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La Palabra Del Dia: "maligno"

La Palabra Del Dia: "maligno"

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maligno ( mah-leeg'-noh )

adjective ( evil, malignant )

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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. Hay quien cree que los gatos son malignos, pero prefiero un gato que un perro.

There are those who think cats are evil, but I'd prefer a cat to a dog.

2. Hoy recibimos las buenas noticias: el tumor de mi abuelo no es maligno.

We received the good news today: my grandfather's tumor isn't malignant.

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updated Jul 20, 2014
posted by rac1
Hola querida. Gracias ;-)! - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
Hola JR. De nada. :) - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
Hola beautiful girl. - ray76, Jul 18, 2014
Great post mate but I do not have the time to do it , lo siento amiga. - ray76, Jul 18, 2014
Hola Ray...It's ok. :) - rac1, Jul 18, 2014

11 Answers

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¿Rasputín, el genio maligno de Rusia?

Rasputin, the evil genius of Russia?

[1]: http://Rasputin photo: Rasputin GregoriRasputin.jpg

updated Jul 20, 2014
edited by pml222
posted by pml222
It's still open to interpretation, I think. - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
Yes indeed rac1! - pml222, Jul 17, 2014
Hi P.... that guy was "one scary dude" . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 17, 2014
Hee hee ;-) - pml222, Jul 17, 2014
Wouldn't die. - AnnRon, Jul 17, 2014
...or just a con man???? - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
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El boleto de satanás contiene, como su nombre indica, un veneno maligno y peligroso.

As its name suggests, the Devil's Bolete contains a malignant and dangerous poison.

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updated Aug 14, 2014
posted by Castor77
It does'nt look tasty :-(! - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
It's even scary looking. - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
what is bolete ?? - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
boleto is a ticket but what is devil's bolete ?? - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
It's a mushroom or toadstool, and causes gastrointestinal symptoms of nausea and violent vomiting. The boletus edulis however or cep, porcino is very tasty. - Castor77, Jul 17, 2014
ohh ok .. thanks - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
De nada ;-) - Castor77, Jul 17, 2014
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La malignidad de la raza humana son los políticos.

The malignency of the human race are politicians.

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updated Jul 20, 2014
posted by 005faa61
.....and lawyers!!!! - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
A great illustration too! - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
hola amigo Julian ... la malignidad de la raza humana ES los políticos (no SON) .. (Subject verb agreement) ... El verbo debe acordar con el sujeto de la frase, not with the object .. hehe .. I knos you are already an expert Spanish Speaker or a Native b - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
but I just observed this little error so I thought I should bring it to your notice in good faith .. hehe .. hope you don't mind :) - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
pero tienes razon amigo .. son malísimos y diabólicos - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
Jimmy, en este tipo de frase el sustantivo viene siendo "los políticos". Fíjate de la misma frase pero con otra estrutura: "Los políticos son la maligidad de la raza humana" - 005faa61, Jul 18, 2014
haha .. si amigo .. lo que has dicho hace sentido .. creo que eres un nativo hispanohablante ... - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
leí tu perfil pero no pude calcularlo hehe .. porque según tu perfil vives en CA y tienes fluidez en abos idiomas ,, so I was unable to fivure out .. hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
ambos* - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
I do agree - 201286, Jul 20, 2014
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El prejuicio racial es como un cáncer maligno que infecta la psique humana.

Racial prejudice is like a malignant cancer that infects the human psyche.

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updated Jul 18, 2014
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
These are twin sisters . - ray76, Jul 18, 2014
Good illustration! - rac1, Jul 18, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Jul 18, 2014
bien dicho señor Ray ... eres marvioso como su nombre "Ray" que significa un King en español .. hehe .. estoy de acuerdo perfectamente de lo que has dicho - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
este puesto es el mejor de todos .. hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
Thanks jimmy you are the king of the spoken word, we will have to call you " Jimmy the Lip " ! Thanks mate I appreciate your wit and command of English. - ray76, Jul 18, 2014
hehe .. my comand over english is because I hail from a coumtry where English is an official language and though not a native language but it is an integral part of our lives here .. hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
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Una tormenta maligna acabó abatió mi acceso al la de internet ayer.

An evil storm wiped out my access to the internet yesterday.

updated Jul 18, 2014
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
We had one of those evil things here yesterday too. - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
una tormenta maligna abatió mi accesso de internet ayer ... (una tormenta feroz) - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
acceso* - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
o ... la tormenta maligna y feroz me interrumpió el acceso de internet ... - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
¿Podría algún espíritu ser más maligno? - jrschenk, Jul 18, 2014
si, hay espíritus malignos y se llaman fantasmas hehe .. pero creo que no entendí tu pregunta adecuadamente ...hehe ... más maligno de qué ?? - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
What's evil? Anything that messes with your internet connectivity. ;) - jrschenk, Jul 18, 2014
Gracias Jimmy. It feels good to be corrected. I had it as an evil male storm,but the female version makes more sense. Evil!!!!! - Jraider, Jul 18, 2014
hehe .. I understand your emotions but the actual features of the object has nothing to do with the grammatical gender .. tormenta is a feminine noun .. hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 18, 2014
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Einstein dijo : El mundo será destruido no por el maligno, sino la gente quien es testigo de malvadas y no hace nada.

Einstein said: the world will be destroyed not by the evil one, but the people who witness evil and do nothing

updated Jul 18, 2014
posted by porcupine7
Absolutely! - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
Very good English mi amiga, and a great quote :-)! - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jul 18, 2014
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The evil clown is an image with which we are all familiar.

El payaso maligno es una imagen con quien todos estamos familiar.

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updated Jul 18, 2014
posted by AnnRon
Odio a los payasos malignos :-((!!!!! - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
I detest clowns. - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
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La biopsia mostró que el tumor era maligno.

The biopsy showed that the tumor was malignant.

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updated Jul 17, 2014
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
Hola Esteban. Very sad news :-( - pml222, Jul 17, 2014
Hola amigo. Picture isn't showing. - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
el cáncer siempre es maligno amigo mío ... hehe ..... es el tumor que puede ser benigno ,, pero un cáncer siempre es maligno ... - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
hay dos tipos de tumores .. benigno (benign, non cancerous) y maligno (malignant, cancerous) ,, y cáncer sólo es otro nombre de un tumor maligno ... - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
también se puede decir que " la biopsia reveló que el tumor se ha cancerado - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
All right - photo now showing - ironic to have a bad image to begin with - then kept getting error messages when trying to post - so I was unable to quickly remark - true enough Jimmy. . . thank lyou. - Esteban_317, Jul 17, 2014
Hi P.[pml222 ] - How very right you are .... (thanks) Very glad too for compasionate competent health care workers of all stripes; thus the type of illustration, and of course for the location as well. - Esteban_317, Jul 17, 2014
Thanks A. - The first conference pic. showed in preview, but not afterwards - then impossible to comment for over a half hour, but now OK again. Thanks for all the diligent effort in running this Spanish "Word of the Day" thread. - Esteban_317, Jul 17, 2014
jimmy1978 - your writing impressed me- the Spanish was very clear and understandable for me . . . - Esteban_317, Jul 17, 2014
De nada amigo. :) - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
hehe .. thank you my friend ,, I learnt it from Annie (Rac) hehe .. ella es mi maestra ..hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 17, 2014
Muy bien Estaban :-)! - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
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Hay que lidiar con muchos conflictos malignos en la vida, inevitablemente.

We have to deal with many evil issues in our life, inevitably.

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updated Jul 17, 2014
posted by 201286
Yes, and it's ongoing. - rac1, Jul 17, 2014
Yes, evil exists in our world! - Jraider, Jul 17, 2014
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Solamente pensando en uno mismo puede tener un efecto maligno en la personalidad. Es mejor pensar en otros. Ser egoísta se hará infeliz, pero ayudar a otros se hará feliz.

Only thinking of oneself can have a malignant effect on the personality. It is better to think of others. Being selfish will make you unhappy but helping others will make you happy.

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updated Jul 18, 2014
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
I love this, Jenny. :)♥ - rac1, Jul 18, 2014
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Too often the apparently benign civil audit is really a malignant criminal investigation.

Con demasiada frecuencia, la auditoría pública, aparentemente benigna es realmente una investigación criminal maligno.

updated Jul 18, 2014
posted by ian-hill
I agree, too often. :) - rac1, Jul 18, 2014