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La Palabra del Día: "rápidamente"

La Palabra del Día: "rápidamente"

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rápidamente ( rrah'-pee-dah-mehn-teh )

adverb ( quickly )

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1. ¡Las vacaciones pasaron tan rápidamente que siento que nunca empezaron!

The vacation went by so quickly, I felt like it never began!

2. Mira cuán rápidamente desaparece la neblina bajo el sol.

Look at how quickly the mist evaporates in the sun.

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updated Oct 10, 2012
posted by rac1

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Ojalá la semana en el trabajo pasara tan rápidamente como el fin de semana.

I wish the week at work passed by as rapidly as the weekend.

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updated Oct 10, 2012
posted by Tosh
That would be nice! - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
:-) - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
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He probado mirar las telenovelas, pero los actores hablan demasiado muy rápidamente.

I have tried to watch telenovelas, but the actors talk too fast.

updated Oct 5, 2012
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
I have, too, but I'm lost from the beginning. - GraceM, Oct 1, 2012
demasiado rápido or muy rápidamente (or even muy rápido) - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Gracias, francobollo. I hope I can remember that! - mstivers, Oct 1, 2012
Why can't you use "demasiado rápidamente", Francobollo? - Maxwell_R, Oct 1, 2012
Technically you could, but it's too long, so people usually say demasiado rápido - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Hola Mstivers...: ) - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
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Mis errores, como el sol en la mañana, hacen mi ilusión de erudición derretirse en el aire tan rápidamente como la niebla del alba, y así me aclaran la visión.

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My mistakes, like the morning sun, make my delusions of erudition melt into thin air so rapidly as the mist at dawn, and thus make my hazy vision clear.

updated Oct 1, 2012
posted by Brisa_Ociosa
Espero que no haya errores en estas frases. - Brisa_Ociosa, Oct 1, 2012
:-) - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Very nice, Brisa! - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
.............. thin air AS rapidly as ......... :) - ian-hill, Oct 1, 2012
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¡Mira por tu propia cuenta y riesgo! / Look at your own risk!

Las cucarachas corren muy rápidamente porque tienen seis piernas!

Roaches run very quickly because they have six legs!

updated Oct 3, 2012
edited by SaigeSmith
posted by SaigeSmith
eww, disgusting....Hola Saige : ) - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
Mira por tu propia cuenta y riesgo .... / seis patas - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
I thought so too, rac1. - SaigeSmith, Oct 3, 2012
Gracias francobollo! - SaigeSmith, Oct 3, 2012
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Todas las otras tortugas lo llamaban Turbo porque andaba muy rápidamente en bici.

All the other turtles called him Turbo as he biked quite fast.

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updated Oct 2, 2012
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
lo llamaban Turbo porque andaba muy rápidamente en bici - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
He's the cutest little thing....he looks old... - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
Thanks gentlemen ;-) - mcl020, Oct 2, 2012
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Bob el Tomate se debería haber ido rápidamente cuando vio que Larry el Pepino sólo llevaba puesta una toalla.

Bob the Tomato should have left quickly when he saw Larry the Cucumber wearing only a towel.

The Hairbrush Song

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updated Oct 2, 2012
edited by GraceM
posted by GraceM
cuando vio que Larry el pepino sólo llevaba puesta una toalla - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Jajaja....cute! - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
Gracias por las correcciones, francobollo. - GraceM, Oct 2, 2012
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Tengo una amigo que tipos tan rapidamente que el suelo batidos.

I have a friend that types so fast the ground shakes.

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updated Oct 1, 2012
posted by kdrinning
Tengo un amigo que teclea tan rápidamente que el suelo tiembla - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
That's fast alright. - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
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A chameleion can rapidly change colour.

A chameleion puede cambiar el color rápidamente.

updated Oct 1, 2012
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
I've never seen one turn blue.......... - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
Only when he has had a few too many cocktails. :) - ian-hill, Oct 1, 2012
Jaja, I know that's right! - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
El camaleón / cambiar de color - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
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Quiero que podria aprender el español más rápidamente.

I wish that I could learn Spanish more rapidly.

updated Oct 1, 2012
posted by island_fever
Me too Island...: ) - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
Ojalá y pudiera aprender español... - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
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A mí me parece que en las mañanas, cuando despierto el tiempo se va muy rápidamente pero cuando estoy trabajando el tiempo se pasa muy lentamente

It seems to me that in the mornings, when I wake up that time goes very quickly, but when I am working the time passes very slowly..

updated Oct 1, 2012
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
A mí me parece que en las mañanas cuando me despierto - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
And to everyone else too....: ) - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
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Algunas veces me parece que gasto dinero más rápidamente que lo gano...

Sometimes I think I spend money faster than I earn it... :(

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updated Oct 1, 2012
edited by Achsah
posted by Achsah
de lo que lo gano - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Don't we all...: ) - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
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A tear dries quickly when it is shed for troubles of others.(Marcus Tulius Cicero).

Una lágrima seca rápidamente cuándo es derramó para problemas de otros. enter image description here

updated Oct 1, 2012
posted by shish75
Marcus Tulius Cicero (106-43 BC) Writer, politician and great roman orator. - shish75, Oct 1, 2012
se seca / cuando se derrama por los problemas... - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Nice illustration Shish! - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
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El sol se difundía a través del lago rápidamente ,

y el amanecer era un resplandor dorado.

Sabiendo que tú estarías conmigo pronto

hace que mi corazón lata más rápidamente.

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The sun spread across the lake quickly,

and dawn was a golden radiance.

Knowing that you would be with me soon

makes my heart beat faster.

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updated Oct 1, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
se difundía a través del lago / resplandor dorado / tú estarías / hace que mi corazón lata - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Thank you Francobollo, free verse is so difficult in Spanish , i should not attempt it yet awhile. - ray76, Oct 1, 2012
Muy romántico! - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
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Es muy emocionante manejar rápidamente las motos en una carrera.

It's very exciting to ride motorcycles fast in a race.

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updated Oct 1, 2012
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Do you ride? - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
Es verdad - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012
Not in races, Rac, but I put on lots of miles on the road on my Harley! - Noetol, Oct 1, 2012
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Que vayas rápidamente, con la velocidad del viento.

I hope you go quickly, with the speed of the wind.

updated Oct 1, 2012
edited by Maxwell_R
posted by Maxwell_R
Nice Maxwell. - rac1, Oct 1, 2012
¡Muy bien! - francobollo, Oct 1, 2012