropeman
posted by heliotropeman
jajaja - rac1, May 1, 2012
"Sólo porque escriba esta oración no implica que entienda lo que significa" - -cae-, May 1, 2012
...." sentence it doesn´t mean i know ...." ;))) Nice, Heliotropeman - iana01, May 1, 2012
Gracias, to both for corrections. - heliotropeman, May 1, 2012
Helio, you get my wholehearted vote, whatever that may imply.. - annierats, May 1, 2012
jejejej, I love this one!! Don't worry it happens to me all the time! - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 1, 2012
good one. lol. - iana01, May 1, 2012
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Lo siento,no quise decir a implicar que eres una bestia.

I am sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you're a beast.

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updated May 1, 2012
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
"no quise decir" - -cae-, May 1, 2012
Gracias Carlos!:):) - rac1, May 1, 2012
Nice one Annie !!! - shish75, May 1, 2012
¡Hola, Annie!;) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 1, 2012
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Este no implica que usted sea empleado si podría sentarse en la silla , pero las implicaciónes si usted tenga que sentarse en el suelo, no son prometedoras.

This doesn't mean that you will be employed if you manage to sit on the chair, but the implications of having to sit youself down on the floor are not promising.

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updated Jun 30, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Hahaha...Clever. :) - shama807, May 1, 2012
Very clever Annie!:) - rac1, May 1, 2012
Love the foto - DJ_Huero, May 1, 2012
I have to admit it: the Englsih is common usage and probably not correct. - annierats, May 1, 2012
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Nuestro Gobierno ha indicado que habrá mas recortes. Eso implicaría la pérdida de más puestos de trabajo.

Our government has indicated that there will be more cuts. This would mean or entail the loss of more jobs.

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updated May 2, 2012
edited by Eddy
posted by Eddy
Poor batman. - annierats, May 1, 2012
He can take it. lol - rac1, May 1, 2012
Ouch. - -cae-, May 2, 2012
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They were implicated in the spate of robberies in the neighborhood.

Ellos estaban implicados Habían implicado en una serie de atracos en el vecindario.

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updated May 1, 2012
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Good one Katy, lol! - rac1, May 1, 2012
lol - Rey_Mysterio, May 1, 2012
"Ellos estaban involucrados/implicados en una serie de asaltos/atracos en el vecindario" - -cae-, May 1, 2012
Thanks, Carlos, for your help. - katydew, May 1, 2012
jejeje, funny one! ¡Hola, amiga!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 1, 2012
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Do you think this male squirrel means it seriously? Hopefully he is not lying. Just one small piece of advice: be careful.

Piensan que esta macho ardilla lo implica seriamente? Ojalá que no esté mintiendo. Sólo pequeño consejo: ten cuidado.

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updated May 1, 2012
edited by iana01
posted by iana01
....Just one small word of advice:....... or ...one small piece of advice... ...on small warning... any of those work. I don't think I I'd trust him though. - katydew, May 1, 2012
Hola Katy! - rac1, May 1, 2012
Katydew, thanks a lot, indeed. :)) - iana01, May 1, 2012
but it is sooo sweet anyway¡ ¡Hola, amiga!! Un abrazo!:))) - Silvia_Tcherneva, May 1, 2012
Hola Silvy, amiga!! Gracias. :)) - iana01, May 1, 2012
5
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Hay algunas personas que implican otras cuando hacen algo mal a mantenerse fuera de problemas.

There are some people who implicate others when they do something wrong to keep out of trouble.

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updated May 1, 2012
posted by kdrinning
lol :) luv the pic! - Kiwi-Girl, May 1, 2012
"Hay algunas personas que involucran a otras cuando hacen algo malo para evadir las implicaciones de sus actos" - -cae-, May 1, 2012
La mía es una interpretación, no una traducción, espero que eso no te moleste. - -cae-, May 1, 2012
Yeah, to get the attention off of theirself. :) - rac1, May 1, 2012
Lol, you'll be able to smell the difference in that case... uff - DJ_Huero, May 1, 2012
No problemo, caefuego. Thanks - kdrinning, May 1, 2012
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No es correcta a implicar que soy un hablante nativo de español,

pero gracias por el cumplido .

Corrected sentence,-No es correcto insinuar que soy un hablante nativo de español.

Ahora que implica que yo estaba equivocado.

Now you imply that I am wrong.

It is not right to imply that I am a native Spanish speaker,

but thanks for the compliment. ( As If, in your dreams sport ! )

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updated May 1, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Seems as if something is amiss here, dear Ray.... like the POD... implicar? ;o) - katydew, May 1, 2012
I love the bird! - rac1, May 1, 2012
Katy , how did I do that I do not know , except I was wondering if the two words were implicated in some way and it must have stuck in my poor old brain. Thanks! - ray76, May 1, 2012
Yes so do I rac 1 and they are great talkers and imitators. - ray76, May 1, 2012
jajaja - -cae-, May 1, 2012
"No es correcto insinuar que soy un hablante nativo de español, pero..." - -cae-, May 1, 2012
Thank you caefuego , I corrected , and added another sentence in order to use the word ,"implicar " - ray76, May 1, 2012
Yeah, just got to watch what you say, lol. - rac1, May 1, 2012
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¡No es justo para implicar que los politicos nunca decir la verdad!

It's not fair to imply that politicians never tell the truth!

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updated May 1, 2012
posted by Noetol
Hola Mr.Noetol. :) - iana01, May 1, 2012
Sí, es verdad, pero podemos decir que mienten casi siempre. Buena imagen. :) - shama807, May 1, 2012
But, a lot of them don't! - rac1, May 1, 2012
You're right Noeto... I never imply such... I clearly state the facts. jajaja ;-P - DJ_Huero, May 1, 2012
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Cuando corté con mi novia, no podía hablar con ella por ningún medio, pero no implicaba que no la amaba..

When I broke up with my girlfriend, I could not talk with her in any form, but that doesn't mean I didn't love her..

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updated May 3, 2012
posted by PJballa
Love goes on!:) - rac1, May 1, 2012
Your sentence is true, PJballa. - iana01, May 3, 2012
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No quería decir que tu ayuda no sea apreciada.

I didn't want to imply that your help isn't appreciated.

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updated May 1, 2012
edited by GraceM
posted by GraceM
I just realized the "thank you" sign I posted doesn't have correct capitalization. Sorry about that. :) Thank you. - GraceM, May 1, 2012
"No quise/quería decir que tu ayuda no es/sea apreciada" - -cae-, May 1, 2012
jajaja Grace! - rac1, May 1, 2012
Gracias, caefuego. :) - GraceM, May 1, 2012
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Nunca he estado involucrada en un delito.

I have never been implicated in a crime.

I edited myself out of using the word of the day.

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updated May 1, 2012
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
"Nunca he estado involucrada en un delito" - -cae-, May 1, 2012
Hi Joyce!:) - rac1, May 1, 2012
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Si tu ropa no te queda, implica que tienes que perder peso.

If your clothes don't fit, it implies that you need to lose weight.

updated May 3, 2012
posted by mstivers
Uh, oh!! - rac1, May 1, 2012
A ghastly truth. - annierats, May 3, 2012