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La Palabra del Día: "terror"

La Palabra del Día: "terror"

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terror ( teh-rrohr' )

noun ( terror, horror )

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Examples:

1. Odio las películas de terror pero las tengo que ver porque mi novio es fanático.

I hate horror films but I have to watch them because my boyfriend is a fan.

2. Me da terror pensar en lo que le podría pasar a mi hijo cuando yo no esté.

I am terrified to think of what could happen to my son when I'm not around.

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updated Oct 23, 2012
posted by rac1
Great thread rac1, thank you for keeping it up . - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
Gracias mi amigo! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Gracias, Rac y Francobollo! :)) - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
De nada, amiga! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Gracias Rac y Francobollo. Sus palabras nos dan la oportunidad discutir las cosas muy importantes. - 0095ca4c, Oct 18, 2012

18 Answers

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Después de escribir una frase en español, estoy la espero en terror para la corrección. Como ahora.

After writing a sentence in Spanish , I am waiting in terror for the correction. Like now.

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updated Oct 22, 2012
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
One mans terror,is another mans teacher .El terror de uno hombre , es la maestra de otro. - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
His name is Franco...jejejeje Good teacher... - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Kind of a shocking math problem. - GraceM, Oct 18, 2012
Racy math and racy teacher, jajaja - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
espero la corrección (de Franco) con terror... lol - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Funny but I never noticed the numbers on the board , GraceM you have very sharp eyes , and very knowledgable , need I say more , nudge nudge wink wink. - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
Thank you Frank , are you saying that I was correct ? - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
Just minor changes, Ray. As usual. - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Well i am only a minor Ray , so i can take that , thanks mate. - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
Thank you Annie , this is a great post. - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
Hola, Ray! :) - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
Hola to the beautiful and talented Iana01, how are you ? - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
ray, how is your eyesight, looks more like Cordobesa than Franco?? Or not! Franco is more attractive than I had previously thought. - annierats, Oct 18, 2012
You are right Annierats, god here goes another old pair of glasses I bought from the market , how are you sweet lady ? - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
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Ayer me dio terror ver una araña grande en el fregadero.

Yesterday I was terrified to see a large spider in the kitchen sink.

updated Oct 18, 2012
posted by GraceM
That gives me the creeps!! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Las arañas son asquerosas. Te entiendo - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking so. :) - GraceM, Oct 18, 2012
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These street gangs have become the terror of the neighbourhood. I do not like the word terror.

Estas bandas callejeras son el terror del barrio. No me gusta la palabra terror.

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updated Oct 18, 2012
edited by iana01
posted by iana01
I hate the word too, Iana. But moreover the fact that we're all confronted with this phenomenon these days ;-( - mcl020, Oct 18, 2012
Mc, yes. Unfortunatelly. But, have a nice day, MC ! ;-) - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
:-) - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Francobollo, muchísimas gracias. - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
I agree with you, Iana! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Hola Iana !! :). - shish75, Oct 18, 2012
Hola, Rac y Shish! Buenas tardes! :)) - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
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Muchos niños viven con terror del monstruo debajo de la cama. Estos monstruos viven con terror de la niña.

Many children live in terror of the monster under the bed. These monsters live in terror of a little girl.

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updated Oct 19, 2012
edited by UrictheOddball
posted by UrictheOddball
Jaja, good one! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
con terror (twice) - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Poor, poor things! - annierats, Oct 18, 2012
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Sometimes terror comes in a very small case.

A veces el terror viene en estuches bien pequeños.

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updated Oct 19, 2012
posted by diagonx
True! - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
OmG, I hate these things!! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Neat. - annierats, Oct 18, 2012
These are the thing that fill me with fear and revulsion , I prefer Snakes and Spiders any day. - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
Son asquerosas. (I learned that from Franco). - katydew, Oct 19, 2012
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The terror attack on WTC in the year 2001 was the most dramatic attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor.

El ataque terrorista en el WTC en el año 2001 fue el más dramático ataque en suelo americano desde Pearl Harbor. enter image description here

updated Oct 18, 2012
edited by shish75
posted by shish75
El ataque terrorista - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Yes, it was....a sad day not only here, but all over the world to think anyone would be so cowardice as to attack innocent people in any land. - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Thanks Frankco for your daily corrections !! :). - shish75, Oct 18, 2012
Sorry Rac for you and for the all American to reminde you about that painful accident !! - shish75, Oct 18, 2012
Hola, Shish! - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
No problem, Shish...we need not forget.. great post! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
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El estrés postraumático es una condición debilitante que causa disfunciones en la vida de ellos que fueron personas afectadas por algún tipo de terror.

PTSD is a debilitating condition that causes dyfunction in the lives of those that were affected by terror of some kind.

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updated Oct 18, 2012
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Hola, Katy. A good one. - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
El estrrés / debilitante / disfuciones en la vida de personas afectadas por algún tipo de terror - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Thanks Franco. - katydew, Oct 18, 2012
Katy, you're starting to think and write in both languages at the same time...jeje.....Look at your English sentence. - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Rac1, it took me 3x reading through to figure out what you were talking about. jejeje - katydew, Oct 18, 2012
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Generalmente, evito las películas de terror, pero sí me gustó el film PSYCHO.

Generally, I avoid horror movies, but I did enjoy the film PSYCHO.

updated Oct 19, 2012
posted by mstivers
:-) - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
It was soooooo scarey. - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Estoy de acuerdo, aunque es viejo, es lo mejor. - annierats, Oct 19, 2012
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Pues, sea lo que sea, hoy no puedo escribir nada porque estoy sufriendo del terror de la página en blanco.

Well, I can't write anything today, come what may, because I've succumbed to writer's block.

updated Oct 19, 2012
posted by annierats
There is an illustration, but you can't se it against a white background. - annierats, Oct 18, 2012
Haha, Annie - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
You won't laugh, Annie, not when it strikes you.. - annierats, Oct 18, 2012
Jaja, it already does, can't you tell? jeje - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Tu musa regresará, ya verás. - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Hola amiga! A veces Ernesto H. sufrIo de un bloqueo de escritor, estás muy bien acompañada, pero estoy aterrorizada porque no puedo ver su illustracíon. - 0095ca4c, Oct 19, 2012
Gracas, amigos. - annierats, Oct 19, 2012
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Acts of terror are multi-national. No country can point a finger at others.

Los actos de terror son multinacionales. Ningún país puede señalar con el dedo a los otros.

Terror is an emotion initiated by intimidation or violence. Terror has many faces.

Terror es una emoción iniciado por intimidacíon o violencia. Terror tiene muchas caras.

terror in many forms

updated Oct 19, 2012
edited by 0095ca4c
posted by 0095ca4c
Some are just more organized with it than others. - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Actos terroristas - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Hola amiga! Yes they are, and seem to live their lives only for this. It's very sad. - 0095ca4c, Oct 18, 2012
Oh poo francobollo (no disrespect intended). I will try and change my sentence to use the proper word of the day. Gracias por su ayuda. - 0095ca4c, Oct 18, 2012
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La actriz dio un grito de terror cuando el monstruo se apareció en la pantalla.

The actress screamed in terror when the monster appeared on the screen.

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updated Oct 19, 2012
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
dio un grito de terror - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
That must have been one of the first films ever made, jeje - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Thanks, Franco! - Noetol, Oct 18, 2012
Maybe the second! :)) - Noetol, Oct 18, 2012
Buenos días, Noetol! - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
Or maybe not! - ray76, Oct 18, 2012
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I watched my first horror movie when I was five years old, but I stopped watching them in my sophomore year of high school.

Vi mi primera película de terror cuando tenía cinco años, pero dejé de verlas en mi segundo año del colegio.

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updated Oct 19, 2012
posted by kdfore
Excellent! - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Yikes! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Yes, I gave them up too... I like to be able to sleep in peace without checking under the bed. ;o) - katydew, Oct 19, 2012
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Nublado era conocido como el terror del barrio, cuando la gente lo veía inmediatamente se desvaneció.

Cloudy was known as the terror of the neighbourhood, whenever people saw him, they immediately melted away.

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updated Oct 18, 2012
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
pero cuando la gente lo veía - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
I can't see the picture...great sentence. - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Thank you francobollo, And the picture is here now, Annie ;-) I shall re-use Cloudy again to let you all melt away ;-)) - mcl020, Oct 18, 2012
3
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There's terror on telly and on the airline;
The guerrillas in Chile and in Palestine;
There's state terrorism in North Korea;
And vandalism in the civil war in Syria.

Psychopaths talk about a strange factor X;
Psychedelic drugs and weird cybersex;
There's fear in the air, terror everywhere;
But don't despair, just take good care.

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Hay terror en la tele y en la línea aérea;
Los guerrilleros en Chile y en Palestina;
El terrorismo de la mafia en Colombia;
Y el vandalismo en la guerra en Siria.

Los psicópatas hablan sobre un factor extraño;
Las drogas psicodélicas y el cibersexo;
Hay terror en el aire, está todas partes;
Por eso, ¡siempre ten mucho cuidado!

updated Oct 18, 2012
edited by Brisa_Ociosa
posted by Brisa_Ociosa
:-) - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
Maybe...but don't despair.... nice one as always, Brisa! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012
Good idea, Rac. Gracias amigos. - Brisa_Ociosa, Oct 18, 2012
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Una minoría de gente puede crear mucho terror para la mayoría de la población

A minority of people can create a lot of terror for the majority of the population

updated Oct 18, 2012
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
True. - iana01, Oct 18, 2012
para la mayoría - francobollo, Oct 18, 2012
thanks, - aocroc, Oct 18, 2012
Unfortunately true! - rac1, Oct 18, 2012