La Palabra del Día: "construir"
construir (kohn-stroo-eer')
verb ( to build, to manufacture, to construct )
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Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. Then the Word of the Day winner will be chosen.
Guidelines:
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.
Examples:
1. La familia Martínez decidió construir una casa nueva ya que no cabían en la vieja.
The Martínez family decided to build a new home since they no longer fit in the old one.
2. Los niños construyeron un fuerte de viejas cajas de cartón.
The kids built a fort out of old cardboard boxes.
16 Answers
"Build bridges instead of walls and you will have a friend."
Construir puentes en lugar de paredes y usted tendrá un amigo.
Muchas veces me parece imposible que los niños españoles puedan construir los verbos en el subjunctivo cuando tienen solo cuatro años.
It often seems impossible to me that Spanish children can use the verbs in the subjunctive, when they are only four years old.
¿Conoces la historia de los tres cerditos que construían cada uno su propia casita?
Do you know the story of the three little pigs that each built his own little house?
Cuando era niño construyé una casa de cubos de azúcar.
When I was a boy I constructed a house of sugar cubes.
Quiero construir una maquina electrónica para hacer me
permanentemente registrado en SD, sin una computadora.
I would like to construct an electronic machine , in order to have
me permanently Logged on SD ,without a computer.
Creo que es bueno que siempre habrá quienes que construyen algo único en vez de aún más de lo mismo.
I think it's good that there will always be those who build something unique instead of yet more of the same.
Felicidades a la persona que construyo esta casa.
Congratulations to the person who built this house.
When I went to New York City a few summers ago, I saw a lot of large buildings and wondered how anyone could have the talent to construct something so grand.
Cuando fui a New York City hace unos veranos, veía muchos edificios y me preguntaba como cualquiera pudiera tener el don de construir algo tan magnífico.
Para construir un avión se necesita contribuciones de mucha gente in varias áreas y de compañías diferentes.
To consrtuct an airplane you need contributions from many people in various areas and of different companies.
Si navegas en el barco que he construido, ¡es mejor que seas un buen nadador!
If you sail in the boat I've built, you'd better be a good swimmer!
Sí la humanidad se uniera,construiriamos un mundo mejor para vivir..>>If the humanity was joining,we would construct a better world to live..
Tienes que ser talentoso para construir algo tan hermoso de arena.
You have to be talented to build something so beautiful out of sand.
Era tan soñador que a menudo construía castillos en el aire.
He was such a dreamer that he kept building castles in the air.
El puente Golden Gate, atravesando la Bahía de San Francisco, fue construido en 1937. =>
The Golden Gate (en español, Puerta Dorada) Bridge, spanning San Francisco Bay, was built in 1937.
Construyen cosas en diferentes tiempos del día o de la noche y con diferentes herramientas.
They construct things at different times of the day or night and with different tools.
