La Palabra del Día: "combinar"
combinar ( kohm-bee-nahr' )
verb ( to combine, to merge )
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Examples:
1. La escuela primaria de mis hijos decidió combinarse con la escuela primaria del pueblo vecino y la enseñanza ha decaído.
My children's primary school decided to merge with the neighboring town's primary school and the teaching has really gone downhill.
2. No tengo nada que combine con mi falda morada, ¡así que tendré que ir de compras!
I don't have anything that goes with my purple skirt, I'll just have to go shopping then!
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"We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart. (Martin Luther King Jr.)."
Debemos combinar la dureza de la serpiente con la suavidad de la Paloma, una mente fuerte y un corazón tierno.
Cuando se combinan un burro y una cebra, resulta un híbrido que se llama "zedonk".
When a donkey and a zebra are combined, the result is a hybrid called a "zedonk".
En mis pais ,el día siguiente el Día de la Navidad está llamada Día de San Esteban . Hoy, es mi trabajo a preparar una comida combinando el pavo y las verduras que sobraron de ayer y una salsa de curry.
In my country , the day after Christmas Day is called St. Stephen's Day . Today, it's my job to prepare a meal combining the leftover turkey and vegetables from yesterday with some curry sauce.
Combinar el deber con el placer es un arte.
To combine duty and leisure is an art form.
Quiero combinar un trabajo signficativo con una vida feliz en mi hogar.
I want to combine meaningful work with a happy home life.
Un químico combina los químicos peligrosos sin riesgo.
A chemist combines hazardous chemicals without risk.
Combine una media taza de azúcar, media taza de crema y una cucharadita de vainilla y dos huevos batidos en un gran recipiente lleno de nieve, le ayudarán a preparar un helado nieve.
Mix a half cup of sugar, a half cup of cream, a teaspoon of vanila and two beaten eggs with a large mixing bowl of snow to make a recipe of snow ice cream.
Tengo una resaca terrible ahora mismo. Ya me doy cuenta de combinar las bebidas anoche ¡no fue una buena idea!
With Franco's corrections: Tengo una resaca terrible ahora mismo. Ya me doy cuenta de que combinar las bebidas anoche ¡no fue una buena idea!
I have a terrible hangover right now. I now realise that mixing my drinks last night was not a good idea!
A veces cuando hablo español, el inglés y el español se me combinan y se me sale una palabra en inglés. ¡Una vez esto ocurrió cuando hablaba inglés, y dije una palabra en español!
Every now and then when I speak Spanish, English and Spanish combine themselves in my mind and an English word pops out. Once this even happened when I was speaking English, and I accidentally said a Spanish word!
Al En el gimnasio se puede combinar hacer ejercicio con hacer nuevos amigos.
At the gym you can combine exercising with making friends.
Mi Trabajo con unos corredores mexicanos este año en Tejas combina perfectamente mis dos pasiones: las carreras de motos y aprender español.
My work with some Mexican racers this year in Texas perfectly combines my two passions of racing and learning Spanish
Combina el ganchillo y el hilo y saldrá algo muy bonito.
Combine a hook and yarn for something beautiful.
A veces, personas divorciadas deciden combinar sus familias. Es posible tener éxito, pero a menudo es bastante díficil.
Sometimes divorced people decide to combine their families. It is possible to succeed, but it is often quite difficult.
No combine beber y conducir. Do not combine drinking and driving.
