La Palabra Del Día: "testigo"
testigo ( tehs-tee'-goh )
noun ( baton; witness )
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1: Las corredoras están esperando para que les pasen los testigos.
The runners are waiting for the batons to be passed.
2: ¿Qué pasa si se le cae el testigo a un corredor?
What happens if a runner drops the baton?
Estoy tratando de localizar un testigo.
I'm trying to track down a witness.
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Si un árbol se cae en el bosque sin testigo, ¿Hace un sonido?, o quizá más interesante sea, ¿se ha caído de verdad?- y qué pasa con el gato en la caja de Schroedinger?, ¿incluso existe la luna cuando nadie lo mira? , ¿Qué constituye un "observador" para los fenómenos cuánticos?
If a tree falls in the woods without a witness, does it make a sound?, or perhaps more interesting is, Has it really fallen?- and what gives with the cat in Schroedinger's box?, does the moon even exist when no one looks at it? What constitutes an "observer" for quantum phenomena?
El informante se puso en el Programa de Protección de Testigos por su propria seguridad.
The informant was placed into the Witness Protection Program for his own safety.
Pongo a Dios por testigo de que digo la verdad.
As God is my witness, I’m telling the truth.
Te pongo a ti por testigo. / You are my witness.
Estos muros han sido testigo de numerosas batallas.
These walls have witnessed many battles.
En general no me gustan las películas policíacas, pero para mi la más excelente película policíaca fue el Testigo de cargo con protagonistas extraordinarios.
In general I do not like detective films, but for me the most excellent thriller was the Witness for the Prosecution with extraordinary actors.
Many children are witnesses of the abuse of one parent by the other.
Muchas niños son testigos del abuso de uno de los padres por el otro.
Puede que pronto será llamado como testigo en un caso judicial.
I may soon be called as a witness in a court case.
En la película Testigo de Cargo, Marlene Dietrich toca el acordeón. ¿Quién dice que el acordeón no es padre?
In the movie Witness for the Prosecution, Marlene Dietrich plays the accordion. Who says the accordion isn't cool?
En la película el villano, la gente de la ciudad son testigos de un joven 'Handsome Stranger' (extraño hermosoque, es su nombre) detener un equipo galopante de los caballos.
In the movie The Villain, the townspeople bear witness to a youthful 'Handsome Stranger' (that's his name) stopping a runaway team of horses.
Video (Sí, eso es Arnold Schwarzenegger)
El abogado espera que el testigo es muy honesto.
The lawyer hopes that the witness is very honest.
El actor John Wayne hizo el papel de un soldado romano quien fue testigo a la crucifixión de Jesucristo.
John Wayne, the actor, played the part of a Roman soldier who was a witness to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
El sospechoso afirmó que estaba en otro lugar cuando se cometío el crimen, pero un testigo conté una cuenta diferente.
The suspect claimed he was in another place when the crime was committed but a witness told a different story.
