La Palabra Del Dia: "plata"
plata ( plah'-tah )
noun ( silver; money )
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1. México es el país que más plata produce en el mundo—casi ciento setenta millones de onzas al año.
Mexico is the country that produces the most silver in the world—almost 170 million ounces a year.
2. Me gustaría viajar más de lo que lo hago, pero no tengo plata.
I'd like to travel more than I do, but I don't have money.
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13 Answers
Hace muchos años compré unas pocas cosas para el comedor que eran hechas de plata, pero las cosas siempre se deslustraban, y después de años de pulirlas, mi esposa se hartó de esto, y las donó a una caridad.
Many years ago I bought a few things for the dining room that were made of silver, but they would always become tarnished, and after years of polishing them, my wife got fed up with it, and gave them to a charity.
It is often said that money cannot buy happiness. That is a lie. When was the last time you saw a sad billionaire?
A menudo se dice que el dinero no puede comprar la felicidad. Esto es una mentira. ¿Cuando era la vez pasada que vio a un millonario triste?
Creo que esto hebilla del cinturón debería leer, "Solía tener un poco dinero de la plata, pero ahora que he comprado un caballo, no tengo dinero para alimentarlo".
I believe this belt buckle should read, "I used to have some silver money, but now that I bought a horse, I don't have any money to feed it".
Cuando tuvimos nuestro aniversario de plata, compré un servicio de plata para mi esposa, pero lo usamos raramente.
When we had our silver anniversary, I bought a silver service for my wife, but we rarely use it.
Los Conquistadores de Sudamerica y México buscaban plata y oro y encontraban un montón allí y mataron y esclavizaron los pueblos nativos.
The Conquistadores of South America and Mexico were searching for silver and gold and found a lot there and killed and enslaved the native peoples.
En diciembre voy a volver a Inglaterra con Wolfie .Vamos a tomar la Autovía de la Plata ( el A 66) y pasar por Cáceres y Salamanca hasta que llegamos a Bilbao,donde vamos a coger el ferry. Será un viajo largo y duro.
In December I'm going to return to England with Wolfie. Well take the Silver Route ( the A 66) , and go by way of Cáceres and Salamanca until we get to Bilbao where we will catch the ferry. It will be a long and hard journey.
De la plata puede hacer no solo monedas si no jarras , vasos y otros platos y cubiertos. Ellos son muy elegantes, pero no es fácil de limpiarlos.
From silver can be done not only coins but jugs, cups and other dishes and cutlery. They are very elegant, but it is not easy to clean them.
El precio de la plata ha caído significantemente durante el año pasado.
The price of silver has dropped significantly in the past year.
Vivo de Nevada, cuál es que se llama "El Estado de la Plata" porque de El por causa al Fílon de Comstock, que fue descubierto en 1859.
I live in Nevada, which is called "The Silver State" because of The Comstock Lode, discovered in 1859.
I would say, "which was struck" in 1859 - as in "they struck silver," but I wasn't sure how that would translate. There are so many different ways to use "strike" as in
- to strike (find) gold or oil
- to strike (light) a match
- to strike a person (to hit them)
- to strike (make) a coin
- to strike someone funny (to make them laugh)
- to strike out (to begin a journey)
- to strike the sails (to haul down the mast of a ship)
- to strike (at work, to cease working so the employer will meet demands)
- to strike (shake) hands or to strike a deal
- Oh, and probably a bunch more...
Creo que les gustan diamantes mas que oro y plata a las mujeres y si tendrán una combanicaión de todos los tres entonces nada hay igual.
I think that women like diamonds more than gold and silver, but if they get a combination of all three together then nothing like it 
Mis amigos preciosos son como oro y plata, y Ambi es una verdadera joya (el rubí).
My precious friends are like gold and silver and Ambi is a true gem (a red ruby)
En el pasado, las monedas del dólar estaban hechas de metal de plata.
In the past, the dollar coins were made of silver metal.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Cada nube tiene un revestimiento plata.
(Esta es una traducción literal. Sé que el sentimiento se expresa de forma diferente en español.)
