La Palabra del Día: "el alambre"
el alambre (ah-lahm'-breh)
noun ( wire )
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1. José montó un alambre de púas alrededor de su casa para espantar a los ladrones.
José put up barbed wire around his house to scare away thieves.
2. La cerca de alambre se usa para proteger jardines de los herbívoros.
A wire fence is used to protect gardens from herbivores.
Idioms:
1. estar hecho un alambre
to be as thin as a rake
19 Answers
Hace muchísimos años tuvimos dos caballos. Los guardamos en un campo pequeño cercano. Hubimos de Instalar barreras de alambre electrificado para contenerlos dentro.
Many years ago we owned two horses. We kept them in a small nearby field. We had to install an electrified fence to contain them in the field.
Many computers, labtops, also mobile phones use the wireless internet connection.
Muchas computadoras, ordenadores portátiles, también móviles se conectan a Internet de manera inalámbrica.
No me di cuenta que había tantas cosas que puedes hacer con alambre.
I didn't realize there was so many things you can do with wire.
Nowadays, there aren't any birds on the wires. They all follow the fashion and use wireless.
Gracias a Carlos:
Actualmente, no hay ningunos pájaros en los alambres. Todos siguen la moda y utilizan la red inalámbrica.
How can birds sit on electrical wires and not get electrocuted ?
¿Cómo las aves pueden sentarse en los alambres de electricidad,y no consigue electrocutado ?
Hay una cerca de alambre a nos protegen de los conejos , en Australia.
Se llama ,la prueba del conejo de alambre.
There is a wire fence to protect us from Rabbits,in Australia.
It is called the "Rabbit proof wire fence."
Please watch this video in "Spanish" to explain what has to be done in "Spain'
Se puede hacer hermosa joyería con alambre, incluso la que es para bebés.
Beautiful jewelry can be made of wire, even for babies.
Conejos de casa no debería pasar sus vidas enteras encerradas en jaulas de alambre o plástico. En una casa a prueba de conejos son mascotas fantásticas, secas, juguetones, sociales y adorables.
House rabbits should not spend their whole lives locked up in cages of wire or plastic. In a bunnyproof house they make fantastic, housetrained, playful, social and lovable pets.
They used to say she was as thin as a rail.
Se Decían que era tan delgada como hecho un alambre.
Odio el alhambre espinoso. Es la cerca más barata pero hace daños terribles a los caballos , a la fauna y a las aves también.
I hate barbed wire. It's the cheapest fencing but it does terrible damage to horses , to wildlife, and to birds as well..
The singer Aaron Neville performs Howard Cohen's masterpiece, Bird on a Wire, here, and he sounds like an angel.
El cantador, Aaron Neville, actua la obra maestra de Howard Cohen, Ave en un Alambre, aquí, y él sueña como un ángel.
Debemos ordenar los alambres en nuestra oficina.
We should organize the wires in our office.
"Mr Fantastic puede dobla como el alambre"
"Mr Fantastic can bend like wire"
El alambre de púas se convertía en una carga al ganadero y el ganado que utilizan las tierras de pastoreo.
Barbed wire became a burden to the cattleman and cattle who used the open range.
La foto es de 1867.
Estar en la cuerda floja es peligroso y también exitante. Vale la pena intentarlo!
Being on a wire is dangerous and also exciting. It’s worth a try!
