La Palabra Del Dia: "aumentar"
aumentar ( ow-mehn-tahr' )
verb ( to increase )
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. Me están aumentando el salario después del buen trabajo que hice en el último proyecto.
They're increasing my salary after the good job I did on the last project.
2. Algunos científicos dicen que está aumentando el nivel del mar y que esto podría tener consecuencias graves.
Some scientists say that the sea level is rising and that this could have serious consequences.
14 Answers
The prices are still going up ... and the wages are going down.
Los precios siguen aumentando ... y los sueldos están bajando.
La población está aumentando.
The population is increasing.
El costo de la vida ha aumentado un 3%.
The cost of living has risen by 3%.
Mi edad ha aumentado un 50% desde el inicio de 2014 ,¿Porque?
My age has increased 50% since the beginning of 2014, Why?
Todos las empresas quisieran aumentar sus ventas.
All companies would like to increase their sales.
Desnutricíon aumenta el riesgo de desarrolar muchas enfermedades.
Malnutrition increases the risk of developing many diseases.
Siempe creí que con mas edad voy a tener menos preocupacion, pero siempre lo esta aumentando.
I always believed that with more age will have less to worry about but it is always increasing.
Cuando la economía del estado está en la crisis, aumentar los impuestos no es la solución.
When the state economy is in crisis, it is not a solution to increase the taxes.
Me gustaría aumentar mi ingreso, pero no tengo muchas habilidades. ¿Quizás un cocinero?
I would like to increase my income, but I don't have many skills. Maybe a cook?
Es esencial aumentar el vocabulario para aprender un nuevo idioma.
It's essential to increase the vocabulary for learning a new language.
A reaction to the antibiotics the doctors gave me for pneumonia made the problem worse.
Una reacción a los antibióticos que los médicos me dieron para la neumonía aumentó la molestia.
The taxes in Spain is increasing.
Los impuestos en España están aumentando.
With hard work, Ellie was able to increase her savings.
Con trabajo duro, Ellie podia aumentar sus ahorros.
It seems that the female-male ratio is increasing in colleges all over the world
Parece que la proporción hombre/mujer en las universidades está aumentando en todo el mundo.
Hace diez años teníamos tres hijos. Estabamos un familia de cinco. Ahora también tenemos tres nueras y cuatro nietos. La familia ha aumentado de cinco a doce. ¿Dónde va a terminar?
Ten years ago we had three sons. We were a family of five. Now as well we have three daughters-in-law and four grand-children. The family has grown from five to twelve. Where will it end?
