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La Palabra Del Dia: "espontáneo"

La Palabra Del Dia: "espontáneo"

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espontáneo ( ehs-pohn-tah'-nyoh )

adjective ( spontaneous )

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Examples:


1: El domingo hicimos un pícnic espontáneo en el parque.

On Sunday we had a spontaneous picnic in the park.

2: Mi esposo no es espontáneo, pero es de fiar.

My husband isn't spontaneous, but he's reliable.


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updated Nov 30, 2015
posted by rac1
Have a great weekend mi amiga. Gracias por todo :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
Gracias, you too, amigo. :) - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
Hola mi amor. - ray76, Nov 22, 2015
Luv d' fall. - ray76, Nov 22, 2015

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El freestyle rap es un tipo del de rap que es espontáneo e improvisado. Muchas veces toma la forma de un concursco. concurso.

Freestyle rap is a type of rap that is spontaneous and improvised. Many times it takes the form of a contest.

updated Nov 30, 2015
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
Yep. Thanks Mstivers. :) - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
Improv :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
..tipo de rap..concurso... - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
Gracias, Pablo064 - mstivers, Nov 21, 2015
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Parece que Alberto está lleno de la energía hoy. Dice, “Nada se mueve espontáneamente; tendremos que empujarlo.”

Alberto seems to be full of energy today. He says, “Nothing moves spontaneously; we’ll have to push it.”

updated Nov 21, 2015
posted by Raja-jani
He does have more energy today. jeje - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
But what are we to push? Natalie? - annierats, Nov 20, 2015
He's been drinking coffee again :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
..de energía.. - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
Gracias, Pablo :) - Raja-jani, Nov 21, 2015
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Hay cosas que son espontáneas por su natura naturaleza los accidentes por ejemplo.

There are things which are spontaneous by their nature accidents for example.

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updated Nov 21, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
Now that's a good one. lol - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
Some things are an accident waiting to happen :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
..naturaleza.. :) - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
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Como la última escena de la pelicula de annierat "Tres Cerdos" llegó al fin, el público estalló en aplausos espontáneos.

When the last scene of annierat's movie "Three Pigs" came to a close, the audience erupted into spontaneous applause.

updated Nov 23, 2015
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Gets my vote! - annierats, Nov 20, 2015
:) - Raja-jani, Nov 20, 2015
But that's not the end, is it?? - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
:) - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
The final scene is still on the cutting pages. If you need a director annie, just ask :-)! - Jraider, Nov 21, 2015
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En caso de estreñimiento crónico la risa espontánea podria traer alivio.

In the case of chronic constipation spontaneous laughter might bring relief.

Lo siento. It I feel.

updated Nov 21, 2015
edited by AndyTFS
posted by AndyTFS
That's a new one. jejeje - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
Lo siento= I'm sorry. Very funny sentences. - annierats, Nov 20, 2015
Hopefully not in the company of others :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
'la risa espontánea..' - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
Thankyou for the comments and corrections - AndyTFS, Nov 21, 2015
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El cerdito menor ya tenía una quemadura en el pecho, una quemadura bastante grande pero su corazón parecía recuperado.

La abuela dijo: - Bien, pero hace frío en casa. ¿Donde están mi nieta y su nuevo amigo con la leña? Preguntó a la policia- ¿Jaimie, quieres otro toddy caliente? El perro policía la estaba mirando con buenos ojos . Se acercó a ella y puso las manos sobre sus hombros y la besó apasionadamente de manera espontánea. Los dos se retiraron al dormitorio. - ¡Corre! , susurró el hermano mayor al cerdito menor. - ¿Adonde? preguntó el pobrecito , quién casi no sabía quién era, ni donde estaba. Y le dolía la quemadura de piel .

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The youngest piglet now had a burn on his chest, a rather big burn but his heart appeared to have recovered. The grandmother said: '' Good! But it's cold in the house, where are my grand daughter and her new friend with the fire-wood? '' '' James, would you like another hot toddy?' she asked the police-man. The policeman was eyeing her up favourably. He moved closer to her and put his hands on her shoulders and spontaneously kissed her passionately. The two of them retired to the bed-room. ''Run''! whispered the older brother to the youngest piglet. '' Where to? '' asked the poor little one, who hardly knew who he was , let alone where he was. And his burnt skin hurt.

updated Nov 21, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
Take your chance while you can :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
Yes, run for it! - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
...puso las manos..manera espontánea...susurró.. :) - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
Gracias Pablo, at last we seem to be coming to the end of the story. - annierats, Nov 21, 2015
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La mecánica cuántica permite la formación y destrucción espontánea de partículas virtuales desde nada de la nada siempre y cuando el producto de sus energías y la duración de sus existencias no excede exceda lo que el principio de incertidumbre permite.

Quantum mechanics allows the spontaneous formation and destruction of virtual particles out of nothing as long as the product of their energies and the duration of their existences don't exceed what is allowed by the uncertainty principle.

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updated Nov 21, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Aha, I considered lettign the grandmother and her new lover go up in smoke, but it seemed unrealistic, but maybe you could explain it? - annierats, Nov 20, 2015
After all, they are formed out of nothing more thanmy thoghts.. - annierats, Nov 20, 2015
I would like to know what experiment was conducted to find this out :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Quantum/casimir.html - bosquederoble, Nov 20, 2015
Gracias bosque :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
Makes perfect sense............ - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
I do not find quantum mechanics to make any intuitive sense. But every time it is tested, it is proved correct. No matter how little sense it makes. ;D - bosquederoble, Nov 20, 2015
Does the testing also make sense? How is it we can know things like this and not how to save ourselves from extinction? (rhetorical) - Jubilado, Nov 20, 2015
Chaos theory? (the inability to predict complex systems). :) - bosquederoble, Nov 20, 2015
..de la nada.....exceda.. - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
Gracias, Pablo. The first I didn't know the right way, the second I though back and forth on. :) - bosquederoble, Nov 21, 2015
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Cuando hay una aridez tremenda ocurren incendios espontáneos y pueden hacer mucho daño.

When there is a tremendous aridity may occur spontaneous fires and they can do great damage.

updated Nov 21, 2015
posted by porcupine7
Very nice example! I would say: When it is (or it's) extremely arid spontaneous fires can occur and do great damage. - Jubilado, Nov 20, 2015
Yes, I agree. :)♥ - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
...or you could say.."When there is a tremendous drought spontaneous fires..." - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
yes 'cuando hay una sequía..' :) - Pablo064, Nov 21, 2015
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La ciencia de biología celular ha refutado la idea errónea de la generación espontánea.

The science of cellular biology has disproved the erroneous idea of spontaneous generation.

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updated Nov 20, 2015
posted by Daniela2041
It was a popular theory before modern science :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
And a good one. :) - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
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¿La llamada Primavera Árabe fue realmente una sublevación espontánea?

The so called Arab Spring was in fact a spontaneous uprising?

updated Nov 22, 2015
posted by LuisCache
Somehow I doubt that :-)! - Jraider, Nov 20, 2015
I see several Isis flags. - rac1, Nov 20, 2015
We have seen now that the overthrow of a tyrant can lead to something worse. - jennysk, Nov 22, 2015
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La vida de alguien puede ser cambiado por un acto espontáneo de generosidad desde un desconocido.

Someone's life can be changed by a spontaneous act of generosity from a stranger.

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updated Nov 22, 2015
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
True, just a simple act of kindness. :) - rac1, Nov 22, 2015