La Palabra del Día: "gobernar"
gobernar ( goh-ber-nar' )
verb ( to govern )
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1. Es difícil gobernar un país que está tan fragmentado, y que para colmo, está a la quiebra.
It's difficult to govern a country that is so fragmented, and to make matters worse, bankrupt.
2. No dejes que tus emociones gobiernen tus acciones, tienes que tomar decisiones de manera más lógica.
Don't let your emotions govern your actions, you need to make decisions in a more logical way.
16 Answers
Las leyes de física gobiernan el universo.
The laws of physics govern the Universe.
Este aparato se usa para gobernar la presión de la caldera.
This device is used to govern the pressure of the boiler.
No quiero que mi despertador gobierne las mañanas.
I don't want my alarm clock to govern my mornings.
Para gobernar bien hace falta inteligencia, pasión, honestidad, trabajo arduo y respeto por los que nos han elegido.
To govern well it is important to have intelligence, passion, honesty, hard work and respect for those who elected you.
No one qualified to govern another person would choose to.
Nadie calificado para gobernar a otra persona escogería hacerlo .
Gobierno el universo ,no es unas leyes de fisicas que no existen.
No deje a la preocupación gobernar su vida.
Don't let worry govern your life.
El alcalde había gobernado gobernaba la ciudad muchos años hasta fue elegido para una posición en el Senado.
The mayor governed the city for many years until he was elected to a position in the senate.
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish - very gently.(Chinese proverb).
Gobierne una familia como si cocinará un pez pequeño -muy suavemente.
El Ratón Mickey ha sido gobernando el barco de entretenimiento infantil desde hace tiempo.
El Ratón Mickey ha estado gobernando el barco de entretenimiento infantil desde hace tiempo.
Mickey Mouse has been steering the ship of children’s entertainment for a long time.
Permite que sus sentimientos para gobernar gobiernen sus acciones.
He allows his feelings to govern his actions.
Espero que el nuevo congreso que acaba de instalarse esta semana gobierne los Estados Unidos con justicia y sabiduría.
I hope that the new congress that was just installed this week governs the US with justice and wisdom.
No pienso que la gente quien gobierna nuestro país viva en el mismo mundo que el resto de nosotros -
I don't think that the people who govern our county live in the same world as the rest of us.
Es muy difícil gobernar sabiamente: la política es muy complicada y hay mucho conflicto.
It is very difficult to govern wisely: politics is very complicated and there is a lot of conflict.
¿Lo puedes creer? Este tipo gobernó el estado de California.
Can you believe it? This guy governed the state of California.
