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La palabra del día: "mediocre"

La palabra del día: "mediocre"

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mediocre ( meh-dee-oh'-kreh )

adjective ( mediocre )

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Examples:

1. Me gusta mucho sacar fotos, pero la verdad es que soy un fotógrafo mediocre.

I really like to take pictures, but the truth is I'm a mediocre photographer.

2. La composición de muchas de las canciones populares de hoy día me parece mediocre como mucho.

I think the songwriting on some of the most popular songs these days is mediocre at best.

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updated Aug 18, 2013
posted by rac1
I love cheese!!! - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
He will share. :) - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
It's not everyone that can move their teeth and their nose at the same time :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
After I read your comment, Mag, I caught myself trying to....lol - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Hola Rac y todos. It is a funny picture. :))) Have a nice day, all of you! :) - iana01, Aug 17, 2013
Hola, Iana. thank you. :):):):) - rac1, Aug 17, 2013

12 Answers

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Mucha gente odia matemáticas simplemente por tener profesores que dan explicaciones mediocres.

A lot of people hate maths simply because they have teachers who give mediocre explanations.

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updated Aug 18, 2013
posted by aileribel
Tis a shame.. - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
....hate math..not plural:) - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
i hated it because I had mediocre answers! :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
I think think they say mathS in England. I had several of those teachers, but in college I had a great math professor, and he made me finally like, or at least tolerate, math. Good post! - GraceM, Aug 17, 2013
Yes - we do say mathS :) - ian-hill, Aug 17, 2013
It's "maths"in the UK, "math" in the US. Great picture! Maths is short for mathematics, as in applied mathematics (which I did in college in the UK). I loved trig, but many cobwebs have formed since then. - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
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La composición de muchas de las canciones populares de hoy día me parece mediocre como mucho.

I think the songwriting on some of the most popular songs these days is mediocre at best.

updated Aug 17, 2013
posted by 0080b918
"La composición de muchas de las canciones más populares de hoy en día son en el mejor de los casos, mediocre." - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
Hola Tick. - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Very few true talents:) - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
Agreed :) - ian-hill, Aug 17, 2013
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No soy una hincha mediocre del club de fútbol Everton , soy una hincha fiel

I'm not a mediocre fan of Everton football club, I'm a loyal fan.

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updated Aug 18, 2013
posted by aocroc
Is that you holding the banner? lol - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Anyone who follows Everton must be a real fan. - mstivers, Aug 17, 2013
Y yo soy un fanático mediocre (a lo más) de qualquier deporte. - Jubilado, Aug 17, 2013
It's a club that runs on a much smaller budget compared to the top teams but they still manage to do wel. - aocroc, Aug 18, 2013
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Hubiera ido al cine contigo, pero ya había salido con mis amigas para comer tacos que sin duda no estaban mediocres. ¡Pensaba que estaban muy ricos!

I would have gone to the movies with you, but I had already gone out with my friends to eat tacos that were definitely not mediocre. I thought they were delicious!

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updated Aug 18, 2013
posted by GraceM
Now that's a taco! - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Asada or carnitas????? - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
*drool!!* - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
"Hubiera ido al cine contigo, pero me fuí con mis amigos a comer unos tacos que definitivamente no eran mediocres. Yo pensé que estaban deliciosos." - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
Muchas gracias por las correcciones, sylyon. :) - GraceM, Aug 18, 2013
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Me encanta jugar golf, pero en el mejor de los casos,mi juego es mediocre. en su maxima

I love to play golf, but my game is mediocre at best.

updated Aug 17, 2013
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
You enjoy it. That's all that matters. :) - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Gracias rac.Encouragement is a good thing!! - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
Stylish too amigo :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
"Me encanta jugar golf, pero en el mejor de los casos, mi juego es mediocre." - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
Gracias susy! Do you play golf? - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
NOOO! I like sports where you have to run and sweat! :-) - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
Winston Churchill said golf was a good walk spoiled :) - ian-hill, Aug 17, 2013
I prefer the sport of reading books (and I have the bingo wings to prove it!). - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
Winston was right, and susy it's more exercise than one would think, and Findy you can read a book between strokes, and drink a beer!!! - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
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Esta fotografía mediocre muestra a algunas algunos de mis magníficos amigos en Span¡shD!ct.

This mediocre photograph shows a group of my magnificent Span¡shD!ct friends.

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updated Aug 17, 2013
edited by 0095ca4c
posted by 0095ca4c
Party time! - Noetol, Aug 17, 2013
Who is that with the guitar? - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
... a algunos de mis... - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
Whch one is you Margherite???i - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
Yes, which one are you? - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
I'm the one taking the picture. :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
Gracias sylyon...another stupid one sigh.... - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
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please delete post.

updated Aug 17, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
Jajajajaja jajajajaja - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
delete is good!!! - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
What happened? - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Gets my vote :) - ian-hill, Aug 17, 2013
That's a very well thought-out sentence! :) - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
I dunno Findy, I thought it was a little mediocre myself :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
Everyone is so funny. Thank you for making me laugh:)) - 0083f5dc, Aug 17, 2013
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If only our politicians were mediocre because they are not even that good.

Ojalá nuestros políticos eran mediocres, ya que no son tan buenas.

A further thought:

Politics should be illegal in government. A novel idea but ....

La política debe ser ilegal en el gobierno. Una idea novedosa, pero .....

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updated Aug 17, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
I love Mark Twain's proverbs (or what would you call them?). - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
I would because "proverb" implies wisdom and he certainly became a wise man! - Jubilado, Aug 17, 2013
Not only are they not good, they are not intelligent either. In fact, I can think of a few more 'nots'. - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
Mark Twain was a genius - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
"Ojalá nuestros políticos fueran mediocres, porque ni siquiera son tan buenos." - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
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Ayer fui a ver una película con mis amigos. Pensé que iba a ser una mediocre pero la película era simplemente impresionante.

yesterday i went out to watch a movie with my friends. I thought it would be a mediocre one but the movie was simply awesome.

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updated Aug 17, 2013
posted by barkha_rain
Just need to capitalize, "Yesterday and I." Good one! - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Which movie???? - Jraider, Aug 17, 2013
That rooster makes me dizzy! - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
ya right rac1 :) thnx for reminding me :) - barkha_rain, Aug 17, 2013
I went out to watch a hindi movie - RANJHANA. After a long time i had watched any hindi movie :) @jraider - barkha_rain, Aug 17, 2013
lol.........same here Findy - barkha_rain, Aug 17, 2013
Ayer fui a ver una película con mis amigos. Pensé que iba a estar mediocre, pero la película estuvo simplemente impresionante. - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
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Mi gustaría haber sido Me hubiera gustado ser un artista en Paris en los años veinte, incluso aunque fuera un artista mediocre.

I would love to have been an artist in Paris in the twenties, even a mediocre one.

updated Aug 18, 2013
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
That was a great era! - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
I love films depicted in that era. :) - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
"Midnight in Paris" - great film! Adran Brody as Dali - something about a rhinoceros and great acting by Owen Wilson. - Jubilado, Aug 17, 2013
Me hubiera gustado ser un artista en París en los años veinte, aunque fuera un artista mediocre." - 00e46f15, Aug 17, 2013
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En mi opinión, el ratón masticando el queso no es un gráfico mediocre!

In my opinion, the mouse chomping on the cheese is not a mediocre graphic!

updated Aug 17, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
Heh heh....You're the best! - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Quite magnificent I would say....hola amiga! - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013
Hola amigas! - bandit51jd, Aug 17, 2013
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Las personas me dicen que mi don de gentes es mediocre.

People tell me my people skills are mediocre.

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updated Aug 17, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
I thought pilots had wonderful people skills...eh? - rac1, Aug 17, 2013
Of course!.....but I'm retired!!! :-)) - Noetol, Aug 17, 2013
Great picture, Noetol (...but I doubt your sentence is true). :) - Findy, Aug 17, 2013
I doubt it too...you wouldn't have been hired as an ESL teacher if you had no people skills :-) - 0095ca4c, Aug 17, 2013