La Palabra Del Dia: "ancho"
ancho ( ahn'-choh )
adjective ( wide )
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Examples:
1. Con cada año que pasa, la cintura se me pone más ancha.
With every passing year, my waistline gets wider.
2. Las secuoyas tienen troncos tan anchos que es posible conducir un coche por el centro de algunas.
Sequoias have trunks that are so wide that it's possible to drive a car through the center of a few of them.
21 Answers
I do believe this elephant is a smidge too wide for this door.
Creo que éste elefante es un poquito demasiado ancho para esta puerta.
Regresé de mi viaje a México más ancha gracias a mi mamá.
I came back from Mexico with a wider waistline thanks to my mother's cooking.
- Please make corrections.
¡Mis jeans no mienten!
Es muy raro que a las mujeres les gustan los hombres con espalda ancha, pero a los hombres no les interesa mucho las mujeres de ésta complexión.
It's strange, but women love men with broad shoulders, but men are less interested in women of this type.
¡Qué ancho está con su estilo! Su confianza en sí mismo hace que se sienta feliz.
How proud he is of his style! His self-confidence makes him so happy.
Oops! He forgot to attach his "Wide Load" sticker.
¡Uy! Se le olvidó de adjuntar él pegatina pegarle la calcomania: "Carga Ancha."
I wonder if the English word "anchor" has anything to do with the Spanish word "ancho".
Me pregunto si la palabra inglesa 'anchor' tiene algo que ver con la palabra español 'ancho'.
La conexión a internet es muy lenta, no tengo mucha banda ancha.
My internet connection is very slow, I don't have much bandwidth.
Quisiera viajar contigo a lo largo y ancho del planeta.
I'd like to travel with you throughout the whole wide world.
En mi caso, las palabras "carga ancha" tienen un significado diferente.
In my case, the words "wide load" take on a new meaning.
Hace poco mi esposo y yo compramos un sofá. Estaba preocupada porque pensé que era demasiado ancho para caber por la puerta.
Not that long ago, my husband and I bought a couch. I was worried because I thought it was too wide to fit through the doorway.
Qué suerte que esta moda con las faldas anchas ya pasó, porque una dama así vestida no podría haber entrado a una casa de éstos tiempos.
What luck that this fashion with this wide skirts are already gone, because so dressed lady could not enter in a modern house.
Mi gata come comida y duerme todo el día, ahora está demasiado ancha y gorda.
My cat eats food and sleeps all day, now it is too fat and wide.
Broad band in Bolivia is more like narrow band.
Banda ancha en Bolivia es más como banda estrecha.
En la mayoriá de los países,carriles estándar son doce pies de ancho.
In most countries,standard lanes are twelve feet wide.
Un coche ancho y una calle estrecha no van bien juntos.
A wide car and a narrow street do not go well together
