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La Palabra Del Día "arder"

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arder ( ahr-DEHR )

verb ( to burn; to sting )


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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speakers suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

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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: Las ramas que metí a la fogata están ardiendo.

The branches I put in the fire are burning.

2: Si te empieza a arder donde te picó el alacrán, ponte esta crema.

If the place the scorpion stung you starts to burn, apply this cream.


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updated May 16, 2017
edited by NKM1974
posted by rac1
Hola Amber ,I will try arder on this one for you , - ray76, May 2, 2017
Your graphic just goes to show that life is a b**** and then you die. Thanks for the depressing thought, Ambette. :) - Sassette, May 2, 2017
No probs. Ray. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
I'm sorry, Sassy. It wasn't meant to be anything but educational. - rac1, May 2, 2017
ouch - CarterTF, May 2, 2017
Brutal! - CarterTF, May 2, 2017
It is a fact about this particular bee. It's meant to be educational, not offensive. ??? - rac1, May 2, 2017
Jeje! No worries chica. I got a chuckle out of it. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Thank you chico. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
Pero hay pruebas que pheromones emitidos por mujeres pueden hacerles más atractivas sexualmente. Así que hay otros maneras de ser ardido que muerte por mil avispones. ¿Qué puede hacer un tipo pobre? There is evidence that pheromones emitted by women can - ntonces, May 2, 2017
a continuación...make them more sexually attractive. Thus, there are other ways of getting stung than death by a thousand hornets. So what’s a poor guy to do?! - ntonces, May 2, 2017

18 Answers

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He told the teen archer that even though the cities were on flame with rock and roll, and that this wasn't the summer of love, and that she should be wary of flaming telepaths come to harvest her eyes, as well as of Godzilla, that she shouldn't fear the reaper and although he was pursuing a career of evil and on the lamb even though he was no sheep, that she should escape the cagey cretins and subhumans with him some enchanted evening, because he was burning for her.

Él le dijo a la arquera adolescente que aunque los ciudades estaban en llamas con rocanrol, y que éste no era el verano de amor, y que ella debería tener cuidado con los telepáticos llameantes que viene para cosechar sus ojos, y también con Godzilla, que no debería temer la Parca y aunque él estaba siguiendo una carrera del mal y estaba sobre el cordero aunque no era un oveja, que ella debería huir los cretinos cautelosos y los subhumanos con él alguna noche encantada, porque él estaba ardiendo por ella.

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updated May 7, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
And yes, lamb, not lam. :) - bosquederoble, May 2, 2017
Maybe I am being a bit Cultish with this. :) - bosquederoble, May 2, 2017
I think the story fits well with the picture. - Sassette, May 2, 2017
Maybe the color blue would have worked better. :) - bosquederoble, May 2, 2017
Smurf blue.:) - Sassette, May 2, 2017
It goes well with the picture, I agree. - rac1, May 2, 2017
I think two of the songs get radio play still on oldies stations, but if they were playing I wonder how many would even know the group. :) - bosquederoble, May 2, 2017
They still play The Cult on 94 Rock :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Vera Gemini! You worked in everything but ME 262! :D - jrschenk, May 2, 2017
Nah couldn't get everything, but it did occur to me this morning that I should have started it with : The student of Astronomy instead of simply "he". ;) - bosquederoble, May 2, 2017
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Mientras estaba cultivando el jardín, puse el mano en un remiendo de ortigas. Hizo que el mano me arde durante días.

While I was gardening, I set my hand on a patch of nettles. It made my hand sting for days.

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updated May 3, 2017
edited by AnnRon
posted by AnnRon
As children we knew plants that were an antidote to the sting of a nettle ,one was the "Doc leaf ". worked a treat ,Also if you gripped it strongly it did not sting only when you brushed past it. - ray76, May 2, 2017
Things here worth learning. Thanks, Ann. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
Aren't parts of this plant edible? - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Ann: I think you should conjugate arder - arde similar to me duele el estomago - DilKen, May 2, 2017
el mano (3rd person singular) is the subject of this clause :) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Thanks, Ken. I wondered about that. I was thinking "It made my hand to sting." I guess that construction doesn't work. Editing now. - AnnRon, May 2, 2017
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No es de extrañar que nuestros ojos se arden después de horas antes de la pantalla de la computadora.

It is no wonder that our eyes burn after hours before the computer screen.

updated May 3, 2017
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
You are correct there mate, English is great again mate. - ray76, May 2, 2017
All too true, amiga. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
The cost of browsing :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Porcu: Have a vote. After an opinion like No es de extrañar que, the verb that follows should be in the subjunctive - ardan, even when it is a known fact or a habitual event. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
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Sus corazones arden en amor por mí en SD.

Your hearts burn with love for me on SD. enter image description here

Thanks for correction, kenhuizenga. smile

updated May 2, 2017
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
That's great, Sassy! :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
Sassy: How did you know? - DilKen, May 2, 2017
I'm just a hunka hunka burning love :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Sassy: Now for the smallest correction I've ever suggested...drum roll please... mí instead of mi :)))) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Thanks Ambette, Ken, and hunka burning love Crazy Cat. lol - Sassette, May 2, 2017
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Muchas plantas en Australia necesitan arder para liberar sus semillas.

Many plants in Australia need to burn to release their seeds.

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Dwarf Banksias.

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updated May 2, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Now that is really interesting. I would not have guessed it. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
Ready to repopulate the land when there is not competition. :) - bosquederoble, May 2, 2017
Fascinating! - mstivers, May 2, 2017
Same as here mate. A forest fire is a dreaded thing, but some trees rely on fire seed again :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
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Cuando el carbòn de vegetal estaba ardiendo intensamente, mi tìo puse la carne en la parrilla para asarla.

When the charcoal was burning intensely, my uncle put the meat on the grill to roast.

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updated May 2, 2017
edited by DilKen
posted by DilKen
Caught a mistake. You have to flip around "hot my" to "my hot." He must be one fine looking uncle. lol - Sassette, May 2, 2017
There's that wit again, Missy. - AnnRon, May 2, 2017
Looks good, but I don't usually eat meat. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
That's Sassy being sassy again :) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Amber: How about we put some shrimps on the barbie for you? Or don't you eat those critters either? - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Love shrimp and fish. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
I'll have the surf and turf then :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Jraider: There is bread for you. :) Couldn't resist...you remember the old line from Caddyshack? - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Carl Spackler: Your place got a pool? Ty Webb: We have a pond in the back. We have a pool and a pond... Pond'd be good for you. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Sassy: sorry I changed my post so that your play on words can't be seen anymore. It was a great one! :) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Oh, that's fine, kenhuizenga. You gave me some fun. Thanks, Ann too. - Sassette, May 2, 2017
I love Caddyshack...good one Ken :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
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When I see the sufferings of the children around the world like Syria, Africa, my heart burns a lot. It is a great pain.

Cuando veo el sufrimiento de los niños todo el mundo como Syria, Africa, mi corazon ardieo mucho. Es muy gran pena.

updated May 7, 2017
posted by nepal15
...like Syria and Africa, "... :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
Sad :-(! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Cuando veo los sufrimientos de los niños DE todo el mundo como Siria, África, mi corazón ARDE mucho. Es UNA muy gran pena. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
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Nevó el fin de semana pasado. Afortunadamente todaviá teníamos madera para arder en la estufa de leña.

It snowed last weekend. Fortunately we still had wood to burn in the wood stove.

updated May 2, 2017
posted by Jraider
Your cat seems to really, really want to be close to that fire! But not too close ;) - CarterTF, May 2, 2017
J: Check out my response to your request for surf & turf in my post - DilKen, May 2, 2017
@Carter...that's not really my cat, but she loves the fire, and does the same thing. - Jraider, May 2, 2017
ahh, ok ;) - CarterTF, May 2, 2017
The cats love the warmth. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
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Fun fact: I have never been stung by a bee! smile

Curiosidad: ¡No he ardido por una abeja! smile

updated May 2, 2017
posted by CarterTF
That's a good thing. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
I have, and it hurts like you wouldn't believe :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Carter: I don't see this meaning of stung in the SD dictionary. Arder = sting when is means a burning sensation, not the act of being bitten or stung by something. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
I have never been stung by a bee could be said as: Nunca he sido picado por una abeja. You need the sido because this is a formal passive sentence using ser. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Unfortunately, you would need to rework you English sentence in order to use the word of the day :(( - DilKen, May 2, 2017
The active version of the above is: Una abeja nunca me ha picado, or, Una abeja no me ha picado nunca. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
You could use today's word as follows: When I was stung by a bee, it really stung! Sort of a cute way of using stung with both meanings. :) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Cuando una abeja me picó, me ardió mucho. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
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Before modern electricity, people burned candles to illuminate their homes. Antes de la electricidad moderna, la gente ardieron las velas para iluminar sus hogares.

updated May 2, 2017
posted by NKM1974
They didn't have much light back then. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
Have a badge amigo :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Good one NKM. For anyone interested, I think this is a perfect example of where either the preterite or the imperfect could be used with little change of meaning. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Although the imperfect is usually used for things that were done habitually in the past, I think NKM's use of the preterite is OK also because this era has passed. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
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"Hombre Ardiente" es un festival anual en el desierto que se ha vuelto tan popular que hay una lotería para el derecho de comprar entradas.

Burning Man is an annual festival in the desert that has become so popular that there is a lottery for the right to buy tickets.

updated May 2, 2017
posted by mstivers
I remember you bringing this up before. - Sassette, May 2, 2017
I think I remember that too. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
Seems to do a bit better than the Fyre festival did, huh? - bosquederoble, May 2, 2017
That's a cool pic :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
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Cuando te arder, no debe asumir que no es grave.

When you get burned, you should not assume that it isn't serious. enter image description here

updated May 2, 2017
posted by k_nelson
Very serious.. - rac1, May 2, 2017
And painful :-(! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
k: I think you should congugate arder > ardes to agree with te...burn yourself. Also, I think that after N O debe asumir que you should use the subjuctive - sea instead of es - DilKen, May 2, 2017
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Siempre es triste cuando un incendio forestal ha ardido el paisaje.

Edit: It is always sad when a wild fire has burnt the landscape.

updated May 3, 2017
edited by kristinmwmoore
posted by kristinmwmoore
kristin, you forgot your English, and yes it is really sad. Unfortunately I have been able to see first hand what a forest fire can do :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Yes, it is. I agree with you. Yes, please add the English, amiga. :) - rac1, May 2, 2017
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The passion for the young maiden started to burn deeply in the young knight's heart. For he would fight a thousand demons just to speak with her.

La pasión para la doncella joven comenzó a arder profundamente en el corazón del caballero joven. Por eso él habría combatir mil demonios sólo para hablar con ella.

updated May 2, 2017
edited by Nickelbackfan1
posted by Nickelbackfan1
Very poetic, amiga. Love it! - rac1, May 2, 2017
How about dragons? - Jraider, May 2, 2017
Nick: habría combatir...the verb following conjugated haber should always be in the infinitive. A thousand or one thousand is just "mil" in Spanish, you should delete uno. :) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
The use of for in "For he" is OK in English. Are you using it to mean "therefore" or is it just an extra word. I don't think the Para él works in Spanish. Para él generally means "in his opinion" or something similar. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Hello and thank you Ken. Yes I did mean "for" as in "therefore". Honestly I am unsure about "Para él " I always thought it to translate to "For he" or' for the", but then again I am just a beginner. - Nickelbackfan1, May 2, 2017
Is there anything you may suggest to correct it? - Nickelbackfan1, May 2, 2017
@ Rac / Jr. Thanks amiga. Dragons would be a great challenge for the young knight, perhaps they could have been the demons he fought. - Nickelbackfan1, May 2, 2017
Since you are using for as therefore, I would suggest Entonces Por and para are tricky and can be translated many, many ways. Takes awhile to learn. - DilKen, May 2, 2017
por eso might be best here - DilKen, May 2, 2017
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Los Pitufos tomaron una selfi mientras el fuego ardieron ardían en la fogata.

The Smurfs took a selfie while the fire burned in the bonfire.

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Thanks for correction, kenhuizenga smile

updated May 2, 2017
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
This is a scene from the current Smurf movie, the lost village. Check it out at your local theatre! :) - Sassette, May 2, 2017
Cute! Is that a lady bug camera? lol - rac1, May 2, 2017
I haven't seen the movie, but I understand that it is clever, with good songs. - mstivers, May 2, 2017
Sassy: you need the imperfect for arder here. ¡Vaya pitufos! - DilKen, May 2, 2017
Sassy: I hope you understand the reason for the imperfect...it was something that was ongoing when you took the selfie. :)) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
@mstivers Yep, you are right. My fav song in the movie is I'm a Lady by Meghan Trainor. - Sassette, May 2, 2017
@Ambette I don't know much about smart phones but I would call the lady bug a smart phone with a camera because it has other functions, like recalling info that it had gathered. - Sassette, May 2, 2017
@kenhuizenga Thanks for explaining why the imperfect was needed. That really helps. - Sassette, May 2, 2017
Sassy: De nada, no es como si fuéramos enemigos. Me gustas. :) - DilKen, May 2, 2017
I'll be taking my grandkid to this one :-)! - Jraider, May 2, 2017