La palabra del día - "fruto"

Question

fruto (froo’-toh)

(noun) fruit, result

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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.

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Examples:

** 1. El fruto de su labor como padre fue ver a su hija graduarse de la universidad.**

• The fruit of his labor as a father was to see his daughter graduate from college.*

** 2. Su padre dejó una inmensa fortuna como fruto de su trabajo. Pero Enrique sólo pensaba en su hermano gemelo que nunca supo la verdad.**

• His father left an inmense fortune as a result of his work. But Enrique could only think of his twin brother who never knew the truth.*

Its back! The 2nd example sentence is part of our Word of the Day "novela" series. Stay tuned tomorrow for the next chapter!

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!!

Answer 1

I thought the word fruit ended with an A in Spanish until today.

Pensé que la palabra 'fruto' termina con una A en español hasta ahora.

Yum Katy :-) - pmikan-pam, May 10, 2013

Honeydew for Katydew: ) - Ranman, May 10, 2013

Martha is the english corrector ... It is frutA no matter what anyone says - readytodictate, May 10, 2013

Hi katy, me too! I actually had to look it up. My spanish vocabulary has increased thanks to Martha. :-) - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

Hi readytodictate, this is a different kind of fruit, in this case it means yeild, output or outcome. This wonderful garden is the outcome of all my hard work - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

@Margherite, you're quite right but I had the same problem the first time I encountered this word. I was really thinking; "it was fruta, right?" It's really funny to see others are struggling with it as well, like I did. - Aranjuez12, May 11, 2013

Answer 2

Esta fruta es el fruto de mis labores.

This fruit is the fruit of my labors.

Merece la pena. - Jubilado, May 10, 2013

You must have worked very hard Spif! :-) - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

Answer 3

Móstradme (Muéstrenme) los frutos de vuestras (sus) labores, y os (les) mostraré que merecen la pena.

Show me the fruits of your labors, and I will show you they are worth it.

Good one mate , well thought out. - ray76, May 10, 2013

Hi jubilado! I like this one. - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

vuestros - chileno, May 10, 2013

I keep looking in the dictionary and seeing "la labor" so I don't understand why "vuestros". - Jubilado, May 10, 2013

This is becoming weird by the minute. any even you are right is "vuestras", I don't know what I read!!!! - chileno, May 11, 2013

Answer 4

Los grandes éxitos alcanzados por Jorge, son el fruto de su incansable labor y perseverancia.

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George's great success is the direct result of his tireless efforts and perseverance.

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This is surely his field of dreams. I wonder if he is humming ' Impossible Dream' as he works? - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

El gran éxito... - chileno, May 11, 2013

Unless you use "successes" - chileno, May 11, 2013

Respeto tu opinión, Chileno, pero las traducciones literales no son mi fuerte. ¡Saludos! - francobollo, May 12, 2013

Answer 5

This kabuki face is the result of many hours of painstaking makeup application.

Esta cara de kabuki es el fruto de laboriosa aplicación del maquillaje durante muchas horas.

althoug you can use "result" in English and "resultado" en castellano, same thing can be said of the word "fruit" or "fruta" :) - chileno, May 10, 2013

Thanks chileno! All the little nuances of a language need to be chewed, digested and absorbed. It's the absorption that I sometimes have trouble with lol - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

:) - chileno, May 11, 2013

Answer 6

Se parece que todas las mujeres embarazadas quieren frutos que no son de temporada.

It seems that all pregnant women want fruit that is not in season.

Oooo you are treading on thin ice in more ways than one. I'm glad it was not me that posted this picture. :-) - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

qoe no son de temporada. - chileno, May 10, 2013

Thanks, cilleno! - Noetol, May 10, 2013

Like this foto better? - Noetol, May 10, 2013

Nope, bellybuttons are cute :-) - 0095ca4c, May 11, 2013

my wife wanted tomatoe juice which we never buy and she ate brussels sprouts at three A -.-M - Aranjuez12, May 11, 2013

Answer 7

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. (Aristotle)

Las raíces de la educación son amargas, pero el fruto es dulce.

true, so true - Aranjuez12, May 11, 2013

Good Shadi! - pmikan-pam, May 13, 2013

Answer 8

Sometimes our results are finding out the things that don't work. A veces nuestros frutos están descubriendo las cosas que no funcionan.

Donde esta la fruta?: ) - Ranman, May 10, 2013

Gracias, how about now Ranman? - pmikan-pam, May 10, 2013

Oh yeah; ) - Ranman, May 10, 2013

:-) - pmikan-pam, May 10, 2013

ofcourse you get a vote for a wonderful phrase, Pam. - Aranjuez12, May 11, 2013

shouldn't fruto be frutos since the whole phrase is plural? I really don't know. - Aranjuez12, May 11, 2013

Muchas gracias Aran, thank you for your help! - pmikan-pam, May 13, 2013

Answer 9

Espero que este año mi membrillo va a dar fruto. El año pasado las flores se vieron afectadas por la helada.

I hope that my quince tree will bear fruit this year. Last year the blooms were hit by the frost.

odd moment, I translated the english phrase in fifteen tree......huh? But then I saw the Spanish word was totally different. DO I pronounce it like ---kwins (phonetically) - Aranjuez12, May 11, 2013

What????????????? - chileno, May 11, 2013

Yes. You can check the pronunciation here : http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/membrillo. - Castor77, May 12, 2013

Answer 10

Aunque no hay muchos frutos prohibidos dejado en este mundo, intento mantenerme unos frutos prohibidos porque tener todo no es la solución vivir una vida pura. Pero es una de mis opiniones.

Although there are not many forbidden fruits left in this world, I try to keep myself some forbidden fruits because to have everything is not the solution to live a pure live. But it is one of my opinions.

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both version are a bit mangled, but keep trying! :) - chileno, May 11, 2013

although I make errors, I really would like to be corrected in both Spanish and English. How stupid my errors may be. - Aranjuez12, May 11, 2013

Sorry, I don't like to guess what you wanted to say and much less interpret it. - chileno, May 11, 2013

I love your new Avatar Aran - pmikan-pam, May 13, 2013

thank you Pam. - Aranjuez12, May 13, 2013

Answer 11

La amabilidad siempre dará fruto de algún tipo, ahora o más tarde..

Kindness will always bear fruit of some kind, now or later.

Answer 12

"La Verdad o Consecuencias" eran el nombre de una programa de televisión hace muchos años.

"Truth or Consequences " was the name of a television show many years ago.

¿Quizás olvidó la palabra del día? You have my vote anyway. ;-) - 0095ca4c, May 10, 2013

nothing to do with "fruit" - chileno, May 10, 2013

:-) - pmikan-pam, May 13, 2013