La Palabra Del Día "espantapájaros"
espantapájaros ( ehs-pahn-tah-pah'-hah-rohs )
noun ( scarecrow )
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1: Vestimos al espantapájaros con ropa vieja de mi hermano.
We dressed the scarecrow in my brother's old clothes.
2: Ese espantapájaros no sirve; los cuervos lo ocupan de percha.
That scarecrow doesn't work; the crows use it as a perch.
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Algunas grullas llegaron hace dos semanas, y comenzaron a comer las verduras en mi jardin. Pensé que sería un espantapájaros los asustaría, pero apenas corren cuando trato de ahuyentarlos.
Some sandhill cranes arrived two weeks ago, and they started eating the vegetables in my garden. I thought that a scarecrow would frighten them away, but they barely run when I try to chase them away.
Creo que hay espantapájaros que están mejor vestido que yo.
I think there are scarecrows that are better dressed than I am.
Me parece que debido a la moda moderna algunos jóvenes están vestidos como los espantapájaros.
It seems to me that due to modern fashion some young people are dressed like scarecrows.
El espantapájaros cantaba "Si yo solo tuviera un cerebro" es uno de los momentos más famoso de la película americana, El Brujo de Oz.
The scarecrow singing "If I Only Had a Brain" is one of the most famous moments in the American movie, "The Wizard of Oz".
Nunca he tratado de usar espantapájaros pero dudo que sean más eficaces que las estatuas de lechuzas que mi esposa compró, a las que los pájaros rápidamente se acostumbraron y ahora usan como otro lugar para dejar sus excrementos.
I have never tried using scarecrows but I doubt that they would be more effective than the owl statues that my wife bought, to which the birds rapidly became accustomed and now use as another place to leave their droppings.
Jugamos un juego para ver quien podía vestir un espantapájaros el más rápido.
We played a game to see who could dress a scarecrow the fastest.
This man is our favourite scarecrow, mainly because of the political rubbish he spouts but also for the clothes he wears sometimes. He is the leader of our very left of centre Labour Party.
Este hombre es nuestro espantapájaros favorito, principalmente por la basura política que arroja, pero también por la ropa que usa a veces. Él es el líder de nuestro Partido Laborista de la izquierda del centro.
Si los espantapájaros no son eficazes, al menos pueden ser graciosos.
If scarecrows aren't effective, at least they can be funny.
¡Ehhhhhhh! Ese espantapájaros de Frankenstein, no le da miedo a nadie!
Ahhhhh! That Frankenstein scarecrow doesn't scare anybody!
Creo que los pájaros se acostumbran a los espantapájaros que no se moven. Si alguien puede inventar un robot espantapájaros quizás va a ser más eficaz.
I think that birds get accustomed to scarecrows that don't move. If someone can invent a robot scarecrow it might be more effective.
El amigable espantapájaros no podía espantar a los pájaros.
The friendly scarecrow couldn’t scare the birds away.
Este espantapájaros está hecho de la ropa de Rey Pitufo, quien subió al trono rápidamente y se preocupaba sobre sí mismo. El espantapájaross sirve de advertencia terrible que se aproxima tiempos de conflicto en los Estados Unidos.
This scarecrow is made of the clothes of King Smurf, who rose to power quickly and cared only about himself. The scarecrow is a dire warning of troubled times to come in the United States.
El espantapájaros tenía rasgadas sus vestiduras debido a las aves que a él se acercaban.
The scarecrow had torn clothes due to the birds that approached him.
