New Game - P E R

Question

There are many words in English with the prefix “P E R”.

Note that most of the Spanish words also start with P E R

The idea is to find one and write a sentence using it and translate it into Spanish.

Example.

Although he is a perfect stranger I can tell he is a perfect gentleman.

A pesar de que es un perfecto desconocido puedo decir que él es un caballero perfecto.

Easy right?

Fácil ¿no?

This was the previous challenge.

This thread has no official corrector so please correct where you can. Gracias.

Thanks Ian...I love these! xo - rac1, Mar 6, 2014

de nada princesa xx - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Thank you so much Ian...I know it takes a lot of time to keep these up. xoxo - 007c5fc1, Mar 6, 2014

I'm glad you like them amiga.x - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Ian, is Spanis a new improved form of Spanish? jeje - dennywells, Mar 9, 2014

:) corrected - ian-hill, Jul 21, 2014

Answer 1

I was so perturbed by the comment that I had to go and sit outside to calm down.

Estaba tan perturbado por el comentario que tenía que ir a sentarme al aire libre para calmarme.

:) - have a nice cuppa x - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Oh and thanks for teh history lesson. Now I understand things better :) - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

I think they screwed up somewhere....either that or I've been asleep for 38,728 years and history got turned backwards. - Ghosthawk, Mar 7, 2014

Geezz...I won't even start to comment. - rac1, Mar 7, 2014

It's a joke rac...laugh, if only because it's Friday!!! - 007c5fc1, Mar 7, 2014

jajajajaja - Aranjuez12, Mar 8, 2014

Answer 2

If perchance you are a persnickety person your personality might perturb people.

Si por casualidad eres una persona quisquillosa tu personalidad podría perturbar gente.

jaja...Excellence bar none. Very good mi amigo. I love it. I just want you to know that I'm not being persnickety and personally I would just hate to perturb you. - 007c5fc1, Mar 6, 2014

Perhaps :) - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Mag, my dear, let me come down from my perch and say that being perturbed with you is not permitted in my book:) - dennywells, Mar 6, 2014

I perceive your perseverance , it is perceptible and perpetually shows a perfect person - porcupine7, Mar 6, 2014

Answer 3

perplexed - perplejo

I am perplexed to say the least at the audacity of some people.

Estoy perplejo por decir lo menos, de la audacia de algunas personas.

Perfect amiga :) - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Muchas gracias. xo - rac1, Mar 6, 2014

Answer 4

Nowadays there is the possibility of a permanent makeup, but I suppose it is very costly , only rich people can afford it.

Hoy en día existe la posibilidad de un maquillaje permanente, pero supongo que es muy costoso, sólo los ricos pueden permitírselo.

Hola prickly one. :) - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Hola Porcu. :) - rac1, Mar 6, 2014

I've seen tattood eyebrows and lips and they look awful. - 007c5fc1, Mar 6, 2014

I think that's better, I personally prefer to look natural most of the time :) - 201286, Mar 6, 2014

If everybody is so nice to me, I am not a prickly one but smoth and silky.. - porcupine7, Mar 6, 2014

Hola amigos - porcupine7, Mar 6, 2014

Perhaps the tattoed eyebrows help is somebody haven't a proper eyebrow. - porcupine7, Mar 6, 2014

I am sure you are porcu - it is only your avatar I refer to. xx - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Answer 5

Espero que esta respuesta es pertinente a la pregunta. I hope that this answer is pertinent to the question.

It is :) - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Hola Gabriella. Nicely done. - 007c5fc1, Mar 6, 2014

Muchas gracias. :) - GabriellaMonique, Mar 6, 2014

Answer 6

Perhaps the person who performed wore percale.

Tal vez la persona que realiza llevaba percal.

:) What is percale? :) - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

It's a type of fabric. British people probably aren't concerned very much about fabric :) - 00ffada9, Mar 6, 2014

How on earth do you come to taht conclusion? - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Percale is usually used for bed clothes not for wearing - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Where did the name "Percale" come from? Is it Latin or a brand name? - 00ffada9, Mar 6, 2014

That is a racist comment H C A - rac1, Mar 6, 2014

Sorry about that. I didn't mean it that way at ALL. - 00ffada9, Mar 6, 2014

Well put it back = undelete it - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

I did for you -without it the other comments look stupid. - - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

It is not only used for bed clothes...I looked it up in the dictionary before I used it! Actually, that's where I found it to begin with. :) according to my dictionary, it has French and Persian origin. so there. :) - actorgirl, Mar 6, 2014

Again, I'm sorry about the comment. I did not intend to be offending! - 00ffada9, Mar 6, 2014

I - as a mod - can delete the comments - shall I do that? - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Answer 7

pervade

Original:

Fear pervades most of Stephen King's novels.

I am too timid to read them.

El miedo se extiende en la mayoría de las novelas de Stephen King.

Soy demasiado tímida para leerlos.

Revised version 1:

El miedo es una caracteristica de las novelas de Stephen King.

Soy demasiado miedosa para leerlos. / Soy muy miedosa para leerlos.

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Revised version 2:

The spectre of fear pervades most of Stephen King's novels.

They frighten me too much to read them.

El espectro del temor se extende por la mayoría de las novelas de Stephen King.

Me asustan demasiado a leerlas

Hi Joy! Your sentences are very good just like they are, but I will see if I can help make them a little better. - dennywells, Mar 8, 2014

'Fear pervades' would be better used if it referred to people who were afraid. If a 'book' was scary and makes someone afraid, it might be better to say-"The aura of fear, (the spectre of fear) pervades most of Stephen King's novels." - dennywells, Mar 8, 2014

Timid would work but usually means shy. You might try - Too easily frighted, too fearful, afraid, squeamish, etc. Or, "they frighten me too much to read them" - dennywells, Mar 8, 2014

El espectro del temor se extende por la mayoría de las novelas de Stephen King. Me asustan demasiado a leerlas - dennywells, Mar 8, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014

Hola, Denny! Thanks a million for your help. You use words very precisely and teach me a lesson. You are a great teacher! ^_^ - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

aura : a quality or feeling that seems to surround or come from a person or a place 氣味, 氣氛, 靈氣, 光環 = - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

spectre: something that people are afraid of because it may affect them soon 引起恐懼的事物, 幽靈,妖怪,恐怖的根源 - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

squesmish: easily shocked, upset or easily made to feel sick by unpleasant sights 易受驚的; 易嘔吐的; 神經質的 - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

espectro = 1. spectrum (physics); 2. specter(AmE) spectre(BrE), ghost (fantasma) - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

temor = fear; but what's the difference between "miedo" and "temor"? - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

Answer 8

persnickety - quisquilloso

She's so persnickety I never know how to approach her.

Ella es tan quisquillosa que nunca sé cómo puedo acercarme a ella.

Lovely words :) - ian-hill, Mar 7, 2014

I think I can actually leave out 'como puedo' since saber + infinitive = know how to? - katydew, Mar 7, 2014

Don't confuse me with grammar stuff :) - ian-hill, Mar 7, 2014

¿acercarse a ella? - 004dd567, Mar 8, 2014

In UK we use pernickety [no 's'] but I don't know why! - Mardle, Mar 8, 2014

Hola, katydew. I learned a new word from you. Thanks! (persnickety = excessively precise and attentive to detail; fussy) - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

Joygogo - glad to give you a piece of English Grammar. Ian... ha... exactly. Jwilso - thanks! - katydew, Mar 9, 2014

Answer 9

periscope - periscopio

The periscope is very important for submariners. el periscopio es muy importante a los submarinistas.

:) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014

Hola, Mardle. I learned a new word from you. Thanks! (periscope =a long tube with mirrors fitted in it used to look over the top of something, especially to see out of a submarine 潛望鏡) - joygogo, Mar 8, 2014

Thanks - hope it is useful! - Mardle, Mar 9, 2014

Answer 10

permissive : permisivo

Nunca es un buen idea ser demasiado permisivo con los niños.

It is never a good idea to be too permissive with children.

:) - ian-hill, Mar 7, 2014

Answer 11

Perjure - perjurar ( jurar en falso)

Perry Mason is the hero of Erle Stanley Gardner's detective story 'The case of the perjured parrot'

Perry Mason es el héroe de la novela policíaca de Erle Stanley Gardner 'El caso del loro perjuro'

:) - ian-hill, Mar 7, 2014

Answer 12

The perks of being on SpanishDict are incredible!

Las ventajas de estar en SpanishDict son increíbles!

:) - ian-hill, Mar 23, 2014

Answer 13

This sentence finishes with a full stop, unless you are an American when perish the thought you will shout 'No it is a period!'

Esta oración termine con un punto, a menos que sea estadounidense, cuando ¡Dios me libre ! Gritará 'No lo que es un punto!

:) - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014

I have just noticed it does not work in Spanish as it is punto for both. - Mardle, Mar 9, 2014

Answer 14

Yo pienso que soy bastante persistente para apprender español perfectamente.

I think I'm persistent enough to learn Spanish perfectly.

I think I'm persistent enough .. is better amiga. :) - ian-hill, Mar 6, 2014

Yes, that's right ian :) - 201286, Mar 7, 2014

Answer 15

A la niñita le gustan los perfumes florales.

The little girl likes floral perfumes.

Hola amiga x - ian-hill, Mar 8, 2014

Hola Ian :) - 004dd567, Mar 8, 2014