La Palabra Del Dia: "acera"
acera ( ah-seh'-rah )
noun ( sidewalk )
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Guidelines:
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.
Examples:
1. Mi hija se raspó la rodilla cuando se cayó sobre la acera.
My daughter scraped her knee when she fell on the sidewalk.
2. Tengan cuidado mientras caminen por esa carretera; no hay acera.
Be careful as you walk down that road; there are no sidewalks.
20 Answers
Es muy peligroso andar por la carretera sin acera.
It's dangerous to walk on roads without sidewalks.
Just a note. In some Latin countries they don't use the word "acera", they use "banqueta" 
¿Qué pasó a la acera (banqueta)?
What happened to the sidewalk?
I like living on a side street, even though it has no sidewalk or curb.
Me gusta vivir en una calle lateral, aunque no tiene acera o bordillo.
Qué bien cuando bajas de la acera en London puedes leer que a cuál de las dos direcciones debes mirar si no puedes equivocarte.
How good, that when you go down the sidewalk in London you can read which directions you must look ,if you couldn't do it you might go wrong.way
En Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico,americanos nativos venden joyas en las aceras.
In Santa Fe New Mexico, native americans sell jewelry on the sidewalks.
El gato gordo se sento en la acera
The fat cat sat down on the sidewalk
Oscar Wilde, autor y celebridad Victoriana, era de la otra acera, por así decirlo. De hecho, la homosexualidad era ilegal en Gran Bretaña y la razón se encarceló en 1895. Huyó a Francia después de servir dos años y murió, en la indigencia, en 1900.
Oscar Wilde, famous victorian Author and Celebrity, was on the other side of the street, so to speak. In fact, homosexuality was illegal in Britain and the reason he was imprisoned in 1895. He fled to France after serving two years and died, in poverty, in 1900.
Los azulejos de braille en la acera se hacen más común alrededor del mundo.
Braille tiles on the sidewalk are becoming more common all around the world.
Cuando escojo cual acera en que puedo caminar, siempre quiero andar en el lado salvaje.
When I choose which sidewalk to walk on, I always want to walk on the wild side.
It would be hard to avoid stepping on a crack (and breaking your mother's back) when walking on this sidewalk.
Sería difícil evitar pisar una grieta (y romper la espalda de su madre) al caminar sobre esta acera.
En algunos municipios el arte en la acera es un costumbre anual.
In some cities sidewalk art is an annual custom.
Pavements were called sidewalks before they were paved and became pavements.
Pavimentos fueron llamados sidewalks antes de que fueron pavimentadas y se convirtieron en los aceras.
Las aceras/pavimentos se llamaban 'side walks' en inglés despues de ser pavimentadas y luego se empezó a llamarse como 'sidewalk'
Jimmy's suggestion - probably better than my attempt.
Cuando corras bicicleta usa la acera. When riding your bike use the sidewalk.
Los cuatro compañeros correron por la acera hasta que llegaron a un bache grande con una escalera en dentro. - ¡Bájate! gritó la monja misteriosa y dejó caer la jaula de las gallinas. .Luego de unos segundos se oyó un clamor de gallinas cacareando.. La jaula había aterrizado.
The four companions ran along the pavement until they reached a big pot- hole with a ladder inside it. '' Get down with you!'' shouted the mysterious nun and let the birdcage drop. After a few seconds the hens could be heard cackling in protest. The cage had landed.
