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The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: Shade (sombra- tono - matiz)

The English Word of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: Shade (sombra- tono - matiz)

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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.


In English:

The English word of the day is Shade (sombra - tono - matiz)

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 shaded her eyes from/against the sun.

Se protegió los ojos del sol.

Some words have many shades of meaning.

Algunas palabras tienen muchos matices de significado.

50 shades of grey photo: 50 Shades of Grey 50Shades.jpg

50 shades of grey - all boring / 50 tonos de gris - Todos ellos son aburridos

This was the previous challenge.

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updated Mar 26, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
Great! - osas-baby, Nov 5, 2013
Ian , I am not reading the content correctly lately , my mind is elsewhere , thanks for this great post. - ray76, Nov 5, 2013
Buenos dias, Sir Ian. - rac1, Nov 5, 2013
Hola Lady Annie :) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
its sombra. - gringojrf, Nov 5, 2013
Is it "sombre" or "sombra"? - mstivers, Nov 5, 2013
My mistake - it is sombra :) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
You took this mission instead of MC I guess , thanks Ian for this great job :). - shish75, Nov 7, 2013

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Los aquafuertes de Rembrandt muestran que tonos de gris pueden ser emocionantes.

Rembrandt's etchings show that shades of gray can be exciting.

updated Mar 26, 2014
posted by mstivers
:) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
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Pablo Picasso used different shades of color in his artwork.

Pablo Picasso utilizó diferentes tonos de color en sus ilustraciones.

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updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by rac1
I think he probably used all of them at some time. :) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
I love his work..:) - rac1, Nov 5, 2013
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She shaded her eyes from the sun.

Ella se protegió los ojos del sol.

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updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by AlyssaLTerry
:) - ian-hill, Nov 6, 2013
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Su fresco bajo el árbol de sombra.

Its cool under the shade tree. enter image description here

updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by osas-baby
Wow! that was quick amiga :) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
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Cincuenta sombras de Grey , es un libro y película muy infame.

Para mi ,cualquier sombra de gris no es emocionante,me encanta el color.

"Fifty Shades of grey" is a very infamous film and book,

for me any shade of grey is not exciting , I love colour.

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updated Nov 7, 2013
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
My point exactly. I am thinking of writing "50 shades of pink" :) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
I think that "Barbara Cartland" already has mate , but they are boring also. Give me 'Billy Bunter " and crumpets any day. - ray76, Nov 5, 2013
In Spanish they don't translate the word "grey" in the title, because Grey is the character's name. So: "Cincuenta Sombras de Grey." - mstivers, Nov 5, 2013
oh? I missed the point completely. :) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
Thanks mstivers , hoe are you mate? - ray76, Nov 7, 2013
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Who knows what evil lurks in the shadows.

Quien sabe que malvado está al acecho en las sombras.

updated Nov 7, 2013
edited by gringojrf
posted by gringojrf
:) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
The shadow knows... - rac1, Nov 5, 2013
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Los colores son más brillantes cuando no están en la sombra de la sol.

Colors are brighter when they are not in the shadow of the sun.

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updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
:) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
Beautiful pic! - rac1, Nov 5, 2013
Gracias Ian y Annie! - bandit51jd, Nov 7, 2013
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There are a lot of different shades of the colour red.

Hay muchos tonos diferentes del color rojo.

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updated Nov 7, 2013
edited by 00b5f6c6
posted by 00b5f6c6
"There are"...I would say, "the color red" - rac1, Nov 5, 2013
I would say "the colOur red" :) - ian-hill, Nov 5, 2013
Hello :) Thank you both!! - 00b5f6c6, Nov 5, 2013
British spelling is probably better...jeje - rac1, Nov 5, 2013
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"False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade." (Christian Nevell Bovee ).

Los amigos falsos son como nuestra sombra,manteniendo cerca de nosotros mientras caminamos en la luz del sol pero nos deja instantáneamente en la sombra. enter image description here

updated Nov 7, 2013
edited by shish75
posted by shish75
Christian Nevell Bovee (1820-1904) American author y lawyer. - shish75, Nov 7, 2013
Hola shish ¿Cómo estás? - ian-hill, Nov 7, 2013
I am fine thaks for asking dear Ian ... very nice :). - shish75, Nov 7, 2013
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Hay un libro que se llama 50 matices de gris.

updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by Rey_Mysterio
:) - ian-hill, Nov 7, 2013
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My cheeks were a shade of bright red after realizing my mistake.

Mis mejillas eran una sombra de rojo brillante después de realizar mi error.

Not sure about "eran." Any advice?

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updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by vevans
:) - ian-hill, Nov 7, 2013
Maybe estuvieron? - Noetol, Nov 7, 2013
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Para mí, las palabras cincuenta sombras de gris solo significa el color de mi barba.

For me, the words fifty shades of gray only means the color of my beard.

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updated Nov 7, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
:) - ian-hill, Nov 7, 2013