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La Palabra Del Dia: "seco"

La Palabra Del Dia: "seco"

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seco ( seh'-koh )

adjective ( dry )

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1. La ciudad de Arica, en Chile, es la más seca en todo el mundo. Sólo caen 0,03 pulgadas de lluvia al año.

The city of Arica, Chile, is the driest in the world. It only gets 0.03 inches of rain per year.

2. ¡No te sientes en ese banco! La pintura no está seca.

Don't sit on that bench! The paint isn't dry.

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updated Feb 26, 2014
posted by rac1
Cheers Annie - clink :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
Hola rac ?How are you mi amor ? - ray76, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Ian and Ray! xoxo - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
Happy monday annie y susy. I think it's going to be a good week :-)! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
Hola mis amigas. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
Happy Monday to you to JR. Yes, I agree, it is. ♥ - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Margherite. ♥ - rac1, Feb 24, 2014

19 Answers

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In this weather, I can not keep my shoes dry.

En este clima, no es posbible mantener los zapatos secos.

wet feet

updated Feb 26, 2014
posted by 007c5fc1
Ohhhh Canada!!!!!! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
in this world my eyes neither - Aranjuez12, Feb 24, 2014
Hola J y Aran. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
Hola querida Margherite. ¿Todo está bien? - Aranjuez12, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Margherite! Creo que tengo más nieve de la que ahora :) On the side of our driveway, we've got a ridge of snow that is over eight feet tall :) - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
I bought new wellies today, to my delight the size 4 were so big I could get into them, no VAT on child's clothing! - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
Muy bien, amiga. -- Te contesté el email. -- Cuídate por favor! ♥ xoxo - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
@Aran: I agree! hahahaha - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
That snow has to melt. :) - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
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Las comidas que no te hacen engordar son casi simpre frutos secos, panes resecos y además de otras cosas desabridas. Creo que debe de haber un balance entre llevar una vida saludable y también disfrutarla un poco.

Diet foods usually consist of dried fruit, dry bread, and other tasteless things. I think there should be a balance between having a healthy lifestyle and also enjoying life.

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No he encontrado yo ese balance. Si alguien lo encontró, por favor pasen la dieta. Ayer comí tacos callejeros y casi muero en la madrugada. Debí haber comido mi ensalada...

updated Feb 25, 2014
posted by 00e46f15
Dried salad ? :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
Why not eat fresh fruit and tomatoes? - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
No one should go on a diet. The healty way is to eat sensibly, exercise regularly and get enough rest. Also drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. Good one, Suzy! - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
typo: healthy - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
A sensible comment amiga. xx - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
I do like fruits and vegetables. I love strawberries, but dipped in chocolate! hahaha -- But, I do exercise every day. That counts, right? - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
Strawberries dipped in chocolate are good, but raspberries are better :) And the best of all are my mom's dried apple and cinnamon cookies. - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
The least appetizing food... rice cakes :-((((! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
I like dried fruit...it's easy to carry when you are hiking and gives you lots of energy. I agree about diets, unless they are 'healthy' ones. :-) - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
If I was unfortunate enough to have to go ona hike I would carry chocolate and a bottle of wine and maybe a very small steak, hidden. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
Nunca intento perder peso porque las dietas no funcionan, pues, para mí. - Aranjuez12, Feb 24, 2014
12
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A mi, me gustan los chistes secos, no me gustan las bromas mojadas.

I like dry jokes, I don't like damp ones.

Un ladrón le grita a otro, en medio de un asalto:

  • ¡Viene la policía!

  • ¿Y ahora qué hacemos?

  • ¡Saltemos por la ventana!

  • ¡Pero si estamos en el piso 13!

  • ¡Este no es momento para supersticiones!

updated Feb 25, 2014
posted by annierats
Jajajajaja - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
Yes a dry sense of humour is the best. - ray76, Feb 24, 2014
Good one Ratty. :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
jejejejeje- I love it! Thanks for sharing :) - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
rofl - aocroc, Feb 24, 2014
Annie, no tengo idea si hay un término para "dry jokes". Yo nunca he escuchado a la gente decir "chistes/bromas secas" Podría ser humor sarcástico, no... no sé, Annie. - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
Dry and witty :-)! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
Always. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
como siempre - Aranjuez12, Feb 24, 2014
Sylyon, la pura verdad es queno tengo ni idea como son las bromas mojadas! Damp squib? - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
La puritita verdad, yo menos! jajajaja Pero escribiste el chiste perfectamente en español. :) - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
12
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No me gusta comer carne seca pero incluso más peor es pollo seco.

I don't like to eat dry beef but even worse is dry chicken.

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updated Feb 25, 2014
posted by Aranjuez12
Hola mi amigo. No como carne o pollo. El nivel de agua alrededor de mi casa está subiendo! Necesito una ola de frío. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Aran! - bandit51jd, Feb 24, 2014
Yes, I agree, cold dry chicken is a no. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Margherite, Bandita y Annie. ¿cómo estáis? - Aranjuez12, Feb 24, 2014
No me gusta comer carne seca, pero aún peor si es pollo seco. -- Nunca has probado machacado? :D - Te escribí 2 artículos de periódico (pm) hahahaha xoxo - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
I agree with that, Aran. - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
11
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I love a bottle of dry white wine.

Me encanta una botella de vino blanco seco.

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Cheers!

updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
You've stolen this from Ray and me! - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
No puedo votar porque los vinos ' soaves' son un boco desmasiado dulces para mi gusto. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
Me too, Ian. ♥ - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
But Ratty you never vote me up anyway ha ha xx - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
No soy conocedora de vinos, pero tu frase se oye bien. Yo en realidad, hubiera dicho me encanta el vino blanco seco, en lugar de "una botella", porque te refieres al envase y no al contenido... - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
That would be "a dry white wine bottle" Susy - not what I meant :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
I prefer fruity reds :-)! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
I'm white you Jraider...white whine gives me heartburn. :-) - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
ian, I alwways voet if you write a good one! So there! I'm nothing if not hard and fair. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
10
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No se recomienda ir afuera si tu pelo no está lo suficientemente seco porque te podrías enfermar.

(No es sano ir afuera si tu pelo no es suficientemente seco.)

It's not healthy to go outside if your hair is not dry enough.

updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by 00b5f6c6
posted by 00b5f6c6
Yo diría: No se recomienda ir afuera si tu pelo no está lo suficientemente seco porque te podrías enfermar. -- Hola Lili! ♥ - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Lilium! Great post! I have two tiny little corrections, you need to put an 'a' after the 'e' in 'healthy.' And then put 'to' after 'healthy'. - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Susy :) Muchas gracias ;) - 00b5f6c6, Feb 24, 2014
Hello Ghosthawk, thank you ;) First, I wrote "to", then I delete it, I'll write it again :) - 00b5f6c6, Feb 24, 2014
Hola lil :-)! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
You're welcome :) How long have you been learning English? I'm curious to know how much quicker people can learn my language than I can learn theirs. I've been at Spanish for two years and mine stinks. - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
Hello Jraider :) - 00b5f6c6, Feb 24, 2014
Aj Ghosthawk, I started to learn English when I was a child (in school). And now I'm 26. But I never learned it perfectly :) I'm learning Spanish for almost 2 years, too :) The only thing that I noticed is that is easier to learn foreign language - 00b5f6c6, Feb 24, 2014
through communitacion with native speakers. It is more useful then learning lessons all the time. - 00b5f6c6, Feb 24, 2014
I agree Lilium. Besides, it's more fun. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Lilly! - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
10
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"Mantén la pólvora seca" es un refrán que quiere decir que hay que tener cuidado con las cosas pequeñas pero importantes.

Keep your powder dry is a saying that means to be careful for small but important things.

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updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
Very important. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
Interesante! - bandit51jd, Feb 24, 2014
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" Alto y seco" es un refrán usado para describir a las victimos víctimas de un naufragio.

"High and dry" is a saying used to describe the victims of a shipwreck.

updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Oops...how are you amigo? - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
Just fine preciosa. How are you :-)! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
Fair to middlin' but still moving. lol...I'm surrounded by water and it's rising! - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
High and dry in Spanish in that case means "encallado" o "varado", "a la buena de Dios"... -- ... a las víctimas de un..." -- Saludos! xxoo - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
10
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El campeón estaba imparable con una racha de 5 knock-outs, hasta que se encontró con "La Trituradora" Ramirez quien lo paró en seco.

The champion was unstoppable with a 5 knock-outs run until he fought against "The Grinder" Ramírez who stopped him dead.

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updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by nelson_rafael
posted by nelson_rafael
...."knock out".... Hola mi amigo. ♥ - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
Great new word! - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
...who stopPed him dead...amigo :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
He doesn't look good :-{{{! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
In fact he looks terrible. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
I know a good dentist. Conozco a una buena dentista. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
10
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Me odio cuando mi boca es seco , y tengo que bebe más vino .

I hate when my mouth is dry, and I have to drink more wine.

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updated Feb 25, 2014
posted by ray76
Yo también, especialmente a las tres de la madrugada. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
That's why it's dry...jeje - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
"Odio cuando mi boca está seca y tengo que beber más vino." - Casi, casi perfecta! xxoo - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
How dry I am mate! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
You will have to follow the French custom...a sip of wine, followed by a sip of water. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
A better idea would be to leave the wine in a boat, toss that into a volcano to see if it will explode, and then drink some water - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
9
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Nunca podrías decir que el clima en Irlanda es seco ,pero me he dado cuenta que no ha llovido por toda una semana.!

You could never say that the climate in Ireland is dry, but recently ,I remember that it did not rain for a whole week!

updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by aocroc
posted by aocroc
Wow! :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
... en Irlanda es seco, pero me he dado cuenta que no ha llovido por toda una semana! -- Muy bien! :) - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
Amazing! Doesn't it usually rain just about every week? - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
That is why it is called the Emerald Ilse. :) - ian-hill, Feb 24, 2014
In New Mexico we recently had a dry spell that lasted 41 days! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
A whole week! Wonderful better than in Devon, three days is good here, just now.. - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
9
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In the winter, the air is so dry that my hands dry out so much the skin cracks and bleeds.

En invierno, el aire es tan seco que mis manos se resecan mucho y la piel se agrieta y sangra.

updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by Ghosthawk
posted by Ghosthawk
It hurts. - rac1, Feb 24, 2014
Yes, it does. That is the only thing about living in Minnesota that I don't like. - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
En invierno, el aire es tan seco que mis manos se resecan mucho y la piel se agrieta y sangra. -- Muy bien, Mia! - 00e46f15, Feb 24, 2014
Gracias :) Thanks for correcting me. I have a tendency to make a lot of mistakes. - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
Cornhuskers lotion!!!! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
I use a different lotion, one that was originally developed for cows, but scientists and doctors soon realized that it worked great on people to :) - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
I've heard of that udder stuff :-)! - Jraider, Feb 24, 2014
It works well :) Though it is rather funny, using cow lotion and all. It's even called Udderly Smooth :) - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
Hola amiga. ¿Cómo estas? I use that stuff too. It's good for horses' hooves. My snow is meling quickly...too quickly. I'm surrounded by water and worried. - 007c5fc1, Feb 24, 2014
Hola Margherite! Muy bien, gracias! Y tu? I didn't know horses hooves got dried out. Hmmm, well, I learned something new. Gracias! Oh no! That's....not good. You're house isn't flooding, I hope. Because that would positively stink. - Ghosthawk, Feb 24, 2014
8
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Me encantan todas las frutas secas, pero las pasas son mi favorita.

I love all dried fruits, but raisins are my favorite.

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updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by NikkiLR
posted by NikkiLR
8
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¡Me pregunto si la boca seca y el humor seco conseguirán muchos votos!

I wonder if dry mouth and dry humor will get many votes!

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updated Feb 25, 2014
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Yes! Surely? - annierats, Feb 24, 2014
no humor results in having a dry mouth because you don't have tears from laughing.;-) - Aranjuez12, Feb 24, 2014
5
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En la ciudad mía puede ser seco sólo dos meses en el año Julio y Agosto. In the city of mine can be dry only two months in the year July and August.

updated Feb 25, 2014
posted by bubamaria