La Palabra Del Día "ofrenda"
ofrenda ( oh-frehn'-dah )
noun ( offering; token )
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1: Ya tenemos todo listo para hacer la ofrenda: cempasúchil, copal, pan, papel picado y una foto del difunto.
We've got everything ready for the offering: marigolds, copal, bread, and papel picado.
2: El muchacho le compuso una canción a la muchacha como ofrenda de su amor.
The boy wrote the girl a song as a token of his love.
9 Answers
Who is offering the electoate as an offering to their own ambitions?
¿Quién ofrece al electorado como una ofrenda a sus propias ambiciones?
En la cultura azteca podemos encontrar el sacrificio humana como una ofrenda a los dioses.
In Aztec culture we can find the sacrifice of humans as an offering to the gods.
La doncella fue utilizada como una ofrenda para complacer a King Kong.
The maiden was used as an offering to please King Kong.
La viuda ofreció una pequeña moneda, pero Jesús lo llama mayor una ofrenda más grande que las ofrendas de los ricos, porque tenían mucho a repuesto, pero ella dio todo el dinero que ella tenía.
The widow offered a small coin, but Jesus called it a greater offering than the offerings of the rich, because they had plenty to spare, but she gave all the money she had.
En las iglesias cristianas La Ofrenda para los gastos de la iglesia y su ministerio caritativo es una parte integral del culto de adoración.
In Christian churches the Offering for the expenses of the church and its charitable work is an integral part of the Worship Service.
Los miembros de un templo budista dejan una ofrenda de comida
para los monjes cada día. Una ofrenda de comida se llama 'dana'.
Los monjes no están autorizados a preparar su propia comida,
esto enseña humildad y gratitud.
Members of a Buddhist temple leave an offering of food for the monks every day ;
An offering of food is called dana
The monks are not allowed to prepare their own food , this teaches humility and gratitude
When there is too much food to offer singularly to each monk members will
lift the table to offer all the food , the monks cannot eat that which is not offered.
Please note this is the Theravada tradition not the Vajrayana Mayayana or Tibetan
Mi proyecto gráfico para la palabra del día de hoy es una ofrenda de mi agradecimiento por la temporada de los Cachorros de Chicago.
My graphic project for today's word of the day is an offering of my gratitude for the Chicago Cubs' season.
Los filipinos tienen una tradición de "pasalubong" ... cuando un viajero regresa desde un viaje, tiene un compromiso de dar ofrendas a su familia y amigos.
Filipinos have a tradition of "pasalubong"... when a traveller returns from a trip, he has an obligation to give offerings to his family and friends.
Las Les suelo dar una ofrenda de agua a mis plantas de interior cada dos semanas más o menos, quizás con una mejor frecuencia durante el verano, lo que las parece satisfacer, y a cambio, me dan un sentido de paz y armonía, y quizás un poco de oxígeno, y le dan a mi esposa hojas caídas y algo de lo que puede quejarse.
I usually give an offering of water to my house plants every two weeks more or less, perhaps more often during the summer, which seems to satisfy them, and in return they give me sense of peace and harmony, and perhaps a little oxygen, and they give my wife fallen leaves and something about which she can complain.
