La Palabra Del Día "naufragar"
naufragar ( now-frah-GAHR )
(verb) to sink; to be shipwrecked
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Examples:
1: Muchos barcos naufragaron en el último huracán.
Many boats sank during the last hurricane.
2: Cinco personas naufragaron en una isla caribeña el mes pasado.
Five people were shipwrecked on a Caribbean island last month.
12 Answers
Muchas empresas pequeñas naufragan porque es difícil competir con cadenas grandes - un hecho que vi de primera mano con una amiga de mi esposa- y por eso es importante apoyarlas cuando puedas.
Many small businesses sink because it is difficult to compete with large chains- a fact that I saw first-hand with a friend of my wife- and thus it is important to support them when you can.
Nuestro barco parece que es naufragado ¡pero regresaremos!
Our boat looks like it is shipwrecked, but we will be back!
No creo que lo dijeron. Simplemente no es posible naufragar en una isla de lujo.
I don't believe what they said. It's simply not possible to be shipwrecked on a luxury island.
The recall effort will fail.
El intento de destitución naufragará.
Cuando yo era joven dos amigos y yo navegó en un pequeño barco durante
una tormenta tratamos de no naufragar ,pero lo hizo.
When I was young two friends and I sailed on a small boat during
a storm we tried not to sink it, but it did
El SS Minnow naufragó en una isla desierta inexplorada.
The SS Minnow was shipwrecked on an uncharted desert isle.
Most boats that sunk had fewer lifeboats. La mayoría de los buques que naufragaron tenían menos botes salvavidas.
Estoy una persona cobarde así prefiero naufragar en la red en vez de naufragar en el mar.
I am a cowardly person so I prefer to be shipwrecked in the net instead of shipwrecked
on the sea.
El crucero Costa Concordia naufragó cerca de la costa italiana en 2012 causando 32 muertos.
The cruise ship Costa Concordia was wrecked off the Italian coast in 2012 causing 32 deaths.
La marina naufragaron el barco del pirata, pero no parecía importarle.
The navy sank the pirate's ship, but he didn't seem to care.
La pelota de golf naufragó en el peligro de agua.
The golf ball sank in the water hazard.
El kayak náufragos y el viaje de un día estaba arruinado.
The kayak shipwrecked and the day trip was ruined.
