La palabra del día: "sembrar"
sembrar ( sehm-brahr' )
(verb) to sow, to plant
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Examples:
1. Este año sembramos albahaca, lechuga y tomates.
This year we planted basil, lettuce, and tomatoes.
2. Mejor no tengas nada que ver con ese señor; siembra discordia por donde va.
It's better if you have nothing to do with that man; he creates discord wherever he goes.
18 Answers
Her constant bragging has sown seeds of doubt in my mind.
Su fanfarronadas incesantes han sembrado las semillas de duda en mi mente.
He was always planting corn, but later decided to start planting soybeans.
Siempre estaba sembrando maíz, pero luego ha decidió empezar a sembrar semilla de soya.
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We reap what we sow.
Cosechamos lo que sembramos.
Hubiera plantado este tipo de zacate decorativo si la tierra no estuviera compuesta de arcilla.
I would have planted this type of decorative grass if the soil weren't made of clay.
Las semillas del descontento se siembran cuando la diferencia entre los ricos y los pobres llega a ser demasiado grande.
The seeds of discontent are planted when the difference between the rich and the poor becomes too large.
¡Jack consiguió un entró en choque cuando sembró su alubiahaba !
Jack got a shock when he sowed his bean!
Esta mañana sembré chilies caliente diverso y ajo.
This morning I planted assorted hot chilies and garlic.
(Happy to take corrections.)
I planted a flower.
Yo planté una flor.
Si siembra su avena salvaje en el jardín equivocado, podría ser demandado por manutención de menores.
If you sow your wild oats in the wrong garden, you might be sued for child support.
** Si siembras viento cosecharás torbellino.**
Muchas veces en mi vida , he sembrado las semillas de mi propias penas.
Quien sembra el viento, comió frijoles.
Sow the wind reap the whirlwind.
So many times in my life I have planted the seed of my own misery.
No es bueno sembrar odio en nuestros corazones. No tomar en cuenta las ofensas y perdonar es lo mejor para nuestra mente y corazón.
It is not good to plant hate in our heart. The best thing for our minds and souls is to let go of any offenses against us and forgive.
Please make corrections---
Después de que una semilla ha sido sembrada está sembrada, necesita del cuidado y la atención para crecer.
After a seed has been planted is sown, it needs care and attention to grow.
"Una fuga de gas sembró panico en el vecendario"
works fine in Spanish but sounds odd translated' as in English caused would be better.
"A gas leak seeded a panic in the neighrhood"
Uno cosecha lo que uno siembra.
One reaps what one sows
Mi madre ha sembrado muchos cactus de diferentes tipos. En el verano, florecen con colores hermosos.
My mother has planted a lot of different cactuses. In the summer, they bloom in beautiful colors.
