La Palabra Del Dia: "dichoso"

Question

dichoso ( dee-choh'-soh )

adjective ( happy, blessed; annoying, darned )

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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.

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Examples:

1. El día de tu boda es un día dichoso. Celébralo y no te preocupes demasiado.

The day of your wedding is a happy day. Celebrate it and don't worry too much.

2. ¡Dije ya que le bajaras el volumen a ese dichoso televisor!

I already told you to lower the volume on that darned television!

Notes

Yes, you're reading that correctly: "dichoso" can mean both "happy" and "annoying," and the context will determine the meaning. The joys of language!

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G'day mate ow ya goin? Done any good shopping lately ? - ray76, Jun 23, 2014

Confusion rests today. ha. I fear I will not use it correctly. Thanks for the thread. - katydew, Jun 23, 2014

Hola amigos. - ian-hill, Jun 23, 2014

Thank you for this annoying happy little word :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Lol...sometimes you remind me of me, Margherite. jeje - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Thank you amiga...I take that as a compliment. - 007c5fc1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 1

Blessed are the poor for they shall inherit the earth.

Dichoso son los pobres, porque ellos recibirán la tierra por heredad.

So said Brian . - ray76, Jun 23, 2014

I'm voting but it's hard to believe. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Is there something innately wrong with people who have a little money? - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Yes and no - the ultimate responses. - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

If the yes and no was for my benefit, I don't understand. Can you elaborate? I can't understand how having money makes you a bad person. It just means you have more to give....or do you see it differently? - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

"I trust I make myself quite obscure." Thomas Moore in the play "A Man for All Seasons". - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

Well, you've certainly done that...and you've done it to the 'nth' degree'. Congratulations!:-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Thought this post might cause debate - I posted it "tongue in cheek" :) - ian-hill, Jun 23, 2014

Confucious say man who fools with tongue in cheek must put hand in pocke and pay. jaja Espero que tienes el dinero :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Jun 23, 2014

Ian is not poor, he is meek , and that was the correct word i believe , so sayeth Brian. - ray76, Jun 23, 2014

Ray...Ian new the correct word was meek as did I...he was just trying to get my silk knickers in a knot. :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

That verse actually means, poor in spirit. In the original Greek, "poor in spirit" meant humble. There is nothing wrong with having money. The bible doesn't teach that there is. It teaches not to let money have you. :) - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Remember the Bible about the camel and the eye of a needle....... - jennysk, Jun 25, 2014

Hey ! Any of you guys that are worried about money , send it to me ., I am cool with money, I am cool without it also. - ray76, Jun 25, 2014

Answer 2

Creo que un perro que ladra todo el día no se puede ser feliz o dichoso .

I think a dog that barks all day cannot be happy or joyful

I think you are indubitably correct. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Or, to use the other meaning: ¡Dichoso perro! Ladra todo el día. The darn (you know what I mean, but I can't type it) dog barks all day! - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

Aren't we in fine fettle today? :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Es triste oírlo ;-( ¿Deberíamos usar el subjuntivo? "Creo que un perro que ladre..." - pml222, Jun 23, 2014

Does the dog know that? :) - ian-hill, Jun 23, 2014

There is a dog near me that barks 24/7. - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 3

That darned cat has fooled me again!

¡Ese dichoso gato me ha engañado otra vez!

Aw...poor little guy. I have to give him a vote :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Down with that cat. - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 4

Un hombre que tiene una esposa fiel es un hombre muy dichoso.

A man that has a faithful wife is a lucky man.

Did they write one of those guides for men? if not, it's desperately needed. There's a fortune to be made. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Here's your chance! - Noetol, Jun 23, 2014

A good wife, who can find? - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 5

El principito nos enseño como podemos ser dichosos..

The little Prince taught us how we can be happy...

S'il vous plait, dessine moi un mouton. - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

Because I'm happy,,,,clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth...la la la - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Me alegra que también a ustedes les gusta el Principito - porcupine7, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 6

Matthew 5 gives many examples of those who are blessed for the attitudes they have in their hearts and lives.

En Mateo 5 hay muchos ejemplos de ellos quien están dichosos porque tieinen de las actitudes en sus corazones y sus vidas.

Hi katy. You have my vote for positivity. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Lucas 1:45 ¡Dichosa tú que has creído que se cumplirán las cosas que te ha dicho el Señor! - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

Hacía ese cuando era niña, pero las bendiciones fueron poco numerosas y muy espaciadas...ahora no estoy tan crédula. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Yes, an attitude of the heart. - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 7

El hombre es dichoso de estar vivo y bien después de sobrevivir cuarenta días en la selva Colombiana.

The man is blessed to be alive and well after surviving forty days in the Colombian jungle.

I guess he missed the F A R C - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Yes, he was fortunate to have missed FARC. He saw them in the distance with his binoculars. - languagenut, Jun 24, 2014

We could turn this into a best selling thriller! - 007c5fc1, Jun 24, 2014

That would make a good thread, Margherite. - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Ok, I will try to think of something tomorrow to continue the "story". - languagenut, Jun 24, 2014

Great idea, Languagenut. :) - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 8

¡No puedo añadir un foto con este dichoso iPad!

I can't add a photo with this darned iPad.

Shouldn't it be "iPad dichoso"? - nathanr1203, Jun 23, 2014

I wonder why? - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

When I search an image I t never shows the URL to copy and past rac1. - pml222, Jun 24, 2014

Even when you right click on properties? - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Dichoso iPad no tiene sentido - nonialaniz, Jun 25, 2014

Answer 9

She felt like a woman blessed after finding her soulmate.

Ella se sentía como una mujer dichosa después de descubrir su media naranja.

He must have read your guide... :) - Noetol, Jun 23, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Jun 23, 2014

I love this, amiga. :) - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 10

Es dichoso estar de vacaciones.

It's a delight to be on vacation.

Estás pensando mucho de vacaciones. ¿Acabaste de hacerlo? - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

I saw this picture somewhere else on SD today, same people, same clothes, same beach. The thing is, they were going the opposite direction. - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 11

Yo no seré dichoso hasta que tengo una novia.

I will not be happy until I have a girlfriend.

Don't depend on another person to make you happy. You need to be happy within yourself or you won't be able to make anyone else happy. :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 24, 2014

Es verdad Margherite. :) - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

You can say it without the 'yo', sounds better, I'm spanish :) - nonialaniz, Jun 25, 2014

Also it's 'hasta que tenga' - nonialaniz, Jun 25, 2014

Answer 12

That darned roadrunner has foiled my plan again!

¡Ese dichoso correcaminos ha frustrado mi plan de nuevo !

My absolute favorite cartoon! Beep, beep... - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 13

Soy contento. Pido ser dichoso.

I'm happy. I pray to be blessed.

I'll pretend you just sneezed....bless you! - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Thanks! Pero decimos "Salud", no? - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

Ok...if you pefer...Salud! In any language it's just accepted social etiquette. The origins of the practice are very interesting. The phrase is an English one but not necessarily religious making this social occurence seem very confusing. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Usually a blessing is associated with a religious ceremony or prayer but saying 'Bless you' after a sneeze does not mean the person is religious. In fact they could be a full-blown atheist because saying bless you after a sneeze is a part of culture now - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

According to greatbritishmag.com...The origin of the practice of saying 'Bless you' after a sneeze is hotly debated. Here are our two favourite histories of the phrase: - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

1. Let us set the scene in about 590AD…the bubonic plague was spreading and killing people daily so a cough or a sneeze could be a sign of the black death. If someone sneezed a quick “God bless you” was thought to stop the disease. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

2. The other option is based on an idea that your soul was trying to escape when you sneezed and saying 'Bless you' kept it inside. Alternatively a sneeze was the body’s way of expelling a demon and saying 'Bless you' would shield you from the evil. - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Sorry for the long winded comments...it's the Brit in me :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

Yep. That's why I like "Salud, dinero, amor", but really I do say "Bless you" when someone sneezes not particularly with a religious meaning. Sometimes I say, "Cover your mouth!" ; - )> - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

Ha...well that last sentence could spark a whole new debate...does one actually sneeze with the nose or the mouth? It's all rac's fault. :-) - 007c5fc1, Jun 23, 2014

I found it's a lot less messy to sneeze with the mouth. Yuck! enough already - Jubilado, Jun 23, 2014

Blame it on the rain...lol I have also heard that saying bless you after someone sneezes was hoping they didn't die because when you sneeze, your heart stops. - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Here is a very interesting article about sneezing. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/sneeze.html - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 14

¿Puedo decir así: "Quiero que seas dichoso."?

Can I say it like this: "I want you to be happy."?

Hola amiga. :) "Can I say it"... Yes, it's perfect. :) - rac1, Jun 24, 2014

Thanks. - Ella252, Jun 24, 2014

Answer 15

Ella es muy dichosa - es sano, tiene una buena familia y es viviendo en la tierra de Oz.

She is very blessed - she is healthy, she has a good family and she is living in the land of Oz.