The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: downtown

Question

La palabra del día en inglés es: “downtown” (el centro)

En este momento no tenemos un corrector oficial para el español. Por favor, póngase en contacto con Annie (Rac1) si le gustaría ser un voluntario.

Como tenemos muchos nativos ingleses, por favor siéntase libre para ayudarse mutuamente.

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Ejemplo:
“There are many tall buildings downtown.”

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In English:

The English Word of the Day is: “downtown” (el centro)

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As we have many English native speakers please feel free to help one another.

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Example:
"Hay muchos edificios altos en el centro."

I am learning Spanish, too, so any suggestions are welcome and appreciated!

Hi Jen...hope you are having a great weekend! - 0095ca4c, Oct 5, 2013

Hola Margherite. Just another day. :) - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

Good one mate, sorry about the snow. - ray76, Oct 6, 2013

I heard that the Great Plains area got cold, too. I saw a photo of a man in shirt sleeves and it was snowing. It must have come up fast! - bandit51jd, Oct 6, 2013

Some of us still wear short sleeves when it is snowing. :) - 0083f5dc, Oct 6, 2013

Answer 1

This is downtown Eureka Springs today.

Este es el centro de eureka springs hoy.

Beautiful, Ranman. - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

It's corvette weekend: ) - Ranman, Oct 5, 2013

My mom lives in Little Rock. - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

This camera is in real time. If you refresh it will be more current. - Ranman, Oct 5, 2013

Where is everybody? It's October, aren't the leaving changing yet? - katydew, Oct 5, 2013

Hopefully no fender benders this weekend. - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

It's cold and rainy. No, the leaves aren't changing yet: ) - Ranman, Oct 5, 2013

It snowed here yesterday. All of our trees still have green leaves. We must have skipped Autumn - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

It was close to 90 degrees yesterday. Today is low 60's: ) - Ranman, Oct 5, 2013

Yuck, I'll take my thirty degrees fahrenheit. :) - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

Correction: It is 48 degrees with nearly 90 yesterday.; ) - Ranman, Oct 5, 2013

Great photo Ranman...it makes me want to see the rest of Eureka Springs. - 0095ca4c, Oct 5, 2013

eurekaspringswebcam.com; ) - Ranman, Oct 5, 2013

I like how your picture keeps changing. - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

If I was in town I could go hold a "I love Spanishdict" sign up.: ) - Ranman, Oct 5, 2013

That's funny. - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

Hola mi hermano! - rac1, Oct 5, 2013

Great post mate, sorry that I piggy backed off it , but Ces't la vie . - ray76, Oct 6, 2013

Answer 2

Este es el centro histórico de Santiago de Chile.

This is the historical downtown of Santiago, Chile.

I like the architecture. It is beautiful there. - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

Nice photo katy. Old and new side by side. Plaza de Armas? - 0095ca4c, Oct 5, 2013

Nice. - rac1, Oct 5, 2013

Yes, Plaza de Armas. - katydew, Oct 6, 2013

Answer 3

Si yo viviera en el centro, podría caminar al teatro en vez de manejar.

If I lived downtown, I could walk to the theater instead of driving.

Answer 4

In the Midwest of the United States people don't go downtown like they used to.

En el Medio Oeste de los EEUU la gente no va al centro como en el pasado.

Ah yes, the ugly mall. They are taking over downdowns everywhere. - 0095ca4c, Oct 5, 2013

Yeah, it's a shame - rac1, Oct 5, 2013

Answer 5

I saw the smallest fireworks display in the world in downtown San Pedro, Belize. Only one rocket was ignited and it was so damp, it rose only 10 feet in the air.

Vi el espectáculo más pequeño de fuegos artificiales del mundo en el centro de San Pedro, Belice. Solo uno cohete fue encendida y estuvo tan húmedo, se levantó solamente diez pies en el aire.

Wow! - rac1, Oct 5, 2013

We call those a "Squib", I have one. - ray76, Oct 6, 2013

Answer 6

No este es no el centro de Eureka springs,

pero el Eureka estacada cual es en el centro de Ballarat.

No this is not the downtown of Eureka springs ,

but the Eureka Stockade in downtown Ballarat Victoria .

It very well could be: ) Good to see you : ) - Ranman, Oct 6, 2013

Great to see you too mate , thanks for the leg-up. - ray76, Oct 6, 2013

I've been there Ray - got a video and a T-shirt. - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2013

Hola, Ray! I've been baking up a storm for a fund raiser and I'm just seeing that you are back. I hope you enjoyed your vacation!!! - bandit51jd, Oct 6, 2013

I hope to take you there again mate , your old t shirt may not fit. - ray76, Oct 7, 2013

@ Bandita, My funds are badly depleted , actually they are now non existent after my latest trip. - ray76, Oct 7, 2013

Answer 7

Creo que la palabra "downtown" es una palabra americana, que no se usa en Britain o Australia por el centro. A veces podemos oírlo porque muchos "americanismos" han entrado en nuestra lengua. Solemos decir "ir a la ciudad" o "ir al centro de la ciudad".

I think that the word "downtown" is an American word, which is not used in Britain or Australia. Sometimes we might hear it because many "Americanisms" have entered our language. We usually say "go into the city" or "go into the city centre".

You are right mate , we may say ," we are going down to town " if we live away from the City . - ray76, Oct 6, 2013

In small towns we will say we have to go into town. It could be two hours away by car. When I lived in Houston, downtown was the area where the skyscrapers were. - 0083f5dc, Oct 6, 2013

Right Annie - in London we say "I'm going up west" = to have fun or maybe to shop if that is the same thing for some people. - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2013

I was going to write this one! Here in the UK, we say the 'city centre' or the 'town centre' or the CBD (central business district) depending on the context. In Stoke, they say "I'm going oop 'anly" (Hanly is the city centre) - togtog, Oct 6, 2013

Answer 8

I will be downtown for most of the day.

Voy a estar en el centro de la ciudad mayor parte del día.

Bourbon Street? :-> - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

I love the ironwork. I've never been to the Big Easy but would love to. Mardi Gras seems like so much fun. - 0095ca4c, Oct 5, 2013

French Quarter. - rac1, Oct 5, 2013

Come on Margherite. You can stay here. - rac1, Oct 5, 2013

Meet the mime. :) - 0083f5dc, Oct 5, 2013

Answer 9

The disadvantage of downtown is the fact that is too noisy.

Desventaja del centro es la realidad que es muy ruidoso.

I agree with that. A little correction to the English: The disadvantage of... that it is too noisy. - katydew, Oct 5, 2013

Hola Katydew, thanks ;) - 00b5f6c6, Oct 6, 2013

Answer 10

New York City downtown is called "Lower Manhattan."

El centro de la ciudad Nueva York se llama "Lower Manhattan."

Answer 11

Este búho ha hecho que el centro de la ciudad su hogar.

This owl has made the downtown area his home.