La Palabra Del Día: "aflorar"
aflorar ( ah-flohr-ahr' )
verb ( to surface, to rise )
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Examples:
1: El agua del manantial afloró de la tierra y se fue corriendo por las rocas.
The water from the spring rose from the earth and ran down the boulders.
2: El conflicto entre las dos naciones hizo aflorar algunos asuntos sin resolver.
The conflict between the two nations caused some unresolved issues to surface.
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Godzilla afloró del océano, con la intención de buscar su venganza en la humanidad.
Godzilla rose from the ocean, intent to seek his revenge on mankind.
No le mencione a Luis su último trabajo porque nunca sabe que reacción aflore.
Don’t bring up his last job to Luis because you never know what reaction will surface.
En distintos lugares afloran rocas que se formaron durante distintas épocas y la fauna de una cierta época se describí describió por primera vez usando los fósiles en las rocas que se encontraron en los montes Cámbricos de Gales, y por eso esa época es conocida como el período cámbrico, aunque quizás los fósiles cámbricos descubiertos en las latitas de Burgess en Canadá sean más famosos.
In different places rocks emerge that were formed during different epochs and the fauna of a certain epoch was described for the first time using the fossils in the rocks that were found in the Cambrian mountains of Wales, and for this reason that epoch is known as the Cambrian period, even though perhaps the Cambrian fossils discovered in the Burgess Shale of Canada are more famous.
Two men who were mortal enemies found out that both disliked the two women that stole their trucks, soon a friendship started to rise.
Spanish correction: Dos hombres que eran enemigos "mortales descubrieron que les disgustaba las mujeres que robaron sus camiones, empezó afloró."
Original sentence: Dos hombres que eran enemigos mortales encontramos que tanto disgustaba a las dos mujeres que robaron sus camiones, pronto una amistad empezó afloró.
*Gracias Pablo still not sure if I edited it right. *
Cuando los dos jóvenes se vieron , de repente afloraron los sentimientos del amor y su destino fue decidido.
When the two youngsters saw each other feelings of love were suddenly emerged and their fate was decided.
Un enorme monumento fue tallado en el afloramiento de roca del Monte Rushmore. Afloró despues mucho trabajo.
A huge monument was carved into the rock outcrop of Mount Rushmore. It emerged after a lot of work.
As the morning sun rose, pristine water flowed over the two cliffs and sprayed down to the peaceful river far below, while the forest waterfall cascaded down the roughly hewed rock, flowing majestically into the small creek below.
Como el sol de la mañana afloró, prístina agua fluyó sobre los dos acantilados y rociado hacia el tranquilo río lejos, mientras que la cascada del bosque en cascada hacia abajo la roca más o menos labrada, que fluye majestuosamente en el pequeño arroyo abajo.
Todavía otra palabra aflora de la oscuridad y ahora tengo que aprender a usarla.
Yet another word emerges from the darkness and now I have to learn to use it.
Cuando elaboramos un vino joven, un mosto, aflora lo que se llama el flor de vino, que no es una flora sino un especie de enmohecimiento y hay que tratarlo con anhidrido sulfuroso libre. Si no , resulta un vino turbio que no se bebe bien.
When we are making a young wine, a must, a sort of scum, called 'flower' rises to the surface. This is not a flower but rather a type of mold and you have to treat it with sulfates. If you don't do this the wine will become cloudy and not very drinkable.
El estrés puede aflorar los monstruos que viven en el subconsiente.
Stress can bring out the monsters that live in the subconscious.
Cuando a la gente le haga falta, un héroe aflorará.
When the people need him, a hero will arise.
Los pensamientos afloran rápidamente a la superficie de su cabeza y huyen hacia el enorme espacio vacío de su vida. ¿Qué fue lo que ella quiso decir? La demencia, como un ladrón en la noche, le había robado su memoria y sus palabras.
Thoughts rise rapidly to the surface of her head and flee towards the vast empty space of her life. What was it that she wanted to say? Dementia, like a thief in the night, had robbed her of her memory and her words.
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Los tiburones grandes necesitan mucha comida. Usualmente agarran peces debajo del agua pero si hay algo sabroso en la superficie, como un surfista, aflorarán con mucha rapidez.
Big sharks need a lot of food. Usually they catch fish underwater but if there is something tasty on the surface, like a surfer, they will surface very fast.
En mi película favorita, los zombis aflora de sus tumbas y ataca las personas inocentes.
In my favourite film [not really], the zombies rise from their graves and attack the innocent people.
The huge whale surfaced near my little boat . La ballena grande afloró acerca de mi pequeño bote.
