New Game – Make words from a Proper noun.

Question

What is a Proper Noun? – Click here to find out.

¿Qué es un sustantivo propio? - Haga clic aquí para averiguarlo.

The idea is to think of a proper noun and then use the letters in it to make other words.

La idea es pensar en un sustantivo propio y luego usar las letras en él para hacer otras palabras.

Then use that word in an English and a Spanish sentence.

A continuación, utilice esa palabra en una oración en inglés y en español.

Example – Proper noun is Margaret.

The word is Great.

Example sentences.

Great, now everyone knows! / Estupendo, ¡ahora todo el mundo lo sabe!

She’s great at tennis. / Es una tenista magnífica.

Have a vote, even though I haven't got to this yet. xo - rac1, May 7, 2017

I now know what a noun and a proper noun are. Nice thread Ian. - Nickelbackfan1, May 7, 2017

De nada Nicki :) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

Thanks Ian, for another fun way, to learn some English, today!☼ - Esteban_317, May 9, 2017

You are welcome amigo. :) - ian-hill, May 10, 2017

Answer 1

Chicago--->Chico.

El chico jugaba al fútbol americano cuando se cayó y se rompió la pierna.

The boy was playing football when he fell down and broke his leg.

:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

:) - Fidalgo, May 7, 2017

Answer 2

Pedro -----> pedo

Bueno, ¿quién se tiró un pedo?

OK, who let one?

Además, pedo es un sinónimo de borracho.

In addition, pedo is a synonym of borracho (drunk)

:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

:) - Fidalgo, May 7, 2017

Answer 3

Raymond ---- > Monday

Monday is the first working day of the week.

Lunes es la primera jornada de la semana.

Raymond ---- > Roma

Rome is Italy's capital.

Roma es la capital de Italia.

Nice one, Fidalgo. - Sassette, May 7, 2017

:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

Welcome, Fidalgo. It's good to see you. :) - rac1, Jun 29, 2017

Answer 4

New Orleans ~ leans

It leans just a bit.

Se ladea un poquito.

:) - Sassette, May 7, 2017

:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

Answer 5

Ronald Wilson Reagan- insane Anglo warlord

El rey Enrique VIII era un caudillo anglo loco.

Henry VIII was an insane Anglo warlord.

How long did that take you amigo :) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

Ian: this anagram has been around for years. - DilKen, May 7, 2017

Answer 6

Maricarmen-Armenia

Armenia fue escena de un gran genocidio en el 1915.

Armenia was the scene of a great genocide in 1915.

:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

Answer 7

Leonard —> lard

Old-fashioned cooks use lard as shortening and now experts say it is the healthy choice.

Los cocineros anticuados usan la manteca como materia grasa y ahora los expertos dicen que es la elección saludable. (Should "como" be replaced with "para"?)

:) - ian-hill, May 6, 2017

Yo diría "como". Por ejemplo, "... la manteca como materia grasa para cocinar..." - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, May 7, 2017

Thanks, Don. - AnnRon, May 7, 2017

when I was a child in Wiltshire we used to eat Lardy cake, it was delicious Now lardy is a slang term for fat - Mardle, May 9, 2017

Answer 8

Albóndiga- No diga bla

¡Ya basta! No diga bla ni bla. Enough already! Shut up!

:) - ian-hill, May 9, 2017

Answer 9

Shakira---> ark

Los pitufos se abandonaban cuando el arca zarpó.

The Smurfs were left behind when the ark started its journey.

:) - ian-hill, May 9, 2017

Answer 10

Jennifer tenía un burro femenino, las hembras se llaman una "jenny".

Jennifer had a female donkey,the females are called a "jenny'

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El burro fue utilizado para conducir la primera máquina de hilar.

The donkey was used to drive the first spinning jenny.

A male donkey is called a jack, a female a jenny or jennet; a young donkey is a foal. Jack donkeys are often used to mate with female horses to produce mules; the biological "reciprocal" of a mule, from a stallion and jenny as its parents instead, is called a hinny.

Hmmm...I wionder if I'm understanding the rules correctly. Jennifer is a proper noun. I think you can come up with words from that (e.g., ire, nine) to write about. :) - Sassette, May 7, 2017

I'd rather wait iwth a vote until I see how things turn out. We need clarification from Ian. Nepal's entry and your entry tells me we are not all on board with the rules of this new game. :) - Sassette, May 7, 2017

Hola Sassy - Yes you have got the right idea. Ray and Nepal15 have not quite got it right. :) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

:) - Fidalgo, May 7, 2017

Thanks, Ian. I was getting confused. And a vote for you Ray. I know you put time and effort into this. :) We'll all get on track. - Sassette, May 7, 2017

Answer 11

Smurf---> surf

Vamos a conseguir la tabla los pitufos y hacer surf.

Let's get the Smurf surf board and go surfing.

:) - ian-hill, May 6, 2017

Answer 12

Nepal is the best place to live with humanity.

Nepal es el lugar mejor para vivir con la humanidad.

:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

gracias - nepal15, Jun 30, 2017

Answer 13

Ken Huizenga -----> see bolded words in Spanish below

A veces estoy ingenua, pero eso es mejor que sea una hiena, un nazi, o un nene. Ten cuidado que nadie te guia mal.

Sometimes I am naive, but that is better than being a hyena, a nazi or a baby. Be careful; so no one steers you wrong.

:) - ian-hill, May 7, 2017

scary - Sassette, May 7, 2017

Answer 14

Silverton

Without a good liver,color=blue> you don't have tonscolor=blue> of time; only a sliver.

Sin un buen hígado, no tienes toneladas de tiempo; sólo una esquirla.

Notecolor=blue> that no onecolor=blue> knows what's in storecolor=blue> for them as they rove over river color=blue>and trail.

Tenga en cuenta que nadie sabe qué hay en el futuro para ellos como ellos deambulan sobre el río y senderos.

You may or or notcolor=blue> have a lotcolor=blue> of time - So let's vote to love a lot;color=blue>

Usted puede o no tener un montón de tiempo - así que vamos a votar a amar mucho;

color=blue> and don't be vile color=blue>while you live color=blue>out your version color=blue> of life.

y no seas vil mientras usted vive su versión de la vida.

Good one Steve :) - ian-hill, May 9, 2017

Thanks Ian - great thread ... - Esteban_317, May 10, 2017

Answer 15

¡SpanishDict!

Por cierto, nunca he ido a China o la India. ¿Y tú? Ahora, voy a tomar una chispa de café. Luego voy a nadar en la piscina. Eso es una cosa tipica para mí. Más tarde voy a jugar al tenis. Tengo mi propia pista. Tiene una cinta electrónica alrededor de ella, de modo que ustedes no puedan entrar. Lo siento.

By the way, I have never been to China or India. How about you? Right now I'm going to have a spot of coffee. Then I'm going to swim in the pool. That's pretty typical for me. Later I'm going to play tennis. I have my own court. It has an electronic tape around it so you guys can't get in. Sorry!

:) - ian-hill, May 9, 2017