La Palabra Del Dia: "borrar"

Question

borrar ( boh-rrahr' )

verb ( to erase; to delete )

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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. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. 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 maestra borró el pizarrón al terminar la clase.

The teacher erased the blackboard at the end of class.

2. Borré mi trabajo de historia por accidente y se supone que lo entregue mañana.

I accidentally deleted my history paper and I'm supposed to turn it in tomorrow.

Hola princesa mod. xx - ian-hill, Jul 11, 2015

Hola preciosa! Muchas gracias :-)! - Jraider, Jul 11, 2015

HI, Ambette. Message to everyone but Amber: I didn't get a good answer badge for my project yesterday? Put a lot of effort into it. And I voted for virtually everyone. Give me a break, people > :-( - Sassette, Jul 11, 2015

...there are a number of reasons why I don't get votes, but let me ask this: Why does posting early mean it's a great project that deserves a lot of votes? - Sassette, Jul 11, 2015

Hola, Ian y JR. :):) - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

It doesn't mean that...at least it shouldn't. Sorry, Missy. ♥♥ - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Thanks, Amber. I just sent a message to feedback imploring them to get rid of voting on the games. If anyone feels discouraged like I do in this voting environment please join me and submit your thoughts to feedback. - Sassette, Jul 11, 2015

Hi Amber I missed this one somehow . - ray76, Jul 13, 2015

Answer 1

A los jovenes les encantan los tatuajes aunque duele applicar un iguana o un dragon a tu espalda, pero cuando tengas 40 años y quizás quieras borrarlo vas a tener un problema porque la única forma de quitarlos es quemarlos con un láser.

Young people love tattoos even though it hurts to put a lizard or a dragon onto your back but when you reach 40 years of age and might want to get rid of it you are going to have a problem because the only way to get rid of them is laser-treatment.

I love the guys that get a tatoo of their girlfriend's name, and then.....??? - Jraider, Jul 11, 2015

Like Melanie Griffith did with Antonio's name. - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

And then there are 4 ex-wives on your arm.. Not inspiring.. - annierats, Jul 11, 2015

...y quizás quieras borrarlo...would be better annie - Pablo064, Jul 11, 2015

Gracas, Pablo! - annierats, Jul 12, 2015

Answer 2

Cuando era niña en la escuela rivalizábamos por quien tenía mejores lápices y gomas de borrar.

When I was a girl at school, we competed to see who had best pencils and erasers.

Rivalizar .. good verb, thanks Porcu.. - Joydeep_Singh, Jul 11, 2015

We used to compete ... que quien tenia (i think) - Joydeep_Singh, Jul 11, 2015

..'rivalizábamos por' quién...' I think it is always 'rivalizar por' :) - Pablo064, Jul 11, 2015

Hola porcu :-)! - Jraider, Jul 11, 2015

No comma needed. Very good, Porcu!! ♥ - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Hola, Kati. Comma after "school" instead of "competing." Suggestion: . . .we competed to see who had the best pencils and erasers. - AnnRon, Jul 11, 2015

Me gustan mucho!!! - 201286, Jul 12, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jul 13, 2015

Answer 3

Ohh Dios mio, por favor me borre la vida.

Ohh Lord, please erase my life..

Hola amigo - cheer up. :) - ian-hill, Jul 11, 2015

That's dark, amigo. - mstivers, Jul 11, 2015

Now then, what has happened to your dog, and why are you so sad? - annierats, Jul 11, 2015

Have courage Jimmy :-)! - Jraider, Jul 11, 2015

It will work out..give it time. ♥♥ - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Me alegro de verte, Jimmy. - AnnRon, Jul 11, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jul 12, 2015

Answer 4

Es valeroso resolver palabras cruzadas con bolígrafo, porque no puedes borrar. borrarlo.

It´s brave to do crossword puzzle puzzles with a pen, because you can´t erase.

Good one :) - Joydeep_Singh, Jul 11, 2015

a detail..no puedes borrarlo.. :) - Pablo064, Jul 11, 2015

Typo: "a crossword puzzle"...or "do crossword puzzles".. :) - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Me vuelvo estresante asi!!! ;) - 201286, Jul 12, 2015

I can't even speak English. - mstivers, Jul 12, 2015

Gracias, Pablo064 y rac1 - mstivers, Jul 12, 2015

De nada, amigo. Everyone makes these mistakes. :):) - rac1, Jul 12, 2015

Answer 5

A los alumos de la primaria les encanta borrar la pizarra.

Elementary students love to erase the blackboard.

I loved it too. jeje - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

it was always fun - jim5489, Jul 13, 2015

Answer 6

Si desea borrar un programa desde su ordenador, simplemente pulse la tecla de borrar.

If you want to erase a program from your computer, just hit the delete key.

This is more true and common than one may think. - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Answer 7

Lo borramos del club. / We cancelled his club membership.

Me voy a borrar de las clases de judo. / I’m going to withdraw from judo classes.

Los recuerdos se van borrando con el tiempo. / Memories fade with time.

It's sad...and then some are bitter sweet. - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Parting is such sweet sorrow. xx - ian-hill, Jul 11, 2015

Answer 8

Me pregunto si este botón borrará toda mi vida hasta ahora.

I wonder if this button will delete my entire life until now.

Let's hope not. - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Ooops. Forgot to vote. Sorry. - Daniela2041, Jul 12, 2015

Click with caution. - annierats, Jul 12, 2015

Answer 9

Ayer borré algunos de mi comentarios despues de haber sido criticado por el Sr. Ian Hill.
Yesterday I deleted some of my comments after having been criticized by Sir Ian Hill.

No I didn't Ken - I was just stating an opinion. :) - ian-hill, Jul 11, 2015

OK, Ian. It just seemed like it to me, I guess, because you started with Ken:... No problem, mate. I hope you don't mind my sentence for today. If you do, I'll get rid of it and post something else. - DilKen, Jul 11, 2015

I wasn't complaining about you criticizing me. Sometimes I deserve it. You are a moderator and have every right to moderate. By deleting my comments I was trying to avoid the consequences that you mentioned in your comment. - DilKen, Jul 11, 2015

Hola amigos. :):) - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

Hola Ken - sorry if I offended you - that was not the intention. As you know English grammar is weird - "the exception that proves the rule" and all that stuff. We grow up with it but it can confuse those learning English. - ian-hill, Jul 11, 2015

Oh and please don't change your sentence - the effort you put into these threads is alwaya worth a vote. :) - ian-hill, Jul 11, 2015

Ian: no problem, I understood your message. I don't know how many times I have corrected people to tell them to say "than I/he/she/they" instead of "than me/him/her/them" I never thought that "than" could be used as a preposition, but apparently it can. - DilKen, Jul 11, 2015

...algunos de..por el Sr... :) - Pablo064, Jul 11, 2015

Answer 10

Mi esposa y yo siempre rellenamos hacemos el crucigrama en el periódico, y normalmente ella lo empieza y cuando ya no puede hacer no más, me toca a mí, y con frecuencia tengo que borrar unas pocas algunas de sus respuestas para completarlo.

My wife and I always do the crossword puzzle in the newspaper, and normally she starts it and when she can't do any more, it is my turn, and I frequently have to erase a few of her answers in order to complete it.

That sounds abut like how I do a crossword puzzle. jajaja - rac1, Jul 11, 2015

..cuando no puede hacer (nada) mas or cuando ya no puede hacer mas..'algunas de' de sus ' I would use 'hacer' instead of 'rellenar' but it's okay I guess :) - Pablo064, Jul 11, 2015

I was going to use hacer, but then could't decide if that would imply that I was creating the crosswords. Why can't I say "unas pocas de". Thanks, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 11, 2015

Como mi madre y yo :) - 201286, Jul 12, 2015

I had to search 'a few' on the translator because I've seen you translated it in that way before, it doesn't fit at all it's hard to tell you when 'unos pocos' goes, probably when it is unique answer,but if you always use 'algunos' you will never be wrong - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015

Continue using it I'll tell you when it doesn't go until we figure out when it goes :) - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015

Funcionaría "varias"- o simplemente "unas"- quiero describir una cantidad más pequeña que "algunas"- quizás dos o tres. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 12, 2015

varias is much more than 'algunas', for two or three 'algunos' goes perfectly I understand what you mean but I'm thinking of another way to say it and nothing comes to my mind - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015

Thanks, I always had thought varias was less than algunas. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 13, 2015

Answer 11

La fotografía digital ha haciendo sacar y almacenar las fotos muy fácil , ¡pero si no tienes cuidado también es facil borrar todo!

Digital photography has made it very easy to take and store photographs, but if you are not careful it is also easy to delete the lot!

It's a shame that those who get in late don't get the votes they deserve. It happens to me too. ♥ - Daniela2041, Jul 12, 2015

No importa! I am not here for votes! - jennysk, Jul 12, 2015

Yes, found that out the hard way. - rac1, Jul 12, 2015

'ha hecho mas fácil sacar y almacenar fotos... :) - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015

Answer 12

Hay que borrar los errores la mayoría de las veces porque la amistad y amor valen mucho más.

You have to erase the errors most of the time because the friendship and love are worth much more.

Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 12, 2015

Hola :) - 201286, Jul 12, 2015

HI..either 'porque la amistad y 'el' amor...' or 'porque amistad y amor...' :) - Pablo064, Jul 12, 2015

Answer 13

Quiero saber quien ha borrado un nombre de skype?

I want to know who has deleted a skype name?

?? - rac1, Jul 13, 2015