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La Palabra Del Día "bigote"

La Palabra Del Día "bigote"

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bigote ( bee-GOH-teh )

(noun) mustache; whisker


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Examples:


1: El general lleva bigote y barba.

The general has a mustache and a beard.

2: Los bigotes de mi gato son blancos.

My cat's whiskers are white.


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updated Apr 17, 2017
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Shurely you can't be sherious? Nice post Amber. Gracias. - jellonz, Apr 13, 2017
Lol Thank you, Jellonz.:) Good comeback. - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Thanksh Amber , b r b. - ray76, Apr 13, 2017
Would appreciate, Ambette, your help in advocating for me to administrators to fix the serious computer problems I continue to have on SD. Assume these problems continue until I alert you otherwise. It's a very upsetting situation for me. - Sassette, Apr 13, 2017
Great caption! - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Apr 13, 2017
Good morning. - Nickelbackfan1, Apr 13, 2017
Hola querida. Lol at your pic. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Will do, Sassy. I'm so sorry you are still having problems. - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Thank you, Don. :) - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Hola guapo...Thanks. jejejejeje - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks, Ambette.:) - Sassette, Apr 13, 2017

20 Answers

10
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A veces los bigotes están de modo, pero a los otras veces no están . En el pasado el equipo de cricket australiano solía tener muchos bigotes pero ahora no.

Sometimes mustaches are fashionable, at other times not. In the past the Australian cricket team used to have a lot of mustaches but not now.

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updated Apr 16, 2017
edited by jellonz
posted by jennysk
More is the pity . - ray76, Apr 13, 2017
Nice one Jenny. I've edited in my favourite. Please remove if unwelcome :) - jellonz, Apr 13, 2017
You're right, Jenny. I don't particularly like them. - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
I would feel naked without mine :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
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Durante mucho de mi vida tuve un bigote, como mi abuelo, a quién me amé mucho, pero hace unos cuantos años mi esposa se hartó de eso o decidió que ya no estaba de moda o algo y ya no tengo uno. La foto en blanco y negro es de mi abuelo en la India cuando estuvo en la Real Fuerza Aérea Británica durante la segunda guerra mundial, está a la izquierda. La foto en color es de mi esposa y yo, en 2001, cuando nuestra hija mayor se graduó de la escuela secundaria.

For much of my life I had a mustache, like my grandfather, who I loved very much, but some years ago my wife got fed up with it or decided it no longer was stylish or something and I no longer have one. The photo in black and white is of my grandfather in India when he was in the British Royal Air Force during the second world war, he is on the left. The color photo is of my wife and I, in 2001, when our oldest daughter graduated from high school.

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updated Apr 14, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Discretion is the better part of valor... - Esteban_317, Apr 13, 2017
I did like my mustache. The problem might have been that it was starting to go other colors than black. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 13, 2017
Nice looking couple. You take after your grandfather. :) - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
I at least balded like him- you can see it starting in mine. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 13, 2017
Bosque: me amo? Is this right? Or should you get rid of the me? I see know about amarse for loving each other, but I'm not familiar with how your version works. - DilKen, Apr 13, 2017
No, it was an error on my part (I think I had started with me encantó, and realized this would be better with amar). Thanks Ken. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 13, 2017
Ah, yes ! - I do understand your wife's reasoning Bosque. I grew a mustache at age 22 prior to my 1st teaching job (to look older) & shaved it off 18 yr. later to look younger before my last teaching position (a "temporary" hire lasting 20 years: - ) ... - Esteban_317, Apr 13, 2017
Now you are a baby face :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks for sharing. :) - Sassette, Apr 13, 2017
I suppose I could use that grecian formula stuff or something, but I refuse to. I am almost completely gray now, what is left of it. :) - bosquederoble, Apr 13, 2017
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Tengo mucho respeto por DonBigoteDeLaLancha.
I have a lot of respect for DonBigoteDeLaLancha.

DonBigote

(No pude resistir.
I couldn't resist.)

updated Apr 13, 2017
posted by jtaniel
I don't get it the, "I couldn't resist"...lol - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
One could argue that I really didn't use the word of the day. - jtaniel, Apr 13, 2017
Mr. Mustache ;-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Oh, I see what you mean now. :) - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
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¡Mira Mamá! ¡Qué chido! ¡Tengo Bigote! Jejejeje.

Look Mom! How cool! I've got a mustache. Hee, hee hee!

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updated Apr 13, 2017
posted by Daniela2041
Wonder how long it took her to do that? jeje - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
You don't really want one hita ;-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
10
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No frote los bigotes contra mi cara; ¡me duele!

Don't rub those whiskers against my face; it hurts!

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updated Apr 14, 2017
posted by AnnRon
Lol I'll bet. jeje - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
He got carried away :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
10
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Algunas personas pueden hacer un bigote parecer genial / chévere / bacán / copado / padre / chido / bacano / guay.

Some people can make a moustache (Brit. Eng.) seem cool.

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Otras personas no pueden.

Others cannot.

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updated Apr 14, 2017
posted by jellonz
I didn't know so many countries have their own word for "cool." - jellonz, Apr 13, 2017
Also, is my use of "parecer" in the infinitive correct, or should it be "parece"? Cheers. - jellonz, Apr 13, 2017
The Biebs can't make anything look cool in my opinion. Yuck! - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Yeah Jellonz, This is what I would bet on: hacer que un bigote parece.... (But not too much) - DilKen, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks for the "cool" examples :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks Ken. I wasn't even sure if this was just a Spanglish translation on my part :) - jellonz, Apr 13, 2017
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Groucho Marx era conocido por su humor extravagante y bigote prominente.

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Groucho Marx was known for his quirky humour and prominent mustache.

updated Apr 14, 2017
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
My dad loved him. :) - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
I love his saying to the hostess of a party, I've had a wonderful time. Just not tonight :) - DilKen, Apr 13, 2017
On the left, is he playing Ko-Ko in "The Mikado"? - mstivers, Apr 13, 2017
He sure is - as only Groucho can ... :-) ... - Esteban_317, Apr 13, 2017
Groucho was the man :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
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Hola Pedro, me gusta tu bigote.
Gracias. A mi eposa le gusta también.
¿Quánto tiempo hace que lo tenía?
No me recuerdo. Tal vez siete u ocho meses.
¿De verdad? No creí que haya pasado tanto tiempo desde que te veía.
Sí. Hace demasiado tiempo que no te vi. Llámame pronto, ¿vale?
Vale. Que te vaya bien. Hasta luego.

Hi Pedro, I like your mustache.
Thank you. My wife likes it too.
How long have you had it?
I don't remember. Maybe seven or eight months.
For real? I didn't think it was that long since I saw you. (or had seen)
Yeah. It's been too long. Call me soon, okay?
Sure. Best of luck. Later Bro.


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updated Apr 13, 2017
edited by DilKen
posted by DilKen
This is good, - Daniela2041, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks Dani. Feel free to suggest any improvements you can think of. - DilKen, Apr 13, 2017
Looks good to me. :) - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Later Bro :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
J: I like it, will change :) - DilKen, Apr 13, 2017
9
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No me gusta una barba que no tenga bigote.

Una barba completa tiene más atractivo.

I do not like a beard that does not have a mustache.

A full beard has more appeal.

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updated Apr 14, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Well, he has more appeal anyway. lol - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
I agree :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
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Uno de más especial bigote del mundo es el bigote de Salvador Dali el pintor famoso.

One of the world's most special moustache is the famous painter Salvador Dali's moustache .

updated Apr 15, 2017
posted by porcupine7
..."most famous moustaches"..... Great post, amiga! - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
What a character he was :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Contesta el teléfono, El Dalí llama. - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Apr 15, 2017
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Mi abuelo tuve bigote y estaba muy simpatico por los niños de los pueblos. Estaba muy famoso

My grand father had mustache and was very kind to the boys of he villages. He was very famous

updated Apr 15, 2017
posted by nepal15
...."grandfather had a mustache".... He was famous? Cool! - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Typo..."the" not "he villages :-)!~ - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks, JR. :) - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
My grand father had a mustache and was very kind to the boys of the villages. He was famous. It's true mi gran amiga rac1 gracias Jraider amigo - nepal15, Apr 15, 2017
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I don't know whether you remember the pictures of Stalin y Breznev, but there used to circulatea joke in the countries behind the Iron Curtain, that Breznev eyebrows were Stalin's moustache , but on a higher level.

No sé si ustedes acuerdan de las fotos de Stalin y Breznev, pero solía hacer circular una broma en los países detrás de la Cortina de Hierro, que las cejas de Breznev eran el bigote de Stalin, pero a un nivel más alto.

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updated Apr 14, 2017
posted by porcupine7
2 posts today. Way to go, Porcu! - Sassette, Apr 13, 2017
...."there used to be a joke that was circulated".... Thanks, amiga. :) - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
I didn't want to make two posts, but later came to my mind this old joke - porcupine7, Apr 14, 2017
7
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Now I've seen it all. Markiplier shooting pink mustaches!

Ahora habré visto todo. ¡Markiplier disparando bigotes rosas!

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updated Apr 13, 2017
posted by CarterTF
Hmmm interesting. - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
Jeje, yeah ;) - CarterTF, Apr 13, 2017
I'll say :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
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A veces un bigote puede aparecer ARRIBA del nariz.

Sometimes a moustache can appear ABOVE the nose.

updated Apr 13, 2017
posted by mstivers
Why do some love these weird hair styles? lol - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
He looks like a Munchkin :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Nice one Mstivers. It's amazing how many of google's "bad mustache" pics seem to be mugshots. Perhaps there is some correlation between bad hair and crime :) - jellonz, Apr 13, 2017
7
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Sometimes it is not polite to talk about somebody's mustache.

A veces no es educado hablar de alguien de bigote.

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updated Apr 13, 2017
posted by Nickelbackfan1
Lol Love it! - rac1, Apr 13, 2017
I hate that too! - CarterTF, Apr 13, 2017
Lol, Carter. - Nickelbackfan1, Apr 13, 2017
Good one Nickle :-)! - Jraider, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks, Crazy cat. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Apr 13, 2017
Have a badge, Nickelbackfan! - Sassette, Apr 13, 2017
Thanks, amiga! - Nickelbackfan1, Apr 13, 2017