La Palabra Del Dia: "evocar"
evocar ( eh-voh-kahr' )
verb ( to evoke, recall, to bring up )
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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: Hacer hombres de nieve siempre evoca gratos recuerdos de mi niñez.
Making snowmen always evokes fond memories of my childhood.
2: Compañeros, quisiera tomar está ocasión como pretexto de evocar las palabras del gran poeta Pablo Neruda.
Friends, I would like to take this opportunity as an excuse to recall the words of the great poet Pablo Neruda.
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Para mí, nada evoca el espiritu de la temporada como el disco "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
For me, nothing evokes the spirit of the season like the album "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
Harry Potter muchas veces evoca a los espíritus de su padres cuando está en peligro.
Harry Potter often evokes the spirits of his parents when he is in danger.
Mi esposa sabe evocar lo mejor de mí, lo cual es bueno, porque sin ella, yo soy bastante bueno en evocando evocar lo peor de mí.
My wife knows how to evoke the best from me, which is good, because without her, I am pretty good at evoking the worst in me.
Algunos villancicos evocan recuerdos de mi infancia.
Some Christmas carols evoke memories of my childhood.
Evocaron a aquellos de su pasado quienes estaban fueron los más importantes en sus vidas.
They recalled those from their past who were the most important in their lives.
El consejero: ¿Quieren saber cómo ser feliz? Al evocar el pasado, piensen en todas las cosas buenas que han sucedido, no en las cosas malas.
Counselor: Do you want to know how to be happy? When evoking the past, think about all the good things that have happened, not the bad things.
A veces un olor puede evocar recuerdos del pasado muy fuertes, casi como si pudiéramos vivir aquel momento otra vez.
Sometimes a smell can awaken very strong memories of the past , almost as if it were possible for is to re-live that moment.
The holiday sounds and sights may evoke memories of loved ones now residing in heavenly lights.
Los sonidos de fiesta y las vistas pueden evocar recuerdos de seres queridos que residen ahora en luces celestiales.
Los campos eléctricos de sus presas evocan respuestas en los receptores en el hocico del ornitorrinco, incluso desde una distancia de hasta unos pocos pies, y cuando el animal caza en lechos de ríos cierra sus ojos, nariz y oídos y depende solamente de una combinación de electroreceptores y mecanoreceptors.
The electrical fields of its prey evoke responses in the receptors in the bill of the duck-billed platypus, even from a distance of up to a few feet, and when the animal hunts in riverbeds it closes its eyes, nose and ears and depends solely on a combination of its electro- and mechanoreceptors.
Este temporada del año siempre evoca muchos recuerdos del pasado.
This season of the year always evokes many memories of the past.
