La Palabra del Día: "la muchacha"
la muchacha ( moo-chah'-chah )
noun ( girl )
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Examples:
1. Yo era una muchacha de diecisiete años cuando conocí a mi esposo.
I was a girl of seventeen when I met my husband.
2. La muchacha que trabaja en el restaurante estudia medicina con mi hermano.
The girl who works at the restaurant is in medical school with my brother.
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Esta muchacha misteriosa, vista de la espalda, fue pintada por Salvador Dalí.
This mysterious girl, seen from the back, was painted by Salvador Dalí.
Cuando veo la condición del mundo me doy cuenta de que las muchachas son la luz del futuro.
When I see the condition of the world I realize that girls are the light of the future.
Lo más probable es que esto es la habitación de una muchacha.
This is most likely the room of a girl.
La muchacha de la que me enamoré por primera vez se llamaba Caterina. Mi corazón latía sin parar cada vez que la tenía cerca. ¡Qué tiempos aquellos!
The first girl I ever fell in love was named Catherine. My heart used to beat so fast whenever she was close by. What sweet memories!
Las muchachas disfrutan el baile y la diversión en el campamento de verano.
Girls enjoy dancing and fun at summer camp.
Todas las muchachas que yo conocía en la escuela secundaria ya son ancianas. Qué curioso.
All the girls I knew in high school are now old. How strange.
si yo fuera una muchacha sería mas facil comprender lo que pasa en la cabeza de mi hermana =p
if i were a girl it would be easier to understand what is going on in my sisters head.
Mi primo me dijó que las muchachas son extranjeras; él tiene 8 años.
My cousin told me that girls are aliens; he's eight.
The girls learned the cueca dance for the 18th of September holiday.
Las muchachas aprendieron la cueca para el dieciocho.
Ella es una muchacha australiana,
y es el color y la cara de las nuevas chicas Australianas.
She is an Australian girl,
and is the face and colour of the new Australian girls.
La palabra "muchacha" tiene una connotación negativa en Filipinas. Lo significa sirviente de una manera despectiva.
The word "muchacha" has a negative connotation in the Philippines. It means servant in a derogatory way.
