La Palabra del Día: "adoptar"
adoptar (ah-dop-tahr')
verb ( to adopt )
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Examples:
1. Pedro y Laura acaban de adoptar un bebé.
Pedro and Laura just adopted a baby.
2. La ONU adoptó la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos en 1948.
The UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
17 Answers
Muchas personas adoptan como mascotas animales que necesitan un hogar.
Many people adopt animals that need a home as pets.
Los camaleones que adoptan el color de su medio ambiente no lo hacen para adaptarse a este medio ambiente, sino para comunicarse con otros cameleones.
Chameleons that adopt the color of their environment don't do this to adapt themselves to this environment but to communicate with other chameleons.
Es maravilloso ver a la gente a adoptar un niño, especialmente cuando hay tantos niños sin padres.
It's wonderful to see people adopt a child, especially when there are so many children without parents.
Love is more important than blood to adopted children and their families.
El amor es más importante que la sangre para los niños y sus familias.
Me gustaría adoptar la idea que yo sé todo ,
pero no sé nada, no sé nada absoluto.
I would like to adopt the air of knowing everything,
but I know nothing , I know nothing at all.
Can one say " adoptar el aire " in español ?
El Congreso votó para adoptar el proyecto como una nuevo ley.
Congress voted to adopt the bill as a new law.
The interview before the adoption.
La entrevista antes de la adopción.
I have adopted many customs from the countries where I've lived, but I especially love tea with milk and sugar.
He adoptado muchas costumbres de los paises donde he vivido, pero especialmente me encanta la del té con leche y azúcar.
Llame ahora adopter tres niños de bonito.
Call me now to adopt three beautiful children.
No puedo adoptar permanentemente un niño, pero fui patrocinadora de una niña pobre en Honduras hasta que ella abandanó la escuela.
I cannot permanently adopt a child, but I was the sponsor of a poor little girl in Honduras until she left school.
A veces debes tratar adoptar una expresión más simpático para crear armonía en la casa.
Sometimes you ought to adopt a more agreeable expression in order to create harmony in the home.
Muchos han adoptado la opinión que el amor conquista todas las cosas.
Many have embraced the opinion that love conquers all things.
Me gustaría adoptar un pavo y llamarlo Sobras.
I would like to adopt a turkey and name it leftovers.
Creo que tengo que adoptar algunAs medidAs contra los caracoles y las limazas en mi jardín.
I get the impression that I have to take some measures against the snails and the slugs in my garden.
There is great joy in adopting a kitten.
Hay gran alegría en la adopción de un gatito.
