La Palabra Del Día: "suntuoso"
suntuoso ( soon-too-oh'-soh )
adjective ( sumptuous, lavish, magnificent )
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1: Los recién casados se hospedaron en un suntuoso hotel en la Riviera Maya.
The newlyweds stayed in a lavish hotel on the Mayan Riviera.
2: El suntuoso Palacio de Versalles fue usado con fines políticos por Luis XIV.
The magnificent Palace of Versailles was used for political purposes by Louis XIV.
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Brunei’s Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world’s wealthiest men, holds the arm of his son Prince Abdul Malik, to bless Malik’s bride, during a lavish traditional wedding ceremony held at the monarch's 1,788-room palace in 2015. Brunei is a large supplier of oil and gas.
El sultán de Brunéi, Hassanal Bolkiah, uno de los hombres más ricos del mundo, sostiene el brazo de su hijo, el príncipe Abdul Malik, para bendecir a la novia de Malik, durante una ceremonia nupcial suntuosa celebrada el año pasado en el palacio del monarca de 1,788 habitaciones. Brunéi es un importante exportador de petróleo y gas.
Viajando en Europa podemos hallar muchos suntuosos castillos especialmente en Bavaria y en Francia en la orilla del río Loire.
Traveling in Europe we can find many sumptuous castles especially in Bavaria and France on the banks of the Loire River.
La película "Big Night", protaganizado por Stanley Tucci y Tony Shalhoub, termina con una cena suntuosa.
The film "Big Night", starring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub, ends with a sumptuous dinner.
Mi postre favorito es un suntuosa tarta de queso cubierto de fresas y crema batida.
My favorite dessert is a sumptuous cheesecake covered in strawberries and whipped cream.
Me vacaciones en un hotel en Malasia que no es suntuoso ,
pero la playa es hermosa,con muy pocos turistas.
I vacation at a hotel in Malaysia that is not sumptuous ,
but the beach is beautiful , with very few tourists .
The Perhentian Islands
La vida suntuosa es vivida sobre las espaldas rotas de los pobres.
The sumptuous life is lived on the broken backs of the poor.
The tiny chocolates where magnificent but the price for them was terribly high. They were 12 dollars a piece for one the size of my thumb.
Los diminutos chocolates donde suntuoso pero el precio para ellos era muy alto. Eran 12 dólares un pedazo de uno del tamaño de mi pulgar.
Siempre he querido un suntuoso superyate con todas las amenidades, pero no he podido encontrar una manera de ganarme el dinero necesario para comprar uno- y la verdad es que dudo que pueda permitirme alquilar uno por incluso unos pocos días.
I have always wanted a sumptuous superyacht with all the amenities, but I have not been able to find a way of earning the money necessary to buy one- and the truth is that I doubt that I could afford to rent one for even a few days.
Su boda fue suntuoso pero el matrimonio duró sólo dos años.
Their wedding was sumptuous but the marriage lasted only two years.
Me pone asco que unas personas muy ricas viven las vidas suntuosas mientras que millones viven en pobreza, sin hogares ni trabajo ni salud.
It makes me sick that some very rich people live sumptuous lives while millions live in poverty, without homes or work or health.
