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The English Words of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: Never (nunca, jamás)

The English Words of the Day/La palabra en inglés del día: Never (nunca, jamás)

12
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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.

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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 Never (nunca, jamás)

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.

Example:

I never want to experience that again.

Nunca quiero volver a experimentar eso otra vez.

This was the previous challenge.

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updated Dec 12, 2013
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
At it again eh? :-) Thanks for all the time you put in Ian. - 0095ca4c, Nov 30, 2013
Muchas gracias amigo! xo - rac1, Nov 30, 2013
Where is everyone? L-Tryptophan effects? - 0095ca4c, Nov 30, 2013
Hola Ian , you are doing a great job !! - shish75, Nov 30, 2013
Thanks Ian. - katydew, Dec 1, 2013
Keep at it Ian , you are much appreciated. - ray76, Dec 1, 2013
Oh ! I do mean this post of course , wheww ! - ray76, Dec 1, 2013
Gracias amigos. - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013

15 Answers

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"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity."(Khalil Gibran)

La amistad es siempre una dulce responsabilidad, nunca una oportunidad.

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updated Dec 12, 2013
posted by shish75
Khalil Gibran(January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese artist, poet, and writer. - shish75, Nov 30, 2013
Hi shish - he wrote a lot of lovely words. Great to here see you here again amigo. - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2013
Hola shish, I'm going to look him up :-)! - Jraider, Dec 1, 2013
Hola amigo...love the photo and the daisies ;-) - 0095ca4c, Dec 1, 2013
Gracias mis amigos , by the way Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu. - shish75, Dec 1, 2013
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One never knows where life will take one.

Uno nunca sabe donde vida lo llevará.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
edited by 00b5f6c6
posted by 00b5f6c6
This is better amiga - One never knows where life will take O N E - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2013
Hola lilium. That is true. Not even a fortune teller can tell you. - 0095ca4c, Nov 30, 2013
The long and winding road. - Jraider, Nov 30, 2013
Hola amigos.. Gracias :) - 00b5f6c6, Nov 30, 2013
9
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Nunca digas nunca

Never say never

updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by gohern
Ok :) - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2013
I agree, it always comes back to haunt you. :-) - 0095ca4c, Nov 30, 2013
9
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Nunca he visto antes a Papá Noel vestido con un traje fuliginoso.

I've never before seen Santa Claus dressed in a sooty suit.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
He's also a little skinny for Santa. - Jraider, Nov 30, 2013
You're right Jraider :) - 00b5f6c6, Nov 30, 2013
:) - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2013
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Nunca mire un caballo de regalo en la boca.

updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by Jraider
Unless you are an equine dentist. They make tons of money, but it has to be the most tiring job ever. - 0095ca4c, Nov 30, 2013
:) - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2013
Sorry for the teeth again Margherite! - Jraider, Dec 1, 2013
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One never knows what someone else is thinking.

Uno nunca sabe lo que otra persona esta pensando.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by rac1
So true, and don't try to guess because most of the time you will be wrong! :-) - 0095ca4c, Nov 30, 2013
You're absolutely right, Margherite. jeje - rac1, Nov 30, 2013
:) - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2013
Cats are perfect, but they still have haters!!!! - Jraider, Dec 1, 2013
Every cat knows this. - katydew, Dec 1, 2013
You got that right! - rac1, Dec 1, 2013
8
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No me gusta la palabra nunca. Me parece que siempre hay posibilidades para todo. Sin embargo, algunas cosas no son muy probables.

I don't like the word never. It seems to me there are always possibilities for everything. However, some things are not very probable.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
:) - ian-hill, Nov 30, 2013
The doing is why they do it! - Jraider, Dec 1, 2013
Incredible photo! - mstivers, Dec 1, 2013
8
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Una de mis partes favoritas de Destinos:

Raquel: ¿La señora Suárez nunca le habló de Rosario o de Don Fernando?

Elena: No... nunca, jamás.


One of my favorite parts from Destinos:

Raquel: Mrs. Suarez never spoke to you about Rosario or Don Fernando?

Elena: No... never, ever.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
edited by Tosh
posted by Tosh
Me hace reír cada vez que lo veo. :D - Tosh, Dec 1, 2013
Hi Tosh. ;o) - katydew, Dec 1, 2013
:) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013
8
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I promise; never again will I make a mess of the house. What happened is I had an attack of diarrhea.

Te lo prometo; jamás vuelvo a hacer la casa un tiradero. Lo que pasa es que tuve un ataque de diarrea.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by 005faa61
I don't know why they love tp, but they do. - 0095ca4c, Dec 1, 2013
Uh oh, somebody's got some explaining to do. - katydew, Dec 1, 2013
I love the doggie!!!! - Jraider, Dec 1, 2013
:) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013
6
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The pirates of never, never land.

Las piratas del país nunca jamás.

This is the name of a children's show on Nick Jr.

updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by gringojrf
:) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013
5
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This will never work, ever.

Esto no va a funcionar, jamás.

updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by 00551866
You got the jamás.word as well amigo :) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013
3
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¡ Nunca ! Es una palabra con un muy colorido pasado .

Pero , una futura de esperanza.

Never ! Is a word with a colourful past.

But, a future of hope.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by ray76
The longest journey starts with one small step :) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013
Poetic! - mstivers, Dec 1, 2013
Great mate !:). - shish75, Dec 1, 2013
2
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If I had a self-driving car, I would never have to worry about falling asleep while driving.

Si tuviera un coche auto-manejando, nunca me preocuparía sobre dormirse mientras manejando.

updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by mstivers
;) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013
2
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If a baby never stops crying, download some baby white noise from YouTube.

Si una guagua nunca pare llorar, descargue algunos ruido blanco uniforme por YouTube.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
:) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013
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Nunca esperaron estar en esta situación.

They never expected to be in this situation.

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updated Dec 1, 2013
posted by bandit51jd
:) - ian-hill, Dec 1, 2013