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La Palabra Del Dia: "célebre"

La Palabra Del Dia: "célebre"

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célebre ( seh'-leh-breh )

adjective ( famous, celebrated, renowned )

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Examples:

1. Hicimos reservaciones en el nuevo restaurante del célebre chef.

We made reservations in the new restaurant of the renowned chef.

2. La actriz jugará de nuevo el célebre papel que la hizo famosa.

The actress will reprise the celebrated role that made her famous.

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updated Oct 9, 2014
posted by rac1
How is it possible that you are up ? - porcupine7, Oct 6, 2014
I slept only a couple of hours and couldn't sleep anymore. :( - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
She was missing us :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Time to make Leo his Lunch .. see you guys later..chao :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
G'day lovely girl. - ray76, Oct 6, 2014
Hola querida. Who dem 'Aints ???? - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014

12 Answers

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Es célebre por sus meteduras de pata.

He’s famous for putting his foot in it.

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He is a master of dentopaedology smile

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updated Oct 9, 2014
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
wow :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
He is related to J T L . - ray76, Oct 6, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
I think he's quite sweet and not afraid to say what he thinks. - annierats, Oct 6, 2014
Yes Sir Ray, actually I am his reincarnation ha.. - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Me too Annie. Although he is Greek he aquired the English talent for saying the obvious very quickly. - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
I would like to know a couple of his blunders..lol - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
Have a look in your email - you will laugh your socks off ;))) - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
El parece arrogante :-)! - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
I guess I might I if I were married to a queen JR :) - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
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En esta era de información,cada persona va a ser célebre por quince minutos.

In this age of information,every person is going to be famous for fifteen minutes.

updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Interesting, I think. lol - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
Hello Jr, missed you yesterday :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Todo el mundo sera una persona celebre .. doesn't seem correct to ... because the whole world can't be "a" person .. - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
In my humble opinion it should be "Todo el mundo seria/sera celebre .. or cada uno sera/seria una persona famosa - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
But I may be wrong .. because todo el mundo is almost used as the english expression "every one"so lets wait for Pablo's expertise on this one.. hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
and "por quince minutos" may sound slightly better - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
jimmy I will change it slightly...see what you think. - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
Yes my friend ,, looks perfect .. but as you have used ir so now the english translation will be "every person is going to be famous" which in essence means the same .. so looks good to me .. hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
"sera" can also be used in place of va a ser .. but you know what .. I think it should be estar because we are just talking about a temporary state of being famous for 15 minutes .. Pablo are you there .. need your help on this one .. - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
A good wish, but it would take more than 185,000 years for everyone to have their individual 15 minutes of fame. And that's just the people who are alive now! - 00ffada9, Oct 6, 2014
'going to be be.. hehe in Spa is good :) - 003e54f5, Oct 6, 2014
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Uno de los caballos más celebres de la antigua historia griega fue Bucéfago, la montura de Alejandro Magno.Era un caballo tan nervioso que temía a su propria sombra pero Alejandro lo daba cariño y ganó su confianza.

One of the most famous horses in ancient Greek history was Bucephalos, the mount of Alexander the Great . He was such a nervous horse that he was frightened of his own shadow but Alexander gained his confidence with kindness. enter image description here

updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Is that a cheetah underneath???? - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
Is that where the phrase, "scared of your own shadow" comes from, Annie? - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
JR ,, seems like a female horse (mare) or a baby horse :( - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
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¿Cuál es la obra más célebre del pintor Vincent van Gogh?

What was the most famous piece of art by painter Vincent van Gogh?

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updated Oct 8, 2014
posted by jphip
Beautiful painting :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
JP always comes around with good stuff :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Starry nights???? - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
The Irises sold for 53.9 million, but I believe it was The Starry Night. - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
I think it is Portrait of Dr. Gachet for $151.4 million - sold in 1990. :) - - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
Most famous is a matter of opinion - I love Starry Nights. - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
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A menudo, las personas lo más valiosas no son célebres de ningún modo.

Often, the most worthwhile people are not famous at all.

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updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
Very often in my humble opinion. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
Hello Jenny Ma'am, Well ma'am a very good sentence but If I may suggest .. I don't think that a "lo" is needed because valiosa has been used along with personals and is performing the role of an adjective and adjectives don't need articles (el, la,lo) . - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
if however the term valioso is used independently as an abstract noun or as an adjecive in nominative case standing alone in place of the whole noun ..then yes "lo" would be needed .. hope it helps - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
For example, you can just do away with the noun "personas" and use the adjective in the nominative case to stand alone representing the hidden noun (personsas) so in this case the adjective will take the artile of the noun it is representing .. " - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
in which case it can be rewritten as " las mas valiosas no son celebres :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Deepest Singhe, with the greatest respect , Shadaaaaaaap ! - ray76, Oct 6, 2014
Love you Sir Ray, hope you don't miss your flight to Spain having fun with your old buddie..hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
A vote for menudo :-)!!! - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
Sir Ray parece ser un adivinador de pensamientos muy talentoso ;-) - Castor77, Oct 6, 2014
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Ella era un personaje célebre, pero sobre todo a causa de su belleza , no tanto debido a su talento teatral .

She was a famous character, but above all because of her beauty, not so much due to her theatrical talent.

updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
That's true...She really didn't have a talent for acting. - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
Ohh boy, her teeth look so artificial.. she could use a little plaque.. haha - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Amiga porque : Above all and Sobre todo don't fit in here in my opinion .. I would say "mainly because of her beauty ... and in Spanish ... principalmente a causa de su belleza .. But Amb and Pablo may suggest something better in Eng and Spanish respecti - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
respectively :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Amiga Porcu ** (typo error) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
She was a very good actress porcu and rac1 - and a great commediene in my opinion. - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
Who is she ?? Amigo Ian ??? - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Or .. Who was she (if she is no more) ?? - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Sounds very natural, good Kati!!! :) - 003e54f5, Oct 6, 2014
Marilyn Monroe Joydeep :) - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
Ohh OK .. I dont watch too many movies ..hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
My all time favorite is Tom Hanks.. I am his greatest fan... his movies "terminal" and "cast away" are simply outstanding ..hats off to him - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
@ Sir ian..... yes she was under appreciated :-)! - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
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Al célebre baterista Neil Peart, quien muchos creen que es uno de los mejores bateristas del mundo, no le cae bien algo del boato de ser famoso, y por eso escribió en las letras de un canción "No puedo fingir que un desconocido es un amigo tan esperado" hace muchos años, el cual es un sentimiento que entiendo, porque me sentiría lo mismo.

Some of the trappings of being famous do not sit well with the celebrated drummer Neil Peart, who many people think is one of the best drummers in the world, and because of this he wrote in the lyrics of a song "I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend" many years ago, which is a sentiment that I understand, as I would feel the same.

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updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Is this you Bosque ?? - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
No, it's Neil Peart. - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
Ooops sorry.. I don't know the american celebrities ..hehe .. Except for some nice holy wood actors and singers :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Rush rocks!!!!!!! - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
The whole point of the picture was to show him looking like anyone else, enjoying his breakfast in a diner- Imagine how it would be if someone recognized you and interrupted you no matter where you went. ;) - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2014
I agree Jraider, I had the pleasure of seeing them live last year. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2014
hmm - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Well, Jimmy, maybe some people would enjoy being recognized everywhere they go, and maybe more for a little while before it got old, but not me. So everytime I have seen someone famous, I have ignored them. :D - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2014
Good one Bosque - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
haha .. thats cool :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
'porque sentiría lo mismo' - I never heard the word 'boato' :) - 003e54f5, Oct 6, 2014
Thanks Pablo-probably sometimes I get a very uncommon word out of the dictionary that no one really uses. :D - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2014
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Mi Leo es el perro más célebre de mi sociedad residencial en que vivo con mi familia y todos los niños de mi sociedad juegan con el cuandoquiera que lo saque a pasear.

My Leo is the most famous dog of my residential society (In my country we call the apartments "residential society") and all the kids of the society play with him whenever I take him out for a walk ..

Leo cutting his birthday cake .. hehe

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updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by Joydeep_Singh
posted by Joydeep_Singh
I bet Leo loves that! - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
He used to ,, but now he is kinda getting old so he has become rather passive ,, doesn't like playing too much now - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Pablo please check my sentence and suggest corrections, I will be grateful for your help (others too please suggest corrections if anyone finds any) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
he is so famous though .. thaat whenever we have to order something from the local market.. like some medicines we just say "we are calling from Leo's house" and the pharmacy understands where to send the medicine .. haha - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Leo cutting his birthday cake (don't look at me though, I know I am looking horrible in this one) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
You don't look horrible at all, Jimmy. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
Hehe,, I look OK ..but in this one I am looking like a monster ..hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
some fotos don't just come out as nice .. ha' - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Great to see how you look Joydeep :) - ian-hill, Oct 6, 2014
Thanks Ian, but I had posted the pics before too .. maybe you don't remember :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
aah pero que chabón mas facherooo! jaja - 003e54f5, Oct 6, 2014
ok either 'de mi sociedad residencial y todos los..' or 'de la sociedad en la que vivo con ni familia...' and 'juegan con "él"...' :D - 003e54f5, Oct 6, 2014
*mi familia :I - 003e54f5, Oct 6, 2014
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Me alegro de que no soy célebre. Puedo ir a donde quiero sin llamar la atención. ¡Soy un hombre libre!

I am glad that I am not renowned. I can go wherever I want without attracting attention. I am a free man!

updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by Raja-jani
posted by Raja-jani
Hello Raja, Me alegro de no ser celebre (no subject change so no que needed) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
If you are talking about a different subject..for example if you want to say.. "I am happy that Jimmy is not famous" then yes .. que and a subordinate clause will be needed for the second subject with a subjunctive :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
For example :"me alegro de que Jimmy no sea celebre" .. hehe (just a hypothetical example though, I am sure you would never wish such a thing for me .. hehe) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
But if you are talking about your own self all across the sentence then "no que", "no seperate clause", "no subjunctive" is needed.. then all that is required is the preposition "de".. hope it helps - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Grammatically yours is also correct though (but unnecessary to have included the extra elements..hehe) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
I agree, it has it's advantages.. - annierats, Oct 6, 2014
Gracias :) - Raja-jani, Oct 6, 2014
De nada amigo :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
I guess you not giving out autographs then???? - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
There are prices to pay for fame. - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
'Puedo ir 'a' donde quiero...' ;) - 003e54f5, Oct 6, 2014
Gracias :) - Raja-jani, Oct 6, 2014
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The Flying Wallendas are a famous family of daredevil acrobats and tightrope walkers.

Los Wallenda voladores son una familia célebre de acróbatas temerarios y equilibristas.

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updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by AnnRon
posted by AnnRon
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Veo que muchos jóvenes hoy, quieren ser célebre, Adivino, piensan, que los hará felices.

I see that many young people these days want to be famous, I guess, they think, that would make them happy.

updated Oct 8, 2014
posted by bubamaria
They can be happy for 10 or 15 minutes :-)!!!! - Jraider, Oct 6, 2014
It might for a little while...JR. Is right. - rac1, Oct 6, 2014
Buba dear, I am not the right guy to be commenting on punctuation (as my own punctuation is completely inordinate ha) but too many comas .. - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Veo/Noto que muchos jovenes hoy quieren ser celebre, Adivino que (ellos) piensan que esto los pondria/haria feliz :) - Joydeep_Singh, Oct 6, 2014
Gracias a todos .Thank you. - bubamaria, Oct 6, 2014
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Si lo llego a saber que el célebre cómico estaría allí, habría ido contigo.

If I had known the famous comedian was there, I would have gone with you.

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updated Oct 8, 2014
edited by jennymanzana
posted by jennymanzana