La Palabra Del Dia: "apagado"
apagado ( ah-pah-gah'-doh )
adjective ( (turned) off; timid )
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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. Las luces de la casa están apagadas. No creo que nadie esté en casa.
The lights of the house are off. I don't think anyone is home.
2. Jared es una persona muy apagada. Ni con la familia habla mucho.
Jared is a very timid person. He doesn't even speak a lot with his family.
11 Answers
Mi ordenador está apagado solamente cuando voy a dormir
My computer is off only when I go to sleep
Para las personas que fuman,es importante a siempre apago un cigarillo.
For people who smoke,it is important to always put out the cigarette.
Trato de ser fuerte , pero estoy muy apagado por conflicto.
I try to be strong,but I am very turned off by conflict.
The spigot was turned off before Edith left to shop in town.
La espita estuvo apagada antes de que Edith se fue para ir de compras en el pueblo.
Matias tiene miedo a dormir cuando la lámpara está apagada.
Matias is afraid to sleep when the lamp is turned off.
When we change the oil in the car the mechanic always asks us to start the car for a minute and then turn it off.
Cuando cambiamos el aciete del motor del carro el mecánico siempre nos pide a prender el carro por un momentito y después apagalo.
"Todas las luces están apagadas en mi casa. Es tan oscuro aquí y no puedo encontrar un interruptor para encender una luz." dijo Carlos a su amigo por móvil.
"All the lights are switched off in my house. It is too dark here and I can't find a light switch to switch on a light," said Carlos to his friend on the mobile.
My husband knows how to turn on a light, but he apparently never learned how to turn one of them off.
Mi marido sabe encender la luz, pero aparentemente nunca aprendió a apagar una de ellas.
¿Creen que estos colores son demasiado apagados? Tengo que impresionar mi nuevo jefe.
Do you think that these colors are too muted? I have to impress my new boss.
Estuve Fui* demasiado apagado para apagar la luz que no había (encendido) prendido. (¿Puedo decirlo así en español?)
I was too timid to turn off the light that I hadn't turned on. (Note to hispanohablantes)
*I think this needs ser not estar
Ella hablaba tan mucho que a veces su marido paró de escuchar. Ella ni siquiera se dio cuenta de estaba apagado.
She talked so much that sometimes her husband stopped listening. She didn't even realise that he was turned off.
