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La Palabra Del Dia: "morir"

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morir ( moh-reer' )

verb ( to die )

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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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Examples:

1. William Harrison murió de neumonía 32 días después de ser inaugurado como el noveno presidente de los Estados Unidos.

William Harrison died of pneumonia 32 days after being inaugurated as the ninth president of the United States.

2. Cuando murió el perro familiar, le dijimos a los niños que había ido a una granja a vivir.

When the family dog died, we told the kids he had gone to live on a farm.

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updated May 2, 2014
posted by rac1
Hola Annie! Feliz inicio de semana. :) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Hola Susy Tú también amiga - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Hello Annie! Happy Monday to you too ;) - 00b5f6c6, Apr 28, 2014
Hola Lilly. How are you? - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Hola amiga....I hope this word doesn't put a hex on Monday. :-) - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
I know...I hope not too, amiga :) - rac1, Apr 28, 2014

21 Answers

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Es mejor morir de pie que vivir de rodillas.

It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by jphip
posted by jphip
P E R F E C T O! -- Y estoy de acuerdo. Saludos. - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
For real! - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
love this film - GabriellaMonique, Apr 28, 2014
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Creo que el chocolate es para morirse,

Me encanta el choco;ate .Vale le pena morir por ellos.

I think that chocolate is to die for, I love it.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Most deff! - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Hola Ray.. - osas-baby, Apr 28, 2014
Thanks rac , you betcha! - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
Hola OB ¿ Qué más? - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
I am slowly working my way through that group of lovelies . - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
A mí también, Ray, :) A veces, después de comer mucho el chocolate tengo sed jajaja - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
Ray, uno diría en español : Esos chocolates están para dar la vida por ellos. Esos chocolates están de muerte. En tu frase, podrías decir: Me encanta el chocolate. Vale la pena morir por ellos. - o "Están de muerte"... algo así. xoxo Ray :) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Me too, and I'm lucky enough to have a chocolate factory not too far away :-) - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
Not worth it Ray, easy: Think of it as pure fat and the temptation dies on you. - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
@ Susy , thank you so much , this is one of those rare occasions where English can get ones thoughts across more efficiently . - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
@ Maggy May , my fridge sometimes resembles a chocolate factory. - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
You are welcome Ray! Me invitas unos chocolates? Dark chocolate truffles? xoxo :) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
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"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

"Hola. Me llamo es Inigo Montoya. Usted mató a mi padre. Prepárese para morir."

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updated May 7, 2014
edited by Ghosthawk
posted by Ghosthawk
Yikes! - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Ghost, It would be much better to say Me llamo /soy Inigo Montoya :) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
mi nombre, although correct for written documents eg legal documents is very formal ! - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
Ghost, you also need to use the command /imperative form of the verb, prepararse: prepárese Ud - - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
Me llamo Inigo Montoya. Usted mató a mi padre. Prepárese para morir. -- Informal: ... Mataste a mi padre. Prepárate para morir. -- Ay mamá! Yo no fui! jajajaja Saludos, Mia! - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Awesome GH...well done! - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
Gracias Feliz y Sylyon :) - Ghosthawk, Apr 28, 2014
De nada! :-) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
De nada :) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
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El apóstol Andrés murió como mártir en Grecia. Fue azotado a latigazos y crucificado atado en una cruz en forma de “x”. Continuó predicando por dos días más mientras estaba en la cruz hasta que murió.

Andrew, the apostle was martyred in Greece. He was whipped and crucified (bound by ropes not nails) on an X-shaped cross. He preached two more days until he died.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
posted by 00e46f15
Awesome! - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
A hero of faith... - osas-baby, Apr 28, 2014
One of our many martyrs and great saints. - Ghosthawk, Apr 28, 2014
Well, I think it's terrible....not your post Susy....the things that supposed 'humans' inflict upon others. It makes me sick actually. - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
Man's inhumatity to man.. - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
Bien triste, ¿no? Me parte el corazón todo lo que algunas personas han aguantado por su amor a Cristo y por defender su fe. - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
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El sostener la mano de alguien en el momento de su muerte es un privilegio inusual.

To hold someone's hand at the moment of their death is a rare privilege.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
That is very special. : ) - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
El sostener la mano... es un privilegio inusual. -- Hola Steve! :) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
hola Susie y gracias por su ayuda ... : - ) - Esteban_317, Apr 28, 2014
It is...I did that with my father and I think I felt a little squeeze :-) - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
Steve, no me hables de usted! No estoy tan, tan vieja! jajaja Que tal "Gracias por TU ayuda"? jajaja xoxo - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Moe common than you thinkk, I'm getting a bit down from it all.. Holding horses to be shot is worse. - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
no argument concerning your example annie . . . - Esteban_317, Apr 28, 2014
¡ Susie lo siento ! Muchísmas gracias por Tu : - ) ayuda y Gracias de antemano por ayudarme in el futuro. - Esteban_317, Apr 28, 2014
Steve, no te preocupes! jajaja era una broma, bueno a medias. En realidad prefiero que me tuteen. :D - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
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Me entristecí cuando escuché que el gran Gabriel García Márquez había muerto.Que su alma descanse en paz.

--I was sad when I heard that the great Gabriel Garcia Marquez had died.May his soul rest in peace.


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updated Apr 28, 2014
edited by nahian003
posted by nahian003
Yes. :) - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Me too :( - 00b5f6c6, Apr 28, 2014
Me entristecí cuando escuché que el gran... descanse... -- Hola! - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Yes it was a great loss for the literary world and an even bigger one for his family. - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
Hola,sylyon.Gracias. :) - nahian003, Apr 28, 2014
That's true,margherite. - nahian003, Apr 28, 2014
De nada, amigo. - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
8
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He wished that he had visited his great grandmother before she died!

(Él quería que etc...) Quería que había visitado a su tatarabuela antes que murió.

Con correcciones: El hubiera querido haber visitado a su bisabuela antes de que (ella) muriera.

El hubiera querido haber visitado a su bisabuela antes de que (ella) muriera. -- También podrías usar "El quiso haber" pero mi sugerencia se oye como si el se quedó con el deseo de ir a visitarla y ya no pudo.

Muchas gracias, Sylyon smile

Original sentence: (Él quería que etc...) Quería que había visitado a su tatarabuela antes que murió.

updated Apr 28, 2014
edited by FELIZ77
posted by FELIZ77
To be picky , shouldn't it be , " while she was alive" ? Although we often do say this mate , I have said it often about my mother. - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
Muy triste. - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Yes Ray you could say it that way, too lol but I was actualy trying to use the English Word of the Day! :) hahaha - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
morir !:) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
self-correction: actually (typo) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
El hubiera querido haber visitado a su bisabuela antes de que (ella) muriera. -- También podrías usar "El quiso haber" pero mi sugerencia se oye como si el se quedó con el deseo de ir a visitarla y ya no pudo. - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Muchas gracias, Susy :) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
It's a common wish I think. - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
De nada! :-) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
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Según los detractores de SeaWorld, las orcas cautivas mueren considerablemente más joven que es natural jóvenes de lo normal, y en su entorno natural las orcas hembras suelan suelen sobrevivir durante suficiente por tiempo suficiente que pasan incluso padecen por la menopausia. También afirman que cada grupo tiene su propio dialecto y que cuando se mantienen juntos animales de grupos distintos ciertos grupos de distintos animales se mantienen juntos, esas orcas no se pueden comunicar o formar adecuadamente un grupo familiar de familia de manera adecuada.

According to the detractors of SeaWorld, captive orcas die significantly younger than is natural, and in their natural environment, female orcas usually survive for sufficient time that they undergo menopause. They also claim that each group has its own dialect and when animals from different groups are maintained together, those orcas cannot communicate or form a family group appropriately.

http://cetaceaninspiration.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/the-truth-about-wild-orca-lifespans/

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updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Wow! I didn't know that. That is fascinating, even if it is sad too. :( - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Maybe - but the activists who managed to get the whale "freed" from the aquariam in Newport , OR did Not extend his life - on the contrary- it starved to death after the Norwegians forbid charter boats from feeding him. - Esteban_317, Apr 28, 2014
To my knowledge, menopause only exists where multigenerational family groups are significant aids to survival. I would no more expect a captive raised orca to survive on its own in the wild than I would if we were to throw one of us in the Amazon jungle. - bosquederoble, Apr 28, 2014
But clearly there are groups of humans that survive quite readily in the Amazon- because they are raised in a culture with the knowledge of how to do so. - bosquederoble, Apr 28, 2014
Orcas have group specific learned hunting strategies actively taught to the young and tend to hunt in groups, communicating in dialects that are distinct from other groups. Whether you want to call this a “ culture” I will leave to you. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 28, 2014
To clarify, instead of menopause, I should have said survival for multiple years after the end of reproductive ability as a usual occurence. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 28, 2014
http://www.orcanetwork.org/nathist/symbolsshort.html - bosquederoble, Apr 28, 2014
... más jóvenes de lo normal y en ... hembras suelen sobrevivir por tiempo suficiente que incluso padecen por la menopausia. ... y que cuando ciertos grupos de distintos animales se mantienen juntos, esas orcas no se pueden comunicar o formar un grupo - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
de familia de manera adecuada. -- Hola amigo. :) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Hola amiga, y gracias por las correcciones. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 28, 2014
No tengo ni idea de por qué escribí “suelan”. - bosquederoble, Apr 28, 2014
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Según la UNICEF,un niño muere cada viente segundos de enfermedades prevenibles con vacunas.

According to UNICEF,one child dies every twenty seconds from vaccine preventable diseases.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
posted by osas-baby
That is a very worthy cause O B. - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
It's tragic! - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
UNICEF, un... cada veinte... de enfermedades que pudieron haber sido prevenidas con vacunas. -- Hola amiga! - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Not tomentionlack of water, my only charity.. restoring water.. - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
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Una de las cosas más tristes de la vida es que nuestras amigas, las mascotas, tienen vidas mucho más cortas que las nuestras, y siempre mueren primero de nosotros; a menos que tengamos elefantes como mascotas.

One of the saddest things in life is that our friends the pets have lives rather shorter than our own, and always die before we do, unless we keep elephants as pets.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
It is sad...I've had that happen to me. - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
It definitely is annie...I've gone through it many many times and it never gets easier. :-( - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
... más tristes... amigas, las mascotas, tienen vidas mucho más cortas que las nuestras y siempre mueren primero (antes) que nosotros; a menos que tengamos elefantes como mascotas. -- Hola Annie. :) - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
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Hay un cementario en Romania Rumania que se llama 'The Merry Cemetary' porque sobre las lápidas de aquellos que han muerto hay unas escenas alegres y e historias que muestran describen sus vidas reales.

In Romania there is a cemetery called 'The Merry Cemetary' because the tombstones of those who have died are decorated with happy scenes and stories depicting their real lives.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by 007c5fc1
posted by 007c5fc1
Hola, what sad subjects.. - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
That's a grand idea.:) - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Remembering happiness shared helps lift spirts ... In a similar fashion my sons wore tie-dyed and gave colored scarfs & handerkerchiefs to those attending their sister's memorial. . . - Esteban_317, Apr 28, 2014
Hay un cementerio en Rumania... alegres e historias que describen/muestran sus vidas reales. -- Hola Mag. - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
@Steve: Lo siento mucho. Qué bonito detalle de tus hijos para con su hermanita. Una celebración de su vida con la esperanza de verla de nuevo. Te mando un abrazo. - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Hola Susy! Muchas gracias...¿'e'? Esta es una regla que no he aprendido. Tendré que buscar. - 007c5fc1, Apr 28, 2014
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  • Aquí decimos "la unica cosa que uno tiene que hacer es morir."

  • Here we say "the only thing that one must do is to die."

updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by 00b5f6c6
posted by 00b5f6c6
sí y pagar impuestos. . . - Esteban_317, Apr 28, 2014
And pay taxes, at least here. lol - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
... que hacer es morir." -- Pues no todos pagan impuestos, Steve y Annie. jajaja Ay! mejor no empiezo a quejarme del gobierno... jajaja - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
There is death tax.. - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
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Aunque yo conozco la historia de Romeo y Julieta, me echo a llorar cada vez que veo la parte de la película en la que mueren.. All the times when Romeo and Juliet were dying in the movie I begin to cry,even though I know the history.

updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
Try , "even though I know the history " Or , " even though I know the story" - ray76, Apr 28, 2014
Porcu, I would say: I begin to cry every time Romeo and Juliet die, even though (or, in spite of the fact that) I know (or I am familiar with) the story. I hope this helps :) - FELIZ77, Apr 28, 2014
Hola amiga :) - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
Aunque yo conozco la historia de Romeo y Julieta, me echo a llorar cada vez que veo la parte de la película en la que mueren. -- Hola amiga! - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
Well, you know, Shakespeare would not have stayed famous for thislong if the scene had been badly written. - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
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Son las 12:30 y me muero de hambre.

It is 12:30 and I am dying of hunger.

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updated Apr 28, 2014
edited by deedeegill72
posted by deedeegill72
Son las 12:30 y me muero de hambre. -- Aquí son las 11:47AM y estoy pasando por tu misma situación! jajaj Uf! Tiene que tener uno la boca bien, bien grande para darle una mordida a esa hamburguesota! jajaj - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014
yes, but isn't it beautiful. ;) - deedeegill72, Apr 28, 2014
Now, it looks horrid! :) - annierats, Apr 28, 2014
The fat alone would kill a horse. Sorry Deedee.. pay no attention to me, amiga. - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
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Esta pintura se llama "La Muerte de César" por Vincenzo Camuccini. El terminó la obra en 1798. Julius César murió apuñalado en 44 A.C. por senadores quienes eran llamados los Libertadores.

This painting is called the death of Caesar by Vincenzo Camuccini. He completed the work in 1798. Julius Ceasar was stabbed to death in 44 A. C. by senators who were called the Liberators.

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updated Apr 29, 2014
edited by GabriellaMonique
posted by GabriellaMonique
Very informative and interesting. I love the painting as well. :) - rac1, Apr 28, 2014
... llama "La Muerte de César" ... El terminó su obra... Julio César murió... por senadores quienes eran llamados los Libertadores.-- Hola Gaby. - 00e46f15, Apr 28, 2014