La palabra del día- 'independientemente'

Question

independientemente (een-deh-pehn-dee-ehn'-teh-mehn-teh)

(adverb) independently

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Estamos buscando un corrector oficial de las frases en español. Si usted está interesado, por favor envíeme un PM.

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. Ella vive independientemente. No busca ayuda de sus papás ni de sus amigos.**

• She lives independently. She does not look for help from her parents nor from her friends.*

** 2. El jugador de baloncesto se declarará agente libre independientemente de donde sea traspasado.**

• The basketball player will be declared a free agent independently of where he gets transferred.*

Thanks to everyone that has been helping to correct in the palabra del día. I know it is a time-consuming job and we all are very appreciative of your work and dedication to us and to SD!!

We still haven't heard from Annie (Rac1) and we think her internet went down. We are sure Annie will be back when she is able to! -Martha-

Gracias Martha! - pmikan-pam, Apr 3, 2013

Gracias Martha y Sinmeta! :)) - iana01, Apr 3, 2013

Answer 1

Independientemente de la decisión que tomes, siempre te apoyaremos.

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Regardless of the decision you end up making, we'll always support you.

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:-) - pmikan-pam, Apr 3, 2013

Very nice! - sinmeta, Apr 3, 2013

How nice to see you again. - katydew, Apr 3, 2013

Answer 2

A veces, es bueno tratar de ser independiente. Pero cuando necesitas ayuda, no dudes en pedirla; por eso tienes amigos.

Sometimes, it's good to try to be independent. But when you need help, don't hesitate to ask for it; that's what friends are for.

Very sweet! - pmikan-pam, Apr 3, 2013

Good one. Just remember because you're using the word ayuda, it should be pedirla instead of pedirlo. - sinmeta, Apr 3, 2013

Adorable! - bandit51jd, Apr 4, 2013

Answer 3

Mark Zuckerberg, el fundador de Facebook, es una persona independientemente rico, tal como Jeff Bezos, el fundador de Amazon.com.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, is an independently wealthy person, just like Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com.

Hola sinmeta.. independientemente "rica" may sound better since your subject is una persona. - francobollo, Apr 3, 2013

Answer 4

It was the first time that she had lived independently.

Fue la primera vez que había vivido independientemente.

Good one - pmikan-pam, Apr 3, 2013

Answer 5

Esta bebé ha acabado de aprender a caminar independientemente.

This baby has just learned to walk independently.

Aw. Very cute. Is it you? - katydew, Apr 5, 2013

No, it's not me. It's just some random internet baby. :) But she's special to someone. - GraceM, Apr 5, 2013

Answer 6

No aprendí el piano jazz en una escuela, sino independientemente.

I didn´t learn jazz piano in a school, but independently.

Answer 7

Fui siempre contento aprender el castellano idioma independientemente.

I was always happy to learn the Castillian language independently.

Answer 8

Independientemente es una palabra buena para "Scrabble".

Independently es a good word for Scrabble.

Typo "es". Good one gohern :-) - pmikan-pam, Apr 3, 2013

It's better in Spanish than in English because it's so much longer in Spanish! - sinmeta, Apr 3, 2013

Answer 9

Nunca se suba trabaje independientemente de sus herramientas.

Never climb independently from your tools.

Answer 10

Charles Wheatstone y Samuel Morse descubrieron el telégrafo independientemente en 1837.

Charles Wheatstone and Samuel Morse discovered the telegraph independently in 1837.

Answer 11

SpanishDict es una gran ayuda para todos los que quierAn estudiar español independientemente.A excepción del apoyo amistoso que se pone allí, por supuesto.

SpanishDict is a great help for anyone who wishes to study Spanish independently. Except for the friendly support you get there, of course.

:-) - pmikan-pam, Apr 3, 2013

... para todos los que quieran (subjunctive) estudiar .... I think subjunctive would be more appropriate here because you're not talking about known people, but rather people who may want to study Spanish. - sinmeta, Apr 3, 2013

Thanks, Sinmeta. But I remember that after some thought I changed the original subjunctive back into an indicative, on account of the 'SpanishDict IS , instead of 'would be' a great help. The advice of a native speaker would be highly appreciated. - Castor77, Apr 3, 2013

You're right of course that we don't really know any of the people on this site. But probably the reason why they're here is that they not just might but truly wish to learn the language. - Castor77, Apr 3, 2013

I like Sinmeta's interpretation and recommendation of the subjunctive. The indicative may also work but the meaning is different. It implies you know the people who are studying Spanish as Sinmeta suggested. - francobollo, Apr 3, 2013

That's precisely why I decided to change my first version, because I thought it would be a little bit unfriendly to regard the SpanishDict community as complete strangers. But if you prefer the subjunctive, so be it. ;-) - Castor77, Apr 4, 2013

Answer 12

Be creative. Don't be part of the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Ser creativo. No ser parte de la multitud. Hacer su propio pensamiento en forma independiente.

Hacer su propio pensamiento ... - sinmeta, Apr 3, 2013

Gracias sinmeta! - pmikan-pam, Apr 3, 2013

Answer 13

In many cultures, young adults don't live independently from their families.

En muchas culturas, adultos jovenes no viven independientemiente a sus familias.