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La Palabra Del Dia: "recordar"

La Palabra Del Dia: "recordar"

14
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recordar ( reh-kohr-dahr' )

verb ( to remember; to remind )


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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. No recuerdo la contraseña para desbloquear mi tablet.

I can't remember the password to unlock my tablet.

2. El olor a pino siempre me recuerda a la Navidad.

The smell of pine always reminds me of Christmas.

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updated Aug 8, 2015
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Hola amiga ! - porcupine7, Aug 1, 2015
Hola, amiga :)♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Hola amigas xx - ian-hill, Aug 1, 2015
Snoop, again! Ambette, you seem to be insistent on making me smile in my miserable life :) ♥♥♥ - Sassette, Aug 1, 2015
Hola Ian and Missy. xoxo ♥♥♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Missy--You can't have Snoopy! He's M I N E! (Just kidding, - Daniela2041, Aug 1, 2015
He belongs to all of us. - Daniela2041, Aug 1, 2015
Hola Dani. ♥♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Hola mi amor. - ray76, Aug 2, 2015
Hola Ray Ray. xo - rac1, Aug 2, 2015
Thanks again for providint the spot to practice everyday. - katydew, Aug 2, 2015

16 Answers

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Mi mente es como una cámara. Tengo una memoria fotográfica, pero algunas veces no recuerdo meterme el palillo de memoria.

My mind is like a camera.I have a photographic memory, but at times I don't remember to put in my memory stick.

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This is the little goodie, I'm talking about. Esta es la cosita de que hablo.

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updated Aug 7, 2015
edited by Daniela2041
posted by Daniela2041
Lol You and me both. jejeje ♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
I don't own a camera any more, but I used to forget the stick AND the camera. - mstivers, Aug 1, 2015
10
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I hate it when l enter a room and can't remember what l came for!

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iLo odio cuando entro una habitación y no puedo recordar lo que quería!

updated Aug 4, 2015
edited by Martina88
posted by Martina88
:) - Raja-jani, Aug 1, 2015
That is annoying. lol - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Yes, I do this quite a lot, and I open the fridge, and then wonder what I'm looking for.. Probably my glasses! - annierats, Aug 1, 2015
That face! - mstivers, Aug 1, 2015
Nos pasa a todos jejeje - SalvadorRSPR, Aug 1, 2015
Don't stop studying Spanish again :-) I hope you can keep contributing, including on Word of the Day. - Sassette, Aug 1, 2015
I've done this so much that I now know the reason I enter the room is to forget. - Jubilado, Aug 1, 2015
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Me alegra mucho no recordar bien mi juventud.

I'm very happy that I don't remember my youth very well.

updated Aug 2, 2015
posted by mstivers
It's all in there somewhere though. :) - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
:) - ian-hill, Aug 1, 2015
well drawn :) - Pablo064, Aug 1, 2015
Yes, that is the thing. - katydew, Aug 2, 2015
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Deberías recordar que si tienes dificultades legales, más vale que llames a Saul.

You should remember that if you have legal difficulties, better call Saul.

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updated Aug 3, 2015
posted by bosquederoble
Lol Last person on my list. jejeje - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Nailed it!!! - SalvadorRSPR, Aug 1, 2015
Thanks, Salvador. :) - bosquederoble, Aug 3, 2015
8
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Recuerda las cosas buenas, y trata de olvidar los malos acontecimientos.

Remember good things, and try to forget the bad happenings.

updated Aug 2, 2015
posted by Raja-jani
Great advice! - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
good! - Pablo064, Aug 1, 2015
"happening" is rarely used that way. Just "bad things" would be more usual. - mstivers, Aug 1, 2015
Good advice but too difficult to be done! - 201286, Aug 2, 2015
Or just remember the bad happenings in a new way. - katydew, Aug 2, 2015
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I remember a beautiful poem from school, one of the first to pique my interest in poetry.

Recuerdo un bello poema de la escuela, uno de los primeros que me llamaron a la poesía.

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updated Aug 1, 2015
edited by crucesignatus
posted by crucesignatus
From school ( no article needed). I'll look at the poem later, thanks for putting it up, Cruce. - annierats, Aug 1, 2015
Thank you Annie! - crucesignatus, Aug 1, 2015
...."one of the first to pique my interest in poetry". :) - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Thank you so much Amber! :) - crucesignatus, Aug 1, 2015
7
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Recuérdame que compre pan. / Remind me to buy some bread.

Recuérdamelo de nuevo mañana o se me olvidará de nuevo . / Remind again me again tomorrow or I’ll forget again.

Forgot What I Wanted to Remember

updated Aug 2, 2015
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
For English learners: "Remind me again tomorrow" sounds better. - Raja-jani, Aug 1, 2015
Sorry about that amigo I wasn't paying attention. :) - ian-hill, Aug 1, 2015
Thanks Ian. Even English masters can make a mistake. jejeje ♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Sometimes I should remember for what I fastened the string! :) - 201286, Aug 2, 2015
Ian, just reminding you today to buy bread. I guess it will have to be day-old bread. - katydew, Aug 2, 2015
Oh thank you Katy - what would I do without a friend like you? xx - ian-hill, Aug 2, 2015
7
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When my brother died, I lost my partner who remembered and shared family memories.

Cuando mi hermano se falleció, perdí a mi compañero que recordó y compartió las memorias de familia.

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updated Aug 2, 2015
edited by katydew
posted by katydew
Lo siento, amiga. ♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
..hermano falleció.. :) - Pablo064, Aug 2, 2015
Thank you Pablo. - katydew, Aug 2, 2015
7
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¿Por qué no puedo recordar el nombre de esa mujer?

Why can't I remember that woman's name?

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updated Aug 2, 2015
posted by AnnRon
Was her name Olvida? - katydew, Aug 1, 2015
Yes, that's it, right? :) - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
7
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Yo siempre logro recordar los momentos mas bochornosos. Tengo muchos. raspberry I always achieve to remember the most embarrassing moments. I have a lot of them. raspberry

updated Aug 2, 2015
posted by SalvadorRSPR
Suggestion: "I always succeed in remembering..." - Raja-jani, Aug 1, 2015
Thank you 1Rajaji :) - SalvadorRSPR, Aug 1, 2015
I know, me too. jejeje :)♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Me three! Also, you could go with...I always "manage" to remember. I do agree that "achieve" doesn't really work. :) - Sassette, Aug 1, 2015
Same reason why you remember the things you get wrong on a test! - Jubilado, Aug 1, 2015
Those are the worst Jubilado! I'm with ya brudda. - SalvadorRSPR, Aug 1, 2015
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Remembering is easy for those, who have memory. Forgetting is difficult for those , who have heart.

updated Aug 2, 2015
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
"Remembering"...... "Forgetting"..... :)♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Aug 1, 2015
De nada, amiga. ♥ - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
I've read some of his biography. He was a decade ahead of me a good example of his generation that veered to the left. Gracias por la cita. Vale la pena recordarla. - Jubilado, Aug 1, 2015
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La enfermeda de Alzheimers es muy triste y un aspecto muy difícil para la persona afectada es la pérdida de memoria. Mi madre solía decirme que uno se siente como si no existiera por lo de no recordar nada de, por ejample los últimos 30 años, aunque a veces se acordaba de su niñez muy bien.

Alheimer's Disease is very sad and a very difficult aspect of it, for the affected person, is theloss of memory. My mother used to tell me that sometimes one feels as if one didn't exist because of not being able to remember anything from, for example the last 30 years even though sometimes she remembered her childhood very well.

updated Aug 2, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
I've been reading in the news lately, research that sounds very promising. We are getting a lot closer to a cure. - rac1, Aug 1, 2015
It would be a great thing, Rac, it really would. - annierats, Aug 2, 2015
..existiera por no poder recordar nada de... :) - Pablo064, Aug 2, 2015
It's very hard. In your English sentence you are missing a Z in Alzheimers. - katydew, Aug 2, 2015
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El olor del eucalipto me recordó de a mis paseos en las montañas de Colombia donde recolecté (cogí) y machuqué las hojas.

The smell of eucalyptus reminded me of my walks in the mountains of Colombia where I would pick and crush the leaves.

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updated Aug 2, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
Hey, Jubi. Your absence had me fearing the worst...that you got out of retirement and got yourself a job :) - Sassette, Aug 2, 2015
¡No, no, no! Me jubilé por vida, Gracias por tu amable mención. - Jubilado, Aug 2, 2015
It does have a nice fragrance. :) - rac1, Aug 2, 2015
Hi jubilado, we put them in a "Billy tin" or pot , start them burning but only smoking , they keep mosquitos away and smell great also. - ray76, Aug 2, 2015
We call it a "Smudge pot" . - ray76, Aug 2, 2015
http://emuridge.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10583950_467316283371662_7775266022148356266_n.jpg - ray76, Aug 2, 2015
Thanks for all the info, Ray. I don't think they grow where I live. - Jubilado, Aug 2, 2015
..del eucalipto..recordó a mis paseos.. :) - Pablo064, Aug 2, 2015
Gracias, Pablo, finalmente lo corregí. - Jubilado, Aug 2, 2015
5
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Recuerdo todo lo que es mejor olvidar,

y olvidar todo lo que es mejor para recordar.

Eso se llama ironía.

I remember all that is best forgotten,

and forget all that is best to remember.

That is called irony.

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updated Aug 2, 2015
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
I love reading and learning about history. You are a wealth of knowledge, guapo. xo - rac1, Aug 2, 2015
..es mejor recordar.. cause infinitive 'to remember' is infinitive 'recordar' in Spanish :) - Pablo064, Aug 2, 2015
5
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Recuerdo bien jugar a la rayuela con mis amigos en la calle.

I remember well playing hopscotch with my friends in the street.

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updated Aug 2, 2015
posted by 201286
Cool avatar. Comes from one of my favorite Disney princess movies. - Sassette, Aug 2, 2015
Thank you :) - 201286, Aug 2, 2015
Hola amiga. ♥♥ - rac1, Aug 2, 2015
Hola querida Rac :) ♥ - 201286, Aug 2, 2015