La Palabra del Día: "copiar"
copiar ( koh-pee-ar' )
verb ( to copy )
We are looking for an official corrector for the Spanish sentences. If you are interested, please send me a PM.
Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español. Si usted está interesado, por favor envíeme un PM.
There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
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. Me molesta que Sofía se haya copiado de mi examen. No es justo porque yo estudié y ella no.
It bothers me that Sofía copied my test. It's not fair because I studied and she didn't.
2. ¡Me encanta tu vestido! ¿Está bien si me copio de ti y me compro la misma?
I love your dress! Is it ok if I copy you and buy the same one?
Until we have an official Spanish corrector, please help with any suggestions to the Spanish sentences as you are able. It is very much appreciated. Thank you all for being here at SD and for participating in La Palabra Del Dia!
17 Answers
Él se copia de mí en todo lo que hago; es un imitador.
He copies everything I do; he's a copy-cat.
Me gusta mucho mi nueva impresora, porque también puedo copiar con esto, y sirve como escáner, fax, y hasta donde puedo decir, para hacer margaritas. Pues, se puede esparar.
I really like my new printer, because I can with it too, at it serves as a scanner, fax, and near as I can tell, to make margaritas. Well, one can hope.
Por favor, deja de copiarme! Please, stop copying me!
Copying off others in school is called cheating. In life, it's called collaboration.
Copiar el trabajo del otros en la escuela es llamada hacer trampa. En la vida, es llamada colaboración.
Él duda que cualquier cosa o cualquier idea puedan ser copiadas.
He doubts that any thing or any idea can be copied.
Cuando era estudiante de arte, solía copiar cuadros famosos.
When I was an art student, I copied a lot of famous paintings.
Me esposo copiado mi tatuaje.
My husband copied my tattoo!
Los niños casi siempre copiarán a sus padres. Así que es importante dar un buen ejemplo.
Children will almost always copy their parents. Therefore it is important to set a good example.
Le pedí a mi secretaria que me hiciese una copia del documento.
By the way, I think the two of the examples at the top of this thread have mistakes. They should read:
Me molesta que Sofía se haya copiado de mi examen. No es justo porque yo estudié y ella no. - copiar should be subjunctive because of the verb molestar (an emotion).
¡Me encanta tu vestido! ¿Está bien si me copio de ti y me compro la misma?
Una de las cosas que me gustaría ser capaz de copiar es el volar.
One of the things I would like to be able to copy is flying.
. Me molesta que Sofía se copió de mi examen. No es justo porque yo estudié y ella no.
It bothers me that Sofía copied my test. It's not fair because I studied and she didn't.
Es un piropo cuando te copie todo el mundo, no!? :-D
Esta niña copia de los movimientos de su amigo. ¿Crees que se quedará ahí por mucho tiempo?
This girl copies the movements of her friend. Do you think she'll stay there for very long?
In a chess game , most of the players copy the famous openings in their minds.
En el juego de ajedrez , la mayoría de los jugadores copian las aperturas famosas en sus mentes.
En los películas de ciencia ficción, los invasores copian humanos en vainas.
In science fiction movies, the invaders copy humans in pods.
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