La Palabra Del Dia: "absolutamente"

Question

absolutamente ( ahb-soh-loo-tah-mehn'-teh )

adverb ( absolutely, completely, totally )

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: Está absolutamente prohibido fumar en este bosque.

There is absolutely no smoking in this forest.

2: Es absolutamente inaceptable que hayas hecho trampa en el examen.

It's totally unacceptable that you cheated on the exam.

3: En realidad, demasiado a menudo los más pobres quedan absolutamente al margen.

In reality the poorest are all too often completely ignored.

Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Oct 4, 2015

Hola, guapo. xo - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

Answer 1

John Dalberg-Acton, o simplemente Lord Acton, es famoso por decir «El poder tiende a corromper y el poder absoluto corrompe absolutamente».

John Dalberg-Acton, or simply Lord Acton, is famous for saying, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."



No estoy absolutamente seguro de que es cómo usted dice "lord" para un título de nobleza en español.

I'm not absolutely sure that is how you say "lord" for a title of nobility in Spanish.

He was right. :) - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Oct 4, 2015

On Duo, we translate it as Lord to keep the English sense, but in Spanish, they don't always capitalize the title name, el lord Acton, and say, el lord - sanlee, Oct 4, 2015

Acton, but there is some variation in the Spanish natives, translation. Of course, wait for a corrector. - sanlee, Oct 4, 2015

Sanlee, gracias, te entiendo, y seré esperar. ;) - jrschenk, Oct 4, 2015

Thanks for posting this little tidbit (detallito). I looked him up on Wikipedia and found some interesting facts about him. - Jubilado, Oct 4, 2015

@Jubilado Me encanta wiki. ;) - jrschenk, Oct 4, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 2

Deberíamos vernos algún día y vamos a chismear acerca de absolutamente todos.

We should get together some day and let's gossip about absolutely everything.

;) - jrschenk, Oct 4, 2015

Many do. lol - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

..de todos..would be ..of everyone..and 'de todo' - of everything.. I think it is 'chusmear' :) - Pablo064, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 3

Hay sólo una cosa de lo que puedo estar absolutamente seguro- que existo- todo lo demás podría ser simplemente un sueño.

There is only one thing of which I can be completely certain- that I exist- everything else could simply be a dream.

I wonder if you'd change you mind on that after the orgy at your house. L O L - Sassette, Oct 4, 2015

How do you know? - annierats, Oct 4, 2015

There is no way to know, we just have to live our lives as though they were real. But you all could be figments of my imagination. From Rene Descartes to the Matrix, a topic people like to explore. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2015

Sorry to dash your dreams, Sassette, an orgy seems a very unlikely event for me. ;) - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2015

What if everything is real? :) - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

:( - Sassette, Oct 4, 2015

Oh, my general belief is that it is all real, I just can't be absolutely sure. ;) - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2015

Absolutely is a pretty absolute term. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 4, 2015

It is said (though we have no way of knowing) that humans are the only creatures who know (and can reflect upon the fact) that they will die. - Jubilado, Oct 4, 2015

..de lo que puedo.. :) - Pablo064, Oct 5, 2015

Gracias, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 4

Roberto: Si queremos coger el vuelo, debemos estar en el aeropuerto a las 8 de la mañana.

Natalia: Estoy absolutamente de acuerdo.

Roberto: If we want to catch the flight, we should be at the airport at 8 a.m.

Natalia: I agree absolutely.

I agree too. jijiji - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

Otra frase sencilla que puedo usar, gracias. - jrschenk, Oct 4, 2015

Who is this mysterious Natalia, I wonder. - Sassette, Oct 4, 2015

So you know Roberto :) Wonderful! - Raja-jani, Oct 4, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 5

Lo que dices es absolutamente cierto. / What you say is totally true.

¿Qué te trajo del viaje? — Absolutamente nada. / ‘What did he bring you back?’ ‘Absolutely nothing’.

No se deja influir absolutamente por nadie. / He won’t let anyone influence him.

Absolutely! :P - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

Me gusta especialmente la segunda frase. ;) - jrschenk, Oct 4, 2015

I think you had the opportunity to see an NFL american football game in your area. Chances are you missed the fun and didn't go. - Sassette, Oct 4, 2015

Answer 6

El Pastor alemán les dijo que tenían que esperar en el comedor hasta que llegara la policía rural. El cerdo menor dijo, -Me nego en absoluto a esperar a la policía. ¡Vámonos chicos!

Los tres cerditos echaron a correr. Por suerte la puerta estaba abierta. El pastor alemán saltó la barra pero el hermano del medio cerrró la puerta en su cara .

Es que los hermanos de al medio se hacen buenos líderes cuando tienen que tomar las riendas ni siquiera que lo negaran absolutamente.

The German shepherd told them that they had to wait in the dining-room until the rural police would arrive. The youngest piglet said: '' I totally refuse to wait for the police Let's go, lads!''.
The tree piglets started running. luckily the door was open. The German Shepherd jumped over the bar but the middle brother slammed the door in his face.

Middle siblings make great leaders when they have to take charge, even though they always deny this completely.

I followed the Spanish well until the end when I got confused because "aunque" wasn't used for "even though." You might be right with the way you put it. - Sassette, Oct 4, 2015

I like the little scarves they are wearing. :) - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

I felt it was time for the middle brother to be more active. - annierats, Oct 4, 2015

I think you want "hermanos del medio" but you alway seem better in a Spanish than I. so I'm not correcting it. - Jubilado, Oct 4, 2015

Holy cow! "you alway seem better in a Spanish?!!" Ima justa getta offa de boat! - Jubilado, Oct 4, 2015

What have you been drinking, Jubilado? - annierats, Oct 5, 2015

Besides, I have no idea if the'' middle sibling '' should be written as I have done, or not. Hopefully we'll be told. - annierats, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 7

Hay muchos lugares absolumente fabulosos en el mundo; para mí uno de ellos es el Castillo del Ángel

There are many absolutely fabulous places in the world; for me one of them is the Castle of Angel

One small mistake, Porcu. In English, "absolutely" Now you're learning Spanglish. lol - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

What she said. :D Great entry! - jrschenk, Oct 4, 2015

The English interpretation is a tough one here but I'd say "There are absolutely many fabulous places..." - Sassette, Oct 4, 2015

Yes, it is fantastic. I spent a semester in Rome and walked by it often. - mstivers, Oct 5, 2015

Thanks Rac, it was a stupid mistake - porcupine7, Oct 5, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Oct 5, 2015

:) - Pablo064, Oct 5, 2015

Also, according to Wikipedia, the Spanish name is Castillo de Sant'Angelo. - mstivers, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 8

Absolutamente ningún menor de 18 años se le permite asistir a esta fiesta.

Absolutely no minor under the age of 18 is allowed to attend this party.

:) - Raja-jani, Oct 4, 2015

I do think you should take out the orgy part, Missy. - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

Can't wait to see Bosque's wife... - annierats, Oct 4, 2015

That is another thing that's not appropriate for SD. The part about Bosque's wife. - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

I'm going to delete it and you can re-do your picture with Bosqe's permission, if you choose to keep this one. - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

...a ningún menor.. or 'ningún menor de 18 años puede asistir..' :) - Pablo064, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 9

Es un problema cuando alguien es absolutamente convencido de que sus opiniones tienen razón y nega escuchar a algunas diferentes. Desafortunadamente, hechos reales se dan iguales a este tipo.

It is a problem when someone is absolutely convinced that their opinions are right and refuses to listen to any different ones. Unfortunately, actual facts make no difference to this kind of person.

Hola! - jrschenk, Oct 5, 2015

Good one, Jenny. ♥ - rac1, Oct 5, 2015

Answer 10

Estoy absolutamente convencido de que necesito hacer más pero primero hago una siesta y pues ¡no hay más tiempo hacer nada!

I'm absolutely convinced that I need to do more but first I take a nap and then there's no time to do anything!

Attention: tomorrow "Watch your language! Part 2"

Very good, amigo. Looking forward to it. :) - rac1, Oct 4, 2015

Answer 11

Absolutamente, positivamente, no voy a beber más esta noche. Vale, quizás una más.

Absolutely, positively, I'm not going to drink any more tonight, Okay, maybe one more.

Such a small mug. - rac1, Oct 5, 2015