La Palabra del Día: "internar"
internar ( een-tehr-nahr' )
verb ( to confine )
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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. Al preso lo confinaron a su celda por haber empezado una pelea.
They confined the inmate to his cell for having started a fight.
2. Eduardo decidió irse a Buenos Aires a trabajar en el viñedo de la madre de Claudia. Así evitaría que lo internaran en un hospital hasta su muerte.
Eduardo decided to go to Buenos Aires to work on Claudia's mother's vineyard. In this way, he'd avoid being confined to a hospital until his death.
Notes
The 2nd example sentence is part of our Word of the Day "novela" series. Check it out from the beginning on February 1 and stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!
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!
19 Answers
Pocas cosas pueden ser más conmovedoras o estresantes para los amigos y familiares que ver a un ser querido sufrir de una enfermedad mental. Para las personas que sufren de una enfermedad mental extrema, a veces el único método de tratamiento implica la atención hospitalaria en un centro de salud mental, pero a veces los pacientes están demasiado enfermos para darse cuenta de que necesitan ayuda. Usar métodos legales para internar a una persona en un centro de salud mental se llama "confinamiento involuntario" y es una medida extrema que puede violar sus derechos constitucionales.
Few things may be more touching or stressful for friends and relatives that seeing a dear being suffering from a mental disease. For people who suffer from a serious mental disease, sometimes the only method of treatment implies (involves) the hospitality attention in a mental health center, but sometimes the patients are too ill for realizing they need help. Using legal methods to confine a person in a mental health center is called "voluntary confinement" and it is a extreme measure that may violate his constitutional rights.
Durante algunos días en el invierno, me aburre estar internada en la casa por la nieve y el hielo. No obstante, sí disfruto de aprovechar la oportunidad para leer un buen libro y cocinar una sopa.
During some days in the winter, I get bored being confined to the house because of the snow and the ice. However, I do enjoy taking the opportunity to read a good book and cook some soup.
El niño no podía evitar el sentimiento que era un poco internado.
The child couldn't avoid the feeling that he was a little confined.
Siempre interno me a tres galletes ( a la vez).
I always confine myself to three cookies (at a time).
El ratón blanco se interna en el queso.
The white mouse gets deep into the cheese.
Durante la década de 1970 en Irlanda del Norte, el gobierno internó a mucha gente sin antes enjuiciarla, unos en esta nave.
During the 1970s in Northern Ireland the government interned many people without trial, some on this ship.
Muchas personas vienen a mi país en busca de seguridad. Ellos están escapando de la persecución. Quieren trabajar, pero el gobierno los interna en los campos de refugiados por mucho tiempo.
Many people come to my country searching for safety, They are escaping from persecution. They want to work, but the government interns them in refugee camps for a long time.
Don't intern yourself in one place, the world is very vast.
No se interne en un lugar, el mundo es muy vasto.
Dr. Livingstone fue el primer hombre blanco que consiguió internarse en el corazón oscuro de África.
Dr. Livingstone was the first white man who managed to penetrate into the dark heart of Africa.
Internar a los niños en un día como éste sería casi imposible.
Keeping kids cooped up on a day like this one would be almost impossible.
(Image from YouWall.com)
Con frecuencia manejo motos porque no quería internarme al dentro un coche. Pero hay personas que hacen los dos al mismo tiempo.
I often ride a bikes because I don´t like to inter myself in a cage, but there are people who do both at the same time.
Note, ´cage´ is common motorcyclist slang for a car.
Cuando yo era niño, mi abuelo se puso enfermo. Mi madre tuvo que internarlo en un hogar de ancianos.
When I was a child, my grandfather got sick. My mother had to put him in a nursing home.
Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage.
Mantenga Usted el perro internado en una jaula de viaje adecuada.
Too many people confine their exercise to jumping to conclusions, running up bills, stretching the truth, bending over backward, lying down on the job, sidestepping responsibility and pushing their luck. Demasiadas personas internarian su ejercicio a sacar conclusiones precipitadas, correr(funcionar) cuentas(proyectos de la ley,billetes de banco), estiramiento de la verdad, inclinación hacia atrás, acostarse en el trabajo, esquivar la responsabilidad y empujar su suerte.
Mi mayor temor es estar confinado en un asilo para ancianos.
Que es la razón viajo a países que son un poco peligroso.
My greatest fear is to be confined in a nursing home.
That is why I travel to countries that are a little dangerous .
