La Palabra Del Día: "cuartel"
cuartel ( kwar-tehl' )
noun ( barracks; encampment; quarter )
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1: Los soldados del cuartel se alinearon para la revista matutina.
The soldiers in the barracks lined up for morning inspection.
2: ¡Luchan con todo, hermanos! El enemigo no da cuartel, ni nosotros tampoco.
Fight with everything you've got, brothers! The enemy gives no quarter, and nor do we.
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Cuando yo era niño vivía cerca de Valley Forge, donde el ejército de George Washington tuvo su cuartel durante la Guerra Revolucionaria. Actualmente es un parque nacional.
When I was a boy I lived near Valley Forge, where George Washington´s army had their encampment during the Revolutionary War.. Nowadays it is a national park.
En una cárcel de Arizona, los presos están alojados en los cuarteles, y se los alimentan con sandwiches de baloney tres veces al día.
In one Arizona jail, the prisoners are housed in barracks, and they are fed baloney sandwiches three times a day.
El edificio del cuartel general ya con su exterior está transmitiendo prestigio.
The headquarters building with its exterior is already transmitting prestige.
Cuando fui miembro de la armada, no tuve que pasar mucho tiempo viviendo en un cuartel, pero sí, hubo un curso al que me mandaron durante el que tuve que quedarme en uno.
When I was a member of the Navy, I did not have to spend much time living in a barracks, but yes, there was one course that they sent me to where I had to stay in one.
Después de tres día de batalla feroz, los infantes de le Marina volvieron a su cuartel.
After three days of fierce battle, the Marines returned to their headquarters.
Ser recludato en el éxercito puede ser muy difícil para un joven que es sensible o artístico o con mente independiente . Tienen que vivir en cuarteles, entrenar duro, aprender a matar y obedecer todos las ordenes, incluso los que son estúpidos.
Being conscripted into the army can be very hard for a young person who is sensitive or artistic or independent-minded. They have to live in barracks, train hard, learn to kill and obey all orders, even those which are stupid.
La cárcel de la base militar de Guantánamo en Cuba tiene fama como una de las cárceles mas inhumanas del mundo ahora aunque los soldados viven en cuarteles muy parecidos a las celdas de las presas. Hay una valla eléctrica de tres metros de altura rodeando el campamento y los soldados tampoco pueden salir sin permiso.
The prison of the Military Base of Guantánamo is infamous as one of the most inhuman prisons on this Earth , even though the soldiers live in quarters that are very similar to the cells of the prisoners. There is a three meter high electric fence surrounding the camp and the soldiers can't leave without permission either.
El oficial sonaba cuartel general como el submarino se sumergió.
The officer sounded general quarters as the submarine dived.
El mundo sería un lugar mejor si empleásemos todos nuestros recursos en una guerra sin cuartel contra el hambre y la injusticia, y no en ejércitos convencionales.
The world would be a better place if we would use all our resources in a all-out war against hunger and injustice, and not in conventional armies.
Este lugar se llama el cuartel de Durañona.
This place is called the barracks of Durañona.
A quick, easy one today:
Los soldados viven en los cuarteles cuando ellos no están luchando.
The soldiers live in the barracks when they aren't fighting.
Can someone please give me a tip on (pelear, luchar, competir)? Thanks.
