La Palabra Del Día: "prolijo"
prolijo ( proh-lee'-hoh )
adjective ( long-winded; exhaustive )
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Examples:
1: Mira, este informe es prolijo y aburrido.
Look, this report is long-winded and boring.
2: El profesor de matemáticas es bueno, pero algo prolijo.
The math professor is good, but rather long-winded.
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Sus sermones son prolijo y a menudo entregado en voz alto
His sermons are tedious and often delivered aloud.
Este orador es prolijo , una persona que se extiende demasiado o se detiene mucho en los detallesescribiendo o hablando y resulta pesado.
This speaker is wordy, a person who spreads too much or stops at the details or talking and he is boring.
A long-winded state-of-the-union speech is best given by a popular president and not by a drunkard.
Un discurso prolijo del estado-de-la-union es mejor dada por un presidente popular y no por un borracho.
En el antaño, los políticos eran aún más prolijos.
In times past, politicians were even more long-winded.
Así que le dije que eres demasiado tiempo - prolijo y exhaustivo.
Su reacción fue rápida.
So I told her you're too long - winded and exhaustive.
Her reaction was swift.
Me esfuerzo por prestar atención durante cuentos prolijos.
I struggle to pay attention during long-winded stories.
Cuando pongo mis respuestas en el foro de SpanishDict, trato de ser no muy prolija. Deseo siempre que mis respuestas sean cortas y concisas, para que él que lea no esté confundido.
When I post my answers in the Forum of SpanishDict, I try to be not too exhaustive. I always wish that my answers be short and concise so that the one who read not be confused.
Cuando escribes un contrato para una póliza de seguro, es importante asegurarte de que hayas escrito algo prolijo lleno de términos que la gente común no entienda bien para que no se dé cuenta de que la póliza no cubra la mayoría de las cosas que podría suceder.
When you write a contract for an insurance policy, it is important to ensure that you have written something tediously long-winded filled with terms that the average person does not understand well so that they do not realize that the policy does not cover the majority of things that might occur.
Parece que siempre hay alguien en una reunión que, justo después de el presidente exige un moción para levantar la sesión, saca un tema irrelevante pero prolijo.
It seems that there is always someone in a meeting who brings up an irrelevant but long-winded point right after the chair calls for a motion to adjourn.
(I have a feeling my Spanish sentence is all kinds of wrong. Any and all corrections appreciated.)
¡Oye, madres! En vez de darle a tu hija una lista prolija de quejas, intenta elegir tus batallas para que mantener abiertas las líneas de comunicación.
Hey, mothers! Instead of giving your daughter a lengthy list of complaints, try to pick your battles to keep lines of communication open.
