La Palabra del Día: "el paraje"
el paraje (pah-rrah'-heh)
noun ( spot, place, area; residence; disposition, condition )
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Examples:
1. Madagascar es un paraje insólito.
Madagascar is a very unusual place.
2. Los aves de colores vivos del paraje atraen muchos ornitólogos.
The colorful birds of the area attract lots of bird-watchers.
Idioms:
1. El paraje natural
A protected nature reserve
17 Answers
Para llegar a la casa de mi abuela en el campo y disfrutar de un paraje verde y boscoso primero teníamos que cruzar un camino tenebroso como el de la foto. Para mi era como entrar en otra dimensión.
To come to my grandmother's house in the country and enjoy a place with grass and forest, we first had to cross a tenebrous road like this in the picture. For me it was like enter in the twilight zone.
El paraje alrededor de mi casa es hermoso.
The landscape around my house is beautiful.
Some places are ideal to go hiking and just relax everyday cares
Algunos parajes son ideales para hacer senderismo y relajarte de las precupaciones de todos los días.
Cuando viajamos en motos usamos unos parajes para descansar un poco.
When we travel by motorcycle, we use a few spots to relax a little.
There is a great spot for relaxing and thinking on my balcony.
Hay un gran paraje para relajarse y pensar en mi terraza.
Donde el sol es brillante,
la hierba es verde,
y el maíz es de dorado,
esta paraje está en mi corazón,
puedo descansar por un rato,
entre los campos de oro.
Where the sun is shining,
the grass is green,
and the corn is golden ,
this place is in my heart,
among the fields of gold.
Gracias a Carlos:
Hay pequeños parajes que me encanta visitar durante los fines de semana sólo para escapar de la gran ciudad.
There are small places that I love to visit during the weekends, just to escape from the big city.
Hawai es mi paraje favorito del mundo.
Hawaii is my favorite spot on Earth.
Any spot can be a spot for a couple in love.
First try: Alguno paraje puede estar un paraje para una pareja enamorada.
Correction: Cualquier ubicación puede ser un paraje [hermoso] para una pareja enamorada.
Para mí, el paraje más precioso es donde están las personas importantes en mi vida.
For me, the most precious spot is wherever the important people in my life are.
I love the finger friends pictures. (Oops, is that abusing the word "love"?) 
A veces sólo quiero dejar todo lo que tengo, construir una cabaña en algun paraje idílico y remoto y vivir ahí completamente solo.
Sometimes I just want to leave everything, go build a cabin on some idyllic spot in the middle of nowhere, and live there all by myself.
Tenemos algunos visitantes importantes de otros parajes que vienen a vernos este próximo fin de semana.
We have some important out of town guests that are coming to see us this coming weekend.
Hace veinte años vivía en este hermoso paraje cerca de este rio.
Twenty years ago I used to live in this beautiful area near this river.
El año pasado descubrí la 'piscina en mi patio de atrás': a cinco minutos de mi casa hay un paraje idílico para nadar, tomar el sol, ...
Qué vergüenza que le tomó al mi ayuntamiento más de 20 años liberar esta área de criminales, drogadictos y otra chusma.
Last year I discovered the "swimming pool in my backyard": within 5 minutes from my home there is an idyllic reserve for swimming, sunbathing, ...
What a shame that it took my city council well over 20 years to free this area from criminals, drug addicts and other rabble!
Esta pareja de cisnes tiene el paraje ellos mismos.
This pair of swans have the place to themselves.
