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La Palabra Del Dia: "alrededor

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alrededor

( ahl-reh-deh-dohr' )

adverb ( about; around, round )



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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: Las montañas alrededor de la fortaleza se veían moradas.

The mountains around the fortress looked purple.

2: Alrededor de 5 millones de personas viven en Santiago, Chile.

About 5 million people live in Santiago, Chile.

Happy Monday Everyone!!


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updated Oct 31, 2015
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Hola Amby! I hope you had a great weekend. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Oct 19, 2015
Hola, Amby! - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015
Hola mis amigos. ♥♥♥♥ - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
Great gif! - mstivers, Oct 20, 2015

11 Answers

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Hace más de diez años estuve al colegio estaba en la escuela cerca de me casa con mi nieto tratando de enseñarle un poco de francés (porque puedo hablar mejor francés). Vi a una mujer con hija quien me pareció mexicana y le pregunté como decir “around the pond” en español porque estábamos caminando en la orilla de una laguna. Me dijo “alrededor de la laguna”. Fue la primera vez que había escuchado esta palabra y fue un poco difícil recordarla. Por cierto en francés es “autour l’étang”.

It was more than ten years ago I was at the college near my house with my grandson trying to teach him a little French (because I speak French better). I saw a woman with daughter who looked to be Mexican and I asked her how to say “around the pond” in Spanish because we were walking at the edge of a pond. She told me “alrededor de la laguna”. It was the first time that I had heard this word and was kind of hard to remember. By the way in French it’s “autour l’étang”.

updated Oct 31, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
The place is beautiful! - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
I love the sound of today's word :-)! - Jraider, Oct 19, 2015
thank you for the "by the way" Por cierto, is a new one for me!! - Sharon-Cash, Oct 19, 2015
I, too, remember learning 'alrededor', and if I get time later I'll post about it. ;) - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
In the Spanish version of "Silent Night" there's a variant "en derredor" - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015
@Dani: Is that in the "Round yon virgin" phrase? And is it commonly used? - Jubilado, Oct 19, 2015
Creo que sí. Hay otra versión también que usa "alrededor." - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015
..estaba en la escuela..mi casa..poco 'de' francés..mujer con su hija..porque 'estábamos' caminando..I think it's 'I saw..' ;) - Pablo064, Oct 20, 2015
Muchas gracias, Pablo. And thanks for spotting the English typo. - Jubilado, Oct 20, 2015
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Las ruedas en el autobus dan alrededor y alrededor van girando y girando; pero esta vez no.

The wheels on the bus go round and round; but not this time.

updated Oct 20, 2015
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
I had this happen once, with a horse-trailer.. - annierats, Oct 19, 2015
I hope you didn't have a horse inside the trailer :-(! - Jraider, Oct 19, 2015
Una oración y la ilustración maravillosa. - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
They sure do until they fall off. jiji - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
That is funny! - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015
..van girando y girando..sadly 'alrededor' doesn't go in this context :) - Pablo064, Oct 20, 2015
Oh well. Thanks for the correction Pablo :-)! - Jraider, Oct 20, 2015
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Invitado: Me gusta este club. Los miembros son tan agradables, y hay alegría todo alrededor.

Guest: I like this club. The members are so nice, and there’s joy all around.

updated Oct 20, 2015
posted by Raja-jani
I would like to know where such a place is located. lol - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
Happy happy joy joy :-0!!!!! - Jraider, Oct 19, 2015
;) - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
it would be 'por todos lados' but it's okay for the thread :D - Pablo064, Oct 20, 2015
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El Capitan de la Marina les dice a sus soldados--¡Los enemigos nos han rodeado! Están alredeor! ¡Chévere! ¡Ahora no tenemos que buscarlos!

The Marine Captain tells his soldiers, "The enemy has us surrounded. They are all around! Cool! Now we don't have to go looking for them!"

updated Oct 20, 2015
edited by Daniela2041
posted by Daniela2041
You'll cope, I have no worries. - annierats, Oct 19, 2015
From the sunny hills of Afghanistan.----Lovely place! Ugh! - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015
Good attitude. Thank you for your service. ♥♥ - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
Oo rah :-)!!! - Jraider, Oct 19, 2015
Me encanta! - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
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Aunque aún no hace frío en el sur de España , se nota que las noches ya son más largas y las mañanas muy oscuras. El sol se levanta alrededor de las ocho y media y se pone alrededor de las ocho menos cuarto de la tarde.

Although it's still not cold in the South of Spain it is noticeable that the nights are longer and the mornings very dark. The sun rises around half past eight and it goes down around quarter to eight in the evening.

updated Oct 20, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Yesterday I noticed how far south the sun travels across the sky as compared to a month ago :-)! - Jraider, Oct 19, 2015
Spain must use something similar to "Daylight Saving Time" in the States, does it? - Jubilado, Oct 19, 2015
At the end of the month we change 1 hour, Jubilado, just as in England. The evenings will get very short. - annierats, Oct 19, 2015
That's a long day. - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
Beautifl pic. - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015
;) - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
Better for you than winters in England or Sweden, Annie! - jennysk, Oct 19, 2015
..el sur de España..cuarto.. :D - Pablo064, Oct 20, 2015
Gracias Pablo, y que sí, Jenny! - annierats, Oct 20, 2015
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El físico y astrónomo italiano sostenía que la Tierra giraba alrededor del Sol, lo que contradecía la creencia de que la Tierra era el centro del Universo. Se negó a obedecer las órdenes de la Iglesia católica para que dejara de exponer sus teorías, y fue condenado a reclusión perpetua.

The Italian physicist and astronomer maintained that the Earth revolved around the Sun, which contradicted the belief that the Earth was the center of the universe. He refused to obey the orders of the Catholic Church to stop him from exposing his theories, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

updated Oct 20, 2015
posted by porcupine7
Wow! Absolutely amazing!! - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
Genius is hard for people to accept :-)! - Jraider, Oct 19, 2015
An admirable scientist, way ahead of his time. - annierats, Oct 19, 2015
Muy informativo y bien hecho. - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
There are always people who won't accept the evidence of science, these days it's about climate change. - jennysk, Oct 19, 2015
:D - Pablo064, Oct 20, 2015
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Oct 20, 2015
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En Melbourne muchas personas corren en un camino alrededor de los Jardines Botánicos, que se llama The Tan.

In Melbourne a lot of people run on a path around the Botanic Gardens which is called The Tan.

Alrededor

updated Oct 20, 2015
edited by jrschenk
posted by jennysk
I have tried to add a picture but it's not working for me. - jennysk, Oct 19, 2015
Jenny if you will just paste the url at the bottom of your post, I will fix it for you. - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
ok thanks I will try. - jennysk, Oct 20, 2015
:) - Pablo064, Oct 20, 2015
13 edit attempts later it works... the problem was whitespace in the file name... http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/188335/troublesome-urls-how-to-post-a-pic-or-link-that-contains-spaces-in-the-url - jrschenk, Oct 20, 2015
I went to TinyUrl.com and turned it into a tiny url to get you past the problem... I come from a long line of uber geeks. - jrschenk, Oct 20, 2015
I like geeks! I even have some in my family. Gracias. - jennysk, Oct 20, 2015
Beware of geeks bearing rifts, just a joke ,I need a laugh. - ray76, Oct 20, 2015
I'm glad JR got it to work for you, Jenny. I love geeks too. :) - rac1, Oct 20, 2015
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Me acuerdo mi primer encuentro con la palabra alrededor; fue a partir de la canción Noche de paz (la traducción en español de Silent Night):

? ? Noche de paz, ? noche de amor, ? todo duerme alrededor ?, ? todo el mundo celebra con fe... ?

I remember my first encounter with the word alrededor; it was from the song Noche de paz (the Spanish language translation of Silent Night):

? ? Night of peace, ? Night of love, ? Everything sleeps all around ?, ? Everyone celebrates with faith... ?

Noche de paz
Noche de paz canción

updated Oct 20, 2015
edited by jrschenk
posted by jrschenk
Thank you for the link. I love him! - rac1, Oct 19, 2015
¡ Qué hermosa, la noche de paz! Ojalá que hubiera paz en el mundo actual. - Daniela2041, Oct 19, 2015
La mayoría de los soldados anhelan la paz. ;) - jrschenk, Oct 19, 2015
:) - Pablo064, Oct 20, 2015
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Hay muchos estudiantes alrededor hoy,quieren que deberes hechos.

Today there are many students around, they want homework done.

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updated Oct 20, 2015
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
It's true, mate, and I have a long story about that from my Colombia trip in 2011. Maybe when the word of the day is "tarea" I'll share that. - Jubilado, Oct 20, 2015
Hi jubilado , thank you for that , the last two days we have been inundated with students and not one profile , that is no coincidence , what is annoying is that nobody is helping us to get them to work themselves. - ray76, Oct 20, 2015
Maybe there should be a few hurdles before being able to join. - jennysk, Oct 20, 2015
I totally agree with you, Jenny. We have sent many suggestions for that to the powers that be. :) - rac1, Oct 20, 2015
Great post Ray! - rac1, Oct 20, 2015
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Messi puede marcar incluso cuando hay muchos defensores alrededor de él.

Messi can score even when there are many defenders around him.

updated Oct 20, 2015
posted by mstivers
He thrives on those kinds of challenges. :) - rac1, Oct 20, 2015
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Lo que vien alredador es la hipoteca..

updated Oct 20, 2015
posted by ray76
And the English is? - rac1, Oct 20, 2015