La Palabra Del Día "remolino"
remolino ( rreh-moh-LEE-noh )
noun ( whirlpool; whirlwind; eddy )
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1: Los remolinos están provocados por la marea.
Whirlpools are caused by the tides.
2: Tuvieron que cancelar el partido a causa de un remolino enorme.
The game was called off due to a massive whirlwind.
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Algunas personas viven su vida como un remolino. Yo no, a mí me gusta una vida tranquila.
Some people live their life like a whirlwind. Not me, I like a quiet life.
En la mitología griega hay un famoso remolino llamado "Charybdis" que Oddysius tuvo que negociar.
In Greek mythology there is a famous whirlpool called "Charybdis" which Oddysius had to negotiate.
A whirlpool is a body of swirling water produced by the meeting of opposing currents. The vast .... Charybdis in Greek mythology was later rationalized as a whirlpool, which sucked entire ships into its fold in the narrow coast of Sicily.
The Naruto whirlpools are tidal whirlpools between the Naruto Strait and Awaji Island in Japan. Los remolinos de Naruto son los remolinos de las mareas entre el estrecho de Naruto y la isla de Awaji en Japón.
The view of the whirlpools from the Ohnaruto Bridge. La vista de los remolinos desde el puente de Ohnaruto.
A los niños les gustan los remolinos de papel y ellos aprenden fácilmente cómo hacerlos.
Children like paper eddies and they easily learn how to make them.
Las hojas formaban remolinos en el aire.
The leaves were eddying around.
Su cabeza era un remolino de ideas.
Ideas whirled around her head.
Un remolino es un gran volumen de agua giratorio producido por mareas oceánicas.
A whirlpool is a great volume of swirling water produced by oceanic waves.
En español, una bañera con remolinos de agua no se llama un remolino, sino una bañera de hidromasaje.
In Spanish, a bathtub with swirls of water is not called a whirlpool but a hydromassage bath.
En Australia un remolino se llama un willy-willy, o polvo diablo.
In Australia a whirlwind is called a willy-willy or dust devil.
A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind, ranging from small to half a meter wide and a few meters tall... The Australian English term "willy-willy" or "whirly-whirly" is thought to derive from Yindjibarndi or a neighbouring language. In Aboriginal myths.
"El Agujero Negro", una película Disney de 1979, representó un agujero negro como un tipo de remolino en el espacio profundo. Fue un film horrible con algunos grandes actores.
"The Black Hole," a Disney film of 1979, represented a black hole as a kind of whirlpool in deep space. It was a terrible film with some great actors.
Una vez tuve un torbellino romanza con una bailarín de ballet, ella bailó dentro y alredador de mi vida en un instante
Mi corazón estaba atrapado en un remolino de amor.
Once I had a whirlwind romance with a ballet dancer, she danced in and around my life in an instant.
My heart was caught in a whirlwind of love.
Tengo un remolino en la parte posterior del cabello que hace difícil cortarlo para los barberos.
I have a cowlick in the back part of my hair that makes it difficult for the barbers to cut my hair.
Crear un baño de remolino en una piscina es muy divertido.
Creating a whirlpool in a pool is a lot of fun.
The mods recently found themselves caught up in a whirlwind of activity.
Lor moderadores recientemente se encontraron realmente involucrados en un remolino de actividad.
(I know this doesn't look like you guys, but it's as close as I could get).
Si puedes encontrar un bonito remolino en un arroyo donde el agua ralentiza, es un buen lugar para pescar.
If you can find a nice little eddy in a stream where the water slows down, it's a good place to fish.
