La Palabra Del Dia: "arena"
arena ( ah-reh'-nah )
noun ( sand )
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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.
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Examples:
1. ¡Odio ir a la playa porque después consigo arena por todas partes!
I hate going to the beach because afterwards I find sand everywhere!
2. La arena se usa para producir el vidrio.
Sand is used to make glass.
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19 Answers
Some peope are able to make stunning sandcastles on the beach.
Algunas personas pueden hacer castillos de arena impresionantes en la playa.
En Inglaterra hoy día tenemos muchas pistas de caballos de suelo artificial, pero en España hay todavía muchos picaderos con suelo de arena natural, que es un suelo menos estable y elástico.
In England many schooling arenas for horses have artificial all-weather surfaces but in Spain there are still many small schooling rings that have a natural sand flooring, which is less stable and springy.
Cuando estuve en la playa por la primera vez de mi vida, finalmente podía hacer lo que siempre les había solicitado a los otros hacer en mi lugar, busqué y encontré conchas en la arena, pero todas fueron muy chiquitas.
When I was on the beach for the first time in my life, I finally was able to to what I had always asked others to do for me, I looked for and found sea shells in the sand, but they were all very tiny.
¡Gracias, Cordobesa!
Fui testigo de una corrida de toros en una arena en México.
I witnessed a bullfight in an arena in Mexico.
Es muy difícil sacar a una persona de la arena movediza cuando está hundida allí.
It's very difficult to pull a person out of the quicksand when he/she is stuck there.
A causa de la fe de Abraham, Dios le prometió que multiplicaría sus descendientes igual número de la arena en la orilla del mar.(Génesis 22:17)
Because of Abraham's faith, God promised him that He would multiply his descendants as many as the sand in the seashore.(Genesis 22:17)
Cuando éramos niños uno de nos juegos favorito fue jugar con la arena y nuestra madre tuvo un trabajo duro limpiarnos después.
When we were children one of our favorite games was to play with sand and our mother had a hard job then to make us clean.
An hour ago the truck came and spread sand on our street. (Yes, it finally snowed!)
Hace una hora, el camion vino y esparció arena en nuestra calle. (Sí, nevó por fin.)
(Please suggest corrections, but only if you’re absolutely sure.)
El voleibol de playa se juega en la arena. Hay dos jugadores de cada lado. Es muy interesante de ver.
Beach volleyball is played on sand. There are two players on each side. It’s very interesting to watch.
Durante una prueba nuclear en un desierto, la harena circunstante se vuelve en vidrio a causa del calor extremo....
During a nuclear test in a dessert, the surrounding sand turns into glass.. due to extreme heat..
En vacaciones en la playa, la gente particpa en el pasatiempo bien conocido de ser enterrado en la arena.
During holiday at the beach, people participate in the well-known pastime of being buried in the sand.
Aquí son las vacaciones largas del verano, y estamos pasando mucho tiempo en la playa, asi que hay arena en la ropa, las bolsas, los coches y la casa. Es difícil sacarla de las cosas.
Here it is the long summer vacation and we are spending a lot of time at the beach, so there is sand in our clothes, bags, cars and house. It's hard to remove it from things.
En menos de un mes, disfrutaré de las arenas al lado del Océano Pacífico en Hawái, y en menos de cuatro meses, de las del Mar Caribe en México, pero supongo que la próxima playa que voy a ver estaré al lado de la estrecha será por el estrecho de Puget, en dos semanas, donde visitamos a una de mis sobrinas para un baby shower (fiesta premamá).
In less than a month, I will be enjoying the sands beside the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, and in less than four months, those of the Caribbean Sea in Mexico, but I suppose that the next beach that I am going to see will be by the Puget Sound, in two weeks, when we visit one of my nieces for a baby shower.
Cuando está en un restaurante, se necesita tener cuidado que no pedir tortillas de arena, en vez de harina. Puede estar muy vergonzoso.
When you are at a restaurant, you need to be careful that you don't order sand tortillas, instad of flour. It can be very embarrassing.
The quicksands of belief can swallow us all.
Las arenas movedizas de la creencia de todos nosotros pueden tragar.
