La Palabra Del Día "gratamente"
gratamente ( grah-tah-mehn'-teh )
adverb ( pleasantly, pleasingly, greatly )
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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: Shelly quedó gratamente sorprendida que las manoplas que le hizo su hermana sí le calentaron bien las manos.
Shelly was pleasantly surprised that the mittens her sister made her kept her hands warm.
2: Tus consejos serían gratamente apreciados.
Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
9 Answers
Los buenos modales son siempre gratamente para mí, son más importantes que
las*buenas miradas;
La belleza puede desvanecerse con la edad, pero las buenas maneras
se son una ventaje en la vejez.
Good manners are always pleasing to me, they are more important than good looks;
Beauty can fade with age, but good manners are a boon in old age.
Blanca Nieves estaba gratamente sorprendida cuando los enanitos después de primer sorpresa la recibieron con mucho gusto.
Snow White was pleasantly surprised when the dwarves after their first surprise warmly welcomed her.
Estaba gratemente satisfecho cuando mi amigo se ofreció a pagar por nuestra comida,
I was pleasantly pleased when my friend offered to pay for our dinner.
La taza de cacao fue gratamente caliente en los manos enfriados.
The cup of cocoa was pleasantly warm in her chilled hands.
Me gustaría poder decir que estuve gratamente sorprendido cuando llegué al trabajo esta mañana, pero desafortunadamente estuve lo contrario, ni sorprendido ni contento.
I would like to be able to say that I was gratefully surprised when I arrived at work this morning, but unfortunately I was the opposite, neither surprised nor happy.
Algunas personas podrían llamarla gorda, pero a su esposo ella era gratamente rellenito y hermosa.
Some people might call her fat, but to her husband she was pleasingly plump and beautiful.
I apologize to all members for confusion I may have caused. I am open to anyone who wants to vote for me. Thanks to everyone who participates in the games on SD. 
Me sentí sorprendido, pero no tan gratamente, ser rechazado por Holiday Inn Express después de viajar por cientos de millas por el desierto para llegar allí.
I was suprised, but not pleasantly so, to be turned away by Holiday Inn Express after traveling for hundred of miles through the desert to get there.
I was pleasantly healthy. Yo estaba muy saludable.
Maria estaba gratamente aliviada cuando el médico le dijo que su enfermedad no era grave.
Maria was greatly relieved when the doctor told her that her illness was not serious.
