La Palabra Del Dia: "breve"
breve ( breh'-veh )
adjective ( brief, short )
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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.
Examples:
1. Yo soy proponente de la idea de que si una reunión en la oficina no va a ser breve, por lo menos deberían haber donas.
I'm a proponent of the idea that, if a meeting at the office isn't going to be short, there should at least be donuts.
2. Mi entrenador personal es un sadista; sólo me da un breve descanso entre ejercicios.
My personal trainer is a sadist; he only gives me a brief rest between exercises.
Have a great Wednesday!
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Cuando hablo con mi hermana, ella me platica todo, de pé a pá y con lujo de detalle. Hay ocasiones en las que la tengo que interrumpir y le digo "¡Adriana, me tienes en ascuas! Por favor, breve y conciso.
Everytime I talk to my sister, she explains from beginning to end and in detail everything that she says. There are times when I have to stop her and tell her: "Adriana, I'm on pins and needles here. Brief and to the point, please!
- Estar en ascuas decía en inglés: To be on tenterhooks. Is that common?
La Gran Pirámide de Giza no fue un proyecto breve. Duró veinte años con una mano de obra de cien mil personas.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was not a short-term project. It lasted twenty years with a workforce of one hundred thousand people.
Cuando hablo por teléfono, por lo general mantener mantengo mis conversaciones breves, pero mi esposa puede hablar por horas.
When I talk on the phone I usually keep my conversations brief, but my wife can talk for hours.
Mi primer vuelo fue muy breve.
My first flight was very short.
I am sorry for writing a long rambling letter but I did not have time to write a short one.
Lo siento por escribir una carta larga divagando, pero no tuve tiempo de escribir una breve.
Creo que es importante tomar un breve descanso de vez en cuando para no sentirse agobiado.
I think it is important to take a short break every now and then to not feel overwhelmed.
Por un breve momento la canción se correspondía armonizó con el tono elegido escogido por Juan.
For a brief moment the song harmonized with the tone chosen by John.
Vimos el Presidente durante su breve estancia en la cuidad.
We saw the President during his brief stay in the city.
El largo y breve de lo es ¡ usted es despedido !
Para no hacerte el cuento largo: Estás despedido.
Una frase breve , pero con consecuencias drásticas .
The long and short of it is , your fired !
A brief sentence , but drastic consequences.
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Does this phrase work in Spanish ?
La respuesta breve ( corto ) es ,probablemente, no , no es correcta.
Hay un dicho en España que dice "lo breve si bueno dos veces bueno"
A sentence in Spain says "the good, if brief, is twice as good"
Is this sentence brief enough?
¿Es ésta frase lo suficientemente breve?
!No es gracioso cuando un telemarketer llama y dice que va a ser breve, y 30 minutos después de la cena se quema!
Isn't it funny when a telemarketer calls and says that they will be brief, and 30 minutes later supper is burned!
Nuestro paso por el mundo es tan breve que muchas veces olvidamos darnos suficiente tiempo para amar.
Our lifetime in the world is so short that so many times we forget to take enough time for love.
Aprovecha el día porque la vida es demasiado breve.
Seize the day (take advantage of the day) because life is too short.
La vida es breve, pero el arte es largo.
Life is brief, but art is long.
