La Palabra Del Dia: "anciano"
anciano ( ahn-syah'-noh )
adjective ( elderly, old )
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1. En los días muy calientes es bueno averiguar que sus vecinos ancianos están bien.
On very hot days it's good to check that your elderly neighbors are well.
2. Mi abuelo puede que sea un hombre anciano, pero sigue teniendo mucho estilo.
My grandfather may be an old man, but he still has a lot of style.
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En nuestra época los ancianos también se empeñan en progresar, y a menudo lo hacen con éxito.
In our times the elderly also are keen to progress, and they often do so with success.
La biblia nos dice que los primeros patriarcas eran ancianos. Matusalén vivió novecientos sesenta y nueve años.
The bible tells us that the early patriarchs were old men. Methuselah lived to be nine hundred and sixty nine years old.
Sinceramente, me asusta la idea de pasar mis últimos días en un asilo de ancianos.
Frankly, it frightens me the idea of passing my last days in an old people's home.
The idea of passing my last days in an old people's home frightens me.
Un proverbio Africano dice "Lo que un anciano puede ver cuando sentado, un joven no puede ver aun si está de pie".
An African proverb says "What an old man can see when sitting, a young man will not see,even if he is standing."
Taking care of the elderly in many places used to be the responsibility of the family but now it is the government's job.
Cuidar de los ancianos en muchos lugares solía ser la responsibilidad de la familia pero ahora es del gobierno.
No es no cierto que tengo cien años , sólo noventa y nueve .
It is not true that i am one hundred years old ,only ninety nine
La persona más anciana a quien he conocido tenía ciento ocho años, pero no tenía pleno uso de sus facultades, pero conocía alguien que tenía ciento seis años que se rió de mí una vez debido a que escribí la fecha equivocada en algo, y ella sabía la fecha correcta y yo tenía menos de la mitad de su edad. La persona más anciana que conozco ahora sólo tiene ciento cinco años- la he conocido durante más de quince años.
The oldest person that I have known was one hundred and eight years old, but she did not have full use of her faculties, but I used to know someone who was one hundred and six who laughed at me one time because I wrote the wrong date on something, and she knew the correct date and I was less than half her age. The oldest person I know now is only one hundred and five- I have known her for more than fifteen years.
el anciano está tratando de cruzar la calle.
The elderly person is trying to cross the road.
Anciano es el nuevo de mediana edad.
Elderly is the new middle-aged.
A veces me siento anciana, luego el próximo día me siento joven. En el pasado,pocos personas sobrevivieron a mi edad, ahora la mayoría va a vivir a un edad grande.
Sometimes I feel ancient, then the next day I feel young. In the past, few people survived to my age, now the majority are going to live to a great age.
Sigo el programa 'Better Call Saul' (Debe Llamar a Saul) que trata del cuento de un abogado américano que se muere de ganas de ganar más negocios. Esta noche voy a ver el próximo episodio. En el último decidió ser 'abogado para los ancianos'. Creo que no sabe nada sobre la ley por lo que respecta a las personas mayores. Va a ser un lío verdadero para él. Pobre Saul.
I'm following the program 'Better Call Saul, which tells the story of an American attorney who is desperate to win more business. This evening I'll watch the next episode. In the last one he decided to become an 'elder lawyer'. I don't think he knows anything about the law as it relates to elderly individuals. It'll be a right mess for him. Poor Saul.
Muchos ancianos viven vidas activas. Disfrutan de cruceros, turismo y tantas otras cosas.
Many old people live active lives. They enjoy cruises, tourism, and so many other things.
el anciano está tratando de cruzar la calle.
The elderly person is trying to cross the road.
Honra a tu padre y a tu madre para que tus días se alarguen en la tierra que Dios te da. (Exodo 20:12)
Honor thy father and your mother that thy days may be long upon the land that God gives thee. ( Ex. 20:12)
Honra a tu padre y a tu madre que es el primer mandamiento con promesa para que todo te vaya bien y seas de larga vida sobre la tierra. (Ef. 6:2)
Honor thy father and thy mother which is the first commandment with promise so that alll may go well with thee and you may have long life upon the earth. (Eph.6:2)
Honestly I was trying to think of a sentence where I could put the word honor in it but couldn't think of one
En México el "Día del abuelo" se celebra el 28 de agosto, gracias al locutor Chihuahuense Edgar Gaytan a principios de los años noventas
