La palabra del día: "sembrar"

Question

sembrar ( sehm-brahr' )

(verb) to sow, to plant

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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.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game to help with using a new vocabulary word! Have fun experimenting with Spanish.

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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.

Buenas noches annie :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 27, 2013

Buenas noches amiga :):) - rac1, Jul 27, 2013

Keep calm and don't Spanic. :) - ian-hill, Jul 27, 2013

Jajajajaja, Ian - rac1, Jul 27, 2013

Answer 1

1. Han sembrado ese campo de patatas.

They’ve planted that field with potatoes.

1. Has sembrado la oficina de papeles.

You’ve scattered papers all round the office.

1. Su decisión sembró la paz en la región.

Their decision brought peace to the region.

And your sentences bring education to us. :) - rac1, Jul 27, 2013

Thank you profe :-) - 0095ca4c, Jul 27, 2013

I have a good dictionary - it explains every word :) - ian-hill, Jul 27, 2013

Answer 2

La vida de un agricultor sigue siendo muy difícil.En 2012 la cosecha de trigo fue magra, pero el precio del trigo era alto. En 2013, gracias a una lluvia generosa, una buena cama de sembrar ya la cosecha parece buena, pero el precio del trigo ha caído en cerca de 60 euros por tonelada respecto al 2012.

A farmer's life is still difficult. In 2012 the wheatharvest was poor, but the price of wheat was high. In 2013 , thanks to lots of rain and a good seed-bed, the harvest estimates are good but the priceof wheat has fallen by around 60 Euros/tonne compared to 2012.

This refers to Spain, the Englsish wheatharvest is yet to come. - annierats, Jul 27, 2013

I wondered where this was, thanks for indicating Spain! Lovely foto, too! - bandit51jd, Jul 27, 2013

Your long thoughts are always impressive annie...someday I hope to be able to write sentences like that. - 0095ca4c, Jul 27, 2013

Very good work, as usual amiga. - rac1, Jul 27, 2013

Well, it gets very difficult when there are 19 good answers already.. And Margherite, there is no guarantee that it's correct. Sadly. - annierats, Jul 27, 2013

Answer 3

Por mucho de la historia humana, las semillas de los cultivos necesarios para mantaner la vida se sembraban por mano.

For much of human history, the seeds of crops needed to maintain life were sown by hand.

He supplies seed to the sower. Good amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 27, 2013

Ahora , los cultivos se plantan por los tontos, en trajes. - ray76, Jul 27, 2013