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La Palabra del Día: "solar"

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solar ( soh-lahr' )

adjective ( solar )

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1. El poder solar es una alternativa ecológica para generar energía.

Solar power is an ecological alternative to generate energy.

2. Es difícil ver un eclipse solar ya que mirar al sol directamente es peligroso.

It's difficult to see a solar eclipse since it is dangerous to look directly at the sun.

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 Mar 12, 2013
posted by rac1
Hola, mi amigo! - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Hola rac1. - RichSean1725, Mar 6, 2013
Hola, amiga. :0> - Jubilado, Mar 6, 2013
Hi, Rich! - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Thank you Luisssito for helping us!!!! :):):) - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
You´re so welcome, Rac!!! I am glad to help people as my time permits :))) - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
Hola Rac! Muchísmias gracias!:)) - iana01, Mar 6, 2013
Gracias Luisssito and Annie, bien hecho! - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013

18 Answers

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Estoy completamente seguro de que mi perro es solar-impulsado. Ella siempre se recarga en la luz del sol. I am quite sure my dog is solar powered. She always recharges in the sunlight.

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updated Mar 8, 2013
edited by RichSean1725
posted by RichSean1725
Lol, she may very well be. - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
This is not our dog, Halo, but looks exactly like her. - RichSean1725, Mar 6, 2013
Buena oración, amigo! - Jubilado, Mar 6, 2013
Gracias amigo. - RichSean1725, Mar 6, 2013
lol. :)) - iana01, Mar 6, 2013
Nice - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013
Estoy completamente seguro de que mi perro es solar-impulsado. Él siempre se recarga en la luz del sol. - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
Thanks for the help, luisssito. - RichSean1725, Mar 8, 2013
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The solar system is the sun and all the planets that move around it.

El sistema solar son el sol y todos los planetas que se mueven alrededor de él.

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updated Apr 9, 2013
edited by iana01
posted by iana01
I live on the little blue marble. :) - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
The beauty, to me, implies more beyond the ball of fire. - Jubilado, Mar 6, 2013
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Esta torre solar se construirá en Arizona pronto. Será más de 750 metros de altura. Se está diseñando en Australia.

This solar tower will be built in Arizona soon. It will be more than750 metres high. It is being designed in Australia.

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updated Mar 6, 2013
posted by jennysk
We had to get some experts to do it. :) - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Interesting. - iana01, Mar 6, 2013
what will it be used for? - aocroc, Mar 6, 2013
A new Maccas store. - ray76, Mar 6, 2013
Hi Jennysk , that worth a vote. - ray76, Mar 6, 2013
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Aunque las mareas lunares tienen un efecto más pronunciado, las mareas solares, o las mareas que causan el sol, también tienen un efecto que se puede medir. Although lunar tides have a more powerful effect, soloar tides, or the tides that are caused by the sun, also have a measurable effect.

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updated Mar 7, 2013
posted by BigMike
Nice illustration!! - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
yeah, I really like the picture!!!! - jessicamccall117, Mar 7, 2013
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Todos los lagartos y serpientes son solares impulsado.

No tienen calor interno del cuerpo.

All Lizards and Snakes are solar powered .

They have no internal body heat .

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updated Mar 6, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Thanks rac1, I have unfortunately known a few . - ray76, Mar 6, 2013
Hola Ray! Cold blooded creatures. - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Hola Ray! :) - iana01, Mar 6, 2013
Hola Iana. ¿Que tal? - ray76, Mar 6, 2013
I may have stretched reality here a little . - ray76, Mar 6, 2013
Cute little fellow, well, interesting anyway. - katydew, Mar 6, 2013
Good example mate! - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013
Todos los lagartos y serpientes son solar-impulsados. - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
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Application of solar energy can help us to protect the environment.

El uso de solar energia puede ayudarnos para proteger el entorno.

updated Mar 6, 2013
edited by aileia
posted by aileia
..."the environment".... I agree with that. - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
El uso de la energía solar puede ayudarnos a proteger el medio ambiente. - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
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Quizás los seres humanos siempre han tenido la idea de un dios solar cuando se dieron cuenta del poder del sol.

Perhaps human beings have always had the idea of a solar god when they realized the power of the sun.

updated Mar 7, 2013
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
No doubt. :) - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Nice one, amigo. - RichSean1725, Mar 6, 2013
As good a one as any amigo, nice one. - ray76, Mar 6, 2013
".....la idea...." - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
Gracias, Luis. - Jubilado, Mar 7, 2013
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Hoy está muy nublado, así que supongo que los paneles solares no van a calentar ninguna cantidad de agua esta mañana

Today, it is very cloudy, so I presume that the heat solar panels will not heat any water this morning.

updated Mar 6, 2013
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
I think the rays get through anyway. - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Hoy está muy nublado, así que supongo que los paneles solares no van a calentar ninguna cantidad de agua esta mañana. - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
thanks luisssito - aocroc, Mar 6, 2013
6
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Cats love to take advantage of a little solar power...

A los gatos les encanta aprovecharse del poder solar...

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updated Mar 6, 2013
posted by PumpkinCalabaza
They are sun worshipers. - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Nice one.:)) - iana01, Mar 6, 2013
encantan? - annierats, Mar 6, 2013
No I think it's encanta because "aprovecharse" is the subject. :) - PumpkinCalabaza, Mar 6, 2013
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En la actualidad, los paneles solares todavía cuestan más dinero que ahorran, pero se espera que en el futuro no muy lejano, éso cambiará. Right now, solar panels cost more money than they save, but hopefully that will change in the near future.

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updated Mar 6, 2013
posted by PachaJunta
I think it will. I hope so, anyway. Welcome to the forum! - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Welcome to SD and to posting on the thread. - katydew, Mar 6, 2013
xcellente. - annierats, Mar 6, 2013
En la actualidad, los paneles solares todavía son más costosos que ahorrativos, pero se espera que en un futuro no muy lejano eso cambie. - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
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Cuando vivía en Africa, con frecuencia horneaba mis comidas con un horno solar.

When I lived in Africa, I often cooked my meals with a solar oven.

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updated Mar 6, 2013
posted by katydew
Every place I've lived has its own beauty and extraordinary people. - katydew, Mar 6, 2013
Do you like it better where you are now, Katy? - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Wow! It is interesting, Katy!! :) - iana01, Mar 6, 2013
Indeed , very interesting! - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013
en? Just a query,not a critiisim. note. - annierats, Mar 6, 2013
Oh, have you ever lived in Africa? - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
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Hay muchas cosas en el sistema solar que podría darnos una sorpresa grande.

There are many things in the solar system that could give us a big surprise.

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updated Mar 6, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Yikes! I hope that's not one of them, jeje - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Surprised, but not in a good way. ;o) - katydew, Mar 6, 2013
Un cómico - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013
"..... solar que podrían darnos...." - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
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Durante mucho tiempo fue un sueño para la humanidad aprovechar la energía potencial que proporciona el sol, transformarla y usarla a su antojo. Una quimera solar que tuvo su despegue definitivo durante el siglo XX con el desarrollo de las celdas fotovoltaicas fabricadas con silicio y que se vio truncada, precisamente, porque su elevado costo convertía la generalización en algo imposible para el ciudadano común y presuponía una exagerada inversión para cualquier estado. La energía solar es una fuente de energía renovable que presenta muchas ventajas, ya que no produce emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, es inagotable y tiene muchas aplicaciones, tanto a nivel doméstico como a gran escala. Sin embargo, también presenta algunas desventajas, como son la variación de la cantidad de energía que se puede producir a lo largo del año, el elevado costo inicial y el impacto visual de los paneles instalados.

For a long time it was a dream for humanity to benefit from potential energy provided by the sun, transform it and use it at will. A solar chimera which took its final takeoff during the 20th century with the development of photovoltaic cells made from silicon and which has been truncated, precisely because its high cost converted generalization in something impossible for ordinary citizens and assumed an exaggerated investment for any State. Solar power is a renewable energy source that presents many advantages, due to it does not produce greenhouse gas emissions, it is inexhaustible and has many uses, both domestic and lage scale. However, it also presents many disadvantages, such us the variation of the amount of energy that it may be produced throughout a year, the highly inicial cost and the visual impact of the installed panels.

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updated Mar 6, 2013
edited by luisssito
posted by luisssito
Wow! Beautiful job, Luis! - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Gracias Luis! - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013
precisely because its high cost converted generalization in something impossible → precisely because of its high cost made general application somewhat impossible; assumed an exaggerated investment → it was assumed to be an uneconomical - Jubilado, Mar 6, 2013
due to it does not → due to the fact that it does not; such us the variation of → such as variations in; that it may be produced → that may be produced; the highly inicial cost → the high initial cost. - Jubilado, Mar 6, 2013
Suggestions: a dream for humanity → humanity's dream; which took its final takeoff → which finally tookoff; has been truncated → has been simplified (?) - Jubilado, Mar 6, 2013
Thanks Rac and Jubilado!! - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
You´re so welcome, pmikann-pamm:)) - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
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X-rays and UV radiation emitted by solar flares can affect Earth's ionosphere and disrupt long-range radio communications. Las rayos x y la radiación UV emitidas por las llamaradas solares pueden afectar la iónosfera de la tierra e interrumpir radiocomunicaciones de largo alcance.

updated Mar 12, 2013
edited by pmikan-pam
posted by pmikan-pam
Ambitious sentence. Nice. - annierats, Mar 6, 2013
Thanks annie :-) - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013
Yes, very good, Pam! - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Thanks amiga! - pmikan-pam, Mar 6, 2013
"Los rayos X y la radiación untravioleta (radiación UV) emitidas por las llamaradas solares.......la ionósfera...tierra...." - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
Gracias Luis, sorry it took me so long before I corrected. - pmikan-pam, Mar 12, 2013
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Dicen que hay algunas personas que puedan pueden ser sostenidas sólo por el prana o la energía solar.

They say that there are some people who can be sustained solely by prana or by the energy in sunlight.

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updated Mar 6, 2013
edited by kat9wa
posted by kat9wa
That's very interesting. - rac1, Mar 6, 2013
Dicen que hay algunas personas que pueden ser sostenidas sólo por el prana o la energía solar. - luisssito, Mar 6, 2013
I read it twice before I noticed the letter "e" in "pueden"))) Gracias, amigo.) - kat9wa, Mar 6, 2013