La Palabra Del Día "jacinto"
jacinto ( hah-SEEN-toh )
(noun) hyacinth
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1: El jacinto azul es símbolo de la sinceridad.
Blue hyacinths symbolize sincerity.
2: Le llevé un ramo de jacintos a mi abuela.
I brought my grandmother a bouquet of hyacinths.
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Preludio a la batalla de San Jacinto • Después de una batalla sin éxito en el Álamo entre México y Texas, todos los tejanos se frustraron por el hecho de que todavía no han ganado la libertad, por lo que ocurrió la Batalla de San Jacinto. Fue entonces cuando Texas ganó la libertad, y se convirtió en un país oficial, que más tarde se unió a los Estados Unidos. La batalla de San Jacinto se libró el 21 de abril de 1836. La batalla duró sólo 18 minutos. En ese corto período de tiempo, 630 soldados mexicanos fueron asesinados y 730 fueron capturados mientras que sólo 9 tejanos fueron asesinados.
Prelude to San Jacinto Battle • After an unsuccessful fight at the Alamo between Mexico and Texas, all the Texans became frustrated by the fact that they still haven’t earned freedom, so the Battle of San Jacinto occurred. That was when Texas earned freedom, and became an official country, which later on joined the United States. The battle of the San Jacinto was fought on April 21,1836. The battle lasted only 18 minutes long. In that short period of time, 630 Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 were captured while only 9 Texans were killed.
El jacinto es una planta que florece confiablemente antes de tiempo.
The hyacinth is a reliable early bloomer.
Till today, I have not seen hyacinths in my life. Anyway, it looks very beautiful.
Hasta hoy, no he visto jacintos en mi vida. De todos de modos, parece muy bonitos.
Hyacinths are mostly a blue violet flower. Los jacintos son en su mayoría una flor violeta azul.
El mensaje de las flores de los jacintos es;
The Hyacinth Flower’s Message Is:
Estar feliz y hacer el tiempo a jugar , pero no actúes precipitadamente; Esto puede conducir a profundos arrepentimientos.
Be happy and make time to play, but do not act rashly, as this can lead to deep regrets.
Derived from Greek legend about a young beautiful boy named Hyakinthos who was slain by Zephyr, the god of the west wind. Hyacinth is also derived from the word jacinth meaning a blue gemstone
The hyacinth flower is a lovely cool weather perennial plant formerly considered related to the lily and have now been placed in the family of asparagaceae. Growing wild in parts of Iran and Turkmenistan next to the Caspian Sea, these outstanding garden plants have evolved into a favorite of the spring garden. With many star shaped flowers per plant these flowers make a beautiful effect when planted in swaths and drifts of solid colors. They are available in the palest pinks to the deepest magenta. There are also some beautiful blues including a soft baby blue and a striking, deep indigo blue. This fragrant spring flower is also available in red, burgundy, orange, white, yellow, purple.
Leí que debes meter jacintos en el refrigerador antes de plantearlos. Pero no soy buen jardinero, así que no tengo ni idea.
I read that you should put hyacinths in the refrigerator before planting them. But I´m not a good gardener, so I have no idea.
The hyacinths and other flowers were the only sunlight during the cold and wet spring morning.
los jacintos y otras flores eran la única luz del sol durante la mañana fría y mojada de primavera.
El jacinto es una de las muchmás bellas flores que mi mamá fielmente ha bía cultivado durante sus 90 años de vida.
Hyacinths are one of the many beautiful flowers my mom has faithfully cultivated over her 90 years of life.
Los jacintos de uvas no son jacintos verdaduros, pero huelen como uvas.
Grape hyacinths are not true hyacinths, but they do smell like grapes.
Cuando cultivas bulbos como los jacintos, los narcisos, los tulipanes o los azafranes, es importante dejar quedar las hojas hasta que se marchiten para formar un buen bulbo nuevo para el siguiente año.
When you cultivate bulbs like hyacinths, daffodils, tulips or crocuses, it is important to let the leaves remain until they wither in order to form a good new bulb for the following year.
Pedro tenía tan malo resfriado que por más que trataba de oler los jacintos, no pudo.
Pedro had such a bad cold that no matter how hard he tried to smell the hyacinths, he couldn't.
Pedro tenía un resfriado tan fuerte que, por mucho que trataba de oler los jacintos, no pudo.
Pedro tenía un resfriado de modo que no pudo oler los jacintos, por más que intentaba de hacerlo.
Pedro had a cold so he couldn't smell the hyacinths no matter how much he tried.
I am not 100% positive about used the imperfect indicative of tratar here instead of the imperfect subjunctive. Sometimes, I think, when something was not done in the past one has to use the imperfect subjunctive. My thinking in this case is that it is a fact that he tried to do it and he failed...that's why I used imperfect indicative. What do you think?
Los jacintos son nativos de la zona Mediterráneo.
Hyacinths are native to the Mediterranean area.
Pregunta -¿ Cuándo es un Jacinto no un jacinto ?
Responder -Cuando es un jacinto de uva.
Question - When is a Hyacinth not a Hyacinth?
Answer -When it is a grape hyacinth ..
Los jacintos son muy bonitos.
Hyacinths are very pretty.
The frosting of the cupcakes was the same color as a hyacinth.
El glaseado de las magdalenas era del mismo color como un jacinto.
