La Palabra del Día: "el puerto"
el puerto ( poo-ehr'-toh )
noun ( port, harbor )
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1. Fuimos al puerto a recoger a mi tía que venía en crucero.
We went to the harbor to pick up my aunt who was coming on a cruise.
2. El área de los puertos se está remodelando para que sea más ameno a los turistas.
The port area is being remodeled so that it is more enjoyable for tourists.
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"Cada Puerto en una Tormenta" es el nombre de un cóctel con uno trago de vodka, uno trago de whisky, uno trago de tequila y tres trago vino de oporto. Es supuesto quemar cuando lo bebe.
"Any Port in a Storm" is the name of a cocktail with one shot of vodka, one shot on whisky, one shot of tequila and three shots of port wine. It's supposed to burn when you drink it.
Concepción es una ciudad que está asociado con el puerto cercano de Talcahuano en Chile.
Concepción is a city that is assoiciated with the nearby port of Talcahuano in Chile.
El puerto está hermoso. The port is beautiful.
Me encanta buscando a mirar las actividades en el puerto,
mientras tomasorbo el vino tinto.
I love looking at the activities in the harbour ,
whilst sipping red wine .
La nave ha sido atada al muelle para que no se suelte y acabe a la deriva en el puerto.
The vessel has been tied to the dock so it doesn't break free and wind up adrift in the harbor.
No creo que haya ido a muchos puertos en mi vida, pero he aquí uno que parece bonito.
I don't think I've gone to many ports in my life, but here's one that looks nice.
Para computadores, se puede decir "el portal USB" así como ¨el puerto USB¨ en español, pero ¨el puerto¨ es más común - y en todo caso notando que USB sirve como adjectivo.
For computers, one can say "el portal USB" as well as ¨el puerto USB¨ in Spanish, but ¨el puerto¨ is more common, and in any case noting that USB is used as an adjective.
Hoy diá, los vienen en muchas formas, p. ej.
Hoy el viento es muy fuerte y el mar es agitado con la consecuencia de que las barcas necesitan quedar en el puerto para al menos un otro día
Today the wind is very strong and the sea is rough, with the result that, the boats need to stay in port for at least another day.
Una barca en aquas turbulentas busca un puerto tranquilo.
A boat on troubled waters seeks a calm port.
Look, Ray, I did it!
In fact it was Napoleon Bonaparte who saved and extended the port of Antwerp. Today the Bonaparte docks are a marina.
De hecho era Napoleón Bonaparte que salvó y amplió el puerto de Amberes. Hoy en día los muelles de Bonaparte son un puerto deportivo.
Desafortunadamente, la mayoría de los navíos no pudieron volver a sus puertos en La Primera Guerra Mundial.
Unfortunately, most of the navies couldn't return to their ports in World War One.
The author disguised as a tourist. El autor en plan guiri
El puerto del Callao fue el princial puerto de las colonias, por lo que era blanco permanente de ataques de piratas y corsarios, como muestra de ellos se sabe que en 1579, el corsario inglés Francis Drake atacó violentamente el puerto. En la actualidad el puesrto del Calllao es considerado uno de los mejores de la costa sudamericana del pacífico.
The port of Callao was the main port of the colonies, so it was permanent target of attacks by pirates and privateers, for instance it is known that in 1579, the English privateer Francis Drake violently attacked the port. Today the port of the Calllao is considered one of the best in the Pacific South American coast.
Stockton, CA es un puerto importante aunque está muchas millas desde el océano.
Stockton, CA is an important port though it is many miles from the ocean.
Here are some images of the port of Mahon Aquí hay algunas imágenes del puerto de Mahón
