La Palabra Del Dia: "escolar"

Question

escolar ( eh-skoh-lahr' )

adjective ( school, scholastic )

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. Entre actividades escolares y extracurriculares, muchos niños no tienen tiempo para descansar.

Between school and extracurricular activities, many kids don't have time to rest.

2. El presupuesto escolar ha disminuido a causa de la mala economía.

The school budget has decreased due to the weak economy.

Nice - porcupine7, Jul 24, 2015

Hola chica! Muchas gracias por todo :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

Gracias Porcu y JR. :):)♥♥ - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

Hola amigos. - ian-hill, Jul 24, 2015

I'm late---again. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2015

Hola Ian. xo - rac1, Jul 25, 2015

Never too late, amiga. ♥ - rac1, Jul 25, 2015

Not as late as me mis amores. - ray76, Jul 26, 2015

Answer 1

A los niños les gusta tomar el autobús escolar.

The children like to take the school bus.

The bus driver looks happy too. :)♥ - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

Un poco abarrotado - porcupine7, Jul 24, 2015

That bus is a rockin' :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

I used to be frightened, the bullies favourite site was the back row in the bus.. - annierats, Jul 24, 2015

@annierats Agree!!!!! - Sassette, Jul 24, 2015

Bueno, probie. ♥ - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2015

Gracias, Leroy y muchas gracias a todos mis amigos.! - sanlee, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 2

That we are not alone in the universe is a school of thought.

Que no estamos solos en el universo es una escuela de pensamiento.

We aren't....there are all kinds of planets and moons and stars, etc....jejeje - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

More than we can even imagine probably princesa :) - ian-hill, Jul 24, 2015

The odds are against us being that unique :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

Answer 3

Creo que seria necesario que en la cafetería escolar los niños puedan comprar alimentos sanos .

I believe that it would be necessary in the school cafeteria for children to be able to buy healthy foods.

"I believe it would be/or it is necessary in the school cafeteria for children to be able to"...... :)♥ - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

or....."that children are able to buy healthy foods in the school cafeteria." :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

yes, Porcu, go with Jraider, sounds more natural . - annierats, Jul 24, 2015

Gee thanks, Annie. jeje Just kidding, amiga. - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

After "es" or "sería" necesario, the subjunctive is required. present subjunctive is OK. The English seems a little heavy here, I like "it is necessary" better. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 4

El año escolar ha terminado. La mayoría de la gente tendrá viajes por carretera a lugares interesantes.

The school year has ended. Most people will take road trips to interesting places.

I hope you are one of them :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

In cars? How expensive and tedious! - annierats, Jul 24, 2015

I love car road trips, but that's just me. :) - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

Californians don't travel much anymore with gasoline at $4.00 a gallon. Even my little Kia Rio is getting expensive to drive. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 5

Días escolares, días escolares. Yo no echo de menos esos días.

School days,school days. I don't miss them.

I miss my friends though. :) - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

Answer 6

The school uniform has changed in the last years in Peru. In the past the model of Mocha Graña was used; but now free models are used.

El uniforme escolar ha cambiado en los últimos años en Perú. En el pasado se usaba el modelo de Mocha Graña; pero ahora se usan modelos libres.

Mocha Graña model:

Free model:

Hola Cruce. The school uniform has **changed** Muy bien - sanlee, Jul 24, 2015

¡Gracias Sanlee! :) - crucesignatus, Jul 24, 2015

Also...In "the" past.... They look sharp ;-))!!!! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

Thanks Jraider! :) - crucesignatus, Jul 24, 2015

I think I like the ones from the past better. :) - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

El uniforme se puede cambiar a libertad, depende de cada I. E. (institución educativa). :) - crucesignatus, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 7

Hoy en día soy gran aficionado del fútbol, y sigo especialmente la liga inglesa. Cuando era joven, sí jugué en un equipo escolar, pero fui horrible.

These days I am a big soccer fan, and especially follow the English league. When I was young, I did play for a school team, but I was horrible.

...but you still know the game :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

...I know it a lot better than I did then! - mstivers, Jul 24, 2015

You were the handicap, Mstivers? lol I was in volleyball. - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

The joke was, "on away games I was left back." - mstivers, Jul 24, 2015

Answer 8

Mi año escolar está a punto de comenzar.

My school year is about to begin.

So soon? - sanlee, Jul 25, 2015

Yup! - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2015

It seems to get earlier as time goes by. - rac1, Jul 25, 2015

Thank you Daniela! Teachers are heroes! - mstivers, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 9

Debido a que es maestro, mi cuñado sólo tiene que trabajar un poco más de un año escolar, y pasa la mayor parte del verano de vacaciones, pero ha aprendido a no decirnos esto con tanto regodeo.

Due to being a teacher, my brother-in-law only has to work a little more than a school year, and has most of the summer off on vacation, but he has learned not to tell us this which such glee.

The time they are working is really tough from what I hear. - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

Teachers where I am go back to work the second week in August. They get about 8 1/2 weeks of summer vacation, and many of them spend some of that time taking courses for re-certification. - AnnRon, Jul 24, 2015

We don't thank them enough :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

In College we get two months, and a lot of that time is spent in preparing for the coming year. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2015

In the case of my brother in law, it is fifth grade, and a lot of the time seems to be spent reading the newspaper. :D - bosquederoble, Jul 25, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Jul 25, 2015

Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 10

La intimidación empañó mi experiencia escolar.

Bullying marred my school experience.

bullying existed outside of school too. I didn't want to fit that in today's sentence as I just wanted to focus on school. - Sassette, Jul 24, 2015

And so many others too. It's a sad thing. ♥ - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

They took my lunch money more than once :-(! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

I have always been a fighter and loved to take on the bullies and defend mis amigos. - Daniela2041, Jul 25, 2015

Abusar de los demás es lo más cobarde que puede hacer una persona. - crucesignatus, Jul 25, 2015

In Spanish we use 'bullying' too :) - Pablo064, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 11

La versión en español de "Breaking Bad" se llama Metástasis (disponible en Netflix) y cuenta con un autobús escolar.

The Spanish language version of "Breaking Bad" is called Metástasis (available on Netflix) and it features a school bus.

Metástasis trailer

Breaking Bad was great. I don't know about the Spanish one. I would hope that some know enough English to watch the original....That's how good it was. :) - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

He mirado 32 episodios hasta la fecha, y me encanta. - jrschenk, Jul 24, 2015

Breakin bad was filmed in my home town :-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

You should check out the Spanish version with Walter Blanco, Cielo, and Jose! - jrschenk, Jul 24, 2015

it seems a parodia - Pablo064, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 12

A los padres las vacaciones escolares parecen muy, muy largas, pero a los niños parecen muy cortas, esos pocos días de libertad.

To the parents the school holidays seem very, very long, but to the children they seem very short, these few days of freedom

So true...I did like school, but also didn't want summer vacation to end. :) - rac1, Jul 24, 2015

Not true with me. I hated school and I hated camp in the summer time. It was total misery 12 months out of the year. - Sassette, Jul 24, 2015

The endless days of summer are not endless ;-)! - Jraider, Jul 24, 2015

..escolares 'les' parecen...a los niños 'les' parece.. :) - Pablo064, Jul 25, 2015

*parecen - Pablo064, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 13

Todos los padres esperan que la experiencia escolar de sus niños sea feliz y éxitosa. Desafortunadamente esto no es siempre así.

All parents hope that their children's school experience is going to be happy and successful. Unfortunately this is not always so.

True, and it helps to mold and shape them either way. - rac1, Jul 25, 2015

...de sus niños sea feliz y exitosa... :) - Pablo064, Jul 25, 2015

Answer 14

No quiero ni siquiera imaginar que volver a años escolares.

I can't even imagine going back to school years.

"I can't even imagine going"...... :) - rac1, Jul 26, 2015