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La Palabra del Día: "el remedio"

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el remedio ( rreh-meh'-dee-oh )

noun ( alternative, cure, solution )

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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

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Examples:

1. Para el dolor de garganta, el mejor remedio es descansar y beber té con limón y miel.

For a sore throat, the best cure is to rest and drink tea with lemon and honey.

2. Al ver a Claudia, Eduardo recobró un poco de fuerza, suficiente para decirle que no había algun remedio alguno para su enfermedad.

Upon seeing Claudia, Eduardo recovered a little strength, enough to tell her that there was no cure for his illness.

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!

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updated Feb 24, 2013
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Hola, rac1. - RichSean1725, Feb 22, 2013
Hola Rich! :) - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
"....suficiente para decirle que no había algun remedio..." - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
Gracias amiga. :) - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
Moderators, please see my comment in Mod Meetings. - bandit51jd, Feb 22, 2013

20 Answers

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El único remedio para el odio es el amor.

The only remedy for hatred is love.

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updated Feb 24, 2013
posted by PumpkinCalabaza
Yes, this is true. Not easy to do, but true. - katydew, Feb 22, 2013
Very accurate. :) - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
Well said. - olblueiiii, Feb 22, 2013
Very dificult at times, but it is the ideal! - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
¡Perfecto, amiga! - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
Yes indeed amiga, as Love is the only feeling that can be distributed without being diminished. - Marlee-Maria, Feb 22, 2013
That is the best cure amiga! - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
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El remedio para un corazón roto, no es fácil para de encontrar.

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No es fácil encontrar el remedio para un corazón roto.

The remedy for a broken heart is not easy to find.

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updated Feb 22, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
I wanted so badly to use, "I've got the fever and the only remedy is more cow bell" here. ha. - katydew, Feb 22, 2013
Lol, I like this one.:) - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
That, Katy, would have been awesome! Extra awesome. - rogspax, Feb 22, 2013
More cow bell!, cures everything. :)) - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
"No es fácil encontrar el remedio para un corazón roto." - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
Forgiveness is a remedy for even that, but it is not an easy choice. - SaigeSmith, Feb 22, 2013
Desafortunadamente :-( - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
I would say "no es fácil de encontrar" - matias-v, Feb 22, 2013
Thanks Mariana and Matias-v. - katydew, Feb 22, 2013
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The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.

El remedio para cualquier cosa es aqua salada: el sudo, las lagrimas o el mar.

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updated Feb 22, 2013
edited by JoyceM
posted by JoyceM
A lot of truth in that. - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
Or a foot soak with epsom salts. - JoyceM, Feb 22, 2013
I tend to agree, but I bet that wasn´t written by anyone who has endured a major flood. ;) - rogspax, Feb 22, 2013
Obviously that guy has never been seasick! :)) - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
"....cualquier cosa es aqua salada, el sudo, las lagrimas o el mar." - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
I can so relate to that, good one Joyce - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
"agua salada, el sudor, las lágrimas" - matias-v, Feb 22, 2013
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Las mujeres son el mejor remedio para todos los problemas. Women are the best cure for all problems.

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updated Feb 22, 2013
posted by RichSean1725
Only if they look like that! :)) - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
Well, I personally find it interesting that in Spanish, "el problema" is masculine and "la solución" is femenine ;) - PumpkinCalabaza, Feb 22, 2013
Ray will love this picture. - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
Me too. But I´ll tell you, yummy though they may be, women in hats are trouble. That´s my story and I´m sticking to it. ;) - rogspax, Feb 22, 2013
Of course! - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
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El remedio para demasiado saltar durante frenos es más amortiguación de la compresión, y/o un nivel más alto del aceite y/o más precarga. No es fácil descubir la mejor combinación.

The remedy for too much brake dive is more compression damping, a higher oil level, or more preload. It´s not easy discover the best combination. enter image description here

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updated Feb 22, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by rogspax
Don't worry about stoppies too much on the hog. Too complex for me! - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
Demasiado complejo para mi. - RichSean1725, Feb 22, 2013
I will keep this for reference...Just kidding. - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
I didn't know you had to be a scientist to race a bike... I'm keeping it for a reference too, but I'm not sure why. You're the best Rogspax. - katydew, Feb 22, 2013
Oh boy, I don't understand a thing in either language :D - Manity, Feb 22, 2013
Me too, Rog, I'm keeping for future reference! - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
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¿Hay alguien que pueda contarme el remedio para un dedo del pie golpeado?

Is there someone that can tell me the cure for a stubbed toe?

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updated Feb 22, 2013
posted by GraceM
Awww, poor baby.. - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
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Espero que hubiera un remedio para este resfriado. Con este tos, la congestión, el estornudo, y un poco de fiebre, ¡es muy difícil concentrar en mi palabra del día!

I wish there was a cure for this cold. With this cough, congestion, sneezing, and a little fever, it is very difficult to concentrate on my word of the day!

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updated Feb 22, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Same here... :p - PumpkinCalabaza, Feb 22, 2013
Hope you feel better soon. - katydew, Feb 22, 2013
Get a lot of rest, amigo - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
Que te encuentras mejor pronto. - Jubilado, Feb 22, 2013
Gracias por todo, amigos! :)) - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
He would make a good cold, flu, cough medicine commercial! - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
"Desearía que hubiera un remedio para este resfriado. Con esta tos, la congestión, los estornudos, y un poco de fiebre, ¡es muy difícil concentrarme en mi palabra del día! - matias-v, Feb 22, 2013
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¿Quieres tener una vida más feliz y menos estresante? Entonces, intenta reir sin ninguna razón. Está comprobado que tener un buen sentido del humor y reírse a carcajadas ayuda a eliminar el estrés y a prevenir enfermedades coronarias. La risa es parte de la vida cotidiana de todos los seres humanos, una expresión de la alegría que sentimos y que lo manifestamos cuando nos sentimos bien. Así, la risa está considerada como el mejor remedio no sólo para el alma, sino también para el cuerpo.

Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? So, try laughing for no reason at all. It is proven that having a good sense of humor and roaring with laughter help eliminate stress and prevent heart disease. Laughing is part of day-to-day life for all humans being, it is a expression of joy that we feel and we express when feeling well. This way, laughing is considered as the best cure not only for the soul, but also for the body.

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updated Feb 22, 2013
edited by luisssito
posted by luisssito
Very nice, Luis! I agree totally! - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
Very nice, amigo. ...."human beings"......."it is an expression".... - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
:) - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
I have heard of that they say children laught over 700 times per day, adults not so much, maybe 15 times per day. - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
...helps to eliminate....human beings, and it is an expression....considered the best way.....Wow Lussito! Wonderful English translation! - bandit51jd, Feb 22, 2013
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Se han inventado muchos tipos de remedios para curar enfermedades, pero muchos de ellos no funcionan.

Many types of remedies have been invented to cure all kinds of illnesses, but many of them don't work.

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updated Feb 24, 2013
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
We need to keep trying! - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
Yes, unfortunately. - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
I would say: "Se han inventado muchos tipos de remedios para curar enfermedades" - matias-v, Feb 22, 2013
Gracias matias! - jennysk, Feb 24, 2013
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Algunas veces el remedio para el picor no es rascarse.

Sometimes the cure for the itch is not scratching.

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updated Feb 22, 2013
posted by SilviaC
Uso este remedio cuando tengo una picadura de mosquito. - katydew, Feb 22, 2013
"...es no rascarse." - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
Very hard to do jeje - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
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El jarabe que me dieron para la tos fue el peor remedio que probé en mi vida.

The syrup they gave me for my cough was the worst cure I've ever tasted in my life.

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updated Feb 23, 2013
posted by aileribel
Did it work? - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
Hahaha! - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
I personally don't like vough syrops. - Marlee-Maria, Feb 22, 2013
Good one. Sometimes the remedy is worse than the ailment itself. lol. - katydew, Feb 23, 2013
4
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Después de caminar en el selva ,

mis piernas a menudo son cubiertas con las sanguijuelas,

Un buen remedio para eliminar las sanguijuelas,

eliminarles es ponerles sal en ellos.

After walking in the rainforest , my legs are often covered with leeches,

A good remedy to remove leeches , is to put salt on them.

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updated Feb 22, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
I have had to do that a few times! Good one - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
Bloodsuckers! - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
"Después de caminar en la selva , mis piernas a menudo son cubiertas por las sanguijuelas. Un buen remedio para eliminarlas, es ponerles sal." - matias-v, Feb 22, 2013
Hmmm, La sal, muy interesante! - bandit51jd, Feb 22, 2013
@matias-v, thank you , your sentence is clearer and less ambiguous . - ray76, Feb 22, 2013
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El remedio por mi carencia de la participación aquí debe reducir en mis compromisos.

The remedy for my lack of involvement here is to cut back on my commitments.

updated Feb 22, 2013
posted by SaigeSmith
That makes perfect sense. :-) - pmikan-pam, Feb 22, 2013
Prioritize, eh? - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
"El remedio para mi carencia de participación aquí es reducir mis compromisos." - matias-v, Feb 22, 2013
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En ese momento, no tuvo mas remedio que rendirse. At that moment, he had no other alternative but to surrender. enter image description here

updated Feb 22, 2013
edited by olblueiiii
posted by olblueiiii
The other decision would be a very piercing experience! :)) - Noetol, Feb 22, 2013
Piercing experience indeed! - rac1, Feb 22, 2013
".....no tuvo más remedio de rendirse." - --Mariana--, Feb 22, 2013
@Noetol and rac1: Yes. There are religious less invasive ways to become "hole-y" ;-) @Mariana: Gracias por la corrección! - olblueiiii, Feb 22, 2013
Actually it's: "no tuvo más remedio que rendirse" - matias-v, Feb 22, 2013
Gracias, matias-v. - olblueiiii, Feb 22, 2013
3
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For every evil under the sun

there is a remedy or there is none

If there is one, try to find it;

if there is none, never mind it.

Por cada mal bajo el sol

hay un remedio o no hay ninguno

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updated Feb 22, 2013
posted by shish75
Very nice poetry! - bandit51jd, Feb 22, 2013
Very good and beautiful picture! - rac1, Feb 22, 2013