La Palabra del Día: "bordear"
bordear ( bohr-deh-ahr' )
verb ( to border, to skirt )
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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. Los árboles bordean el camino hacia el campo.
Trees line the road toward the countryside.
2. Bordeando su profundo dolor, Claudia se recuperó rápidamente de la muerte de Eduardo para volver al amor de su vida, Ramón.
Skirting round her deep pain, Claudia recovered quickly from Eduardo's death to return to the love of her life, Ramón.
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!
14 Answers
En vez de nadar a traves del lago, decidieron bordearlo.
Instead of swimming through the lake, they decided to skirt around it.
El reino antiguo de los Incas, bordeó América del Sur a lo largo de la costa del oeste.
The ancient Inca kingdom bordered South America along the western coast.
Hay dos países en America del Sur que no se bordean Brazil. ¿Cuáles son?
There are two countries in South America that do not border Brazil. What are they?
My property borders a property in another municipality.
Mi propiedad bordea una propiedad de otro municipio.
¡A veces las cosas que políticos tienen que hacer para hacerse populares bordean en lo ridícolo!
Sometimes the things that politicians have to do to become popular border on the ridiculous!
Si caminas por el sendero que bordea el lago, tendrás una hermosa vista.
If you walk by the path that borders the lake, you'll have a beautiful view.
Hay lugares en el camino de 8 millas a la cumbre de Half Dome en el Parque Nacional de Yosemite que bordean a ser peligroso. There are places along the 8 mile trail to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park that border on being dangerous.
Todo en nuestro mundo es dual: la luz siempre bordea la sombra, la vida bordea la muerte.
Everything in our world is dual: the light always borders the shadow, the life borders the death.
Cuatro países bordean Guatemala; México, Belice, Honduras y El Salvador. Four countries border Guatemala; Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador.
El abogado defensor bordeó alrededor de la verdad. Por supuesto, su cliente era inocente.
The defense attorney skirted around the truth. Of course, his client was innocent.
Mi contribución de hoy bordea la pereza.
My entry of today borders on laziness.
Para compensar eso un poco, he traducido el poema encantador en inglés:
To make up for that a little, I have translated the charming poem into English:
"When we skirt an abyss in a dark night
the rider loosens his reins and gives himself over to the instinct of the horse."
La casa de mis suegros se ubica en el municipio que bordea el nuestro. Nos conviene a mi esposa y a mí porque siempre que queremos salir los dos solos, podemos dejar a los niños con ellos.
My in-laws' house is in the town next to ours. It's convenient for us because whenever we want to go out just the two of us, we can leave the kids with them.
It's very beautiful to border the way of your house with lovely plants.
Es muy hermoso bordear el camino de su casa con plantas encantadoras.
Bordear no significa las faldas.
To skirt around doesn't mean skirts.
