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The English Word of the Day: Run

The English Word of the Day: Run

16
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to run (verb)

(distance) correr, recorrer

(operate) hacer funcionar, realizar, efectuar

(manage) dirigir, llevar


Today's verb can mean many different things depending on context. And on top of that, there are many idioms with this verb, such as 'to run a temperature', 'to run an article', ...
I'm curious how many different homonyms (= words that share the same spelling but have different meanings) we can all find


My sincere thanks go out to Mariana for helping us out with the Spanish as often as she can.


Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español para este hilo, así que si estás interesado, por favor envia un MP a rac1 o a mí

Hay muchos hablantes nativos de inglés aquí, entonces la mayoría de ellos puede ofrecer sugerencias a las frases en inglés. Voy a ayudar tanto como pueda, por supuesto.

Aquí están las directrices del juego:

  • Usa la palabra en una frase en inglés y añade la traducción al español. Intenta usar la palabra de una manera original.¡Usa tus propias palabras!

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  • Haz las correcciones sugeridas por el corrector official.

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  • Respeta las reglas de SpanishDict.

  • ¡Disfruta el juego y mantén siempre en mente que todos nosotros estamos aquí para aprender!


We are looking for an official corrector of the Spanish sentences for this thread, so if you are interested, please send a PM to either rac1 or me.

As there are lots of native English speakers here, most of them can offer suggestions to the English sentences. I shall try to help as much as I can too, of course.

Here are the rules of the game:

  • Use the word in an English sentence and add the Spanish translation of that sentence. Try to use the word in an original way. Use your own words!

  • Vote for the sentences that you like most.

  • Write sentences of at least 5 words, but don't write paragraphs of 4 sentences or more.

  • Correct your sentences according to the suggestions of the corrector.

  • The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

  • Respect the rules of SpanishDict.

  • Enjoy the game and always keep in mind that all of us are here to learn.


Mi frase/my sentence:

The Chinese restaurant Haohai is run entirely by robots: they prepare the meals, serve customers, one of them even sings for the customers, ... And they address all customers as 'Earth person'.

El restaurante chino Haohai es dirigido completamente por robots: preparan las comidas, sirven a los clientes, incluso uno de ellos que canta para los clientes... Y se dirigen a todos los clientes como 'Persona de la Tierra'.

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¿Has visto todas las contribuciones en 'The Word of the Day' de ayer? Todos los jugadores merecen tu atención (y votos).

Did you see all the entries of yesterday's Word of the Day? All players deserve your attention (and votes).

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updated Mar 16, 2013
edited by mcl020
posted by mcl020
Gracias MC and Mariana :-) - pmikan-pam, Mar 7, 2013
Thank you, Pammy! - mcl020, Mar 7, 2013
Nice! - rogspax, Mar 7, 2013
De nada! - pmikan-pam, Mar 7, 2013
Muchas gracias, mcl020 y Mariana. : ) - RichSean1725, Mar 8, 2013
gracias - Aranjuez12, Mar 8, 2013
Love it! "...sirven los clientes, incluso uno de ellos que canta ... 'Persona de la Tierra'. - --Mariana--, Mar 8, 2013
Thanks Mariana and all others ;-)) - mcl020, Mar 8, 2013

17 Answers

3
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Jubilado Un mensaje por usted.

¿Puedo ejecutar esta más allá de usted aparearse?

Pero tengo que correr rápido ,antes el sitio se cierra.

Can I run this past you mate ?

But I have to run fast before the site closes.

How to cross out words before the word and directly after the word.

If It did not work I will PM you .Strewth it worked alright it crossed every flaming thing out. Al is OK now , sorry about that .

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updated Mar 8, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
that is the weirdest thing I have ever seen , well almost. - ray76, Mar 8, 2013
Wow, that really was extraordinary. - ray76, Mar 8, 2013
I'm glad Al is ok. I was worried about him. - GraceM, Mar 8, 2013
He told me recently that he now has the best I phone you could imagine , and internet with unlimited gigabytes. - ray76, Mar 8, 2013
This man was my hero. - rac1, Mar 8, 2013
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A hero is a man who is afraid to run away.(English proverb)

Un héroe es un hombre que teme a huir. enter image description here

updated Mar 11, 2013
posted by shish75
Good one! - --Mariana--, Mar 8, 2013
Thanks Mariana !:). - shish75, Mar 8, 2013
Love it shish! - pmikan-pam, Mar 11, 2013