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La Palabra Del Dia: "guerra"

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guerra ( geh-rrah' )

noun ( war )

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Examples:

1. La guerra es el infierno.

War is hell.

2. Después de que el viejo rico muriera, se desató una guerra entre sus hijos por su dinero.

After the old rich man died, a war broke out among his children for his money.

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updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by rac1
Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Jan 8, 2015
Hola Ian. xo - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
I'm giving you a vote, my friend, most definitely not war. - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
Gracias amigo mio. :):) - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
There is absolutely no one me'er than me ! Gracias guapa :-)! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
I know my sister is the most she-er! - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
Jejeje It's true - rac1, Jan 8, 2015

19 Answers

11
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Last night I tried to watch War and Peace but I was dead tired, so I decided to go to bed instead.

Anoche intenté ver Guerra y Paz pero estaba que me caía de sueño, así que en lugar de eso, decidí irme a la cama.

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updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by Cordobesa
posted by Cordobesa
It is an even longer book amiga. :) - ian-hill, Jan 8, 2015
¡Vaya que sí! Jajaja. :) - Cordobesa, Jan 8, 2015
I would love to read the book. :) - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
"estaba que me caia de sueno" .. this one is amazing Cordo .. could you kindly explain this one .. thanks - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
I just know "tener suenos" for example .. tenia suenos asi que decidi irme a la cama ... - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
It's in the singular, Joydeep, I think, tener sueño. Minor point. - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
I've never seen it, but I need to :-)! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Yes Annie, you are right , typo error I guess .. jeje - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
"caerse de sueño" = "tener mucho sueño" (tienes tanto sueño que es difícil estar de pie) :) - Cordobesa, Jan 8, 2015
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Estoy lista para ir a la guerra.

I am ready to go to war.

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updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by Daniela2041
Very good .. beat me up scotty .. jajaja - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
Is that you, Daniela? - Winkfish, Jan 8, 2015
@winkfish ¿Qué piensas tú? - Daniela2041, Jan 8, 2015
Let's hope not. - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
Make love and music, not war :-)! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Daniela, you'e quite frightening! - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
@Jraider: I can do either. I play piano and guitar--that takes care of the music! - Daniela2041, Jan 8, 2015
pienso que no ... parece algun caracter de algun videojuego - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
I play piano, how about a duet? - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Creo que eres tu, porque de tu profil. Si eres tu, me gusta mucho el aspecto!! - Winkfish, Jan 8, 2015
and I can sing a bit ... we are a band now .. haha - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
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La guerra civil de España fue tan brutal que todavía a mucha gente no le gusta hablar sobre esta época, ni sobre la época posguerra, pero ya hay un movimiento para descubrir las fosas comunes del olvido y silencio donde fueron enterradas muchas víctimas de esta guerra.

The civil war in Spain was so brutal that there are still many people who don't like to talk about this period, nor about the post-war years, but now there is a movement in favour of discovering the silent and forgotten mass-graves where many of the victims of this war were buried.

updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
A country needs that heal itself. Spain has come a long way amiga. - ian-hill, Jan 8, 2015
Yes... - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
"de olvido" .. is this the correct way to say forgotten Annie, I don't know, so just asking .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
I think so Joydeep, maybe Cordo besa or Daniela can tell us. Maybe it needs 'del' silenciao too, now I start to wonder. - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
But I have to go out now, a visit to the pub beckons for once. - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
Cheers annie :-)! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
I´ll have glass on your behalf, Jraider! - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
Have one glass each on the name of each Sd friend - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
:) - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
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Cuando me mandaron a una guerra, era fue la primera guerra del Golfo, que ya había terminado por lo esencial cuando llegamospara el tiempo que llegamos había casi terminado - serví en un buque anfibio que llevaba miembros de la Infantería de Marina, quienes nunca se desplegaban fueron desplegados- pero recibí una condecoración por esto- a pesar de que, como todas las condecoraciones que recibí, nunca me sentía sentí como que había hecho nada algo para merecerla- y de que nunca recibí una condecoración por la única cosa que hice que debería haber merecido una en mi opinión.

When they sent me to a war, it was the first Gulf War, which was pretty much over by the time we arrived- I served on an amphibious ship that was carrying members of the Marine Corps, who never were deployed- but I received a decoration for this- in spite of the fact that, like all the decorations that I did receive, I never felt like I had done anything to merit it- and that I never received a decoration for the only thing that I did do that should have merited one in my opinion.

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updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Ia that an example of "military intelligence we hear about? Thanks for your service, by the way! ;-) - Winkfish, Jan 8, 2015
No, it is just much easier to get a basic pre-programmed everybody gets one ribbon than one actually specific to you. - bosquederoble, Jan 8, 2015
Rather like "every kid gets a trophy" in Little League sports today. - Winkfish, Jan 8, 2015
Yep. Here are the criteria: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal basically to be somewhere in the area between 1990 and 1995 even if only for a day. - bosquederoble, Jan 8, 2015
Thank you for serving your country and protecting us. It means a whole lot to us. :)♥ - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
My son went in a ship to the Gulf war as well, the second one, and got a medal too, just for being there. - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
This story serves as a reminder that our mlitary is run by our government! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Well, unlike the Little League, I think anyone who serves in the military deserves a medal. Jraider, the military may be run by the government, but the soldiers are just people, usually young kids. - Winkfish, Jan 8, 2015
That's a good thing .. there are countries where the Govt. is run by the military (the demise of democracy) like Pakistan .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
fue la primera...it could be 'que para el tiempo que llegamos había casi terminado'-'quiénes nunca fueron desplegados' - 'nunca sentí como que había hecho algo para..' a hard one :) - Pablo064, Jan 8, 2015
Gracias, Tiempo. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 8, 2015
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Según se dice es el dicho de Einstein : No sé cómo la humanidad va a practicar la tercera guerra mundial, pero sé que la cuarta será practicada con hachas de piedras.

Reportedly it is from Einstein: I don't know how humanity will perform the third world war, but I know that the fourth will be practiced with stone axes.

updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by porcupine7
Good one, Porcu! - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
Maybe we will battle the giant cockroaches :-)!!!! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
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Siempre he sentido una extraña conexión con La Guerra Civil Americana,como si hubiera sido un soldado rebelde en una vida pasada.

I have always felt a strange connection to the American Civil War, as if I have been a rebel soldier in a past life.

updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Maybe there was a member of your family there. - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
Typo: pasada - Raja-jani, Jan 8, 2015
I'm pretty sure I saw you at Sharpsburg; weren't you the guy carrying a Griswold & Gunnison and cursing a lot? - jrschenk, Jan 8, 2015
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War in the name of religion is still war.

Guerra en nombre de la religión sigue siendo la guerra.

Civil war within a religion that includes others is an obscenity.

La guerra civil dentro de una religión que incluye a los demás es una obscenidad.

updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by ian-hill
Wow! Great sentences, Ian. - Findy, Jan 8, 2015
Absolutely!! - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
I would say ... La guerra en nombre de la religion aun es una guerra .. but I am confused myself ,, a little .. hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
So many have died in the name of religion :-(! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Yes my friend, which is why I really despise the concept of religion and only believe in God and spirituality and humanity ofcourse .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
I agree with you Jr .. we must make love, not war ,, but there are times when we must fight ,, to defeat the evils like tyranny and persecution... and for the restoration of peace .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
Yay, Jimmy!! Somebody has to protect the people! This time we have nothing to fight over. ♥ - Daniela2041, Jan 8, 2015
7
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¿Habrá un momento en el que la guerra no se aprende?

Will there be a time when war is not learned?

updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by bandit51jd
Only when Ha Moshiach (the Messiah) returns. At least that's what the Bible says. - Daniela2041, Jan 8, 2015
The Bible also says "They shall beat their swords into plowshares and study war no more." - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
Yes, there will be. :) - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
Not in my lifetime I fear :-(!!! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Maybe if we forget religion we can have peace. - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
I agree with you completely Annie .. in my opinion religions have caused more harm than good .. we all need a paradigm shift ... "spirituality" is what we should aim for not "blind faith" - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
A chaqu'un(e) son gout. But I will hold on to what dreams may come, and I'm not giving up religion to get peace. - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
I respect your sentiments but I gave it up a long time ago ... the only religion I like following is humanity and kindness and belief in God .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
@Joydeep, I should have said "I don't have to give up my religion to get peace." I would never use religion as a justification for violence let alone war. Namaste. - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
If there were no religion, people would just find some other reason to go to war. - Winkfish, Jan 8, 2015
Don't forget Communism is totally anti religious yet it is an idiology that has been responsible for the death of untold millions, just like Hitler's naziism. - Daniela2041, Jan 8, 2015
7
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Exist a war inside us, each day is a battle, you will not see the winner because you will dead. But in throughout your life you will see the damage generated by the battles.

Existe una guerra dentro de nosotros, cada día es una batalla, no verás el ganador por que estarás muerto. Pero a lo largo de tu vida verás el daño generado por las batallas.


updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by Gex-Thunderstrom
A few correction: "There exists a war..." or " A war exists..." and "But throughout your life... (no "in"). Good thought! - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
Suggestion: "A war exists"......."you will be dead"...... :) - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
Beat me to it, Jubilado. :):) - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
And I missed "will" :-) - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
Gracias por sus correcciones. c: - Gex-Thunderstrom, Jan 8, 2015
7
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Yo prefiero ver una película con un el final feliz en lugar de una película sobre guerra.

I prefer to watch a movie with a happy ending rather than a film about war.

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updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by Findy
posted by Findy
So do I. - annierats, Jan 8, 2015
There aren't enough happy endings which is sad. - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
Chick flick????? - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Prefiero ver una pelicula que tiene un final / un desenlace feliz .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
Findy, you have used the definite and the indefinite articles together "un and el" .. jeje which is like saying in English .. a like a film that has "a the" happy ending.. jeje - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
Oops! *blush* On on my my way way to to fix fix... Gracias! - Findy, Jan 8, 2015
De De Nada Nada - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
@Jraider---And what's wrong with "chick flicks"? - Daniela2041, Jan 8, 2015
7
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Se dice que todo es justo en el amor y la guerra, pero no sé mucho sobre eso.

They say that everything is fair in love and war, but I don’t know much about that.

updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by Raja-jani
I don't either. - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
A very bad saying. - ian-hill, Jan 8, 2015
We need to love more and go to war less ;-)! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
Well said, Jr :) - Raja-jani, Jan 8, 2015
6
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Estoy de guerra con mi propia alma constantemente ... mi mente quiere hacer muchas cosas pero la voz de la alma me declara culpable de hacer algo mal.. por eso intento vivir una vida decente y decorosa ..

I am always in a tussle with my own soul ,, my mind wants to do many things but my soul proscribes them and makes me feel guilty .. so I try to live a decent life ..

updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by Joydeep_Singh
posted by Joydeep_Singh
Mi mente quiere hacer muchas cosas pero la voz de mi alma.... - Gex-Thunderstrom, Jan 8, 2015
The word "proscribes" is quite an elevated use for the word "forbids", right? - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
The struggle within. - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
May you find peace withi your spirit jimmy :-) - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
typo "within" :-)! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
thanks Jr - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 8, 2015
6
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Saving Private Ryan y The Killing Fields son películas acerca de la guerra

Saving Private Ryan and The killing fields are movies about war.

updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by Dennis_the_Adventurer
posted by Dennis_the_Adventurer
I think just "son peliculas de la guerra" would be correct. - Jubilado, Jan 8, 2015
"Killing Fields" Capitalize a title. :) - rac1, Jan 8, 2015
Both good movies :-)! - Jraider, Jan 8, 2015
5
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Me fue imposible ver el partido de fútbol que retransmitían por televisión, porque mis hijos estuvieron toda la tarde dando guerra.

I couldn't watch the football match on T.V. because my sons were pestering me the whole afternoon.

updated Jan 9, 2015
edited by Josuele
posted by Josuele
I would like to post a photo but my phone not allow me. - Josuele, Jan 8, 2015
Mi sugerencia sería “….my sons were disturbing me all afternoon”. Otras opciones: “pestering me” or “bothering me” en lugar de “disturbing me”, y “the whole afternoon” en lugar de “all afternoon”. :) - bosquederoble, Jan 8, 2015
También "my phone does not allow me (to)" o "my phone will not allow me (to)". - bosquederoble, Jan 8, 2015
Thanks a lot, I am writting without helps so I awaited to fail a lot. - Josuele, Jan 8, 2015
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Yo tengo mucho respeto a la gente valiente en África quien está luchando la guerra contra el Ébola, una enfermedad mortal la cual ha matado a miles de sus ciudadanos y cientos de trabajadores de asistencia sanitaria en la primera línea.

I have a lot of respect for the brave people in Africa who are fighting the war against Ebola, a deadly disease which has killed thousands of their citizens and hundreds of frontline healthcare workers.

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updated Jan 9, 2015
posted by sanlee