La Palabra Del Día: "aduana"

Question

aduana ( ah-dwah'-nah )

noun ( customs; duty )

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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: Tiene que llenar estos formularios antes de pasar por la aduana.

You have to fill out these forms before going through customs.

2: Tienes que pagar aduana si quieres mandar esto a otro país.

You have to pay duty if you want to send this to another country.

Gracias prncesa xx - ian-hill, Jul 8, 2016

Hola mi amor. - ray76, Jul 8, 2016

Hola amiga. - Nickelbackfan1, Jul 8, 2016

Hola a todos y de nada. xoxoxo - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Answer 1

Si Papa Noel está retenido en la aduana los niños van recibir los regalos con mucho retraso.

If Santa Claus is retained at customs children will receive gifts with a big delay.

...."a big delay" .... Would be ok to say, amiga. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Very inventive. Me encanta. :) - jrschenk, Jul 8, 2016

Yes, Kati. Very creative and cute. - AnnRon, Jul 8, 2016

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jul 9, 2016

Answer 2

Luggage is checked through customs more thoroughly than the people carrying it.

El equipaje es controlada por la aduana más a fondo que las personas que llevan a ello.

They really check the people, so the luggage is super checked. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

I asked for a full body search , but they always refuse , why is that ? - ray76, Jul 9, 2016

Answer 3

Es costumbre que pagar impuestos sobre las mercancías importadas a las aduenas.

It is the custom to pay duty on imported goods to the customs.

:) - jrschenk, Jul 8, 2016

Ay! - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

And a bottle of rum me hearties ! - ray76, Jul 9, 2016

Answer 4

El pintor francés Henri Rousseau a veces se conoce como "Le Douanier Rousseau" porque trabajó en la oficina de la aduana en Paris.

The French painter Henri Rousseau is sometimes known as "Le Douanier Rousseau" because he worked in the Paris customs office.

(el agente aduanero) Gracias por la información, amigo. Quizá ya sabes que "j'aime la langue française." - Jubilado, Jul 8, 2016

Such detail. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Answer 5

La mayor parte de la carga que se mueve a través de la aduana cada día es legal, pero no todo.

Much of the cargo that moves through customs every day is legal, but not all of it.

Hi chico...can't see the pic. - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Gracias. Fixed, I think. :) - jrschenk, Jul 8, 2016

Yep...I see it now. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Answer 6

Cuando regreso de otro país, siempre tengo que pasar por la aduana.

When I return from another country I always have to pass through Customs.

You must travel by Millennium Falcon if you want to avoid such entanglements. :) - jrschenk, Jul 8, 2016

If I were on the Enterprise, I could just beam down. - Daniela2041, Jul 8, 2016

No chance I can top that! :) - jrschenk, Jul 8, 2016

And beam up again. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Answer 7

Cueste lo que cueste, intenten esquivar a aduana en Miami. Es una agonía. Pero he oído que es aún peor JFK.

At all costs, try to avoid customs in Miami. It is a nightmare. But I've heard that JFK is even worse.

I'm glad I won't be flying any time soon. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Answer 8

Muchos aeropuertos internacionales tienen tiendas donde se pueden comprar artículos libres de aduana.

Many internacional airports have stores where you can buy duty-free items.

Everything is overpriced at airports. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Answer 9

En la armada es común asignarles deberes colaterales a los oficiales de un barco, y por eso me mandaron a formación para ser un oficial de aduanas. Aprendí cómo distinguir el marfil de una morsa de el marfil de un elefante y la piel de un cocodrilo de la piel de un avestruz y tales cosas, pero la verdad es que ya no recuerdo nada de eso.

In the Navy it is normal to assign collateral duties to the officers of a ship, and so they sent me to training to be a customs officer. I learned how to tell walrus ivory from elephant ivory and crocodile skin from ostrich skin and such things, but the truth is that I no longer remember any of that.

;) - jrschenk, Jul 8, 2016

If you don't use it, you lose it. :) - rac1, Jul 8, 2016

Answer 10

"(Do you have) Anything to declare, Madame?" asked the customs officer very suspiciously!

"Err no, nothing at all to declarel!" replied the old lady with a smile, but the five snakes (pythons) that escaped from her suitcase told another story!

This lady is now helping police with their enquiries!

" ¿Tiene Ud algo que declarar, señora? Preguntó la aduanera* con mucha desconfianza.

"Err no, ¡nada que declarar!" Respondió la vieja con una sonrisa, ¡pero los cinco serpientes pitones que escaparon de su maleta dió (o contó) otra cuento!

¡Ahora la policía está interrogando a esta señora!

o la agente /o la official de aduanas*

Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor

Oh dear! Yikes! - rac1, Jul 8, 2016