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La Palabra Del Dia: "trepar"

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trepar ( treh-pahr' )

verb ( to climb )

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Examples:

1. Mi gato trepó al árbol y ahora no se quiere bajar.

My cat climbed the tree and now he doesn't want to come down.

2. Tuve que trepar hasta el techo para poder limpiar los canalones.

I had to climb up to the roof to clean the gutters.

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updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by rac1
hola amiga mía, creo que no se necesita "se" en el primer ejemplo arriba.... hello dear, I dln't think there is any need for "se" in the firdt example - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
and as for the second example .. I am not sure how the gutters can be cleaned from the roof .. hahaha .. but second one seems fine gramatically .. :) - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
I just looked it up online .. el canalón is actually the drainage pipe that carries the dirty water from the roofs or upper floors into the gutter .. now it makes sense .. hehe - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
'no quiere bajarSE' y 'no se quiere bajar' es lo mismo, los dos están bien :) - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
Gracias Pablo and Jimmy. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
@ Jimmy...not from the roof, he climbed up TO the roof...he didn't get ON the roof. - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Were you fiddling on the roof amiga? haha - 007c5fc1, Aug 21, 2014
@Annie : Ohh ok Annie, now I get it .. eres muy inteligente ,, gracias por explicarmelo amiga mía .. - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
Thanks for the thread each day. - katydew, Aug 22, 2014
Most welcome amiga. :) - rac1, Aug 22, 2014

18 Answers

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Está trepando a un arbol. Para qué, no sé.

He is climbing a tree. Why, I don't know.

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updated Aug 22, 2014
edited by jphip
posted by jphip
...."why, (comma) I".... :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Para ver si hay algo interesante alrededor :) - Ella252, Aug 21, 2014
Hola Amigo, I think it should be " por que "(why) .. para que is a conjunctive phrase that starts an adjective class and means .. so that, in order to etc. hehe - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
Typo error : Adjectival clause (not class) .. Sorry - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
jaja they do that all the time and I don't know why either - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
@ Pablo....seriously? Do they really do that? How can they get up there? That is so funny. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Jimmy- I think he meant "para qué": http://spanish.about.com/od/prepositions/a/por_vs_para_que.htm - bosquederoble, Aug 21, 2014
yes Rac and what do you say about this? http://www.buendiario.com/13-fotos-de-cabras-locas-caminando-por-precipicios/ - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
@Bosquederobl : .. Yes dear you are correct .. I read your article and agree with you .. I was also thinking the same thing but was not sure .. but after reading this article now I understand perfectly .. thanks for sharing the link .. you are very resou - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
Yep, I just typed fast and didn't put an accent over the "e" on "que" - jphip, Aug 21, 2014
resourceful - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
That's amazing, Pablo!!! - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
"There's one in every crowd." - Great picture! . . . - - Esteban_317, Aug 21, 2014
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Cuando era niño, mis amigos y yo solíamos trepar árboles y construir casitas con trocitos de madera que sobraron cuando se construían casas en nuestro vecindario- y lo que es lo más asombroso es que no nos caímos nunca de los árboles.

When I was a child, my friends and I used to climb trees and build tree forts with little pieces of wood that were left over when houses were being built in our neighborhood- and the thing that is the most amazing is that we never fell out of the trees.

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updated Aug 22, 2014
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
I did that too. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Yo también... - annierats, Aug 22, 2014
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Puedo comprender cuando un niño trepa al árbol, pero no puedo comprender la gente trepando paredes rocosas.

I can understand when a child climbs the tree, but I cannot understand people climbing rock walls.

updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by porcupine7
Jimmy, you are forgetting to use capitals at the beginning of your sentences. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
......"a tree".... It's the thrill and the rush. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Yes Annie,, I forget a lot .. some times I even forget my name .. then leo has to remind me what my name is .. hehe .. but sorry for forgetting the capital ..will be careful moving forwards. - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
"la gente trepa paredes rocosas" :) - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
Gracias Pablo - porcupine7, Aug 22, 2014
My husband used tomlove doing it. - annierats, Aug 22, 2014
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¡No! ¡No puedo! Saltar, galopar, que sí, pero trepar no, no puedo, tengo miedo a las alturas..

No! It's beyond me! Jump, gallop, whatever, but climb, no, I'm afraid of heights..

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updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by annierats
A late entry.. - annierats, Aug 21, 2014
A good entry, non the less. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
ha - always funny. - katydew, Aug 22, 2014
I mean, "none" the less. - rac1, Aug 22, 2014
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Hay plantas, como hiedra, que trepan por las paredes y las cubren completamente.

There are plants, like ivy, which climb the walls and cover them completely.

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updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by Ella252
good one - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
mmm beautiful but the moisture in the walls? lol - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
Yep and these structures can have all kinds of vermin within their walls. - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Hello. Thank you all. - Ella252, Aug 21, 2014
Neice one, Ella, and noo Pablo, les of aproblem than one would think but pulled off roof sates Iis a big problem. - annierats, Aug 21, 2014
Hola Annie. Gracias. - Ella252, Aug 22, 2014
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Uno de los momentos más emocionantes en su vida fue cuando se trepó las quinientos escaleras a la parte superior de la Basílica de San Pedro en Roma.

One of the most exciting moments in his life was when he climbed five hundred stairs to the top of Saint Peters Basilica in Rome.

updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by bubamaria
That's a lot of stairs! - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
omg and it's supposed to be exciting :)"cuando trepó las quinientas escaleras" - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
good one, Buba, steps, perhaps in English, unless it's really 500 stairs? - annierats, Aug 21, 2014
Right , 500 steps. thank you. - bubamaria, Aug 21, 2014
Haha, you are right, Annie...I didn't even think of that. - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
jajaj its true so "500 escalones" in Spanish lol - 003e54f5, Aug 22, 2014
Bueno, pero las escaleras al cielo tienen tantas escalones que no se pueden contarlos. - annierats, Aug 22, 2014
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Si fuera un mono, habría trepado los árboles todos los días en busca de plátanos..

If I were a monkey, I would have climbed the trees every day in search of Bananas ..

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updated Aug 22, 2014
edited by 00b055e0
posted by 00b055e0
good picture jeje "en busca de bananas/plátanos" :) - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
"bananas"....Very funny, Jimmy. Leo too? - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
@Annie : yes dear Leo too ... both of us would have kept hopping from tree to tree all day long - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
Pero Pablo .. siempre creía que los dos palabras son synonimos ,, o no es así ? - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
si por eso puse las dos, la corrección era sobre "en busca" :) - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
entonces .. qué es el uso de "la buscada" ,, significa algo diferente ? - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
como está no tiene sentido, podría ser "la banana era buscada por el mono" "era la banana más buscada" - 003e54f5, Aug 21, 2014
ohh .. ok .. Gracias amigo pablo .. te agradezco la ayuda - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
Jimmy, I was saying "bananas", no need to capitalize that word. jeje - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Me too. - sara4ever, Aug 22, 2014
@Sara .. hehe ,, sure, why not :) - 00b055e0, Aug 22, 2014
If you were a monley you would go bananas.. ( Go bananas means to go mad, to go silly) - annierats, Aug 22, 2014
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Es increíble que los pandas gigantes pueden trepar a los árboles.

It is unbelievable that giant pandas can climb trees.

updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by sara4ever
Seems impossible. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
They are nothing like monkeys! :-) - sara4ever, Aug 22, 2014
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Esta es la ruta mejor para trepar puestos a la cara de esta montaña.

This is the best route to climb the face of this mountain.

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I found this article very useful in learning climbing vocabulary: Caminar, trepar, y viajar

updated Aug 22, 2014
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
"Esta es la mejor ruta para escalar la cara de esta montaña." :) - 003e54f5, Aug 22, 2014
Is it a bucket list item for you Katy? - rac1, Aug 22, 2014
We don't show this to my husband, unnecessary to refire his enthusiasm.. - annierats, Aug 22, 2014
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Recuerdo el día cuando muchas personas treparon encima de este muro roto.

I remember the day when many people climbed over this broken wall.

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updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by 007c5fc1
Yes, an important day. - annierats, Aug 21, 2014
Wasn't that in the 1980's? - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Yes, I believe it was 1986. - 007c5fc1, Aug 21, 2014
9 november 1989 ;-) -And I thought I'd never see that day! - Castor77, Aug 22, 2014
Thanks Castor...yes, it was long overdue. - 007c5fc1, Aug 22, 2014
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The climb was long, but the view from the summit, was worth it. enter image description here

La ascensión fue larga, pero la vista desde la cumbre, valió la pena.

updated Aug 21, 2014
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
You don't need the comma after, "summit." :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Ditto .. for the Spanish sentence ,, no coma needed - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
La subida fue larga pero la vista desde la cumbre valió la pena .. hola - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
or better yet .. fue una subida enorme pero la vista marvillosa sesde la cumbre valió la pena - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
Cool picture :-) - Ella252, Aug 21, 2014
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Cuando alguien esta siendo malcriado, si eres hombre, puedes decir, trepase en este mijo. (indicando el rindinding)

When somebody is being rude, if you're a guy, then you can say, You can climb this man (referring to the dingaling)

That is a good comeback in Puerto Rico for guys wink

updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by SalvadorRSPR
Not sure I understand, but I'll take your word for it. jeje - rac1, Aug 22, 2014
That's what she said!! :P - SalvadorRSPR, Aug 22, 2014
rindinding...a new spanish word! - 007c5fc1, Aug 22, 2014
It is also used in English too. Think of it as a Spanglish thing :) - SalvadorRSPR, Aug 22, 2014
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Siempre he querido trepar (o escalar o subir) el monte Everest, la montaña más alta del mundo.

I have always wanted to climb Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.

updated Aug 22, 2014
edited by Dsanders17
posted by Dsanders17
Hola D. Please provide the English sentence too. Muchas gracias. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Derp xD Well thanks for reminding me. It's all fixed. :) - Dsanders17, Aug 21, 2014
más alta ** hola - 00b055e0, Aug 21, 2014
subir? - annierats, Aug 21, 2014
@ Dsanders, Put that on your bucket list, amigo. :) - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
@rac1 Lo haré amiga ;) Gracias por corregirme Jimmy y ¡¡gracias por la sugerencia annierats!! - Dsanders17, Aug 22, 2014
"he querido escalar el monte..." :) - 003e54f5, Aug 22, 2014
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Tengo que trepar el Monte Santubong en Borneo en sandalias, porque es demasiado

caliente para los zapatos.

I have to climb mount Santubong in Borneo in sandals , because ,

It is too hot for shoes.

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updated Aug 22, 2014
posted by ray76
Is that you, Ray? - rac1, Aug 22, 2014
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Había una lagartija trepando por la pared.

A lizard was crawling up the wall.

updated Aug 21, 2014
posted by ian-hill
That's it? That's your entire answer? Lol - rac1, Aug 21, 2014
Afraid so this time princesa - I only use that word in connection with lizzards :) - ian-hill, Aug 21, 2014
And how about the rest of this tantalizing story? ;-) - Castor77, Aug 21, 2014