La Palabra Del Dia: "lector"
lector ( lekh-tohr' )
noun ( reader; lecturer )
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1: Nuestra meta es fomentar grandes lectores desde una edad temprana.
Our goal is to develop voracious readers from an early age.
2: El lector no lee su tarjeta de crédito, señor. ¿Tendría otra?
The reader isn't reading your credit card, sir. Might you have another?
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La poesía es la forma de literatura mas antigua porque antes de que existiera la palabra escrita y los libros, había hombres que recitaban poemas muy largos de los heroes y la gente de las aldeas y los pueblos les escuchaban con gran interés y hablaban sobre las historias exactamente como hacen los lectores modernos.
Poetry is the most ancient form of literature because before the written word and books existed, there were men who recited very long poems, telling tales of heroes, and the pepole of the villages and towns used to listen to them with great interest and discuss the stories, exactly as modern readers do.
Según nuestra religión, es un pecado ir a lector de cartas y preguntarle qué va a ocurrir en el futuro. Pero la mayor parte de la gente (incluyéndome) debe haber ido allá hasta una vez en sus vidas.Es irónico.
According to our religion, it is a sin to go to fortune tellers and ask them what is going to happen in the future. But most of the people ( including me) must have gone there at least once in their lives. That is ironic.
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Fui una ávida lectora desde la infancia, y en esa época mis compañeros de escuela hicieron lo mismo, pero ahora los niños prefieren la pantalla.
I was an avid reader since childhood, and at this time my classmates did the same, but now children prefer the screen.
Todavía hay muchos lectores, pero cada vez más son están leyendo en sus dispositivos electrónicos.
There still are a lot of readers, but more and more they are reading on their electronic devices.
Es un arte ser un buen lector quien puede leer un cuento en voz alta hasta tal punto que las palabras cobran vida en la mente del oyente.
It is an art to be a good reader who can read a story aloud such that the words come to life in the mind of the hearer.
Antes era un buen lector de novela histórica, me gustaría retomar mis habitos de lectura. ¿Seríais tan amables de recomendarme un buen libro?
Before I was a good reader of historical novel. I would like to resume my reading habits. You would be so kind as to recommend a good book?
Si los padres son lectores y leen a sus niños pequeños todos los días, al tiempo de comenzar en la escuela los niños tendrán un buen vocabulario y el deseo fuerte de aprender.
If the parents are readers and read to their small children every day, at the time of starting school the children will have a good vocabulary and a strong desire to learn.
En algunas universidades tienen la constumbre de emplear "lectores" que dan las clases. Creo que es porque las unis no tienen que pagarles un salario apropriado al trabajo que hacen.
In some universities they have the practice of employing "lectors" who give the classes. I believe it's because the "unis" (universities) don't have to pay them a salary commensurate with the work they do.
A veces tengo que usar un lector de huella digital en mi trabajo, y solía tener que hacer muchos intentos antes de que lo aceptara, pero con el tiempo he aprendido a colocar el dedo precisamente como lo coloqué la primera vez y ahora sólo tengo que hacerlo tres veces como máximo.
Sometimes I have to use an electronic fingerprint reader at work, and I used to have to make a lot of tries before it would accept it, but with time I have learned to place my finger precisely like I placed it the first time and now I only have to do it three times at the most.
Hay una buenísima película que salió en 2008 y protagonizada por Kate Winslet que se llama "El Lector".
There is a very good film that came out in 2008 and stars Kate Winslet that is called "The Reader."
Trabajó de lector en la Universidad de Stirling. / He/she worked as a language assistant at Stirling University.
En el pasado, las fabricas de cigarros en florida, tenían a una persona se llama el lector para leerle a los trabajadores, del periódico.
In the past, the cigar factories in Florida had a person, called a reader to read to the workers from the newspaper.
