La Palabra del Día: "el arma"
el arma ( ahr'-mah )
noun ( weapon )
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Guidelines:
Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Have fun experimenting with Spanish.
Examples:
1. Las armas nucleares amenazan la paz mundial.
Nuclear weapons threaten world peace.
2. La policía encontró el arma homicida en el basurero cerca del lugar del asesinato.
The police found the murder weapon in the dump by the site of the crime.
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20 Answers
Y yo, no tengo armas para enfrentarte
Pongo mis manos, manos al aire
Sólo me importa amarte
En cuerpo y alma como era ayer
And I don't have weapons to confront you,
I put my hands up in the air.
I only care about loving you
in body and soul, like it was yesterday.
-Manos al Aire by Nelly Furtado
Si la Constitución hubo estado escrita en español, "la derecha a portar armas" habría causado menos confusión ...
If the Constitution had been written in Spanish, the right "to bear arms" would have caused less confusion ...
El objetivo del juego de mesa, Clue, es determinar averiguar el asesino de la víctima, en cual habitación del casa grande, y con cual arma.
The goal of the board game, Clue, is to determine the victim's murderer, in which mansion's room, and with which weapon.
es averiguar quién es el asesino, la habitación y el arma utilizada para matar a la víctima -
Usagi Miyamoto, mi personaje de comic preferido, suele decir que "la mejor arma es aquella que permanece en su funda"
Miyamoto Usagi, my favorite comic book character, often said "the best weapon is one that remains in its holster"
Una arma muy chévere es un sable de luz. The coolest weapon ever is the light sabre.
"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter". (Mark Twain).
La raza humana tiene un arma verdaderamente eficaz: la risa.
Ser viejo y estúpido, es mi única arma contra el Gobierno.
Being old and stupid , is my only weapon against the government.
El término "armas de destrución masa" es referiendo a menudo como W.M.D.'s. The term "weapons of mass destruction" is often referred to as W.M.D' s.
Una sonrisa es un arma poderosa. Tiene la capacidad para abrir los corazones de la gente y los bolsillos de los hombres.
A smile is a powerful weapon. It has the ability to open people's hearts and men's pockets.
A veces la mayor arma es el silencio. Sometimes the best weapon is silence.
Any weapon must be stored properly.
Cualquier Toda arma se debe guardar apropiadamente.
No me gusta matar la gente con los armas, I don´t like to use weapons to kill people.
En partes de Estados Unidos el amor de las armas de fuego es como una religión.
In parts of the United States the love of firearms is like a religiion.
Nunca he visto ninguna evidencia de que la protección de la paz con las armas efectivamente funcionó.
I have never seen any evidence yet that protecting peace with weapons actually worked out.
El arma verdadera es el mente de la persona que manipula el arma. Un arma sin un operador es nada más que una herramienta. La solución para la violencia es una combinación del control del armas y la designación de las personas que no deben tener las herramientas de destrucción.
The true weapon is in the mind of the person who manipulates the firearm. A weapon without an operator is nothing more than a tool. The solution for violence is a combination of weapons control and the designation of the people that should not have the tools of destruction.
