The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: Quite (bastante - absolutamente)

Question

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.

Las directrices:

Una frase debe tener al menos 4 palabras.

Limite tus respuestas a 4 frases o menos.

No copie directamente tu respuesta del traductor.

No utilice letras de canciones o frases que no son fácilmente traducidos al inglés.

No copie y pegue de un libro o de otra fuente directamente.

Utilice tus propias palabras, por favor.

A un miembro se le permite una respuesta.

Incluya el inglés, así como el español, en tu respuesta.

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In English:

The English word of the day is Quite (bastante - absolutamente)

At this time we do not have an official corrector in Spanish.

Please contact Annie/rac1 if you would like to be a volunteer.

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

Guidelines:

A sentence must have at least 4 words.

Limit your answer to 4 sentences or less.

Do not copy your answer directly from the translator.

Do not use song lyrics or phrases that are not easily translated to English.

Do not directly copy and paste from a book or other source.

Use your own words, please.

A member is allowed one answer.

Include the English, as well as the Spanish, in your answer.

Examples:

She played quite brilliantly but ....

Tocó de maravilla pero ....

The theatre was not quite full.

El teatro no estaba totalmente lleno.

This was the previous challenge.

PS - I think it is about time to thank caiser for all his help on these threads.

Gracias amigo

Thanks Ian and thanks caiser!! What would we do without you? Not much I'm afraid. (((huggs))) - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

Muchas gracias profesores..:) - rac1, Oct 29, 2013

Answer 1

Maria was born in the U.S. For a North American, she speaks Spanish quite well.

Maria nació en los Estados Unidos, para ser norteamericana habla español bastante bien.

We just say usually "Estados Unidos". It is correct with "de América", but sound bombastic - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

I know it causes mild offence in South America :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

I don't think so, What causes offence is when you call yourself American or only America to the country - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

I know it does the United States of America are really only the United Sates of Some of America. - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

Realy??!!! I am not going to express what I think about those that offend for that. - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

OK caiser - it might help me if I knew where you are from . :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

We are speaking about the competition here! :-) - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

A "storm" in a tea cup really amiga :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

Muchas gracias Caiser...I don't want to offend. :) - rac1, Oct 29, 2013

Actually saying United States of America is right becuase that is the legal name that is recongnized in the political world. - Cacciator, Oct 30, 2013

At least in Puerto Rico calling someone from the states an American is not bad because they are American. But, saying that the States are America that is wrongly seen. In this case Rac1 did not say that so I don't think that it is wrong in any sense. - Cacciator, Oct 30, 2013

Answer 2

Creo que esta caravana está bastante padre, pero es también bastante cara.

I think this RV is quite cool, but it's also quite expensive.

I'm not sure why the spare wheel is where it is :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

It looks really cool. - iana01, Oct 29, 2013

It looks really expensive. - pmikan-pam, Oct 29, 2013

It looks like it can go faster than need be! Certainly not a gramps mobile. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

Answer 3

Ya he tenido bastante suficientes bebidas para hoy gracias.

I have had quite enough drinks for today thanks .

Getting drunk in a bar is lonely and expensive. - mstivers, Oct 29, 2013

Not if you know the bartener...jeje - rac1, Oct 29, 2013

Ya he tenido suficientes bebidas por hoy gracias. - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

I think so too - pmikan-pam, Oct 29, 2013

So true rac...bartenders are a breed unto themselves and their listening skills are second to none. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

jajaj - Rey_Mysterio, Oct 29, 2013

I have been a bartender and it is a very happy job, I loved it. - ray76, Oct 29, 2013

I just can't imagine why :)) - ian-hill, Oct 30, 2013

Answer 4

Si hubieran sabido que encontrar la salida del laberinto les habría llevado cuatro horas, jamás habrían entrado allí. Fue una experiencia bastante desafiante.

If they had known that finding the way out of the maze would take them four hours, they would have never entered there. It was a quite challenging experience.

A challenging sentence too - it looks ok to me - but wait for caiser :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

Really well. I had come to correct the "desde" (I saw it in the e-amail) but I see that you noticed it. - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

Thanks, ian-hill for your correction. :) - iana01, Oct 29, 2013

Caiser, gracias a ti también. :) - iana01, Oct 29, 2013

Answer 5

That is quite enough spaghetti!

¡Es más que suficiente del espagueti!

¡Eso es más que suficientes espaguetis! - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

Are you sure it is spaghetti :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

I think so too - pmikan-pam, Oct 29, 2013

She appears to have enjoyed spaghetti in copious amounts regularly! - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

This is from the Monty Python movie "The Meaning of Life" - mstivers, Oct 30, 2013

Answer 6

Pitching a tent here would be quite a nerve racking experience.

A Colocar una carpa en este lugar sería absolutamente una experiencia angustiosa.

On the edge! - bandit51jd, Oct 29, 2013

Just a touch :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

Tengo miedo:) - migelis, Oct 29, 2013

Colocar una carpa... - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

Muchas gracias caiser. Tengo que dejar de pensar en Inglés. - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

Answer 7

Señalar con el dedo a un amigo puede causar bastantes problemas.

Pointing a finger at a friend can cause quite a lot of bit of trouble.

Yep...es verdad! - rac1, Oct 29, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

Me encanta el dibujo. - mstivers, Oct 31, 2013

Answer 8

He plays guitar quite well for his age.

El toca la guitarra bastante bien para su edad.

He plays guitar quite W E L L for his age - amiga :) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

OK, thanks for corections ian-hill :) - 00b5f6c6, Oct 29, 2013

Hmmmm....are you saying that younger people play badly? hehehe - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

Noo.. This one plays soo good that even the musical note is broken :) Hola Margherite!! - 00b5f6c6, Oct 31, 2013

Answer 9

Sometimes the wrong decision can cause you quite a lot of problems.

A veces la decisión incorrecta puede crearte bastantes problemas un buen montón de problemas.

quite problems: bastantes problemas, quite a lot of problems: un buen montón de problemas - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

Oh dear migelis. We have an expression 'up to our armpits in alligators'. This is much worse! :-) - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

Gracias, Caiser:) - migelis, Oct 29, 2013

Thank you, Margherite! I always like to learn something new:) - migelis, Oct 29, 2013

Don't I know it...:) - rac1, Oct 29, 2013

Answer 10

Yo soy bastante honrado cuándo el labios no está moviendo. lol

I am quite honest when my lips are not moving. jaja

Soy bastante honrado cuando mis labios no se mueven - caiser, Oct 29, 2013

Oh dear my dear. You have quite a problem. :-) - 0095ca4c, Oct 29, 2013

:) - ian-hill, Oct 29, 2013

Some men ask "How do you know when a woman is telling the truth?", When her lips aren't moving... - rac1, Oct 29, 2013