La Palabra Del Día: "porvenir"

Question

porvenir ( pohr-veh-neer' )

adjective ( future; fate )

There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

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: ¿Realmente quieres que te lea el porvenir, hija?

Do you really want me to read your future, my child?

2: Muchos dicen que el espacio jugará un papel clave en el porvenir de la raza humana.

Many say that space will play a key role in the future of the human race.

Buenos días amiga. - 00cc0117, Feb 19, 2016

Hola mi amor ,¿ Que tal? All quiet on the western front - ray76, Feb 19, 2016

Hola Amiga. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Feb 19, 2016

Gracias amiga, pero no es la palabra de hoy un sustantivo? - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

They have it listed as an adjective. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

It's an error. The dictionary says it's a noun. - AnnRon, Feb 19, 2016

Hey Ann. Hope you are enjoying yourself. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Hola amigos. - ian-hill, Feb 19, 2016

porvenir = sustantivo in my dictionary. - ian-hill, Feb 19, 2016

I'm back. For good? Well, certainly not for evil! hehehe. - Jubilado, Feb 19, 2016

Lol amigo - rac1, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 1

¿Es esta el porvenir que quiero , todo lel día respondiendo a las preguntas?

Is this the future I want, all day answering questions?

You don't look too good mate :-0! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

In fact, you look awful. lol - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Maybe it is time to reetire gracefully? I have to say, looking at the picture, you had better clarify your gender.. - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

You need a haircut mate :) - ian-hill, Feb 19, 2016

Thanks for the heads up guys . - ray76, Feb 19, 2016

Or thumbs down? - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

I think you need to get another job. This job is affecting you badly. - languagenut, Feb 19, 2016

¡Qué chistoso! - Daniela2041, Feb 19, 2016

@languagenut, we all go off after a while mate , how are you nice to see that you are still with us . - ray76, Feb 19, 2016

Anierats , I was being ironic, how is my favourite dog doing thee days , does he get on well with "Whippitquick" ? - ray76, Feb 19, 2016

Oh Amber I thought that i looked rather sexy. - ray76, Feb 19, 2016

¿Es este el porvenir..?typo in 'le' ;) ajajj - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

I'm no longer sure you're who you say you are...We have to run a check. Wolfie knows how to do it. - annierats, Feb 21, 2016

Answer 2

Cuando era joven se predijo que tendríamos coches voladores en el porvenir.

¿Donde están mis coches voladores?

When I was young it was predicted that we would have flying cars in the future.

Where are my flying cars?

I love this movie - Dennis_the_Adventurer, Feb 19, 2016

Hey, Google is working on it. jejejeje - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

yes, I once wrote an essay featuring flying crs, I was about 9 years old. Where are they? - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

Can you imagine the insurance rates?! - Jubilado, Feb 19, 2016

In this case is better to use 'futuro' but it's okay for the game - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

(: - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 3

No quiero predecir el provenir; quiero estar sorprendido.

I don't want to predict the future; I want to be surprised.

That is a good attitude :-)! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

We don't know it anyway. Good one, amigo. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

(: - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Cats= the best way to get votes. - mstivers, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 4

El porvenir del mundo está en nuestras manos.

The future of the world is in our hands.

En mí opiníon el problema es que no lo es en nuestras manos sino en los manos de politicos - porcupine7, Feb 19, 2016

Consider the fate of the Czar, when the people are ignored. - 00cc0117, Feb 19, 2016

Yes, especially in the hands of the young generation :-)! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

I agree. - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

The American Government is bought and paid for. Unless we get off our bums and do something about it, our future is in the hands of the richest 400 people in the world. - AnnRon, Feb 19, 2016

está? - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

Thankyou Anni. - 00cc0117, Feb 19, 2016

:) - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Hola Pablo. Que paso? - 00cc0117, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 5

Los futurólogos nunca pudieron ver el porvenir del mundo; muchas veces predijeron el fin del mundo, pero la gente crédula lo esperó en vano.

Futurists have never been able to see the future of the world; often they predicted the end of the world, but credulous people were waiting for it in vain.

Great photo. - 00cc0117, Feb 19, 2016

Porcu, a suggestion..."Futurists have never seen the..", and "but people that believed in that waited for it in vain." - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

Thanks JR. - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Thanks for posting, amiga. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Good use of "credulous." Suggestion: "Futurists have never been able to see. . . ." - AnnRon, Feb 19, 2016

I like your post. The comment I was going to make about it goes without saying. - Jubilado, Feb 19, 2016

'veces predijeron el fin del mundo'..'lo esperó en vano' ;) - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 6

A mi no me gustan las teorías que dicen que todos los porvenires posibles ocurrirán en algún universo u otro del multiverso, ni las que dicen que el futuro está predeterminado, porque me gusta creer que podemos hacer tomar decisiones que afectan a lo que va a suceder.

I don't like the theories that say that all possible futures will occur in some universe or another of the multiverse, nor those that say that the future is predetermined, because I like to believe that we are able to make decisions that affect what is going to happen.

Yes bosque. Logically you would think that a random act would cause a reaction, and that there would be other reactions because of it. - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

Chaos theory, as I understand it, says that given a sufficient number of interactions, the net result of those combined leads to an inherently unpredictable result. - bosquederoble, Feb 19, 2016

If the future were to be truly predictable, that would imply that we would have no way of changing it. - bosquederoble, Feb 19, 2016

God has given us a glimpse in what will be in the future. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

I rather like the tought of all possible futures occuring but, then you wouldn't know you were in a different one, so it would be sort of wasted on you.. - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

I mean, if it were possible to multi-experience the multiverse, if yous follow my line of blurred thinking. - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

The problem is, if every possible thing that could happens does, what is the point of a choice, in some universe a different one is made. I can handle having some alternate universes, but not every possible one- it is a level of infinity and pointlessnes - bosquederoble, Feb 19, 2016

Bosque, I need 10 days to think on this, my mind is so slow now.. - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

'make decisions' 'tomar decisiones' ..afectan a.. Esa teoría no tiene sentido por donde la mires (it doesn't have any sense at all) :D - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Thanks Pablo, I know it is tomar when I don't forget. :) - bosquederoble, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 7

Ella tiene un porvenir seguro por casarse con un hombre rico.

She has a secure future by marrying a rich man.

Smart lady :-)! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

Hopefully, it works out. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

It used to be the perfect oution.. - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

Annie I wonder if you meant 'option' or 'solution' jeje ;) ;) - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 8

According to the Lumière brothers, inventors of the Moving Picture, the cinema was 'an invention without any future'.

Según los hermanos Lumière, inventores del cinematógrafo, el cine era "un invento sin porvenir".

jeje. - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

Hola Luis. Good one :-)! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

Very nice, amigo, thanks. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Is that a Lautrec poster? - Jubilado, Feb 19, 2016

Answer 9

El porvenir de mi pasado habría sido mas triste si no hubiera nacido.

The future of my past would have been pointless//sad, if I had not been born.

( sorry, I'm tired, the English is clumsy.Om jag aldrig hade fötts.)

grammatical challenge.. - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

I miss you already annierats :-)! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

Thanks, gatoloco! - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

It would have been sad to have never known you. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Tak! - Jubilado, Feb 19, 2016

I would miss my good buddy. - Daniela2041, Feb 20, 2016

Difícil de asimilar :) - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

It was a bit hard to think up, Pablo..( or should I put this instead of triste? It would work!) - annierats, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 10

Espero que los administradores actuarán para hacer más difícil publicar basura en el sitio. El porvenir de Spanishdict es en juego.

I hope the administrators will take action to make it more difficult to spam the site. The future of Spanishdict is at stake.

We are working with them on this. Thanks, Ann. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

I pity the fools that have nothing better to do with their time :-(! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

You mean the moderators, Jraider? The poor things! - annierats, Feb 19, 2016

So far so good. - Jubilado, Feb 19, 2016

'actúen'..'está en juego'..jaja annie estuviste bien ahí - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 11

No sé que nos traiga el porvenir a nosotros los militares ¿Habrá un presidente republicano? ¿democrata? ¿Qué nos significa? ¿Habrá guerra? ¿Tendré que volver al medio este para luchar en una guerra?

I don't know what the future will bring to us military. Will there be a Republican President? Democrat? What does that mean for us? Will there be war? Will I have to return to the MIddle East to fight in a war?

Hola, amiga, espero que nos traiga la paz. - Jubilado, Feb 19, 2016

Hope not, amiga. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Actually, I'm ready to go now. - Daniela2041, Feb 21, 2016

Answer 12

Puedes prepararte para el porvenir pero no puedes predecirlo. Sigue adelante paso a paso.

You can prepare for the future but you cannot predict it. Move forward step by step.

That's all one can do. Good advice. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

:) - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 13

¿Qué nos deparará el porvenir? / What does the future have in store for us?

Tiene un buen porvenir. / She’s got a good future ahead of her.

Hola Sir ian. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Feb 19, 2016

You are welcome amigo. - ian-hill, Feb 19, 2016

Thanks , ian. xo - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

Answer 14

¡Hola¡ hoy en día Es Hoy un buen día, quizá el porvenir será mejor, pero voy a disfrutar con el presente porque no sé. Saludos a mis amigos de SD.

Hello! , today! It's Today is a good day, maybe the future will be better, but I'm going to enjoy the present because I don't know. I greet my SD friends.

Or if you will even have a tomorrow. :) - rac1, Feb 19, 2016

'hoy en día(nowadays-these days) doesn't fit in the sentence, maybe '¡Hola! Hoy es un buen día' ..no lo sé..I loved the image :) - Pablo064, Feb 20, 2016

@Pablo: Thanks for the correction. I liked this image too because there are 2 sides to the future.' - Jubilado, Feb 20, 2016

Answer 15

Se puede que la tecnología vaya a traernos un porvenir maravilloso, pero otra posibilidad es que la tecnología y la producción de la energía que necesita vayan a causar un desastre medioambiente.

It's possible that technology will bring us a marvellous future, but another possibility is that technology and the energy production it needs will cause an environmental disaster.

'Puede que la tecnología nos traiga(or vaya a traernos) and again 'causen un desastre(or vayan a causar) ;) - Pablo064, Feb 21, 2016

Gracias - jennysk, Feb 21, 2016