La Palabra Del Día: "ovillarse"
ovillarse ( oh-bee-yahr'-seh )
verb ( to curl up, to curl up into a ball )
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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: El perro y la gatita se ovillaron en el banco.
The dog and the kitten curled up on the bench.
2: La cochinilla se ovilló cuando la toqué.
The roly poly curled up into a ball when I touched it.
10 Answers
Homer tenía tanto miedo de dar un discurso que se ovilló en el escenario.
Homer was so afraid of giving a speech that he curled up in the fetal position on the stage.
The two animals curled up and watched the sun set over the marvelous river together.
Los dos animales se ovilló y miró el sol situado sobre el río maravilloso juntos.
A los nietos les gusta mucho ovillarse en los regazos de sus abuelitos.
Grandchildren love to curl up in their grandparents laps.
The smoke curled back on itself in the light breeze.
El humo se ovilló en la brisa leve.
Me parece que este gato progresa muy bien con nuestra época, él se ovilla en el teclado de la computadora.
I think this cat is progressing very well with our times, he is curling up in a ball on the computer keyboard.
Quiero Ovillarme en tus brazos..
I want to curl up snugly in your arms.
Apology : Sorry my friends, I am too busy so I couldn't reply to your comments on the previous posts on time ,, but will try to keep up in the future .. lots of love and regards ..
Los animales que tienen o un caparazón de placas o púas suelen poder ovillarse muy firmemente, porque sí no sus defensas no funcionaría bien sí no.
Animals that have either plated armor or spines usually are able to roll up very tightly into a ball, because their defenses would not function well otherwise.
Al final del día, me gusta ovillarse con una taza de té y un libro bueno.
At the end of the day, I like to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book.
El equidna pasa la mayor parte del día excavando y comiendo las hormigas pero si es perturbada por un animal grande, se ovilla hasta que el intruso se va.
The echidna spends most of the day digging and eating ants but if it is disturbed by a large animal it curls into a ball until the intruder goes away.
Pablo se despertó muy lentamente, como si fuera andando en la niebla. Le dolió la cabeza. No quería más que ovillarse en un sófa pero su brazo izquierdo parecía atado a algo.Se dió cuenta de un pitido en la habitación. Bip..bip..bip. . Vio a un gotero al lado. Entendió que estaba en la UCI. Volvió a cerrar los ojos, ojalá que estuviera otra vez en la cárcel donde sabía como comportarse.
Pablo surfaced very slowly , as though he was walking through fog. His head ached. All he wanted to do was was to curl up in a sofa but his left arm seemed to be tied up to something. He noticed a beeping sound in the room. Beep..beep..beep. He saw a drip at his side. He realized that he was in Intensive Care. He closed his eyes again , if only he was back in prison again , where he knew how to behave.
