La Palabra del Día: "dialogar"
dialogar ( dee-ah-lo-gahr' )
verb ( to confer, to talk )
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Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español. Si usted está interesado, por favor envíeme un PM.
Sinmeta will be correcting the Spanish sentences as his time permits. We still need more help with this very important task. Please correct your sentences according to his suggestions.
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. Estaban dialogando en el parque sobre el escándalo reciente de la oficina.
They were conferring in the park about the recent office scandal.
2. Justo antes de Claudia partir, ella y Ramón dialogaron sobre lo que sucedería en Argentina. Confirmaron su amor ante esta tragedia y Ramón le deseó suerte a Claudia.
Just before Claudia left, she and Ramón talked about what would happen in Argentina. They confirmed their love for one another in light of this tragedy, and Ramón wished her luck.
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!
16 Answers
Espero que los países del mundo aprendan a dialogar para evitar conflictos innecesarios.
I hope the world's countries will learn how to negotiate better to avoid unnecessary conflict.
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Mi abogado aconseja que dialogue antes de hacer cualquier cosa más.
My lawyer advises that I confer (negotiate) before doing anything further.
(Note clever use of subjunctive)
Una de las ventajas de ser gemelos es que siempre hay alguien a mano para dialogar los pros y los contras de la vida.
One of the advantages of beings twins is that you always have somebody close at hand to discuss the pros and cons of life.
Would you like to talk to me about that?
¿Quisieras dialogar conmigo de eso?
A veces me siento más feliz cuando puedo tener un diálogo
con alguien quien tiene los mismos sentimientos .
Sometimes I am happiest when I can have a dialogue
with someone who has the same feelings as me.
There is no need to draw on conflict, all problems can be solved talking.
No hay que recurrir al conflicto, todos los problemas se pueden solucionar dialogando.
El secreto de un matrimonio largo es que la pareja dialogue cuando tengan problemas.
The secret for a long marriage is that the couple talk when they have problems.
Es bueno dialogar con amigos sobre decisiones grandes.
It is good to dialogue with friends about big decisions.
Es importante tratar de dialogar problemas cuando estos occurren. De esta manera puedes aprender mucho sobre la otra persona, además de obtener más entendimiento.
It is important to try to discuss problems when they occur. In this way you can learn a lot about the other person, and gain more understanding.
Me gusta dialogar un público cautivo. I love to talk to a captive audience.
Puedo dialogar con mis mejores amigas durante horas.
I can talk to my best friends during for hours.
Los animales dialogaron durante tres horas antes de salir para su "abrevadero" favorito. The animals conferred for three hours before they left for their favorite "watering hole".
Los estudiantes estaban dialogando cuando de repente sonó la alarma de incendios.
The students were conferring when suddenly the fire alarm went off.
Lo siento un doble .Pero es mal diálogo.
Let's talk about how to fill out my 2012, IRS tax return. Vamos a dialogar de cómo llenar mi 2012, declaración de impuestos del IRS.
