La Palabra Del Día: "zambullirse"
zambullirse ( zahm-boo-yeer'-seh )
verb ( to dive; to dunk )
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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.
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 clavadista se zambulló desde lo más alto de la Quebrada.
The diver dove from the highest point of la Quebrada.
2: Los turistas vieron dos patos zambullirse en la fuente en frente del Capitolio.
The tourists saw two ducks dunk themselves in the fountain in front of the Capitol.
8 Answers
La lengua española me da la oportunidad zambullirme en la cultura hispanohablante tanto que nunca podría hacer antes.
The Spanish language gives me the opportunity to dive into the Hispanic culture which I could never do before.
El osprey se zambulló en el lago para coger su almuerzo.
The osprey dove into the lake to catch his lunch.
Me gusta zambullirme en un buen libro.
I like to immerse myself in a good book.
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Solía ser común zambullir un donut en café (cómo en el nombre de la empresa famosa) pero practicamente no se ve hoy en día.
It used to be common to dunk a donut in coffee (as in the name of the famous company) but you practically never see it nowadays.
The man dove from a high rock in remembrance of Orlando.
El hombre se zambulló de una alta roca en memoria de Orlando.
Se cree que algunos pterosaurios fueron depredadores marinos que se solían zambullir en el océano para capturar peces en una manera semejante a la de algunas de las aves de hoy.
It is thought that some pterosaurs were marine predators that used to dive into the ocean to capture fish in a manner similar to that of some of the modern day birds.
Ya que se han acabado los examenes finales, es hora de zambullirme en un montón de papeles.
Now that final exams are over, it's time for me to dive into a pile of papers.
Cuando era joven y fui con mis amigas a la piscina, intentabamos ser valientes y zambullirnos de la tabla alta, pero para la mayoria de nosotras la tabla baja era suficiente.
When I was young and went with my friends to the swimming-pool, we tried to be brave and dive from the high board, but for most of us the low board was enough.
