La Palabra Del Día "pantano"

Question

pantano ( pahn-TAH-noh )

(noun) swamp, marsh, bog

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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: A los caimanes que viven en el pantano les encanta solearse.

The alligators that live in the swamp love taking sunbaths.

2: El fotógrafo fue al pantano para fotografiar los coipus que viven allí.

The photographer went to the swamp to film the nutrias that live there.

Hola Amber, at the dentist and will reply when all my money has gone. - ray76, Mar 21, 2017

Ok amigo. xo - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Hola amiga mía. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

You're welcome guapo. :) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 1

Porque soy una observadora de los pajaros, para mí un pantano es un lugar atractivo. Además me gustan los lagos, los rios, las selvas y, ¡particularmente las granjas de alcantarillado.!

Because I am a birdwatcher a swamp is a very attractive place for me. Also I like lakes, rivers, jungles and particularly sewage farms!

I didn't know you were a birdwatcher. :) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

The sewage farm south of Melbourne is world famous for birds. - jennysk, Mar 21, 2017

I love birds, and watching them also :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Bueno Jenny. Creo que quieres usar "soy" en lugar de "estoy" This is a permanent attribute, not a temporary status. - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Tienes razon, gracias. - jennysk, Mar 21, 2017

De nada. No es como soy y tú son enimigos. (I heard this phrase on a Columbia TV show once, and I thought it was cute.:) - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 2

Un pantano de mangle puede muy peligroso.

Pero también muy bonito,

con un variedades animales y plantas. Sólo tenga cuidado en todo momento.

A mangrove swamp can be very dangerous.

But also very beautiful, with a variety animals and plants. Just be careful at all times.

Oz has everything.:) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Including giant Salties in the mangroves . - ray76, Mar 21, 2017

How about the young fella in the news who went swimming with them to impress a girl. That's a good Ozzie bloke Ray :) - jellonz, Mar 21, 2017

We have a surfeit of idiots like that mate , the croc was there waiting for him. - ray76, Mar 21, 2017

Chomp :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Ray: Bueno. variedad (singular) Add de en español and of en inglés (variety of) (at least I would:) - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 3

Cuando era niño uno de mis comics favoritos fue POGO. Se trató de un grupo de animales hablantes que vivieron en el pantano Okefenokee.

When I was a boy one of my favorite comics was POGO. It concerned a group of talking animals that lived in the Okefenokee swamp.

There is a good word for comic strip: "tira cómica" - Daniela2041, Mar 21, 2017

You should bring the ones you liked back. lol Mstivers Comics. Sounds good thought. :) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

thanks Daniela! - mstivers, Mar 21, 2017

A blast from the past :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Beautifully drawn, with sharp wordplay and social commentary. - mstivers, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 4

A veces vaciar un pantano perturba el ecosistema y causa más problemas de los que cura.

Sometimes draining a swamp upsets the ecosystem and causes more problems than it cures.

Well, this will be news for those who want to drain the swamp! lol - Sassette, Mar 21, 2017

I've been hearing about that lately.....hmmm - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Yes. There is an abundance of living things that depend on that swamp. - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

I have a question here for a Spanish expert. I would have used "que" instead of "de" near the end of the sentence. Is "de" OK here. I learned to use it only before numbers. - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

ken, Thanks for asking that questtion. I had "que," checked my Spanish sentence using the translator, got a squirrely result so tried my English sentence in the translator and got "de los que." Always unsure of my Spanish, I went with the translator . . . - AnnRon, Mar 21, 2017

. . . version, hoping I would get a correction if it was needed. - AnnRon, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 5

En el pasado, se consideran los humedales como tierra inútil, y dedicaron mucho esfuerzo para drenar los pantanos, pero hoy en día sabemos que son partes vitales del ecosistema, y es más común restituir un humedal que destruir uno.

In the past, wetlands were considered wastes, and they spent a lot of effort in draining the swamps, but nowadays we know that they are vital parts of the ecosystem, and it is more common to restore a wetland than destroy one.

I know they are important here for storms as well as animals. - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Very important for flood prevention or dampening along the Mississippi. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 21, 2017

Ducks Unlimited has done a lot of good work trying to keep the wetlands intact :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Bosque: consideran los humedales tierra inútil. Is this OK in Spanish or should there be a "como" here or two clauses? - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

I was unsure. As I think about probably it needs como (or ser?). I will add the como. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 21, 2017

Better still might have been "los humedales eran considerados tierras inutiles..." - bosquederoble, Mar 21, 2017

Bosque...yes, I like that much better.:) passive works here quite nicely. - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Maybe "se considieron que los humedales eran tierra inútil" work also work. What do you think? - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

That sounds pretty good to me. I am of course only a learner. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 6

Do not touch the bog of eternal stench.

No toque el pantano del hedor eterno.

Why is he there? - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Amazing picture! - mstivers, Mar 21, 2017

They're on a quest Amber. It's from the movie Labyrinth :) - jellonz, Mar 21, 2017

Looks very stenchy :-{{{{!!! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 7

En los tiempos peligrosos cuando enemigos ocupaban un país la gente a menudo se refugiaron en los pantanos.

In dangerous times when enemies occupied a country people often took refuge in the swamps.

Se dice que Rey Alfredo el Grande vivido como refugiado en un pantano.

It is said that King Alfred the Great lived as a refugee in a swamp.

Very good post, amiga. :) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Makes sense :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

I think it should be vivió instead of vivido (preterite instead of past participle) - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 8

Stephen Curry, el escota de Golden State Warriors, puede salir de un pantano a su equipo por su talento y carácter impecable.

Stephen Curry, guard for the Golden State Warriors, can get his team out of a jam by his talent and impeccable character.

Thanks, Ken, for the correction.

I knew you were going to watch these guys. :) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Thanks, Ambette. Go good guys! - Sassette, Mar 21, 2017

Good use of the word Missy. Have a badge :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Missy: nice job. I think you need the personal a before su equipo. The team is the direct object and is composed of known human beings. - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Thanks, Gato Loco. - Sassette, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 9

Luke Skywalker: ¡Diablos! Creía que cuando dejé Louisiana había dejado para siempre los pantanos. Pero "¡Noooooooooooo!

Luke Skywalker: Shoot! I thought that when I left Louisiana i had forever left swamps behind. But Nooooooooooo!

But now we can't get our ship out. jeje - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Have a badge amiga :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 10

La gente le ha pedido a Presidente Trump muchas veces que él drena el pantano. The people have asked President Trump many times to drain the swamp.

Please correct any mistake. Thanks. - chantaneeyip, Mar 21, 2017

...."times to drain".... :) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Un voto para ti ;-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

I think it is customary to put in the "redundant" indirect object pronoun with pedir....le he pedido... - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

,kenhuizenga. - chantaneeyip, Mar 22, 2017

Jraider, thank you very much for your support. - chantaneeyip, Mar 22, 2017

Answer 11

Me sorprendió encontrar tierra de pantano tan cerca de Dallas.

I was surprised to find swamp land so close to Dallas.

I never knew :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

It's that way here in New Orleans. - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 12

Cuando estaba en Louisiana fuimos de una excursión de pantano, y alimentaron malaviscos a los caimanes.

When I was in Louisiana we went on a swamp tour, and they fed marshmallows to the alligators.

I would not have guessed that alligators like marshmallows. :) - bosquederoble, Mar 21, 2017

They are crazy about them ;-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

J: Nice. I think the Spanish speakers usually use "de" instead of "a" for vacations and excursions. - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Who knew?? - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Wow, marshmallows. Can't see your picture. :( - Sassette, Mar 21, 2017

Gracias Ken. I posted another picture, it's actually crazier than the first one. - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 13

Pedro: No me gustan los pantonos. ¡Qué aburridos son!
Juan: ¿Cómo que son aburridos? (indignamente)
Pedro: Hay nada para ver. Sólo agua y algunas plantas estupidas.
Juan: No es cierto. Necesitas ver con más atención.
Juan: Mira hacia el suelo. Ahí se puede ver muchos bichos interesantes.
Pedro: Vale. ¿Algo más?
Juan: Sí. Quédate quieto, y eschucha los sonidos.
Pedro: Pero cuando estoy parado sin moverme, me muertan los mosquitos.
Juan: Pues, ponte repelente de insectos.
Pedro: OK, lo intentaré. ¿Y entonces?
Juan: Además, puedes oler. Hay un montón de oleres interesantes.
Pedro: ¡Pero, no voy a oler nada si uso repelente de insectos!
Juan: ¡No tiene remedio para ti! Me doy por vencido.

Peter: I do not like swamps. How boring they are!
John: How are they boring? (indignantly)
Peter: There's nothing to see. Only water and some stupid plants.
John: That's not true. You need to look more closely. Look at the ground.
John: There you can see many interesting bugs.
Peter: Okay. Anything else?
John: Yes. Be still, and listen to the sounds.
Peter: But when I stand without moving, mosquitoes kill me.
John: Well, put on insect repellent.
Peter: Okay, I'll try that. And then?
John: In addition, you can smell. There are lots of interesting smells.
Peter: But I will not smell anything if I use insect repellent!
John: You're hopeless! I give up.

Odio a esos chupones de sangre también :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

J: It appears you have a love-hate relationship with them. Why else would you use the "personal a" before "esos chupones". Just kidding:) - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

To use or not to use insect repellent, that is the question. lol - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Very nicely done. I was able to read all the Spanish with ease. - Sassette, Mar 21, 2017

Answer 14

When you are walking through a swamp; keep going!

-Derived from a Winston Churchill saying

Cuando usted está caminando a través de un pantano; ¡Sigue!

-Derivado de un Winston Churchill diciendo

Yes, get out of there faset. :) - rac1, Mar 21, 2017

Matjam...I think the Spanish word for saying (as a noun) is dicho or refran - DilKen, Mar 21, 2017

Good advice Sir Winston :-)! - Jraider, Mar 21, 2017

Sorry, I meant "fast"....lol - rac1, Mar 21, 2017