La Palabra Del Día "chapotear"
chapotear ( chah-poh-teh-AHR )
(verb) to splash, to splash around
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Examples:
1: La nutria chapoteaba descuidada en el rio.
The otter splashed around without a care in the river.
2: La lluvia chapotea en el techo.
The rain splashes on the roof.
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Los misiles de Corea del Norte chapotean el mar.
North Korea's missles splash around the sea.
Siempre he querido ser un éxito en el escenario.
O estar en un éxito musical.
Pero mi chapoteo fue más de un accidente.
I have always wanted to be a splash hit on the stage.
Or be in a smash hit musical.
But my splash was more of a crash.
¡Cuidado! ¡Voy a chapotear muy cerca de ti!
Look out! I'm going to splash very close to you!
Es mejor comprar un barco y navegar en los ríos que se forman en las calles durante una tormenta severa que chapotear sin protección'
It is better to buy a boat and sail the rivers that are formed on the streets during a severe storm than to splash around without protection.
En verano los niños chapotean con mucho gusto en la fuente del parque y los adultos les miran con envidia o se juntan a ellos.
In summer, the children splash with pleasure in the fountain of the park and the adults look at them with envy or join them.
A los tiburones no les gusta chapotear en un charco de barro, donde se sienten como peces fuera del agua, sino prefieren nadar suavemente por el mar.
Shraks Sharks don't like to spalsh splash about in a mud puddle, where they feel like fish out of water, instead they prefer to swim smoothly through the sea.
Los niños no pueden resistir el impulso de chapotear en la bañera.
Kids can't resist the urge to splash around in the bathtub.
Si hay un charco a menos de cincuenta metros, un niño chapotearé a través de él.
If there is a puddle within fifty yards, a child will splash through it.
Eso va a chapotear mucho.
That is going to splash a lot.
My youngest sister splashed into our 53-degree pool two days ago. Cold!
Mi hermana menor chapoté en la piscina de 53 grados hace dos días. ¡Frío!
Muchos perros aman a chapotear en agua.
Many dogs love to splash around in water.
No permite sus niños a chapotear en las aguas poco profundas.
Do not allow your children to splash around in shallow water.
The calm after the storm wasn't so calm after emergency crews on Thursday found an unexpected shark out of water on a flooded road in Queensland, Australia.
Residents of Queensland were warned to stay out of the floodwaters after Cyclone Debbie left an almost five-foot long bull shark washed up on an inland road.
El ciclón y el huracán son iguales.Cyclone and Hurricane are the same.
I want to be splashed with confetti over liquid. Quiero ser chapoteado de confeti sobre el líquido.
Había más que un chapoteo aquí, pero la gente conservó su sentido del humor después del ciclón.
There was more than a splash here, but people retained their sense of humor after the cyclone
¿Quién entiende la broma?
Who understands the joke?
My grand niece put that up.
Debby is the name of the Cyclone that just went through.
