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La Palabra Del Dia: "bárbaro"

La Palabra Del Dia: "bárbaro"

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bárbaro ( bahr'-bah-roh )

adjective ( barbaric; savage; extraordinary )


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Examples:


1: ¡Qué bárbaro! Mira a toda la gente que está protestando en la calle.

How extraordinary! Look at all the people who are protesting in the street.

2: Muchos opinan que la tauromaquia es un deporte bárbaro.

Many people think bullfighting is a barbaric sport.


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updated Jul 29, 2016
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Buenos días amiga. - 00cc0117, Feb 15, 2016
Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Feb 15, 2016
Buenas dias amigos. xoxo - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
Hola chiquita! Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Feb 15, 2016
You're welcome, chico. :) - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
Hola mi amor , Que tal? - ray76, Feb 16, 2016

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Lo que pasa en los paises del Medio Oriente ocupado por el Estado Islámico es muy bárbaro. Como dice porcu, hay un lado de los seres humanos que es muy oscuro.

What is happening in the countries of the Middle East occupied by Islamic State is very barbaric. As porcu says, there is a side of human beings that is very dark.

updated Feb 23, 2016
posted by jennysk
Yes Jenny we must follow the light on the path . - ray76, Feb 16, 2016
That is putting it mildly Jenny. - ian-hill, Feb 16, 2016
Evil, just plain evil. Thanks, Jenny. - rac1, Feb 16, 2016
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To be barbaric is encouraged for some in a special book.

Para Ser bárbaro es alentado para por algunos en un libro especial.

updated Feb 20, 2016
edited by ian-hill
posted by ian-hill
It makes no sense to me. - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
Lo sé, y lo odio :-(! - Jraider, Feb 15, 2016
'Ser bárbaro es alentado por algunos..' :) - Pablo064, Feb 15, 2016
Gracias Pablo. - ian-hill, Feb 16, 2016
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Los Vikongos tenían una reputación bárbara.

The Vikings had a barbaric reputation.

updated Feb 16, 2016
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
:) Undeserved really. - ian-hill, Feb 15, 2016
Ah, I miss old Hagar! - Jubilado, Feb 15, 2016
We were peaceful traders, so there! Bad publicity, that´s all! - annierats, Feb 15, 2016
Lol, Annie. - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
You're right annie. They were just trying to boost the economy :-)! - Jraider, Feb 15, 2016
'una reputación bárbara' :) - Pablo064, Feb 15, 2016
And we did not wear those hats . - ray76, Feb 16, 2016
Gracias Pablo :-)! - Jraider, Feb 16, 2016
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To serve french fries without ketchup is barbaric.

Servir las papas fritas sin la salsa de tomate es bárbaro.

updated Feb 16, 2016
posted by jillettie
Have you ever tried them with mustard ? Not too bad:-)! - Jraider, Feb 15, 2016
Welcome /.Bienvenido! Please fill out your profile with information on gender and levels of proficiency in English and Spanish. I love this sentence! (but not ketchup on french fries). Thanks for participating. - Jubilado, Feb 15, 2016
Welcome to SD and the thread. Try them with mayonaise. - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
:) - Pablo064, Feb 15, 2016
Aioli is the way to go! - AnnRon, Feb 16, 2016
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No entiendo cómo es posible que de vez en cuando en el mundo en países diferentes surjan tiranos bárbaros y despiadados y provocando genocidios.

I do not understand how it is, that from time to time in the world in different countries arise barbaric and ruthless tyrants comitting genocides.

updated Feb 16, 2016
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
"causing genocides" sounds better, amiga. :) - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
Sadly, we have a long way to go porcu ;-)! - Jraider, Feb 15, 2016
'surjan tiranos' 'causando/provocando' genocidios would be better :) - Pablo064, Feb 15, 2016
"Perpetrating genocide" or "committing genocide" might be a good choice. - AnnRon, Feb 16, 2016
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Feb 16, 2016
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¡Tener una mente cerrada es ser un bárbaro, pero una mente abierta es estar iluminado!

To have a closed mind is to be a barbarian, but an open mind is enlightened!

updated Feb 15, 2016
edited by 00cc0117
posted by 00cc0117
Great sentence and true. :) - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
Open you heart and your mind will follow :-)! - Jraider, Feb 15, 2016
Barbarie is certainly apt, but did you mean the word of the day, bárbaro? Anyway good point! - Jubilado, Feb 15, 2016
So true Jraider! - 00cc0117, Feb 15, 2016
Gracias Jubilado, su punto es correcto. - 00cc0117, Feb 15, 2016
'abierta es estar iluminado or es ser inteligente' :) - Pablo064, Feb 15, 2016
Gracias Pablo. - 00cc0117, Feb 15, 2016
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Most of us are not tainted with a barbaric brush its just the fanatical few that paint all things black.

La mayoría de nosotros no es corrupto con un cepillo bárbaro es solo los fanáticos pocos esa pintura todos las cosas negras.

updated Feb 16, 2016
posted by Wennix
We all fall short, some more than others, that's true. - rac1, Feb 16, 2016
But some are shorter than others. Good one Wendy girl. - ray76, Feb 16, 2016
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¿Estamos Somos más o menos bárbaros ahora de lo que

estábamos eramos en la antigüedad?

Are we more or less barbaric now than we were in ancient times?

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updated Feb 16, 2016
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
¿Somo más o menos bárbaros ahora de lo que lo eramos en la antigüedad? A hard one, don't blame you :D - Pablo064, Feb 16, 2016
Good point! - rac1, Feb 16, 2016
@ Pablo , thank you so much , I first wrote "somos" but was not sure so checked with the translator and it got me to change , I must have more confidence in myself. Thanks mate. - - ray76, Feb 16, 2016
Thanks Amber ,I am not happy about that thread of Por Favor Dama. Dani, is away but I have sent her a PM to see if she can help us out. - ray76, Feb 16, 2016
Typo Ray ........ now thaN we were .... :) - ian-hill, Feb 16, 2016
Thanks mod mate. - ray76, Feb 16, 2016
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En el comienzo, la Universidad de California fue gratis. En teoría, todavía lo es, pero siguen lo sigue siendo aumentando las tasas. ¡Qué bárbaro!

In the beginning, the University of California was free. In theory, it still is, but they keep raising the fees. What a joke!

updated Feb 16, 2016
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
Everything is rising. It's pitiful. - rac1, Feb 15, 2016
I wish that the politicos would quit trying to mix money and education :-)! - Jraider, Feb 15, 2016
..todavía lo es/lo sigue siendo.. :) - Pablo064, Feb 15, 2016
Gracias, Pablo064. Tough one! - mstivers, Feb 16, 2016
Mstiver it was either 'todavía lo es' or 'todavía lo sigue siendo' the rest was okay :D - Pablo064, Feb 16, 2016
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El Paisaje en el desierto es bárbaro.

The landscape in the desert is savage.

updated Feb 16, 2016
posted by Mini-ruby
It certainly is to be out there in it with no help. Welcome to the thread, Ruby. :) - rac1, Feb 16, 2016
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Benny Moré, also known as “The Wildman of Rhytm”, was a Cuban singer, director and composer that excelled in various genres of Cuban popular music, such as son, mambo, guaracha, guaguancó and bolero, and is considered to be one of Cuba’s greatest musical geniuses.

Benny Moré, popularmente conocido como "El Bárbaro del Ritmo, fue un cantante, director de orquesta y compositor cubano que destacó en varios géneros de la música popular cubana, como el son, el mambo, la guaracha, el guaguancó y el bolero, y es considerado uno de los mayores exponentes de la música popular cubana.

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updated Feb 17, 2016
posted by LuisCache
I had not heard of him, I'll have to check it out. :) - rac1, Feb 17, 2016
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Los bárbaros son un equipo de rugby muy famoso en Gran Bretaña

The barbarians are a very famous rugby team in Gt Britain.

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updated Feb 20, 2016
edited by ray76
posted by ray76