La Palabra Del Día: "himno nacional"
himno nacional ( eem'-noh nah-syoh-nahl' )
noun ( national anthem )
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Examples:
1: El equipo se paró cuando sonó el himno nacional.
The team stood when the national anthem played.
2: El himno nacional de Brasil fue compuesto por Francisco Manoel da Silva.
Brazil's national anthem was written by Francisco Manoel da Silva.
13 Answers
Several national anthems bring tears to my eyes and pride in my heart after living in different countries.
Varios himnos nacionales traen lágrimas a mis ojos y orgullo en mi corazón después de vivir en países diferentes.
El himno nacional de Australia no es la elección popular del pueblo.
The national anthem of Australia is not the popular choice of the people.
Please watch this patriotic but antiwar song.
Nuestro himno nacional es muy lúgubre y triste y de todos modos corresponde a la historia tempestuosa de nuestro país.
Our national anthem is very mournful and sad, and anyway it corresponds to the tempestuous history of our country.
Los Estados Unidos debe su himno nacional al ataque británico sobre Fort McHenry en la batalla de 1812. Ellos hicieron el error de hacer esto mientras Frances Scott Key estaba mirando, y él escribió lo que vio. Recientemente descubrí que el apellido McHenry es uno de mis nombres ancestrales, y no a diferencia de los ciudadanos de muchos países, me lleno de orgullo cuando escucho el himno nacional de mi país.
The United States owes its national anthem to the British attack upon Fort McHenry in the battle of 1812. They made the mistake of doing this while Frances Scott Key was watching, and he wrote down what he saw. I recently discovered that the surname McHenry is one my ancestral names, and not unlike the citizens of many countries, I am filled with pride when I hear the national anthem of my country.
Fort McHenry
El himno nacional estadounidense es muy difícil cantar. Hay varias notas muy agudas.
The American national anthem is very difficult to sing. There are several very high notes.
The 4th stanza of Francis Scott Key's poem serves as a second * verse to the US national anthem. Unfortunately it is rarely sung.
La cuarta estrofa de Francis Scott Key del poema sirve como un segundo * verso en el himno nacional de los Estados Unidos. Lamentablemente, rara vez es cantada.
* O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand; Between their lov’d home and the war’s desolation! Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the heav’n rescued land; Praise the power that hath made, and preserv’d us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto - “In God is our trust,” And the ?? star-spangled banner ? in triumph shall wave; O’er the land of the ??free and the home of the brave.?? ??????????????????????????????????????????????
This is the best rendition of our country's National Anthem.
Esta es la mejor interpretación del himno nacional.
Don't sing your National Anthem too loudly, it will offend some people if you do that.
No canta cantes tu himno nacional en voz demasiado alta, será ofender a algunas personas si lo haces.
"La Bandera Estrellada" no fue adoptada como el himno nacional estadounidense hasta 1931. Antes de eso, muchas otras canciones patrióticas fueron considerados himnos informales.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was not adopted as the United States national anthem until 1931. Before that, many other patriotic songs were considered informal anthems.
Una gran sorpresa para mí es cuando Lady Gaga cantó "La Bandera Estrellada", el himno de los EEUU.
A great surprise for me was when Lady Gaga sang the Star Spangled Banner, the the National Anthem of the USA.
Here's the link" Lady Gaga-Star Spangled Banner
It's not easy to translate a song, especially a national anthem.
No es fácil traducir una canción, especialmente un himno nacional.
Cuando uno monta un evento deportivo internacional, es importante sonar el himno nacional correcto. Sí, es posible que algunos en la audiencia no puedan discernir la diferencia, pero sin duda los atletas han oído el correcto más de una vez antes.
When you put on an international sporting event, it is important to play the correct national anthem. Yes, maybe some in the audience can't tell the difference, but without a doubt the athletes have heard the correct one more than once before.
Lo odio cuando una cantante popular se le pide que cante el himno nacional y lo canta como una canción de pop.
I hate it when a pop singer is asked to sing the national anthem and they sing it like a pop song.
