La Palabra Del Día: "resaca"
resaca ( rreh-sah'-kah )
noun ( undertow; hangover )
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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: La resaca estaba fuerte, y por eso la niñita se quedó en la orilla con su papá.
The undertow was strong, so the little girl stayed on the shore with her dad.
2: ¡No puedo creer que tengo resaca! Solo me tomé medio vaso de vino.
I can't believe I have a hangover! I only had half a glass of wine.
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Se despertó aquella mañana con una copa de vino en la mano. ¿El vino de quién? ¿Qué vino? ¿Dónde cenó? Creía que fue un sueño, no creía que hubiera ido donde parecía que había ido. Pero quería hacerlo otra vez. Sin embargo es muy probable que tuviera una resaca fuerte, y estoy casi seguro de que no me gusta sentirme como él se sentía.
He woke up that morning with a wine glass in his hand. Whose wine? What wine? Where did he dine? He thought that it was a dream, he did not believe that he had gone where it seemed that he had gone. But he wanted to do it again. Nonetheless it is very likely that he had a terrible hangover, and I am almost certain that I would not like to feel like he did.
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The European Union is a hangover from the days after WWII when a means of stopping wars in Europe was thought to be needed.
La Unión Europea es un vestigio de los días posteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando se creía un medio de detener las guerras en Europa que se necesiten.
Now the EU just gives us all a hangover.
Ahora, la UE sólo nos da toda una resaca.
**una Buena fiesta no es igual a una mala resaca.
A good party is not equal to a bad hangover.
Tenía un amigo bueno que tenía muchas aventuras peligrosas... se subió muchas montañas, hasta sobrevivió un tsunami... pero finalmente falleció en una resaca cerca de la costa de Florida. ¡Te echo de menos, amigo!
I had a good friend who had many dangerous adventures... he climbed many mountains, even survived a tsunami... but finally he perished in an undertow near the coast of Florida. Miss you, buddy!
Tienes que ser muy cuidadoso donde te nadas en México, porque que hay muchas resacas peligrosas en el océano.
You have to be very careful where you swim in Mexico, because there are many dangerous undertows in the ocean.
Me parece que tiene resaca y refresca la cabeza en la agua helada para recuperar su sobriedad.
It seems that he has a hangover and cools the head in ice cold water to sober up.
Me gusta mucho la resaca del orgullo de éxito que siento cuando recibo una sonrisa de Pablo para mi oración en este enlace.
I really like the sensation of pride of success that I feel when I get a smile from Pablo for my sentence on this thread.
Las rechazas pueden ser bastante aterrador. Si alguna vez se encuentra atrapado en una, recorde a nadar paralela a la orilla, en lugar de hacia el.
Undertows can be pretty scary. If you ever find yourself caught in one, remember to swim parallel to the shore, rather than towards it.
