La Palabra Del Día "chancla"
chancla ( CHAN-klah )
(noun) flip-flop
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1: Yo a la playa me voy en chanclas.
I go to the beach in flip-flops.
2: Dejamos las chanclas en las rocas y nos metimos al agua.
We left our flip-flops on the rocks and got into the water.
16 Answers
Hay más que una manera de usar una chancla.
There is more than one way to use a flip-flop.
Las chanclas son símbolos del verano y la playa.
Flip-flops are symbols of the summer and the beach.
En nuestro país la gente llama las chanclas "zapatillas vietnamitas ", no sé por qué, pero ellas son muy populares sobre todo en las playas.
In our country people call the flip-flops "Vietnamese slippers", I do not know why, but they are very popular especially on the beaches.
Chanclas son muy buenos para aplastar moscas .
Flip flops are very good for swatting flies.
Esta es mi "¿Puedes manejar la chancla?" camiseta. No soy yo ... tengo una cabeza. Y brazos.
This is my "Can you handle the jandle?" t-shirt. It isn't me though ... I have a head. And arms.
El precio de chanclas ha subido mucho. Yo recuerdo cuando costaron menos de dos dólares.
The price of flip-flops had gone up a lot. I remember when they cost less than two dollars.
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¡No te camines por la nieve en chanclas!
Don't walk in the snow in flip flops!
Mi esposa tiene un letrero que cuelga cada año cuando el tiempo mejora suficientemente, el que dice “es oficialmente la temporada de la chancla”.
My wife has a sign that she hangs up each year when the weather improves enough, which says “it is officially flip-flop season”.
A Tony "Big Toe" Gonzales le gustaba usar cotidiano su chanclas para le exhibir los dos grandes dedos del pie y un dedo del pie en el medio.
Tony "Big Toe" Gonzales liked to wear his flip-flops everyday to show off his two big toes and one middle toe.
Hay varias nombres por chanclas. En Australia los llamamos 'thongs' y en Nuevazelandia los llaman 'jandals'. En todo caso las chanclas son los zapatos más baratos.
There are various names for flip-flops. In Australia we call them 'thongs' and in New Zealand they call them 'jandals' . In any case flip-flops are the cheapest shoes.
Willie Wonca gustaba chanclas así como chocolates.
Willie Wonca liked flip-flops as well as chocolates.
Odio las chanclas y prefiero mucho las sandalias de deportes.
I hate flip flops and much prefer sport sandals.
Flip-flops are worn, mostly, at the beach and swimming pool. Las chanclas se llevaron, en su mayoría, en la playa y la piscina.
Las chanclas
I was sad when I saw the men without flip flops at Trishuli river. They were with bare foot and fishing all the day.
Estaba triste cuando ví los hombres sin las chanclas en río Trishuli. Fueron con pies desnudos y pescando todo el día.
Chanclas son muy peligroso cuando se monta en bicicleta.
Flip flops are very dangerous when riding a bike.
