La Palabra Del Dia: "derribar"
derribar ( deh-rree-bahr' )
verb ( to knock down; to demolish )
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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.
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1. Aunque era más pequeño, Ralphie derribó a Scut con un puñetazo.
Although he was smaller, Ralphie knocked Scut down with a punch.
2. La ciudad va a derribar esta cuadra entera para construir condominios nuevos.
The city is going to demolish this entire block to build new condominiums.
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Mucho de los árboles fueron derribados por la tormenta.
Many trees were cut down by the storm.
Mi madre tiene una vieja choza en la parte trasera de su casa que quiere derribar.
My mother has an old shack at the back of her house that she wants to knock down..
Una muchacha adolescente, que conozco, estaba conduciendo. Un gato vino corriendo delante de su coche. La muchacha viró bruscamente y salvó el gato pero derribó un buzón de correo.
A teenaged girl I know was driving. A cat came running in front of her car. The girl swerved and saved the cat but knocked down a mail box.
(You) Knock down the walls that separate you from your dreams.
Derriba los muros que separan tú de tus sueños.
¡Ay! ¡Pobre Jimmy! Si me entero de quién sería ¡me la derribo yo!
Ay! Poor Jimmy, If I find out who could it be, I'll flatten her for you myself!
Nadie se mete con Jimmy sin haberselas conmigo.
Nobody gets into it with Jimmy without dealing with me about it!
You have to see Joydeep Singh's post for this to make any sense.
Ella me derribó la corazon.
She broke my heart :(
En el juego de bolos, el jugador quiere que derribar lo más número de bolos a una vez.
In the game of bowling the player wants to knock down the most number of bowling pins at one time.
Derribar un rascacielos rodeado de otros edificios sin dañarlos no es tan fácil, y exige conocimiento de la técnica correcta.
To bring down a skyscraper surrounded by other buildings without damaging them is not that easy, and requires knowlege of the correct technique.
Derribar muros es fácil pero más difícil construir nuevos.
To knock down walls is easy but difficult to construct new ones.
I remember when the Jack Tar Hotel in my hometown was demolished to make way for a parking garage.
Recuerdo cuando se derribado el Hotel Jack Tar en mi ciudad natal para dar paso a un aparcamiento.
Ha habido muchos desastres naturales, como los fuegos, las tormentas, las inundaciones y los terremotos, que han derribado ciudades y pueblos enteros. Con calentamiento global, es probable que vaya a ser más tiempo extremo.
There have been many natural disasters, like fires, storms, floods and earthquakes, which have demolished whole towns and villages. With global warming, it's probable that there will be more extreme weather.
¡Noooooo! Ellos van a derribrar mi casa.
Noooooo! They're going to knock down my house.
When a casino is demolished in Las Vegas, they put the neon signs into The Neon Museum (affectionately named The Boneyard by locals).
Cuando un casino es derriba en Las Vegas, ellos ponen los signos de neón en El Muséo de Neón (afectuosamente llama Yarda del Hueso por las gentes locales).
(That's my husband, youngest munchkin y yo. lol)
