La Palabra Del Dia: "vecino"
vecino ( veh-see'-noh )
noun ( neighbor )
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1. Nuestro vecino recoge nuestro correo mientras estamos de viaje.
Our neighbor picks up our mail while we're traveling.
2. Deberíamos invitar a los vecinos a cenar la semana que viene.
We should invite the neighbors to eat dinner next week.
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Cuando se mudaron a un nuevo barrio, estaban esperando conocer nuevos amigos en su calle, pero desafortunamente sucedió que las personas al lado de la casa eran Los Vecinos del Infierno.
When they moved to a new area, they were hoping to meet new friends in their street, but unfortunately it happened that the people next door were The Neighbours from Hell.
Tengo un vecino entrometido, pero no me preocupo cuando salgo de mi casa.
I have a nosy neighbor, but I don't worry when I leave my house.
En Inglés, hay un dicho "buenas vallas hacen buenos vecinos". ¿Ustedes tienen un refrán parecido en Español?
In English, there is a saying "good fences make good neighbors." Do you have a similar saying in Spanish?
Una zarigüeya fue gravemente herida por un automóvil. Mi vecino le disparó a muerte para terminar su sufrimiento.
A possum was badly injured by a motor vehicle. My neighbor shot it to death to end its suffering.
'Neighbour' is one of those words that means the same throughout the English-speaking world, yet which is spelled differently from country to country, along with 'neighbourly' and 'neighbourhood'. Whether you use the 'u' is up to you.
'Vecino' es una de estas palabras que quieren decir lo mismo por todo el mundo que habla inglés, pero que se escriben de manera diferente de lugar en lugar, como ‘amable’ o ‘barrio’. Usar el ‘u’ es para usted a elegir.
Parece que siempre hemos vivido en barrios con los vecinos que tienen perros que ladran toda la noche (y todo el día también).
It seems that we have always lived in neighborhoods with neighbors that have dogs that bark all night long (and all day, too).
Todos los vecinos de este pueblo apoyan a su alcalde.
All the residents of this town support their mayor.
Robaron a varios vecinos de la misma calle.
A number of people in the street were burgled.
¿Qué tan bien conocemos a nuestros vecinos? Me parece que cuando entrevistan a alguien que es el vecino de un asesino, lo usual es que el vecino dice diga que le parecía muy normal, agradable y amable y que nunca habría sospechado nada.
How well do we know our neighbors? It seems to me that when they interview someone that is the neighbor of a murderer, the usual is that the neighbor says that he seemed very normal, pleasant and kind, and that they never would have suspected anything.
Hay una diferencia grande de cultura entre España y los países del norte de Europa. En Inglaterra llamamos 'vecino ' a la persona que vive en la casa al lado de la nuestra. Podemos tener dos o tres vecinos, o familias vecinas, nada mas.
En España se nota que se llaman vecinos a casi todos que viven en el mismo pueblo aunque pueden vivir en barrios diferentes.
There is a great cultural difference between Spain and the North of Europe. In England we call the person who lives in the house right next to our own a neighbour. We can have two or three neighbours, or neighbouring families, but not more than that.
In Spain one notices that more or less everybody who lives in the same town is called a neighbour, even if they happen to live in different parts of town.
Respect for private property is a foreign concept for some neighbors.
Algunos vecinos no saben lo que es el respeto por la propiedad privada.
Optional sentences:
Some neighbors do not know how to respect private property.
Some neighbors do not understand the concept of respect for private property.
Some neighbors do not know what is the respect for private property is.
Thank you so much mates, Jraider and Ken.
Me parece que en nuestra época con las paredes finas, los vecinos de abajo y los de al lado deben soportar mucho.
It seems to me that in our time with the thin walls, the neighbors below and beside us endured very much.
They used to visit with their neighbors across the fence when they were outside.
Solían visitar con a sus los vecinos del otro lado de sobre la cerca cuando estaban afuera.
Nuestros vecinos van a mudarse pronto. Vamos a tener nuevos vecinos. Me pregunto cómo va a cambiar el barrio.
Our neighbors are going to move soon. We will have new neighbors. I wonder how the neighborhood will change.
Ame a su vecino ya que usted mismo era la segunda orden por Jesús.
Love your neighbor as yourself was the second commandment of Jesus.
