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La Palabra Del Dia: "apuro"

La Palabra Del Dia: "apuro"

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apuro ( ah-poo'-roh )

noun ( trouble; predicament, rush )


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Examples:


1: Amor, me encuentro en un apuro.

Honey, I'm in a bit of a predicament.

2: En el apuro para llegar al aeropuerto, dejé mi pasaporte en la cocina.

In the rush to get to the airport, I left my passport in the kitchen.


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updated Jan 2, 2016
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Hola mi amiga. gracias :-)! - Jraider, Dec 30, 2015
Hola, thanks JR. :) - rac1, Dec 30, 2015
Hola amigos. - ian-hill, Dec 30, 2015
Hola Amber , beautiful but cold image. - ray76, Dec 30, 2015
Thanks Raymon. It is cold over here, mostly. :) - rac1, Dec 31, 2015

12 Answers

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En inglés cuando se dice que "he/she's between a rock and a hard place" eso me parece un poco ilógico. En español decimos que una persona está "entre la espada y la pared." En todo caso se ve que el individuo está en un apuro.

In English when we say the he/he is "between a rock and a hard place" that to me seems a little illogical. In Spanish we say that a person is "between the sword and the wall" In any case, you can see that the individual is in a bad way.

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updated Jan 2, 2016
posted by Daniela2041
English uses "irony" more, it is an ironic language . Let us swap votes .Mi amor y gran vidente de las gringas. - ray76, Dec 31, 2015
Jonha19 , could do with your help mah deah. - ray76, Dec 31, 2015
@Ray: I'm only an "adopted" Gringa. I could never be President. :) - Daniela2041, Dec 31, 2015
He's between a rock and a hard place to be sure. :) - rac1, Dec 31, 2015
In England we often say : ''Between the Devil and the deep blue sea''. - annierats, Dec 31, 2015
Yes, that one too, Annie. :) - rac1, Dec 31, 2015
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Mi gata es está siempre en apuros con mi esposa.

My cat is always in trouble with my wife.

updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Blaming the cat, are we? :D - jrschenk, Dec 30, 2015
I can't run to another room though :-)! - Jraider, Dec 30, 2015
Our surviving kitty does this random running too.Yes. Miaow. - annierats, Dec 30, 2015
They are smart. :) - rac1, Dec 30, 2015
..está siempre..en apuros.. ;) - Pablo064, Dec 30, 2015
Gracias Pablo :-)! - Jraider, Dec 31, 2015
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La dibujo tiene razón ,¿ Cual es el apuro ? Tenemos qu vivir honradamente y con sensatez sin apuros.

The drawing is correct, what is the rush? We have to live honestly and sensibly without trouble.

updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
¡Me encanta! - jrschenk, Dec 30, 2015
I would use, "without stress", or "without discord". Trouble is something we will have from time to time. - rac1, Dec 30, 2015
Yes. Slow down and smell the roses :-)! - Jraider, Dec 30, 2015
Sweet. - annierats, Dec 30, 2015
..el dibujo..¿Cuál es..?*que ;) - Pablo064, Dec 30, 2015
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Dec 31, 2015
6
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Primer intento: Cariño, no pareces entender que todos estamos en un apuro, ahora mismo.

Segundo intento: Cariño, no pareces entender que ahora mismo estamos todos apurados.

Sweetheart, you don't seem to understand that we are all in a hurry, right now.

Apuro

updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by jrschenk
posted by jrschenk
The roundy rounds :-)! - Jraider, Dec 30, 2015
A big hurry from the looks of it. :) - rac1, Dec 30, 2015
..que ahora mismo estamos todos apurados would be better since 'en apuros' sounds like 'in troubles' ,) - Pablo064, Dec 30, 2015
Gracias, Pablo. :) - jrschenk, Dec 30, 2015
Perfect now! :) - Pablo064, Dec 31, 2015
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Alberto: Perdí el dinero en los juegos de azar, y me da apuro decirle a Natalia.

Joshua: Pero de todos modos ella lo descubrirá tarde o temprano.

Alberto: I lost money in gambling, and I am embarrassed to tell Natalia.

Joshua: But she will find out sooner or later anyway.

updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by Raja-jani
posted by Raja-jani
Best to fess up. :) - rac1, Dec 30, 2015
Tell her the dog ate it :-0! - Jraider, Dec 30, 2015
:) - jrschenk, Dec 30, 2015
She is not going to like this.. - annierats, Dec 30, 2015
..ella lo descubre..or..lo descubrirá.. ;) - Pablo064, Dec 30, 2015
Gracias, Pablo :) - Raja-jani, Dec 31, 2015
5
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La puso en un apuro. / He put her in an awkward situation.

Eso nos sacaría del apuro. / That would get us out of this fix.

updated Dec 31, 2015
posted by ian-hill
que feo cuando te ponen en apuros :D - Pablo064, Dec 31, 2015
I hate when that happens. - rac1, Dec 31, 2015
5
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Eliana se encuentra en un apuro, así que llamó a su abuelo.

Eleana found herself in a predicament so she called her granddad.

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updated Dec 31, 2015
posted by katydew
Did she call or just drop in? :-D - Jubilado, Dec 31, 2015
Poor Granddad, what'she going to do, act cushion? - annierats, Dec 31, 2015
Lol, the value of always having your cell on you. - rac1, Dec 31, 2015
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A veces me doy prisa, yendo de un lugar a otro, resolviendo un apuro tras otro. Otras veces no tengo café.

Sometimes I rush around, going from place to place, solving one crisis after another. Other times I don’t have coffee.

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updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
?? Bosque, what do you mean, are you addicted to caffeine? - annierats, Dec 30, 2015
No, or I would have coffee all the time. ;) - bosquederoble, Dec 30, 2015
Like a chicken without his head ??? - Jraider, Dec 30, 2015
Pretty much. :D - bosquederoble, Dec 30, 2015
I love my coffee. jeje - rac1, Dec 30, 2015
I am the only one here that don't like coffee? :D - Pablo064, Dec 30, 2015
Doesn't- I don't know why, but we pick the third person conjugation for that, not the first. :) - bosquederoble, Dec 30, 2015
yes thanks for the confirmation Bosque I knew it but I wasn't sure maybe because it is 'who does not..' - Pablo064, Dec 31, 2015
Doesn't or does not both work, but don't or do not don't work. :) - bosquederoble, Dec 31, 2015
My daughter accuses me of drinking nothing but coffee and wine, but she exaggerates, I think. - annierats, Dec 31, 2015
5
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Ya tenemos una crisis en casa, hemos acabado el stock de vino de este año. Como el vino en España es muy bueno y menos caro que en Inglaterra, no estamos apurados por el tema . Con suerte sobreviviremos hasta el año que viene .

Right now we have a crisis at home, we have finished the wine-stock for this year. As wine in Spain is very good, and less expensive than wine in England, we are not financially stressed by this .With a bit of luck we'll survive until next year.

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updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by annierats
posted by annierats
That must be some d*%@! good wine :-)! - Jraider, Dec 30, 2015
There is good hope that nextyear's will be even better! - annierats, Dec 30, 2015
You are a survivor Annie. :) - rac1, Dec 30, 2015
..sobreviviremos.. el año que vine? the day after tomorrow :D - Pablo064, Dec 30, 2015
Geralds legs are better then ? - ray76, Dec 30, 2015
@ Ray, yes , mind out he doesn't kick you with his superstorn metal piezas.. - annierats, Dec 31, 2015
@Pablo, el año entrante sounds wrong then? I thought it was like ' la semna entrante'..Thanks anyway! - annierats, Dec 31, 2015
4
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"Lo siento. Creo que llegaremos tarde a la casa" "¡Tranquilo! No hay ningún apuro."

"I'm sorry. I think we will arrive late at the house." "Don't worry! There's no rush!"

updated Jan 1, 2016
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
Hola Jenny....You forgot the English. lol - rac1, Dec 31, 2015
That's because I am in a rush here! - jennysk, Jan 1, 2016
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Cualquiera Cualquier persona que dice "Sus Tus apuros son mis apuros", serviría como buen líder.

Whoever says, "Your troubles are my troubles", could make a good leader.

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updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by Jubilado
posted by Jubilado
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/279535/anybody-need-help-with-spanish#q279535#q279535. Hi jubilado , could you say hi to this new member that requires help with English . Thanks mate. - ray76, Dec 30, 2015
...cualquier persona..tus apuros son mis apuros..:) - Pablo064, Dec 31, 2015
If he meant it. - rac1, Dec 31, 2015
Correct me if i'm wrong, but I believe that you should use subjunctive of "decir" rather than indicative. - Kuwabara, Dec 31, 2015
@Kuwabara: If it were necessary Pablo064 would have corrected it. I thought about it myself but decided it was indicative in mood. - Jubilado, Dec 31, 2015
That's very Russian. - mstivers, Dec 31, 2015
@mstivers: Yes if anyone knows how to suffer it is the Russians. - Jubilado, Dec 31, 2015
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Otro día , estoy en apuros de nuevo así que ¿ Qué es lo nuevo? Así es la vida !

Another day, I'm in trouble again, So, what is new? That is life !

John Beeden first to row the Pacific. Well done Gt Britain.

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updated Dec 31, 2015
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
..estoy en apuros de nuevo..estoy en un apuro..así que ¿Qué es lo nuevo?;) - Pablo064, Dec 31, 2015
Pablo , thanks , that was so difficult . - ray76, Dec 31, 2015
Wouldn't "Qué hay de nuevo" be a little better? - Daniela2041, Dec 31, 2015
That would be a feat for sure. - rac1, Dec 31, 2015