La Palabra Del Dia: "escritor"
escritor ( eh-skree-tohr' )
noun ( writer )
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.
Examples:
1. Mis padres siempre dijeron que tenía que escoger entre ser escritor y ser rico...escogí ser escritor.
My parents always said I had to choose between being a writer or being rich.... I chose to be a writer.
2. El comediante empezó su carrera como un escritor para una comedia famosa.
The comedian began his career as a writer for a famous sitcom.
15 Answers
Cada escritor comienza su trabajo con una página en blanco.
Every writer begins his work with a blank page.
Él está entre los mejores escritores de la historia , pero todavía discuten sobre su verdadera identidad.
He is among the best writers of history, but they still argue about his real identity.
The life of a writer can be solitary.
La vida de un escritor puede ser solitaria.
Uno de mis escritores favoritos es Harry Turtledove, quien es un escritor de libros de historia alternativa.
One of my favorite authors is Harry Turtledove, who is a writer of alternative history books.
Él no es un buen escritor.
He is not a good writer.
Uno de los más copiosos escritores en esta página web es nuestro propio Joydeep Singh.
One of the most prolific writers on this site is our own Joydeep Singh.
El escritor de mi vida debe haber estado de mal humor al escribir el guión de mi vida.
The writer of my life must have been in a bad mood while writing my life's script .
Cuando era estudiante universitario, se me hizo muy obvio que nunca debería intentar ser escritor, lo que no me molestaba mucho, porque siempre me han gustado más las ciencias, pero a veces todavía tengo celos de los que pueden escribir algo que tiene belleza simplemente debido a la manera en que se usan las palabras.
When I was a university student, it became very obvious to me that I should never try to be a writer, which didn’t bother me much, because I always have liked the sciences better, but at times I still am jelous jealous of those that can write something that has beauty just because of the way in which the words are being used.
Are greed and religion the authors / writers of the world's problems?
Son la codicia y la religión de los autores / escritores de los problemas del mundo?
Mi objetivo es aprender suficiente español para conversaciónes ordinarias. Sé que nunca me convertiré en un escritor de una novela española.
My objective is to learn enough Spanish for ordinary conversations. I know that I will never be a writer of a Spanish novel.
Hay muchos tipos de escritores. Un periodista tiene que escribir rapidamente, pero un novelista puede tardar varios años antes de completar su libro. ¡Y entonces tal vez podemos leerlo en una semama y tirarla!
There are many kinds of writers. A journalist has to write quickly, but a novelist can take several years to finish his or her book. And then perhaps we can read it in a week and throw it away!
Could you be a writer of children's books?
¿Sería un escritor de libros de niños?
Se dice que aunque él era un escritor magnífico, también era un sinvergüenza y un descarado.
They say that although he was a magnificent author, he was also a wretch and a shameless person.
Who says the classic Spanish authors can't be humorous as well?
¿Quién dice que los escritores españoles clásicos no pueden ser graciosos también?
http://hosteriadellaurel.blogspot.be/2013/01/un-soneto-me-manda-hacer-violante.html
Y según alguna gente, así es como empezó el gran escritor español Cervantes con su obra de arte más importante, Don Quijote.
And according to some people, this is how the great Spanish author Cervantes started with his his most important work of art, Don Quijote.
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Un novelista me dijo que ser escritor, tengo escribir cada día.
A novelist told me that to be a writer, I must write every day.
Antes cambié mi trayectoria profesional, fui empleado por escritor técnico por cinco anos.
Before making a career change, I worked as a technical writer for 5 years.
Soy escritor, así que soy muy crítico de la gramática y puntuación...en ingles!
I am a writer, so I am very critical of grammar and punctuation...in English!
I need help with the first sentence. I had intended to translate the following, but the passive tense (I was told / one must write) threw me off, so I changed it.
I was told that to be a writer, one must write every day.
