La Palabra Del Dia: "montar"
montar ( mohn-tahr' )
verb ( to ride, to mount; to assemble )
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Examples:
1: A Rhiannon le encanta montar a caballo.
Rhiannon loves riding horseback.
2: No sé cómo montar esta máquina de coser.
I don't know how to assemble this sewing machine.
14 Answers
Es difícil explicar el encanto de montar a un buen caballo. No es solo que los caballos son animales muy bonitos, es que a veces nos dan el placer de cooperar con nosotros tan bien que el caballo nos ofrece su velocidad, su habilidad de saltar obstaculos, o sus mejores pasos de doma con tan buena voluntad que es como si fueramos un solo animal . Y eso es algo que entienden hasta los niños pequeños si tienen la buena fortuna de montar a un buen poni.
It's hard to explain the joy of riding a good horse. It's not just that horses are beautiful animals, it's that sometimes they give us the pleasure of co-operating with us so well that the horse offers us all his speed, his ability to jump obstacles or his best movements in dressage, so willingly that as if we were a single animal. And this can be grasped even by the smallest child lucky enough to ride a good pony.
Antes de montar algunos juguetes hay que montarlos primero.
Before riding certain toys, you have to assemble them first.
Para mí, montar a caballo es un poco aburrido. Mi preferencia es montar a cien caballos. ¡Woo,woo!
For me, horseback riding is a little boring. My preference is to ride one hundred horses. Woo,woo!
Puedes montar en un globo de aire caliente cualquier día en la semana en Nuevo México. (El tiempo lo permite.)
You can ride in a hot air balloon in New Mexico any day of the week. (Weather permitting.)
Sólo he montado a caballo una vez, y el caballo fue iba a donde él quería, no importaba sin importar lo que yo quisiera, pero nunca he montado en otro animal, por lo menos de lo que recuerdo, sin embargo me gusta montar en bicicleta, como los que leyeron el hilo de la palabra "herida" podrían recordar.
I have only ridden a horse one time, and the horse went where it wanted, no matter what I wanted, but I have never ridden any other animal, at least from what I remember, nonetheless I like to ride my bicycle, as those that read the thread for the word "herida" might remember.
Dudley Do Right (Hacer Derecho) montó con la Policía Montada de Canadá, fue era el Mountie que siempre fue para estaba por salvar a Nell.
Dudley Do Right rode with the Canadian Mounted Police, he was the "Mountie" who was always out to save Nell.
A los pequeños les gusta mucho montar un caballito mecedor sean niños o niñas.
The little ones like riding a rocking horse wether they are boys or girls.
..montar.. not 'de'...sean niños o niñas.
Mike solía montar en su bicicleta para trabajar. No tomaría ese riesgo.
Mike used to ride his bicycle to work. I would not take that risk.
Montaba el caballo de su padre. / He was riding his father’s horse.
Me gusta montar a caballo. / I like riding.
¿Me montas en el columpio? / Can you put me on the swing?
Aunque ahora tengo setenta años, acabo de comprar una bicicleta. Tenía una antes, pero era vieja e incómoda. Espero que la nueva sea mucho mejor. Pronto voy a montar en bicicleta todos los días. ¿Crees que soy demasiado mayor para una bicicleta? Por supuesto que no, ¡los setenta son los nuevos cuarenta !
Although I am now seventy, I have just bought a bicycle. I had one before but it was old and uncomfortable. I hope the new one will be much better. Soon I will riding the bike every day. Do you think I am too old for a bicycle? Of course not, seventy is the new forty!
The Spanish word used in the sentence is incorrect. A Rhiannon le encantar montar a caballo. encantar, encanta is correct.
From Mexico
Cuando yo era niño era esencial saber montar en bicicleta si querías tener amigos.
When I was a kid it was essential to know how to ride a bike if you wanted to have friends.
El ejército de India ha desplegado y montado las armas de mando a distancia por la frontera para disparar los infiltrados.
Indian army has deployed and mounted remote control guns on the borders to shoot down the infiltrators.
Esta imagen muestra el corcel más famoso de Napoleón Bonaparte, Marengo. Montado sobre Marengo , Napoleón cruzó los Alpes y ganó la batalla de Marengo. O, puede ser que la imagen muestre otro corcel, Napoleón tenía unos 130 caballos en su cuadra. Al menos se ve muy impresionante montado, mejor que a pie, creo.
This picture shows Marengo, the most famous of Napoleon Bonaparte's chargers. Riding Marengo, Napoleon crossed the Alps and won the battle of Marengo. Or , maybe, the picture shows another horse, Napoleon had some 130 horses in his stables. At least he looks good mounted, better than on foot, I think.
