La Palabra Del Dia: "comprender"
comprender ( kohm-prehn-dehr' )
verb ( to understand; to include, to comprise )
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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.
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1. No comprendo cómo es que la gente se puede sentar a ver programas como el de los Kardashians; me parecen insípidos.
I don't understand how people can watch shows like the Kardashians'; I find them vapid.
2. Este volumen comprende algunos de los mejores cuentos de F. Scott. Fitzgerald.
This volume includes some of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best short stories.
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Hay días cuando comprendo todo y hay días cuando no comprendo nada.
There are days when I understand everything, and there are days when I don't understand anything.
Hay una frase en español que dice "¿Comprendes, Mendez o te explico, Federico?
There is a phrase in Spanish that I think is the same as "I'm the boss applesauce. Understand, rubber band?
Los anuncios en español que hacen en los aeropuertos son difíciles de comprender para mí por dos razones: el acento y la manera tan rápida de hablar. Aunque puedo entender unas que otras palabras.
The announcements in Spanish that they make at the airports are hard for me to understand for two reasons: the accent and the fast speech. I can catch a few words, though.
Cuando uno ha estado casada por un milenio, como yo, es muy fácil olvidarse del amor porque muchas veces es al separarse cuando se comprende la furerza con la que se ama.
When one has been married for thousands of years, like I have, it's very easy to forget about love, because often it's when couples separate that they realize the power of the love they have for each other.
Encuentro imposible comprender la violencia entre parejas.
I find it impossible to understand violence between domestic partners.
Si de veras llegásemos a poder comprender, ya no podríamos juzgar.
If we truly were able to comprise understand, we wouldn't be able to judge.
Si te hubieras encontrado la fuente de la sabiduría, ¿Podrías haber comprendido todo los ** tratos** injustos?
Si te hubieras encontrado la fuente de sabiduría, ¿habrías comprendido todo los tratamientos injustos?
If you had found the fountain of wisdom, would you have understood all unfair treatments?
La visita El tour guiado comprenderá demuchas muchos días en caminando por aldeas rurales.
The guided tour will encompass many days of walking through rural villages.
I don't understand how men generally don't notice all the details that women do.
No comprendo como los hombres generalmente no se fijan en tantos detalles como las mujeres.
The country we visited comprised many islands.
El país que visitamos comprendió muchas islas.
La comprensión es el problema en todos los aspectos de la vida: las relaciones, los hijos, la política, el ambiente y el aprender español. Me gustaría comprender mejor todo.
Understanding is the problem in all aspects of life: relationships, children, politics, the environment and learning Spanish. I wish I understood everything better.
Ella habla inglés muy bien, pero no la puedo entender muy bien.
She speaks English very well, but I can´t understand her very well.
Con respecto a la lengua española, no acabo de comprender qué es lo que pasa.
In regards to the Spanish language, I still don't know what is going on.
words in bold are corrections
Creo que hay muchas cosas que no voy a comprender nunca jamás.
I reckon there are lots of things that I will never, ever understand.
Por ejemplo:
No es suficiente para comprender a una chica, pero también para escuchar y amor .
It is not enough to understand a girl, but to listen and love also.
