La Palabra Del Día "pretendiente"
pretendiente ( preh-tehn-DYEHN-teh )
noun ( admirer, suitor )
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Examples:
1: Uno de los pretendientes de Valeria la llevó a al baile de fin de año.
One of Valeria's admirers took her to prom.
2: La duquesa tenía muchos pretendientes.
The duchess had many suitors.
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La bruja malvada del oeste no puede entender por qué no tiene pretendientes.
The wicked witch of the West can not understand why she has no suitors.
En la película "O Brother Where Art Thou?", la cual es una versión del cuento de Ulises, Penélope tiene sólo un pendiente.
In the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", which is a version of the Ulysses story, Penelope only has one suitor.
Ella tenía muchos prentendientes, pero pocos lograron fundir su corazón frío.
She had many suitors, but few of them succeeded in melting her cold heart.
En el poema épico Odisea, el héroe regresando de la guerra hallaba su casa infectada de los pretendientes de su esposa y les mata.
In the epic poem Odyssey, the hero returning from the war finds his house infected with his wife's suitors and kills them.
A veces un pretendiente hace un gran esfuerzo para llevar a su amada.
Sometimes a suitor will go to great lengths to reach his beloved.
Yo tuve un pretendiente pero dejó, yo no saber por qué.
I had an admirer but he left, I don't know why.
Cuando alguien admira que usted se siente mejor
cuando usted es un pretendiente de ellos.
La admiración mutua es la mejor.
When someone admires you it feels better when you are an admirer of them.
Mutual admiration is the best.
I think it is strange that the first 7 letters of the word for suitor in Spanish is "pretend". Coincidence?
Me parece muy extraño que las primeras 7 Letras de la palabra para el pretendiente en español es "pretender". ¿Coincidencia?
Mi esposa creía que yo era un pretendiente adecuado cuando me vestía en un traje, pero hoy en día si hablo de algo que ella ya no hace, siempre me dice que yo solía salir con ella en un traje de tres piezas.
My wife used to think that I was a suitable suitor when I suited up in a suit, but nowadays if I talk about something that she no longer does, she always tells me that I used to go out with her in a three piece suit.
Pretendemos averiguar lo sucedido. / We expect to find out what happened.
No pretenderás que me lo crea, ¿no? / You don’t expect me to believe that, do you?
Si pretendes ir sola, ni lo sueñes. / Don’t even think about going on your own.
Siempre me acuerdo cuando estaba entre elemental y superior el momento que de la nada uno recibía una nota o algún dulce de un pretendiente ... a uno se le ponía el corazón a millón. jejeje
I will always remember, when I was between elementary and high school, the moment one received a note or some candy from an admirer ... one's heart was pounding like never before. hehehe
Now a days I don't see this act a lot anymore, but can't beat the classics!
Have a great day everyone!!!
Su pretendiente secreto le dejó una rosa.
Her secret admirer left her a rose.
Algunas chicas tienen muchos pretendientes pero uno es suficiente, si es simpático.
Some girls have many suitors but one is enough, if he is nice.
