La Palabra Del Día: "agilizar"

Question

agilizar ( ah-hee-lee-sahr' )

verb ( to speed up; to sharpen )

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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speaker's suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: Este cuaderno de dibujo digital agiliza el proceso de diseñar un logotipo.

This digital drawing pad speeds up the process of designing a logo.

2: Mi mamá hace crucigramas para agilizar la mente.

My mom does crossword puzzles to sharpen her mind.

Hola will you have this Rhumba conmigo? - ray76, Sep 21, 2016

Hola Ray. xo - rac1, Sep 21, 2016

Hola amiga. Happy hump day. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Sep 21, 2016

To you too, JR. :) - rac1, Sep 21, 2016

Yes, I think I can make it. - katydew, Sep 22, 2016

Lol Katy. - rac1, Sep 22, 2016

Answer 1

Buen consejo: agilice la mente, endurezca el cuerpo, ablande el corazón, y esté de servicio a los demás.

I can't do all that! lol - Sassette, Sep 22, 2016

I love that, Ann. :) - rac1, Sep 22, 2016

These days I settle for not losing too many brain cells or muscle mass in any given day. Lol. - AnnRon, Sep 22, 2016

. . . too much muscle mass. . . . - AnnRon, Sep 22, 2016

Muy buen consejo Ann. Have a badge :-)! - Jraider, Sep 22, 2016

Thanks, Jraider. - AnnRon, Sep 23, 2016

Answer 2

Quiero agilizar mi mente así que puedo aprender Español

antes de que sea demasiado tarde.

Y el pájaro ya está en el ala.

I want to speed up my mind so I can learn Spanish before it is too late.

And the bird is already on the wing.

Oh dear...Don't say that. :) - rac1, Sep 21, 2016

That's right mate. Take advantage of it :-)! - Jraider, Sep 21, 2016

What is the meaning of "The bird is on the wing". A literally translation doesn't make sense in Spanish, so i think it's a metaphor. I am right? - Kata1985, Sep 21, 2016

Sî, Kata. The bird is a metaphor for the passage of time. "The birdof time has but a little way to fluuter—and the bird is on the wing"(meaning that the bird is flying) implies that life is short and death is drawing nearer. - AnnRon, Sep 21, 2016

@ AnnRon , "And those who stood before the tavern shouted ,open then the door you know how little time we have to stay , and once departed may return no more. A similar metaphor. from Omar I used to know the whole 100 stanzas. - ray76, Sep 23, 2016

Thanks amber . - ray76, Sep 23, 2016

I certainly will J R . - ray76, Sep 23, 2016

Thank you Katya. - ray76, Sep 23, 2016

Answer 3

Cuando alguien se envejece hay trucos para agilizar el cerebro, para mantener la agudeza y salud mental : la variedad y la curiosidad.

When someone gets older there are tricks to speed up the brain, to maintain alertness and mental health: variety and curiosity.

Like posting an answer to La Palabra del Día :-)! - Jraider, Sep 21, 2016

Yep, I agree. :) - rac1, Sep 21, 2016

You are right Jraider - porcupine7, Sep 22, 2016

Answer 4

Siempre estoy recibiendo ventanas emergentes que quieren me ayude a agilizar mi ordenador.

I'm always getting pop-ups that want to help me speed up my computer.

I know. That's why I use "adblock." Plus you can't be to careful these days. - rac1, Sep 21, 2016

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, right? - AnnRon, Sep 22, 2016

adblock does help but I get annoyed when I get those offers from the free service I use for virus protection. - Sassette, Sep 22, 2016

Answer 5

Una revision del programa antes de una reunión puede agilizar el proceso de toma de decisión.

Reviewing the agenda before a meeting can speed up the decision making process.

It should be required. lol - rac1, Sep 21, 2016

Bien hecho kristin :-)! - Jraider, Sep 21, 2016

Answer 6

Se supone que estudiar un segundo idioma agiliza la mente, pero mi esposa también require que yo haga Sudoku y crucigramas- me pregunto- ¿crees que ella cree que mi mente se desvanece tan rápidamente?

Supposedly studying a second language sharpens the mind, but my wife also requires that I do Sudoku and crossword puzzles- I wonder- do you think that she thinks that my mind is slipping that quickly?

Every little thing helps amigo :-)! - Jraider, Sep 21, 2016

I vote no. lol - rac1, Sep 21, 2016

Naa, she just wants to keep you tiptop for a long time. - AnnRon, Sep 22, 2016

Answer 7

Si quieres agilizar la mente, debes aprender algo nuevo cada día.

If you want to sharpen your mind, you should learn something new every day.

(and today, I learned how to make a retro halftone pattern in Illustrator)

(y hoy, aprendía como hacer un estampado de retro halftone en Illustrator).

Cool beans!! Love it, Missy. :) - rac1, Sep 22, 2016

I'm impressed! - AnnRon, Sep 22, 2016

Thanks, amigas! - Sassette, Sep 22, 2016

Un votito para ti :-)! - Jraider, Sep 22, 2016

@Jraider Thanks for checking back for the later entries and for the vote. - Sassette, Sep 22, 2016

Answer 8

¡Debemos agilizr esta fiesta antes de todos los gentes se parten! ¡Rápido, sube el volume de la musica!

We have to liven up this party before everyone leaves! Quick, turn up the music!

Hola. Welcome! I wonder if we ever had anyone from New Zealand on SD before. The Spanish looks o.k. to me but then again I'm not a native speaker and my Spanish isn't great. :) - Sassette, Sep 22, 2016

I agree, ssha. Welcome to the thread. :) - rac1, Sep 22, 2016

You better get this party started :-)! - Jraider, Sep 22, 2016

Answer 9

Si vamos a completar esta tarea hoy tendremos que agilizar nuestro ritmo de trabajo.

If we are going to finish this task today we will have to speed up our work rate.

I wouldn't know where to begin with that project. jiji - rac1, Sep 22, 2016