La Palabra Del Dia: "ala"
ala ( ah'-lah )
noun ( wing; branch (of a political party) )
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Example:
1. El colibrí amatista puede agitar las alas hasta ochenta veces por segundo.
The Amethyst Woodstar hummingbird can beat its wings up to 80 times per second.
2. Al ala más liberal del partido no le gustó la última versión del proyecto de ley.
The more liberal wing of the party didn't like the latest version of the bill.
3. No podemos esconder la cabeza bajo el ala y fingir que este problema no existe.
We cannot bury our heads in the sand and pretend that this problem does not exist.
Notes:
"Ala" is a feminine noun, but in the singular, it takes the masculine article "el" so that the "a" in "la" and the first "a" in "ala" don't blend into each other.
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Escondido bajo la falda de la monja y sentado al suelo del aoutobús, Juan se sentió mareado. Se dio cuenta de que la monja tenía las piernas bastante peludas como si fuera un hombre.El pobrecito Juan. ¡ Ojalá que tuviera alas, o a menos, pantalones! Le tenía envidia a los pájaros por poder volar.
Hidden under the nun's skirt and sitting on the floor of the bus, Juan felt motion-sick. He discovered that the nun had rather hairy legs, as if she were a man. Poor Juan, if only he had wings, or at least trousers! He envied the birds their ability to fly.
Es muy interesante ver la ala de avión entre las nubes.
It is very interesting to see the wing of an airplane among the clouds.
El hombre siempre quería para las alas y ese le inducía a volar.
Man always wished for wings and that led him to fly.
¿Té gusta la banda Pablo McCartney y las alas? Do you like the band Paul McCartney and Wings?
Ahora siempre llevo un sombrero de ala ancha porque ya tengo lesiones precancerosas en la cabeza debido a un juventud sin vigilancia adecuada en el sur de los Estados Unidos.
Now I always wear a wide-brimmed hat because I already have precancerous lesions on my head due to a childhood without adequate supervision in the southern United States.
Los avestruces tienen alas pero no pueden volar.
Ostriches have wings but cannot fly.
El ala derecha y el ala izquierda son términos políticos. En las sesiones del Parlamento pronto después de la Revolución Francesa en 1789, la nobleza se sentó a la derecha de la casa y los liberales se sentó a la izquierda. Con el tiempo la ala derecha estaba asociado con status quo y elitismo y el ala izquierda estaba asociado con reforma e igualdad.
Right wing and left wing are political terms. In parliamentary sessions soon after the French Revolution in 1789, the nobility sat on the right of the house and the liberals sat on the left. Over time the right wing became associated with status quo and elitism and left wing became associated with reform and equality.
El ala izquierda del partido obrero no está muy popular entre los votantes.
The left wing of the labor party is not very popular with the voters.
Me parece que tenga una ala perfecta el sombrero de panamá para proteger tu cara desde el sol.
I think that the Panama hat has a perfect brim to protect your face from the sun
El papillon tiene orejas como las alas de mariposa. Papillon es francés para mariposa.
The Papillon has ears like the wings of a butterfly. Papillon is French for butterfly.
I wish the branches of our party could work together.
Deseo las alas de nuestro partido pueden trabajar juntos.
A veces me gustaría tener alas mágicas para que puedo volar a destinos interesantes y hermosos.
Sometimes I would like to have magic wings so that I can fly to interesting and beautiful destinations.
After losing the game, the players were downcast.
Después de perder el juego, los jugadores anduvieron con el ala caída.
Los pájaros son mis animales favoritos. A mí, me encantan mucho sus cantos, sus colores y la manera en que ellos vuelan con las alas fuertes y hermosas.
Birds are my favorite animals. I love their songs, their colours and the way they fly on their strong and beautiful wings.
Como siempre los políticos esconden la cabeza bajo el ala como un rebaño de avestruces.
As always the politicians are burying their heads in the sand like a flock of ostriches.
