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La Palabra Del Dia: "derramar"

La Palabra Del Dia: "derramar"

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derramar ( deh-rah-mahr' )

verb ( to spill, to shed, to pour out )

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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. Uno de los invitados derramó vino tinto sobre la alfombra y ahora está manchada.

One of the guests spilled red wine on the carpet and now it's stained.

2. Los veteranos han derramado sangre por la patria y merecen ser tratados con dignidad.

The veterans have shed blood for their country and deserve to be treated with dignity.

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updated Aug 21, 2014
posted by rac1
hahahahahahaha...yes, think about it! - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
Lol Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Hola amiga :) - 201286, Jul 22, 2014
Maybe God poked his finger into their bellies to check if they were done. - Findy, Jul 22, 2014

16 Answers

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Mi esposa derramó todo nuestro dinero así que somos pobres ahora.

My wife poured out all of our money, so we are poor now.

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updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by Noetol
posted by Noetol
typical jajaj - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
haha .. nice - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
buena cabaña - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Again?? - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
Looks like she has put you in the poor house. - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
♫ ♪ Let me tell you folks a story 'bout a man named Jed... ♫ ♪ - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
Maybe gastó would be better here. ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2014
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No sé cuántas lágrimas más debo derramar para aprender español. :(

I don't know how many more tears do I need to shed to learn Spanish . :(

updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by 00b055e0
posted by 00b055e0
Learn to love it Jimmy, then there will be no more tears! Another option...teach Leo some Spanish! - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
hehe .. if I try to teach Leo then he for sure won't learn anything but I might start barking in a few days :p - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
......"tears I need".....:) - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
yes Annie, that sounds better .. thanks - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
No need for the que Jimmy ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2014
thanks Kiwiw .. I was a bit confused about that ,, hehe I first wrote it without que but changed it .. hehe .. thank you - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
I haven't shed tears, but sometimes I wonder when it will all just "click" and I'll be able to speak fluently? lol - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
hehe .. we will dear .. some day we will .. for sure - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Really its hard? No sé cuántas lágrimas más... - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
thanks Pablo, Kiwi already suggested me this .. hehe .. but thank u - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
You are doing well. Keep persevering, and above all, have fun. - languagenut, Jul 23, 2014
ha - 00b055e0, Jul 23, 2014
thanks languagenut .. hehe .. you too - 00b055e0, Jul 23, 2014
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La regla más importante en mi vida; no derramar la cerveza.

The most important rule in my life; don't spill the beer.

updated Jul 23, 2014
posted by vevans
Lol - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
A good rule to ñive by! - Noetol, Jul 22, 2014
don't spill my life with the beer. :) - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
el precepto más importante de mi vida es no derramar la cerveza .. hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
or the wine. - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
Yes. That clearly constitutes alcohol abuse. - gringojrf, Jul 22, 2014
jeje Good one! - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
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Derramando lágrimas ten cuidado con tu maquillaje.

Shedding tears? Be careful with your makeup.

updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
She looks like Tammy Faye Baker. - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
Suggestion: "Shedding tears?" "Be"..... - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Or you could say, "if you are shedding tears, be careful with your makeup." - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
That's what I can never do!!! - 201286, Jul 22, 2014
Gracias Rac - porcupine7, Jul 23, 2014
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La madre ha regañado a su hijo porque derramó el jugo por la mesa.

A mother scolded her son because he spilled the juice on the table.

updated Aug 21, 2014
edited by Ella252
posted by Ella252
"en la mesa" seems more appropriate to me .. por la mesa would seem more like "through the table" .. what do you say amiga ? - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Suggestion: Here I would use, "A mother"... also, "scolded" - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Thank you both. - Ella252, Jul 22, 2014
welcome - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
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Nuestra señora del rosario de Chiquinquirá derrama innumerables beneficios sobre toda Colombia.

Our Lady of the rosary of Chiquinquirá spreads innumerable favors over all of Colombia.

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updated Jul 23, 2014
posted by Jubilado
:-) - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
En la oración impresa que recibí a la catedral donde se encuentra la imagen se dice "sobre toda Colombia." Pues no voy a cambiarlo, sin embargo gracias. - Jubilado, Jul 22, 2014
Maybe it's referring to toda (la gente de) Columbia ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2014
Nose cual es "la regla" pero "toda Colombia" esta bien dicho y decir "todo Colombia suena mal" :) - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
Thanks for your input Pablo, good to know :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2014
En cuanto a los paises, fíjate: "Estados Unidos ha sido lo suficientemente hábil ..." No se usa en esta oración "han sido" porque EEUU es un solo nombre. Es la misa regla que pertenece a este caso de Colombia pues los dos son nombres de un país - 005faa61, Jul 22, 2014
o sea, masculino y singular - 005faa61, Jul 22, 2014
Are you currently in Columbia, Jubilado? - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
@rac, no I'm just remembering my trip there 3 years ago. I will only travel now with my wife while she is still with me and we only travel by car no more than 4 hours away. Continuo practicar y disfrutar de este sitio. - Jubilado, Jul 23, 2014
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Algunas personas son muy buenos para derramar las lágrimas de cocodrilo.

Some people are very good at shedding crocodile tears.

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updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by 007c5fc1
posted by 007c5fc1
algunas personas son muy buenas en derramar lágrimas de cocodrilos - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
You got that right. lol - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Thank you very much Jimmy!! - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
The original use of "para" here is correct - 005faa61, Jul 22, 2014
Hello Amigo Julian, in my opinion "para" here will change the contsxt and the meaning ... it would mean : some people are good for the purpose (with an aim or an objective of ) shedding tears .. here ,, shedding tears is not the purpose aimed but a mere - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
personality trait we are stating (about the subject) .. so grammaticaly it does seem correct but in my opinion doesn't do justice to the context .. - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
If you think I am wrong, kindly share your thoughts so we could have a healthy and respectful discussion around it .. hehe .. and other people might also benefit from our discussion .. regards .. - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Jimmy, I can´t give you a grammatical explanation but in normal usage to say, ie: "being good at" doing something or being something, we use "bueno(a) para" and not "bueno(a) en" - 005faa61, Jul 22, 2014
ok my friend .. thanks - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
ok Julian, if I am using some other adjective like experto or perito ,, for example algunas personas son peritos para derremar las lágrimas de cocodrilo ... in this case also can we use para ?? - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
peritas* derramar** - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Thanks Julian! This is awesome! I finally wrote something correctly. Sorry Jimmy...I do appreciate your help, but I'm very happy your corrections were wrong. lol Halleluja...on my birthday too! What a great present. Birthday cake for everybody! - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
Mag is it your birthday today ?? - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
¡Feliz cumpleaños, Margherite!!! - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
Happy Birthday Mag ... May God Bless you .. and may you be our friend for ever .. hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
and as far as my correction is concerned .. it is absolutely acurate my friend .. I just verified it with a native friend from venezuela .. may be JC is referring to some colloquial usage of para .. but grammaticaly para doesn't make sense to me in this - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
context... I will double check with another native and get back to you on this .. in the mean time we can request our SD experts like Suzy, Chileno, Kiwi and others to share their opinion on this .. - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Magg .. just checked with another native friend (also a venezuelan) and she says "both para and en are correct " ... hahahahaha .. you enjoy your birthday party .. I will check with some other people later and let you know .. hehe .. Enjoy your day - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Margherite, it gives me great pleasure to wish you happy birthday! I´m glad you were born. Probably just a typo ("buenas" feminine for "personas"). I agree that "experto" or "perito" work well "en" but "bueno" with "en" sounds strange, at least in Mexico - 005faa61, Jul 22, 2014
thank you JC .. may be a regional variation .. hehe ,, but your input surely helped a lot .. thanks again - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Magi ,, people born in july are great ,, (like you and me) ,, haha ,, and ones in sept too :) - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Happy Birthday, Margherite!!!♥♥♥ - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Thanks everyone! @Julian...no, I wish I could claim a typo, it was a stupid mistake. @Jimmy...all is well with the world this time we can both be right. Muchas gracias mis amigos. - 007c5fc1, Jul 23, 2014
it's your birthday Mag, you got to through us a party .. hehe - 00b055e0, Jul 23, 2014
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If someone spills red wine on your carpet, to remove the stain, pour white wine on the spill and blot up the liquid.

Si alguien derrama vino tinto en su alfombra, con el fin de sacar la mancha, derrame el vino blanco en el derrame y borre el liquido.

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updated Jul 23, 2014
posted by AnnRon
Great handy hint. Thanks! - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
Pinterest has so many great ideas! :) - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
Great use of verbs ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2014
Thanks for the tip, amiga! - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
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When the police questioned him he spilled his guts.

Cuando la policía le interrogó él derramó sus tripas.

updated Jul 23, 2014
posted by gringojrf
They often do. - 007c5fc1, Jul 22, 2014
Desahogarse (to spill one's guts) ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2014
Jejejeje...haven't heard that one recently.. - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Desahogarse okay but not as coloerful. - gringojrf, Jul 23, 2014
this is true lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2014
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Había una mosca en mi sopa, así yo derramé que la derramé en a una planta cercana.

There was a fly in my soup, so I poured it into a nearby plant.

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updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by Findy
posted by Findy
Discúlpeme? I couldn't find that word any place. Is the picture wrong? - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
Había una mosca en mi sopa, asi que la derrame/volque en una planta cercana. The image its funny i don't know why but made me laugh jajja - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
I don't know how you found that image but I found this ans its very WTF - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
http://www.pixton.com/schools/comic/k2moan3p - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
Thank you, pablo! :) - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
Were you at home or in a restaurant? - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Well done Findy, you were right with the accent on derramé, I think Pablo just forgot to type it ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 23, 2014
hehe.. - 00b055e0, Jul 23, 2014
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Como tengo tres pequeños nietos, tengo derrames en mi casa más a menudo.

As I have three little grandchildren, I have spills in my house more often.

updated Jul 23, 2014
posted by bubamaria
That will do it, amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Gracias - bubamaria, Jul 23, 2014
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¡¿Por qué estás derramando lagrimas?! Puedes resolver este problema con sonrisa radiante smile

Why are you shedding tears?! You can solve this problem with a bright smile smile

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updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by 201286
posted by 201286
And a positive attitude. :) - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
Definitivemente - languagenut, Jul 23, 2014
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Colombia is trying to shed the image of its dark past.

Colombia está tratando de derramar la imagen de su pasado oscuro.

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updated Jul 23, 2014
posted by kdfore
Maybe deshacerse de would be better for this example ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 22, 2014
They can do it! - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
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No llora sobre leche que ue derramado derramada

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updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by MJedi
posted by MJedi
no llora de leche derramada .. :) - 00b055e0, Jul 22, 2014
Welcome, MJedi. :) I'd like to hear about your cute little dog (perhaps you could put it into your profile?). - Findy, Jul 22, 2014
HI Jedi! No llores sobre leche derramada. - 003e54f5, Jul 22, 2014
Just get the cat. :) - rac1, Jul 22, 2014
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La sangre derramadó fuera del pájaro, y cuando Juan lo vio muerto en el suelo las lágrimas le derramaban por la cara.

Blood poured out of the bird, and when Juan saw it dead on the ground tears poured down his face.

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updated Jul 23, 2014
edited by languagenut
posted by languagenut