La Palabra Del Dia: "originar"
originar ( oh-ree-hee-nahr' )
(verb) to give rise to, to cause
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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.
Examples:
1. Un rayo originó los incendios forestales en California.
A lightning strike caused the wild fires in California.
2. El asesinato del arquiduque Francisco Fernando originó la Primera Guerra Mundial.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand gave rise to the First World War.
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Los chismes de los vecinos sobre la infidelidad originaron el asesinato de una mujer joven.
Neighbour's gossip about infidelity caused a murder of a young woman.
Hay ocasiones en que nuestra valentía origina cosas inesperadas.
There are times when our courage causes unexpected things to happen.
Please make any corrections.
Mi familia se originó en Alemania, Irlanda, e Inglaterra, pero ha estado en los Estados Unidos desde el siglo dieciocho.
My family originated in Germany, Ireland, and England, but has been in the United States since the eighteenth century.
Defectos en nuestro ADN y nuestros genes originan el cáncer en nuestras células y entonces nuestros cuerpos. Los defectos pueden originarse de varios fuentes. .
Defects in our DNA and Genes cause cancer in our cells, and then bodies. The defects can originate from many sources. .
Hoy, los viajes del búfalo americano no originan originó a los temblores de la tierra como lo hicieron en el pasado en las vastas y anchas Grandes Llanuras.
Today, the travels of the American buffalo do not lead to tremors of the earth as they did in the past on the vast and wide Great Plains.
El estilo de cubismo se originó en Paris en el comienzo a principios del siglo XX.
Cubism arose in Paris in the early twentieth century.
Se dice que las armas originan la violencia, pero yo creo que la violencia origina la búsqueda de armas.
It is said that guns give rise to violence, but I believe that violence gives rise to the search for guns.
La ciencia ha solucionado muchos problemas, pero también ha originado nuevos problemas.
Science has solved a lot of problems but has also created new problems.
Muchas muertes en México originaron por las lluvias fuertes de las tormentas tropicales Ingrid y Manuel
Many deaths in Mexico were caused by the heavy rains of the tropical storms Ingrid and Manuel.
Las fuertes lluvias de las tormentas tropicales Ingrid y Manuel originaron muchas muertes en México.
The heavy rains of tropical storms Ingrid and Manuel caused many deaths in Mexico.
Sylyon, okay I think I see the difference. In your sentence the verb is simply "caused" while in mine it is "were caused". So to say "were caused" would I use "estuvo originado"?
Sometimes small things can cause big problems.
A veces cosas pequeñas pueden originar grandes problemas .
