La Palabra Del Día: "eternizar"
eternizar ( eh-tehnr-nee-sahr' )
verb ( to immortalize, to drag out )
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Examples:
1: El equipo uruguayo de fútbol fue eternizado tras ganar la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1924.
The Uruguayan soccer team was immortalized after winning the gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games.
2: Esta junta se está eternizando.
This meeting is dragging out.
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Por años, la estatua "Lucy Miedo" fue burlado por ser una réplica muy pobre de Lucille Balle. Recientemente una estatua nueva fue erigido, eternizado la actriz como se merece.
For years, the "Scary Lucy" statue was mocked as a very poor replica of Lucille Ball. Recently a new statue was erected, immortalizing the actress as she deserves.
Celebridades famosas han sido eternizadas cuando reciben una estrella en El Paseo de La Fama de Hollywood.
Famous celebrities have been immortalized when they receive a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Los faraones egipcios querían eternizar sus propias memorias con las pirámides y me parece que tenían más o menos mucho éxito.
Egyptian pharaohs wanted to immortalize their own memories with pyramids and they were more or less very successful.
Some people immortalise themselves but others let fate do it for them.
Algunas personas se eternizar sí mismos pero otros dejan al destino que lo haga por ellos.
Muchos de los grandes líderes del pasado se han eternizado en estatuas.
Many of the great leaders of the past have been immortalized in statues.
La campaña política y comentario parecían eterna. 
The political campaign and commentary seemed eternal.
No voy a ser inmortalizado por mi habilidad en español.¡ Que lástima !
¡Pero que es correcto!
I will not be immortalized because of my proficiency in Spanish. What a pity !
But that figures!
Un tatuaje es un buen método de eternizar una noche divertida de juerga.
A tattoo is a good method of immortalizing a fun night of partying.
América Latina ha padecido el mal endémico de encumbrar a caudillos carismáticos o líderes, que, en épocas de crisis, seducen a las masas, y una vez que están en el gobierno, se declaran indispensables y se eternizan en el poder.
Latin America has long been plagued by the endemic illness of being ruled by charismatic caudillos or strongmen leaders, who, in times of crisis, seduce the masses, and once they are in government, they declare they are essential and perpetuate themselves in power.
Parece que nunca tendrá los estados unidos otro presidente digno de ser eternizado en esta moda.
It seems that the United States will never have another president worthy of being immortalized in this fashion.
Creo que los Juegos Olímpicos son eternizados para el benficio de los medios de comunicación y los patrocinadores corporativos.
I think the Olympic Games are dragged out for the benefit of the media and the corporate sponsors.
