La Palabra Del Día: "fragante"
fragante ( frah-gahn'-teh )
adjective ( fragrant, sweet-smelling, scented )
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1: Estas flores silvestres están muy fragantes.
These wildflowers are so sweet-smelling.
2: En el jardín tenemos varias hierbas fragantes, como el romero y el orégano.
In our garden we have various fragrant herbs, like rosemary and oregano.
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Nuestro naranjo tiene un montón de flores en este momento. Está muy fragante, y aún mejor, significa que tendremos muchas naranjas este año.
Our orange tree has a whole bunch of flowers right now. It´s very fragrant, and even better, it means that we will have a lot of oranges this year.
The puppy watched the little girl as she smelled the fragrant flowers.
El cachorro miraba a la niña como ella olía las flores fragantes.
¡Ay cielos! Las flores fragantes y chirridos de las aves azotan mis sentidos.
Heavens! The fragrant flowers and chirping birds ravage my senses.
Las flores son fragantes para atraer a los polinizadores, y los olores son distintos de una flor a la otra y dependen de qué insecto la planta "quiere" atraer- siempre es mejor atraer a un insecto especializado en una especie de flor en particular que uno que traiga polen de cualquier flor.
Flowers are fragrant in order to attract pollinators, and the odors are distinct from one flower to another and depend on which insect the plant "wants" to attract- it is always better to attract an insect specialized in one particular species of flower than one that would bring pollen from any flower whatsoever.
El fragante aroma de los tilos en flor a comiencos de verano me trae dulces sensaciones de la infancia perdida.
The fragrant aroma of lime trees in flower in early summer brings me sweet sensations of the lost childhood.
Corrected:
The fragrant aroma of lime trees in bloom in early summer brings me sweet sensations of lost childhood.
Fragante y dulce, los árboles de cítricos están floreciendo ahora.
Fragrant and sweet, the citrus trees are blooming now.
Con este olor tan fragante de su mujer no tardó mucho tiempo en darse cuenta de que estaban en flagrante delito en su mismísima casa, en su verdadera habitación, y por eso se volvió loco.
With this very fragrant scent of his wife, it didn't take him long to discover them in 'flagrante' in his very house, in their very own bed-room and with this he just went mad.
The sweet smell of spring flowers had attracted many rabbits of many colors.
El dulce aroma de las flores de la primavera había atraído a numerosos conejos de muchos colores
Not all things that come in a bottle are fragrant and some don't need a bottle.
No todas las cosas que vienen en una botella son fragantes y algunos no necesitan una botella.
El jacinto es una flor hermosa que tiene un olor fragante y capaz de proporcionar una sensación de alegría durante los días oscuros.
The hyacinth is a beautiful flower who has a fragrance and able to provide a sense of joy during the dark days .
The sweet fragrance of the Flowers on the Daphne shrub is one of the nicest smells I have smelled. La fragrante dulce del los flores del arbusto de Daphne están uno de los mejores perfumes que han olido.
El perfume es demasiado fragante, y escoce mi nariz.
The perfume is too fragrant, and it burns my nose.
Niños adolescentes están muy lejos de fragante excepto cuando acaban de ducharse y vestirse en ropa limpia.
Teenage boys are very far from fragrant except when they have just had a shower and put on clean clothes.
Tengo una novia fragante.
I have a sweet-smelling girlfriend.
