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La Palabra Del Dia: "auténtico"

La Palabra Del Dia: "auténtico"

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auténtico ( ow-tehn'-tee-koh )

adjective ( authentic; real )


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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.

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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: Esta tela es auténtica, ya que fue elaborada por mujeres indígenas chiapanecas.

This fabric is authentic, as it was made by indigenous women from Chiapas.

2: Tu hermano es un auténtico caballero.

Your brother is a real gentleman.

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updated Sep 27, 2015
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Classic baby picture! - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
Nice, Amber, Good morning! :) - - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
Hola, Cru! :) - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
Hola Amber! :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015

15 Answers

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Todo sobre una mujer debe de ser auténtico. Ni maquillaje ni cirujía estética.

Everything about a woman should be real. No makeup or plastic surgery.

updated Sep 27, 2015
edited by gringojrf
posted by gringojrf
Can't we be allowed a little bit of mascara? - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
debe de ser, maybe? Ni maquillaje, ni.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
Or lip gloss? - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
Thanks Annie. As for the mascara and lip gloss .... it is a slippery slope. - gringojrf, Sep 19, 2015
I think the worst of all is artificial eyelashes....I hear they are made from dog hair. :-( - osas-baby, Sep 19, 2015
Well I took all these years to wake up to the fact mascara looks better, and now it's too late to make a difference. Life! - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
:D - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
I just use a little lipstick. Most of the time not even that. - Daniela2041, Sep 19, 2015
Whatever makes one feel good about themselves. Makeup done properly in my view can accentuate beauty and be a gift to the world. Think about what we would look like if we took no care in how we present ourselves. You get my vote but I totally disagree. - Sassette, Sep 19, 2015
As a transgender woman who has not transitioned I need makeup when I'm out en femme. If not I stand out even more and that's asking for trouble because there are dangerous people out there who want to hurt transgender people. - Sassette, Sep 19, 2015
So go ahead and enjoy your natural women while I'm always alone and waiting to get out of this hell. - Sassette, Sep 19, 2015
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Se puede encontrar un cheesesteak en todos los estados de EEUU; pero el cheesesteak auténtico solo se encuentra en la ciudad de Philadelphia.

You can find a cheesesteak in every state in the Union; but the authentic cheesesteak is only found in the city of Philadelphia.

updated Sep 20, 2015
posted by mstivers
They really are the absolute best! - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
Sí, es verdad! ;) - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
Oh, that looks so good. - Sassette, Sep 19, 2015
Looks teribly yellow to me.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
:) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
Cholesterol special! - jennysk, Sep 20, 2015
Annie, the yellow is the cheese, Yummm! (But my tacos are better. :) ) - Daniela2041, Sep 20, 2015
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La música de la época barroca suena mejor cuando sea es tocada con instumentos auténticos del periodo. La belleza del sonido es de la sonida es. extraordinaria. ¿No me crees? Escucha. (Si tienes 8 minutos)

Music from the baroque period sounds better when it is played on authentic period instruments. The beauty of the sound is astonishing. Don’t believe me? Listen. (If you have 8 minutes)

Chaconne de Dardanus, Rameau, Ensemble Ausonia

Y si tienes más tiempo, eso ¡Ah magnifico!

Rameau: Pieces de clavecin en concert | Il Giardino Armonico

updated Sep 20, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
Hice escuchar, y fue maravilloso, gracias. - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
I think Bach sounds good no matter what you play it on. - mstivers, Sep 19, 2015
It is very beautiful! - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
I don't have time now but I will listen to it. - Sassette, Sep 19, 2015
..cuando es tocada..belleza del sonido es extraordinario.. :) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
la "belleza" es extraordinariA. "del sonido" se usa como expresión adjectiva. - Daniela2041, Sep 19, 2015
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Prefiero interactuar interaccionar con gente auténtica (la cosa real), en lugar de las personas que tratando de rodear a sí mismos tratan de rodearse en un falso barniz (falsos).

I prefer to interact with authentic people (the real deal), rather than people who try to surround themselves in a false veneer (posers).

Phony

updated Sep 20, 2015
edited by jrschenk
posted by jrschenk
But what if someone is authentically a jerk? In that case I would prefer that he pretend to be polite. - mstivers, Sep 19, 2015
I totally agree, amigo. :) - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
@Mstivers Tú haces un punto excelente. :D - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
I so agree with this post! - Sassette, Sep 19, 2015
You've opened up quite a process of thought. Some of us have veneers because we feel the "real me" is so lacking. Poor self image. Some of us have veneers because we don't want to make the effort to realize our potential. Fake self image. Etc. - Jubilado, Sep 19, 2015
A todos, gracias. - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
--en lugar de las personas que tratan de rodearse en un falso... :) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
"Interactuar" ??? En la vida solo he oído decir "interaccionar" El otro ni está en mi diccionario. Hmmmmm! - Daniela2041, Sep 19, 2015
Pablo064 and Daniela2041, muchísimas gracias por ayudarme, como siempre. - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
I never heard interaccionar o.o - Pablo064, Sep 20, 2015
here the answer 'las cosas o los procesos interaccionan, pero las personas o sus equivalentes interactúan' well they are practically the same - Pablo064, Sep 20, 2015
Necesito un diccionario nuevo. Aprendo algo nuevo cada dia en SD. Quisiera saber si los mexicanos usan "interactuar" Voy a preguntarle a Julian Chivi. - Daniela2041, Sep 20, 2015
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You are the authentic, one and only you, and only you can improve on that ! enter image description hereenter image description here(It's true: - ) enter image description here Usted es el auténtico unico usted y ¡sólo usted puede mejorar en eso! (Es cierto: - )

updated Sep 19, 2015
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
Esteban, this is really rather good. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
Ha! That is the Oregon Country Fair! :) I am there every year. - roveg, Sep 19, 2015
When I need an illustration I thought of my daughter who was truly "one of a kind." (Picture taken approx. 8 to 10 years ago: - ) and she liked the Oregon Country Fair ! - - Esteban_317, Sep 19, 2015
Very nice picture. :) - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
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Hay gente que ha visto al auténtico monstruo del Lago Ness, pero sus fotos nunca han sido convicentes y por eso es imposible creer que el monstruo existe de verás.

There are people who have seen the real Loch Ness monster but their photos have never been convincing and because of this it's hard to believe that the monster really exists.

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updated Sep 20, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
We have the ladle to prove it: http://netdna.coolthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/nessie-ladle-2.jpg - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
He looks like he or she, has two heads. - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
Yes and a bicycle wheel body.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
...nunca han sido... :) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
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Con tantas falsificaciones e imitaciones a veces es difícil hallar los productos auténticos.

With many fakes and imitations occasionally it is difficult to find authentic products.

updated Sep 20, 2015
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
....."occasionally it's difficult".... I like well made products that last. ♥ - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
¡A mi también! - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
...con tantas falsificaciones e imitaciones a veces es difícil hallar los... :) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Sep 20, 2015
Gracias Pablo - porcupine7, Sep 20, 2015
7
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The Fall of Man -Titian

No aprende a hacer, sino aprende haciendo. No permitiste tu traspiés a caer sobre roturado suelo, pero permitistelo a ser traspiés auténtico en le zurriburri del mundo.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in the rough and tumble of the world.

Samuel Butler.

(Verbigracia, véase arriba. For example, see above.)

updated Sep 19, 2015
posted by roveg
I recommend you wear a helmet. I am not capable of correcting the Spanish on this one. Luckily I wear a helmet so it doesn't hurt.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
Ha - i fell and twisted my ankle while walking the dog about an hr. ago - Some fill dirt moved to prepare a playgound gave way - your post is perfectly timed for me to ponder: - ) ... - Esteban_317, Sep 19, 2015
Best way. :) - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
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Siempre quisiera tener una auténtica antigua muñeca.

I always wanted to have one real antique doll.

updated Sep 19, 2015
posted by bubamaria
My mom has a lot of them. - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
..Siempre quise tener una auténtica muñeca antigua.. :) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
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A night of fever in Arequipa and the need to be authentic...

Will is emancipated to body, to avoid being identical.


Una noche de fiebre en Arequipa y la necesidad de ser auténtico...

La voluntad al cuerpo se emancipa para evitar el resultar idéntico.

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updated Sep 20, 2015
edited by crucesignatus
posted by crucesignatus
Why does fever make you need to be authentic? I dnon't understand it although the sentence is fine.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
Fever is coyuntural, need to be authentic is vital to make poetry. I M O :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
I, too, have a difficult time understanding what you mean although what is relevant at night might inspire you to greater insight into what is real. - Jubilado, Sep 19, 2015
What is coyuntural? I agree about poetry but I don't understand what you want to say. Don't feel hurt. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
You help us so much that I feel it's better to say that this particular one is a bit hard to ' get'. Ok? - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
Coyuntural is circumstantial from circumstance. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
Sorry, I thought that "coyuntural" was also an English word. - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
I wrote fever because I have had fever from yesterday evening up to today in the morning. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
Thanks, Cru. :) - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
Don't worry, take an aspirin and write a poem.. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
Poem was my aspirin, hehe, thank you Annie. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
Amber, you are very welcome. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
Annie, this is not a sentence because it has no verb, it is a phrase. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
Ahora sí es una oración. / Now it is a sentence. :) - crucesignatus, Sep 19, 2015
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Es difícil encontrar a un político con un auténtico espíritu de servicio.

It’s hard to find a politician with a true spirit of service.

updated Sep 20, 2015
posted by Raja-jani
Indeed. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
I think they are extinct. - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
They are all the same. - osas-baby, Sep 19, 2015
:) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
There are some, but they get a rough deal because the public has got cynical about everyone. - jennysk, Sep 20, 2015
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¿Has pensado alguna vez en cuánto valor le otorgamos a algo por ser auténtico? ¿Tiene una obra de arte que es una falsificación que sólo se puede distinguir usando métodos químicos menos belleza que la original? ¿Son las palabras de la quinta edición en rústica menos conmovedores que las de la primera edición firmada?

Have you ever thought about how much value we confer to something for being authentic? Does a work of art that is a forgery that only can be distinguished using chemical methods less beautiful than the original? Are the words of the fifth edition in paperback less moving than those of the first signed edition?

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updated Sep 20, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
When someone at work takes credit for your idea or work is the idea or product in any way diminished? I'll bet it still ticks you off. Un voto, todavia. ;) - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
The questions are rhetorical, and only made to make one think about how humans value things. Being a human, I have a signed vinyl cover from someone hanging on my wall. But what is it's real value? - bosquederoble, Sep 19, 2015
But your question is different- my question in your hypothetical situation would be if an idea attributed to one worker would be given a different value than the same idea attributed to a different worker, what would you think of that? - bosquederoble, Sep 19, 2015
Even the two questions I ask though, do not relate to precisely the same aspect of how we assign value to something. - bosquederoble, Sep 19, 2015
Interesting BOsque. I happily read the paper-backs and have prints on my walls, but I wouln't mind a genuine paining, if I liked it. - annierats, Sep 19, 2015
Oh Annie, the fake "painings" are really much better. smile, wink. I kid you, girl - Jubilado, Sep 19, 2015
@Bosquederobl Te entiendo tu punto. ;) - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
And I understand your point- because if the work is attributed to the wrong person, it damages the ability of the organization to properly value the correct employees, and destroys the morale of the unit. Very bad for business. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 19, 2015
bosquederobl Eres muy amable, mi amigo, gracias. ;) - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
Funny picture. lol - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
..le otorgamos a algo...i'd say 'menos lindos/bellos que la original..' - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
But I said, tiene, not es- tiene menos belleza, es menos lindo/bello? - bosquederoble, Sep 19, 2015
forget it I didn't that 'tiene' :D - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
the problem is that 'tiene' is too far from the rest of the sentence maybe 'tiene menos belleza que la original una obra...' would be better in Spanish - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
I suspected as much, it is kind of the same in English. Thanks. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 20, 2015
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Nosotras, las chicas solieron tener que usar camisetas de hombres para animar para nuestros equipos de fútbol americano profesional. Ahora, podemos animar para nuestros equipos mientras usamos nuestras propia auténtico ropa de NFL. ¡Vamos, equipo!

We girls used to have to wear men's t-shirts to cheer for our professional american football teams. Now, we can cheer for our teams in our own authentic NFL apparel. Lets go team!

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updated Sep 19, 2015
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
I saw something of this type on "Shark Tank" one night. - Jubilado, Sep 19, 2015
Great post, Missy. ♥ - rac1, Sep 19, 2015
Yay!....I'm loving it. - osas-baby, Sep 19, 2015
..solíamos tener que usar...anyway it doesn't sound good, I'd say..'teníamos que usar...' animar a nuestros equipos...podemos animar a nuestros.. :) - Pablo064, Sep 19, 2015
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La industria del turismo siempre anuncia "experiencia auténtica" en varios paises alrededor del mundo, pero el hecho de que sea para turismo en general significa que no puede ser auténtico para nada.

The tourism industry always advertises "authentic experience" in various countries around the world, but the fact that it is for tourism usually means it can't be authentic at all.

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updated Sep 21, 2015
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
You do have a good point, Jenny. :) - rac1, Sep 20, 2015
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Si desean disfrutar tacos mexicanos auténticos, vengan a mi casa.

If you want to enjoy authentic Mexican tacos, come to my house.

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updated Sep 20, 2015
posted by Daniela2041
Una invitación tan amable, y parecen maravillosos. ;) - jrschenk, Sep 19, 2015
Now those look delicious! - rac1, Sep 20, 2015
¡Nunca he probado uno! / I have never tried one! - crucesignatus, Sep 20, 2015