La Palabra Del Dia: "antiguo"

Question

antiguo ( ahn-tee'-gwoh )

adjective ( ancient, old; former )

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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

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. La antigua ciudad de Benarés en India se fundó en el siglo XI o XII antes de Cristo.

The ancient city of Varanasi in India was founded in the 11th or 12th century BC.

2. En su antigua empresa no trataban bien a Juliana, así que dimitió.

They didn't treat Juliana well at her former company, so she quit. .

I Believe I Can Fly

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Si, amiga, creo que puedo volar :) - Raja-jani, Jan 10, 2015

Hola amigo. :) - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Gracias por la canción, amiga! - sanlee, Jan 10, 2015

Hola amigos. - ian-hill, Jan 10, 2015

De nada, Sandy. :) - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Hola Ian. :) - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Answer 1

La suegra más antigua del mundo podría venir para una visita.
The world's most ancient mother-in-law might visit you soon.

Descargo de responsabilidad: Mi verdadera suegra es maravillosa.
Disclaimer: My real mother-in-law is wonderful.

Inspired by porcupine7's post. ;) - jrschenk, Jan 10, 2015

Oh dear....when I have one, I hope she doesn't scowl like that one. jeje - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

le podria prestar una visita .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 10, 2015

o mas bien te/le podria hacer una visita .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 10, 2015

now I know what disclaimer is in Spanish. Couldn't figure it out on my own. Maybe because my brain is antiguo. - Sassette, Jan 11, 2015

Answer 2

El coche más antiguo del mundo está en Madrid. Este modelo también es conocido como “el coche Titanic „

The world's oldest car is in Madrid. This model is also known as "the car Titanic"

Was it on the Titanic? - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Y pensé coche más antiguo del mundo estaba en la entrada de mi casa! - jrschenk, Jan 10, 2015

Wow.. how old ?? - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 10, 2015

My car is also extremely old, but old woman , old car - porcupine7, Jan 10, 2015

Answer 3

Los antiguos teléfonos eran muy elegantes, pero no son muy útiles en la sociedad de hoy.

Old telephones were very stylish, but are not very useful in today's society.

¡Ay, caramba! Comunicación que trasciende mensajes de texto! ;) - jrschenk, Jan 10, 2015

Casi se me olvida cómo usarlo! - quantifier, Jan 10, 2015

You certainly would be hard pressed to carry that around. jeje - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Answer 4

La aspirina es una medicina usada desde muy antiguo.

Aspirin is a medicine that has been used since ancient times.

And has many uses. - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Here we have Disprin but I think it has the same salt.. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 10, 2015

Answer 5

Esta postal antigua de Montevideo, Uruguay tiene la fecha del año 1913 y está en venta por 320 dólares de EE.UU.

This old postcard from Montevideo, Uruguay is dated from 1913 and is on sale for $320 USD.

¡Orale, Sandy! - Daniela2041, Jan 10, 2015

Wow! Is it in good condition? - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

priceless :) - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 10, 2015

Espero que sí - sanlee, Jan 14, 2015

¿Quién quiere comprarla? - sanlee, Jan 14, 2015

Answer 6

I have been reading old satires by Horace.

He estado leyendo antiguos sátiras por Horace.

I know you are enjoying that. - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Answer 7

Un antiguo amigo mío (quien es bastante joven) es anticuario y es dueño de una tienda de antigüedades.

An old friend of mine ( who is rather young) is an antique dealer and is the owner of an antique shop.

Es "anticuario" con "i", amiga. ¿Estás escribiendo muy rápido? - Jubilado, Jan 10, 2015

Dani, please check my sentence and also the PM I sent you asking for some help .. thanks - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 10, 2015

Love antiques. - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

@Jubilado, I changed it. Gracias. - Daniela2041, Jan 10, 2015

Muy bueno, Dani - sanlee, Jan 14, 2015

Answer 8

Creo que apegarse a los antguos creencias es importante para mucha gente. No porque es tonta o supersticiosa pero debido a la inspiración que se encuentra en saber que cualquieres ideas que pueden sobrevivir la prueba del tiempo son a todas luces importantes.

I think that being attached to ancient beliefs is important for many people. Not because they are fools or superstitious but because they find inspiration in knowing that any ideas that can survive the test of time are obviously important.

I think it depends on what the ideas are. :) - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

True amgia. I can think of many that should be discarded forthwith. - ian-hill, Jan 10, 2015

"Even "fifthwith" Jjejeje! - Daniela2041, Jan 10, 2015

a todas luces--by any reckoning, "obviously" Thanks for expanding my knowledge. In exchange I will go through the arduous effort of moving my mouse over the thumbs up symbol and pushing on it to give you a vote. - Sassette, Jan 11, 2015

Answer 9

Me corresponde ascender por ser el más antiguo.

I should be promoted, as I’ve worked here longest.

I here by appoint you as Chief Cook and Bottle Washer. jeje - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Gee thanks a bunch! - now I have to wash the bottles too? - ian-hill, Jan 10, 2015

@ Ian--Puedes emplear a alguien' Jeje. - Daniela2041, Jan 10, 2015

Bottle washer ... hahahahahahahahahahahahaha ... you are so funny Ambi .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 11, 2015

I would say ,, that seems better to say ... me corresponde un ascenso por ser mas antiguo y trabajoador ..hehe - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 11, 2015

interesting use of corresponder though .. - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 11, 2015

Answer 10

Esta pintura en una cueva antigua de un bisonte, se encuentra en la Cueva de Altamira, que está cerca de Santander, España.

This ancient cave painting, of a bison, is in The Cave of Altamira, which is near Santander, Spain.

I think I would enjoy exploration like this. - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

I saw the paintings in Peche Merle, France in 1972. These pictures are amazing! - Jubilado, Jan 10, 2015

@Jubilado, cool! - bandit51jd, Jan 11, 2015

Answer 11

Me gustan mucho las cosas antiguas que pertencen al tiempo de mi niñez.. como los teléfonos negros con disco, cuando veo cualquiera de ellos, me da mucha nostalgia.

I like the old things that belong to the period of my childhood .. like the black rotary telephones ,, . whenever I see any of them, it makes me feel too nostalgic ..

The only change I would make is to substitute "siempre que" for "cuando". It shows repeated action better than "cuando" - Daniela2041, Jan 10, 2015

Oh, yes. and don't forget the dos puntos over the "u" - Daniela2041, Jan 10, 2015

That is an old phone. :) - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

Thanks Dani :) - Joydeep_Singh, Jan 10, 2015

Answer 12

Casi ochenta y tres por ciento de los ciudadanos estadounidenses que viven a la edad antigua de ciento son mujeres, y una de ellas es mi tía .

Almost eighty-three percent of U.S. citizens who live to the ripe old age of one hundred are women, and one of them is my aunt.

(No puedo encontrar una foto de ella, pero es todavía atractiva.)

Wow! That's awesome, Ann. :) - rac1, Jan 10, 2015

She turned 102 in December. - AnnRon, Jan 11, 2015