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La Palabra Del Dia: "flaco"

La Palabra Del Dia: "flaco"

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flaco ( flah'-koh ) enter image description here

adjective ( thin; feeble )

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Examples:

1. Mi abuela siempre me dice que estoy demasiado flaca y que debería comer más.

My grandmother always tells me that I'm too thin and that I should eat more.

2. Es un flaco argumento el que me das, así que no voy a seguir tus consejos.

It's a feeble argument that you're making, so I'm not going to follow your advice.

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updated Nov 29, 2014
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Hola Rac! - porcupine7, Nov 26, 2014
Hola amigas xx - ian-hill, Nov 26, 2014
Hola amigos. :):) - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
You are awesome querida ;-)! - Jraider, Nov 27, 2014

13 Answers

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Había una vez cuando mi esposa me solía comprar helado llamado “skinny cow”, y siempre yo me preguntaba si la leche venía de vacas flacas, pero luego mi esposa leyó la lista de ingredientes, así que ahora ya no me compra ningún tipo de helado.

There was a time when my wife used to buy me ice cream called “skinny cow”, and I was always wondering if the milk came from skinny cows, but then my wife read the list of ingredients, so that now she no longer buys me any type of ice cream.

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updated Nov 28, 2014
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Oh no, a life without ice cream? - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
:) - ian-hill, Nov 26, 2014
Doesn't look that bad :-)! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
I get ice cream when I go to Mexico. Or if I visit my daughter. Otherwise no. Maybe 4 times a year. My wife is tough. - bosquederoble, Nov 26, 2014
Really, haven´t you got small farm producers over there_ Tell your wife you have to support a full fat Jersey milk icecream producing farm.. It will be worth it, te promeso.. - annierats, Nov 26, 2014
Skinny Cow probaly comes from margerine, rapeseed oil and very skinny Friesan cows that only last 4 years in the herd.. - annierats, Nov 26, 2014
That's for sure. Maybe not even that close to a real cow. :) - ian-hill, Nov 26, 2014
One of the listed ingredients is propylene glycol. - bosquederoble, Nov 26, 2014
You could probably make diesel fuel from this stuff, but its name sounds great in Spanish "Vaca flaca" - 005faa61, Nov 26, 2014
Yes, I liked the sound, so I decided to write this sentence just so I could write vacas flacas. :D - bosquederoble, Nov 26, 2014
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They often said Bernadette was too skinny.

Decían frecuentemente que Bernadette era demasiada flaca.

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updated Nov 27, 2014
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Hahahaha - rac1, Nov 27, 2014
Good one, Katy - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
Can he draw me ???? - Jraider, Nov 27, 2014
I want to meet him! - annierats, Nov 27, 2014
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Conozco a una mujer que siempre dice que es "fea y flaca", pero la verdad es que es una creatura celestial. Lo malo es que está casada.

I know a woman who always says she is "ugly and skinny" but the truth is that she is a celestial creature. The bad thing is that she is married.

updated Nov 27, 2014
posted by 005faa61
Lo siento amigo. :) - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Agradezco tus sentimientos, pero como quien dice "hay muchos peces en el mar" ja ja - 005faa61, Nov 26, 2014
¡Es verdad! jeje - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Hm, a very male comment.. - annierats, Nov 27, 2014
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Flaco Jiménez es un músico famoso.

Flaco Jiménez is a famous musician.

updated Nov 27, 2014
posted by Jraider
What a name, eh? - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
He looks kind of skinny :-)! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
Te eché un voto a pesar de la falta de los "plurales" Tengo que confesar que no soy muy flaca! - Daniela2041, Nov 26, 2014
Gracias Dani. like I said before, I'm svelt :-)!!!! - Jraider, Nov 27, 2014
6
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Prefiero pensar que estoy esbelta, flaca no...¡Que la ilusión sigue intacta!

I prefer to think I'm slim, not thin..Dream on!

updated Nov 27, 2014
posted by annierats
Actually,it´s more amatter of not engordarme.. - annierats, Nov 26, 2014
I like to think that I am svelt :-)! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
You look slim from your photo. :) - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
But J doesn't really look svelt from his photo. - katydew, Nov 27, 2014
You're right katy, I really am a cat :-)!!!! - Jraider, Nov 27, 2014
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Me gusta su cola flaca y orejas caídas.

I like his thin tail and floppy ears.

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updated Nov 27, 2014
posted by bandit51jd
He's cute. :) - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Hola bandita. He looks like he's going to fly :-)!!!! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
Hmm dogs with wings! jejejejej - pacofinkler, Nov 26, 2014
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Y los flacos heredarán la tierra.

And the weak shall inherit the earth. wink

updated Nov 26, 2014
posted by ian-hill
The weak or the meek? - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Yes sir ian,after the stong kill each other off :-)!!!!! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
Flaco can = weak in my dictionary ha ha - ian-hill, Nov 26, 2014
Debíl Ian - pacofinkler, Nov 26, 2014
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En la historia de películas ellos formaron una pareja famosa: el gordo y el flaco

In the history of movies they formed a famous couple: the fat and the thin.

updated Nov 26, 2014
posted by porcupine7
Good one, Porcu. :) - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Geniuses of comedy :-)! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
5
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Perdí tanto peso después de la cirugía, que quedé tan flaco como un popote.

After my surgery I lost so much weight, I was as thin as a straw.

updated Nov 29, 2014
posted by pacofinkler
That's thin! - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Piel y huesos Rac'1 - pacofinkler, Nov 26, 2014
Tienes que comer más, Paco - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
Mucho más... - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
Uff I am trying ! - pacofinkler, Nov 27, 2014
Well try harder. Try the ice cream diet. A bowl of ice cream a day (if you can eat it). It can really help. - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
It could really help you. - sanlee, Nov 28, 2014
Love the stuff -i do try to have a small dish daily - pacofinkler, Nov 29, 2014
5
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Me parece que el años flaco ha los años flacos han durados un largo tiempo.

It seems to me that the lean years have lasted a long time.

updated Nov 28, 2014
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Hola Amber, ¿Cómo estás? - sanlee, Nov 26, 2014
los años flacos,creo. - annierats, Nov 26, 2014
Que los años flacos han---- all plural :-) - pacofinkler, Nov 26, 2014
Oh my. Thanks everyone! - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
How about that? Is that better? - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
Si :-) - pacofinkler, Nov 27, 2014
Thanks for checking, Paco. - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
I have so much trouble finding those strike out things. I have to find another post with them in it. What a pain. - sanlee, Nov 27, 2014
I need to take a computer course - sanlee, Nov 28, 2014
5
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I believe that most people like to be slim but not weak. However I could be wrong.

Creo que la mayoría de la gente le gusta ser delgada pero no flaca. Sin embargo podría estar equivocado.

updated Nov 27, 2014
posted by Raja-jani
I agree with you. :) - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
...or lean and mean :-)! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
5
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Una mente flaco es un punto flaco para ser exitoso.

A feeble mind is a weakness for being successful.

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updated Nov 27, 2014
edited by nahian003
posted by nahian003
Absolutely true. - rac1, Nov 26, 2014
Interesting point :-)! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
5
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No es difícil ser flaco. Simplemente come casi nada. Sin embargo, esto no parece ser popular.

It's not hard to be thin. Simply eat almost nothing. However, this doesn't seem to be popular.

updated Nov 27, 2014
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
Especially in America :-)! - Jraider, Nov 26, 2014
Sad, but true. People here overindulge. - rac1, Nov 26, 2014