La Palabra Del Día: "portavoz"
portavoz ( pohr-tah-vohs' )
noun ( spokeswoman, spokesperson )
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Examples:
1: La portavoz del equipo de baloncesto pidió camas más largas.
The spokesperson for the basketball team asked for longer beds.
2: La jugadora de voleibol es portavoz de una marca de gafas de sol.
The volleyball player is the spokesperson for a brand of sunglasses.
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Por lo general, trato de ignorar los tejemanejes de las Kardashian, y normalmente nunca me ocurría elegir una para ser portavoz para alguna causa mía, pero, sí, Kim Kardashian ha hablado sobre la causa favorita de la banda "System of a Down", y el cantante ha admitido que ella puede alcanzar una audiencia más grande que ellos pueden.
In general, I try to ignore the goings-on of the Kardashian women, and normally it would never occur to me to pick one to be spokeswoman for some cause of mine, but, yes, Kim Kardashian has spoken about the favorite cause of the band "System of a Down", and the singer has admitted that she can reach a larger audience than they can.
Una portavoz del gobierno tiene un trabajo muy duro. Él debe transmitir el punto de vista del gobierno y no el suyo y de todas maneras debe quedarse convincente.
A government spokesman has a very hard work. He should convey the point of view of the government and not his own,and anyway he should remain convincing.
Es importante tener un portavoz cuando solicitar
la residencia permanente , por lo general a un abogado
It is important to have a spokesperson when applying for permanent residence
Usually a lawyer.
Spokespersons for the opposition are not to be confused with portaloos.
Portavoces de la oposición no se le debe confundir con aseos temporales.
¿Qué hace cuando el portavoz no habla ?
What do you do when the spokesman won't speak?
Puedes ser un mejor portavoz si utilizas un altavoz.
You can be a better spokesman if you use a loudspeaker.
Kellyanne Conway es la nueva portavoz del candidato republicano Donald Trump y es también la gerente-en-jefe de su campaña electoral.
Kellyanne Conway is the new spokesperson for the Republican candidate Donald Trump and is also the manager-in-chief of his electoral campaign.
Here we see her doing a little "managing."
A uno tiempo yo era un portavoz y el gerente para un artista,
pero el sueldo no era bueno , por lo que nos divorciamos.
At one time I was a spokesperson and manager for an artist,
but the pay was not good, so we divorced.
Muchas compañías ahora utilizan los personajes de ficción familiares como portavoz de su marca.
Many companies now utilize familiar fictional characters as their brand's spokesperson.
Una portavoz se elige por su habilidad de poner la mejor interpretación de los acontecimientos en la organización que representa.
A spokesperson is chosen for his ability to put the best interpretaion on events in the organisation he represents.
Se me ocurre que Donald Trump no necesita pagar ningún portavoz ya que cada vez que abre su boca se le sale tanta payasada que todos los noticieros la repiten gratis por puro entretenimiento.
It occurrs to me that Donald Trump doesn´t need to pay any spokesperson as each time that he opens his mouth such ridiculousness comes out that all the news media repeats it for pure entertainment.
