La Palabra Del Dia: "alquilar"
alquilar ( ahl-kee-lahr' )
verb ( to rent, to rent out, to hire )
There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
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. Tenemos planes de alquilar un carro cuando vayamos a Los Ángeles de vacaciones.
We're planning on renting a car when we go to Los Angeles on vacation.
2. Hacía más sentido económico alquilar mi casa vieja que venderla.
It made more economic sense to rent out my old house rather than sell it.
13 Answers
Alquiló un traje para la boda.
He hired a suit for the wedding.
Alquilamos unas bicis para visitar la ciudad.
We hired bikes to explore the town.
¿Cuánto me costaría alquilar un piso de dos habitaciones?
How much would it cost me to rent a two-bedroomed flat?
Si se vuela o se flota, es más barato alquilarlo.
If it flies or floats, it's cheaper to rent it.
Si tendría dinero , buscaría una casa para alquilar en este barrio
If I had money, I would look for a house to rent in this neighborhood
Le turistas alquilaron un apartamento porque no podían permitirse el hotel.
The tourists rented an apartment because they could not afford the hotel.
Quiero de alquilar algo a destruir mi computador , tengo un virus dentro de ella.
I want to hire something to destroy my computer, I have a virus inside it.
Me gusta alquilar el barco para la pesca. I like to rent the boat for fishing.
Por fin alquilamos otro apartamento .
Finally we hired another apartment.
No voy a vender mi apartamento sino que alquilarlo.
I'm not going to sell my apartment but rather rent it.
Si fuese rico compraría cosas en vez de alquilar.
If I were rich I would buy things instead of renting.
The room we rented in a bed and breakfast was very comfortable.
El dormitorio que alquilamos en una casa de huéspedes era muy comfortable.
Antes de firmar un contrato de alquiler, haz de ver que te alcance para alquilar tal cosa.
Before signing a rental contract, you should know that you be able to afford to rent this thing.
Nadia alquiló una bicicleta a recorrer el campo en las afueras de Granada.
Nadia hired a bicycle to travel around the countryside on the outskirts of Granada.
Es una buena idea alquilar el transporte si no vas a usarlo por mucho tiempo, por ejemplo, un elefante para tu boda.
It is a good idea to hire transport if you are not going to use it for long, for example, an elephant for your wedding.
