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La Palabra del Día: "completo"

La Palabra del Día: "completo"

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completo (kohm-pleh'-toh)

adjective ( complete )

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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.

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1. Jaime tiene las obras completas de Shakespeare en su biblioteca.

Jaime has the complete works of Shakespeare in his library.

2. Amelia Earhart no logró darle la vuelta completa al mundo en avión.

Amelia Earhart was not able to do a complete flight around the world.

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updated Sep 20, 2012
posted by rac1
Hola rac! He ido de vacaciones pero ahora estoy aqui otra vez! - jennysk, Sep 19, 2012
¡Hola, amiga! ¡Muchas gracias! Me alegro mucho de verte.:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Sep 19, 2012
Hola Jenny, welcome back...:):) - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
Good to see you too, Silvia! :):) - rac1, Sep 19, 2012

13 Answers

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Somos diferentes, pero nuestras diferencias se complementan a la perfección. Yo estoy entero y completo contigo.

We are different, but our differences complement each other perfectly. With you I'm whole and complete.

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updated Sep 20, 2012
posted by Silvia_Tcherneva
She dressed to the nines for him. She must really be interested. jajajjaa - katydew, Sep 19, 2012
jejeje, The one on the left is like my dogs. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Sep 19, 2012
Sooooo Cute!!! - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
Thank you so much, dear Annie!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Sep 19, 2012
¡Preciosos! - mstivers, Sep 19, 2012
¡Hola, Mstivers! ¡Gracias!:) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Sep 19, 2012
Nice hat.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2012
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Nadie es perfecto y todo el mundo intentan inútilmente para ser completo.

No one is perfect and everybody tries vainly to be complete.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
edited by shish75
posted by 201286
I like your post ... and fixed your picture !! :). - shish75, Sep 19, 2012
Hola 201286! Nice post..:) - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
Thank you Shish and Rac :) - 201286, Sep 19, 2012
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No creo que yo llegue a ser capaz de completar mi estudio de la lengua española.

I don't believe that I will ever be able to complete my study of the Spanish language.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
posted by kdrinning
Siento lo mismo, amiga. - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
I vote for you with fellow feeling... - annierats, Sep 19, 2012
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Usted me completa.

You complete me.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
posted by MattM
Nice image! - 201286, Sep 19, 2012
Nice!! - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
great to see you around again MattM, how you been buddy ? - ray76, Sep 19, 2012
Glad you are back. Famous movie line. - katydew, Sep 19, 2012
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My friend, who is also learning Spanish, took her dog to a groomer and asked for a 'completo' not knowing her dog would come out completely shaved.

Mi amiga, quien está aprendiendo español tambien, tomó su perro a un recortador de cepillado y pidó para un "completo', no sabiendo que su perro saldría completamente afeitarse.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
So wrong!! lol - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
Oh, poor doggy! Hi, dear Katy! I wish you to have a perfect day! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Sep 19, 2012
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Mi esposa gustaría qué completo mi lista de miel, pero suelo tener otras prioridades.

My wife would like me to complete my honey-do list, but I tend to have other priorities.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Yada, yada, yada...and so on and so forth...lol - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
:))) ¡Hola, amigo! ¡Qué tengas un día exellente! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Sep 19, 2012
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Colleccionistas de sellos en general quieren hacer un conjunto completo de sellos de un país.

Stamp collectors usually want to make a complete set of stamps from a country.

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updated Sep 20, 2012
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
He is starting young...:):) - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
Una foto fantástica... muy retro. - mstivers, Sep 19, 2012
Those were the days, when little boys wore ties! - jennysk, Sep 20, 2012
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Somos lo que pensamos;

que nos pensamos nos convertimos.

estamos completos en todos manera.

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We are what we think ,

what we think we become,

We are complete in every way.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
How is the mind pure? - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
Very inspiring, as always, Ray! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Sep 19, 2012
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Incluso después de dar la bienvenida a su hijo 18, todavía no tienen la sensación de que su familia está completa.

Even after welcoming their 18th child, they still don't have the feeling that their family is complete.

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updated Sep 20, 2012
posted by mcl020
Child benefit must be high in your country.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2012
Wow!! - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
No, they are from England (if I remember correctly). They featured in an article on how environmental-unfriendlysuch large families are. - mcl020, Sep 20, 2012
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Mi vida se completó,cúando te lleve al altar..>>My life completed when,then take you to the altar..

updated Sep 19, 2012
posted by sgarcia3
My life was fullfilled.. sounds better. Completed sounds as if you killed yourself, there and then. - annierats, Sep 19, 2012
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Ninguna cena está completa sin un postre.

No dinner is complete without dessert.

updated Sep 19, 2012
posted by mstivers
Forget dinner, I'll just have the pake....:) - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
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El concurso completo es mi deporte equestre preferido. Los caballos tienen que hacer una prueba de doma clásica, una prueba de saltos y correr de campo atraviesa saltando obstaculos grandes.

Eventing is my favourite horse-sport. The horses have to do a dressage test, a show-jumping test and a cross-country run over massive obstacles.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
La amazona sueca, Sara Algotsson en Londres. - annierats, Sep 19, 2012
Takes a great deal of skill! - rac1, Sep 19, 2012
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El primer ferrocarril transcontinental se completó en Promontory, Utah.

The first transcontinental railroad was completed in Promontory, Utah.

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updated Sep 19, 2012
posted by bandit51jd
Good information - rac1, Sep 19, 2012