La Palabra del Día: "la hormiga"
la hormiga (or-mee'-gah)
noun ( ant )
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1. La picada de una hormiga roja duele muchísimo.
A red ant bite hurts a lot.
2. No dejes comida descubierta que hay hormigas.
Don't leave any food uncovered, there are ants.
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Sólo porque uno es pequeño en tamaño, no lo necesariamente significa que es débil también.
Just because one is small in size, it doesn't necessarily mean that one is weak too.
There are about eight million ants living in one anthill.
Hay casi ocho millones de hormigas viviendo en un hormiguero.
Estas hormigas tienen abdómenes que cambian al color de la comida que comen. La razón es que los abdómenes son transparentes.
These ants have abdomens that change to the color of the food that they eat. The reason is that the abdomens are transparent.
Las hormigas son capaces de transportar objetos 50 veces su propio peso con sus mandíbulas.
Ants are capable of carrying objects 50 times their own body weight with their mandibles.
If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.
Si alguien tiene hormigas en los pantalones, son agitadas o emocionado por algo y no puede quedarse quieto.
A causa de las tareas de la casa mi esposa siempre se me queja, "trabajo como hormiga obrera". Mi respuesta, "Ya lo sé, me han dicho que las tareas de una mujer nunca se terminan".
Because of housework my wife's always moaning, "Eddy, I am working too hard". My reply, don't I know it, they tell me that a womans work is never done.
Las hormigas van marchando una por una, dos por dos...¡y millón por millón!
The ants go marching one by one, two by two, and million by million!
Muchas veces, los picnics son arruinados por demasiadas hormigas.
Many times, picnics are ruined by too many ants.
En la fábula, la hormiga trabaja duro mientras el saltamontes hace nada en todo el día.
In the fable, the ant works hard while the grasshopper does nothing all day.
La hormiga atómica a pesar de su tamaño, puede levantar toneladas de peso porque estuvo expuesta a una radiación atómica.
Atomic ant despite her size, can pick up tons of weight, because she was exposed to atomic radiation
Soy una hormiga confundida, no entiendo por qué no puedo mantener la posición.
I am a confused ant, I don't understand why I can't keep up.
Una hormiga está bien, pero muchas hormigas me da escalofríos.
One ant is fine, but many ants gives me chills.
Un jardinero podría decir: "Ayude, ¡Ayuda! Hay hormigas quitarnos llevándose nuestras fresas!"
A gardner might say, "Help, there are ants taking away our strawberries!"
En la selva de Peru y Brasil existen hormigas de 3 cm de largo.
In the jungle of Peru and Brazil there are 3 cm length ants.
Hay gente que cree que los seres humanos son más listos que las hormigas...
There are people who think that human beings are cleverer than ants...
