La Palabra Del Día: "honda"
honda ( ohn'-dah )
noun ( slingshot, sling, catapult )
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Examples:
1: Juanito usó la honda para lanzar el avioncito.
Juanito used the slingshot to launch the little plane.
2: Los soldados pusieron una roca en la honda.
The soldiers put a boulder in the catapult.
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La honda es una de las armas más antiguas de la Humanidad. Su origen se remonta a los tiempos prehistóricos, quizás al Paleolítico, en el que se usaría exclusivamente como arma de caza.
The sling is one of the oldest weapons of mankind. Its origin dates back to prehistoric times, perhaps the Paleolithic, when it was used exclusively as a hunting weapon.
They all believed that when the cow was launched out of the catapult, that she had flown over the moon. Now this amazing story has been told a million times without curiosity where old Bessie went.
New sentance: Todos ellos creyeron que cuando la vaca fue lanzada de la honda, había volado sobre la luna. Ahora esta historia asombrosa ha sido contada un millón de veces sin la curiosidad .de a donde fue la vieja Bessie. *Thanks for the corrections Pablo064, Rac1 ,and Jraider. *
Original sentence: Todos ellos creen que cuando la vaca fue lanzada de la honda, que había volado sobre la luna. Ahora esta historia asombrosa ha sido contada un millón de veces sin la curiosidad donde vieja Bessie fue.
La honda es una arma antigua.
The slingshot is an ancient weapon.
Según la Biblia, David, sólo armado con una honda, derrotó al gigante Goliat.
According to the Bible, David, armed only with a slingshot, defeated the giant Goliath.
Aunque normalmente pensamos en usar algo como un guijarro con una honda, algunos prefieren usar una flecha para cazar animales más grandes.
Although normally we think about using something like a pebble with a slingshot, some prefer using an arrow in order to hunt larger animals.
En el otoño un concurso local de "pumpkin chunkin' "se lleva a cabo en el que usan las hondas para lanzar las calabazas naranjas en la medida de lo más lejos posible.
In the fall a local "pumpkin chunkin' " contest is held where they use catapults to launch the yellow gourds as far as possible.
Aunque la palabra ' honda' parece bastante inútil ¿quien sabe? Puede ser que uno de estos días te guste matar a tu suegra o a tu novia..
Although the word ' sling' seems rather useless these days, who knows. One day you might like to kill you mother-in-law or your girl-friend..
Por fin sé como (pedirle) preguntarle a mi vecino, “Oye, hombre, ¿puedes prestarme tu honda?” Pero el problema es que manejar maneja un Honda.
At last I know how to ask my neighbor, “Hey, man, can I borrow your catapult?” But the problem is that he drives a Honda.
(¿Que le dices a un caballero de armadura con tabla de surf? ¿Buscas una (h)onda?)*
*I found out in my Spanish Conversation session that the word for "ocean wave" is ola so I'm not sure this will work - pero claro puede decirle al caballero, "¡Hola!"
What do you say to a knight in armor with a surfboard? Nothing. It doesn’t work in English.
The boy launched his airplane slingshot over the vast river.
El muchacho lanzó su honda del avión sobre el gran río.
David pudo derrotar al gigante Goliath porque detras de su honda fue Jehovah, el Señor de los ejércitos.
David was able to defeat the giant Goliath because behind his slingshot was Jehovah, the God of the heavenly armies
En los tiempos antiguos, en el sitio de un castillo grande se usaban hondas grandes.
In ancient times, large catapults were used in the siege of a great castle.
