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La Palabra del Día: "el caramelo"

La Palabra del Día: "el caramelo"

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el caramelo (kah-rah-meh'-loh)

noun ( caramel, piece of candy )

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1. El caramelo se hace hirviendo azúcar hasta que se pone espesa.

Caramel is made by boiling sugar until it is thick.

2. Los abuelos siempre tienen caramelos para sus nietos.

Grandparents always have sweets for their grandchildren.

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updated Jul 2, 2012
edited by martha-sd
posted by rac1

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Unas cosas son caramelos para los ojos.

Some things are candy for the eyes.

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updated Jul 2, 2012
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Great picture and description! - GraceM, Jun 23, 2012
Thanks, Grace! - Noetol, Jun 23, 2012
I hope you do not mind me leapfrogging off you mate , i thought that your post was brilliant . - ray76, Jun 23, 2012
Not at all, Ray! Thanks! - Noetol, Jun 23, 2012
that in the Grand Canyon - readytodictate, Jun 23, 2012
That's beautiful. I can think of some eye candy too. lol - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
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Noetol dijo , " unas cosas son caramelos para los ojos" , soy en acuerdo, pero aquí es mi caramelo debajo.

Noetol said , " some things are candy for the eyes, " I am in agreement, but here is my

eye candy below.

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updated Jun 23, 2012
posted by ray76
Gorgeous, Ray! - Noetol, Jun 23, 2012
Tambien mi amigo;) - Ranman, Jun 23, 2012
Thank you mate , i knew that you would approve , I just adore the "Dutch Masters ". - ray76, Jun 23, 2012
And Ranman , we are always on the same page in all things. - ray76, Jun 23, 2012
Jaja, you men, lol. - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
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Do you remember Pez candy?

¿Te acuerdas de los caramelos Pez?

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(Shout out to Heliotropeman)

updated Jun 25, 2012
edited by Ranman
posted by Ranman
Sure I do! It's still produced, by the way! :)) - Noetol, Jun 23, 2012
I still have a few old dispensers that my son collected. - Nilda-Ballardo, Jun 23, 2012
I sure do. Where have you been? - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
Thanks guys.:) I've been crawling in attics and under basements:) - Ranman, Jun 23, 2012
=) - -cae-, Jun 25, 2012
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Realmente no sería una buena idea ir a nadar en tu bikini de caramelos.

It really would not be a good idea to go swimming in your bikini made of candy.

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updated Jun 25, 2012
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
I remember those things too. - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
By the looks of that swimsuit, I think that would be a great idea! ;). Lol - Noetol, Jun 23, 2012
Well, Noetol, go ahead! We are not stopping you ... but I did warn you! - mcl020, Jun 23, 2012
And rac1, do you also remember the jewelry made of the same candy? ;-)))) - mcl020, Jun 23, 2012
Yes, I sure do. It was fun.:) - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
Hola mc, I can't imagine who would wear it, but I know there's someone out there that would. - Nilda-Ballardo, Jun 24, 2012
Yo la considero una idea a magnífica. - -cae-, Jun 25, 2012
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El caramelo de tos sin azúcar me ayuda cuando tengo una tos.

The sugar-free cough drop helps me when I have a cough.

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updated Jun 25, 2012
edited by Nilda-Ballardo
posted by Nilda-Ballardo
And you went from caramel apples to cough drops? Nilda, how could you? lol - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
I'm diabetic so all candy has to be sugar-free even cough drops. - Nilda-Ballardo, Jun 23, 2012
Sugar free caramel apples? - Noetol, Jun 23, 2012
"caramelo para la tos". - -cae-, Jun 25, 2012
"cuando tengo tos" - -cae-, Jun 25, 2012
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These flowers are commonly known as candytufts. The name "candytuft" is not related to candy, but derives from Candia, the former name of Iraklion on the island of Crete.

Estas flores se conocen comúnmente como candytufts. El 'candytuft' del nombre no está relacionado con caramelo, pero deriva de Candia, el antiguo nombre de Iraklion, en la isla de Creta.

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updated Jun 23, 2012
edited by shish75
posted by shish75
Do they have a sweet smell? - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
Very good and unique, Iana! Very pretty. :)) - Noetol, Jun 23, 2012
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El flan catalán es un postre español maravilloso. Es un flan de huevo al caramelo.

The Flan Catalan is a wonderful Spanish dessert. It's an egg flan with caramel sauce.

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updated Jun 23, 2012
posted by Castor77
All of these sweets are making me hungry. :) - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
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As a child, I remember eating caramel apples at the fair.

Cuando era niño, recuerdo que comer manzanas de caramelo en la feria.

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updated Jun 23, 2012
posted by rac1
I had to change my sentence because I too had the candied apples on my mind. Like you, I ate my fair share when I was young. - Nilda-Ballardo, Jun 23, 2012
Lol, lo siento, Nilda! - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
Great minds think alike! - martha-sd, Jun 23, 2012
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Cada vez mi nieto va a la tienda conmigo yo compro caramelos para él.

Every time my grandson goes to the store with me, I buy candie for him.

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updated Jun 23, 2012
edited by kdrinning
posted by kdrinning
I know, they want that from Grandma.:) - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
"...candy...." - katydew, Jun 23, 2012
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When my dad quit smoking, he put lemon drops in his mouth whenever he had a craving for a cigarette.

Cuando mi papá paró fumando, ponía caramelos de limón en su boca cada vez que ansiaba un cigarillo.

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updated Jun 23, 2012
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
My great Uncle used to get these for us as children. They are soooo good.:) - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
I used to chew on these when I had morning sickness during my pregnancies. - martha-sd, Jun 23, 2012
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Podría utilizar la palabra "caramelo" pero prefiero "dulce". Me gustaría saber la palabra que se usa más comúnmente.

I could use the word "caramelo", but I prefer "dulce". I would like to know the word that is more commonly used.

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updated Jun 23, 2012
posted by GraceM
Supongo que depende del país. En mi país decimos es más frecuente escuchar la palabra "dulce" (refiriéndonos al sustantivo). - -cae-, Jun 23, 2012
It looks yummy Grace! - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
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Mi abuelita siempre me daba un caramelo de menta para un hipo.

My grandmother always gave me a candy mint for a hiccup.smile

updated Jun 23, 2012
posted by viejito
Did it work? - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
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The process of caramelization consists of heating sugar slowly to around 170 °C.

El proceso de caramelización consiste en calentar el azúcar lentamente a alrededor de 170 ° C

updated Jul 17, 2012
posted by miliard
How long does it have to cook? - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
Mas o menos solos 2 - 5 minutos. Añadir otros ingredientes como nueces, frutos secos o especias. - miliard, Jun 23, 2012
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Nothing makes a child happier than a candy.enter image description here

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Nada hace a un niño más feliz que un caramelo.

updated Jun 24, 2012
edited by Ashwarya
posted by Ashwarya
It always made me a happy camper. lol. - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
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Un cuadro de Renoir es como un caramelo.

A Renoir painting is like a piece of candy.

updated Jun 24, 2012
posted by mstivers
...casi demasiado dulce. - mstivers, Jun 23, 2012
Yezzzz! I love impressionist art. And last week, when biking through Zaandam here I accidentally hit upon the (kitchen) garden Monet had when he was living in Holland. And that garden is still cultivated as it was then and open to public. - mcl020, Jun 23, 2012
It was GrEAT to see it!! - mcl020, Jun 23, 2012
Renoir is NOT my favourite impressionist artist, by the way. - mcl020, Jun 23, 2012
Tampoco yo. - mstivers, Jun 23, 2012
I cannot really choose between Monet, Morisot, Pissarro and the others; but I certainly like Renoir and Cézanne least of all. - mcl020, Jun 23, 2012
Well, I love this one. The attention to detail is amazing! - rac1, Jun 23, 2012
mc1020, you should give Cézanne another look. His influence on later artists is the greatest of all of them. - mstivers, Jun 24, 2012
I shall do so, and in fact am already doing it ... since I already had studied them. I have over 2 meters of books on impressionism here ;-) - mcl020, Jun 24, 2012