Home
Q&A
La Palabra Del Día "mitigar"

La Palabra Del Día "mitigar"

8
votes

mitigar ( mee-tee-GAHR )

verb ( to mitigate, to alleviate )


Welcome to La Palabra Del Día

enter image description here

There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speakers suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.


How to post a picture


enter image description here


Examples:


1: Puedes mitigar los efectos dañinos del sol poniéndote bloqueador solar.

You can mitigate the harmful effects of the sun by putting on sunblock.

2: Esta crema mitiga el ardor provocado por las picaduras de abeja.

This cream alleviates the burning caused by bee stings.


enter image description here

968 views
updated Jul 8, 2017
posted by rac1
Hola guapa .¿ Que tal ? - ray76, Jun 20, 2017
Dong fine, How ar you, Ray. lol - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
"Doing" Lol - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
Working in customer service can be a tough job. Gracias guapita :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
Absolutely! De nada, chico. :) - rac1, Jun 20, 2017

10 Answers

9
votes

Con el fin de mitigar los efectos de la presión arterial alta meditar y mantener la calma.

In order to mitigate the effects of high blood pressure meditate and remain calm.

enter image description here

enter image description here

updated Jul 8, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Good post, Ray. :) - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
Thanks Amber , did you see our latest Korean friend yesterday ? - ray76, Jun 20, 2017
Yes, I did. Ugg! - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
Ommmm :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
9
votes

enter image description here

Creo que para mitigar los riesgos de la infección estuviera necesario de tomar precauciones más considerables.

I believe that in order to mitigate the risks of the infection, it is necessary to take more serious precautions.

updated Jun 21, 2017
posted by porcupine7
"risks of infection" although not wrong to use" the " it sounds better because " the infection" is more of a specific infection rather than infections in general. - ray76, Jun 20, 2017
Yup! - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
The best way is to stay out of the hospital :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
Thanks Ray - porcupine7, Jun 21, 2017
You are right Jraider - porcupine7, Jun 21, 2017
9
votes

A veces los doctores recomiendan un suplemento para mitigar los efectos secundarios de un medicamento recetado.

Sometimes doctors recommend a supplement to mitigate the side effects of a prescription drug.

enter image description here

updated Jun 21, 2017
posted by AnnRon
Initially I read "supplement" as another word beginning "supp." I think my brain must have caught sight of the cartoon and jumped to an incorrect punchline :) - jellonz, Jun 20, 2017
That's hard to sollow. lol - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
That's hard to swollow. jejeje Sorry for the typos. - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
Doctors love to push those pills :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
7
votes

enter image description here

El camarero no podía mitigar el mal servicio del restaurante. Ya era demasiado tarde.

The waiter could not mitigate the restaurant's bad service. He was too late.

updated Jun 21, 2017
posted by Jraider
Written in catsup. :) - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
No fries to put the ketchup on. :( - Sassette, Jun 20, 2017
7
votes

Me pregunta si algún día la gente se preguntará “¿por qué no hicieron los antiguos nada para mitigar los efectos del calentamiento global?” o si simplemente entenderán la naturaleza humana suficientemente para saber.

I wonder if someday the people will wonder “Why didn’t the ancients do anything to mitigate the effects of global warming?” or if they will simply understand human nature well enough to know.

https://www.livescience.com/49617-human-nature-may-seal-global-warming.html

enter image description here

updated Jun 21, 2017
posted by bosquederoble
Or if there is anybody left :-(! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
Agreed! - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
I totally agree! Most people seem to be up for really doing something about it. It's in the hands of those in power, unfortunately. - Sassette, Jun 20, 2017
It's shocking, though, how many people are thoroughly convinced that it doesn't exist and that science backs them up. Hard to understand how anyone can be so completely and stubbornly deluded. - AnnRon, Jun 20, 2017
More shocking might be how many don't disbelieve and (for example) continue to drink Fiji water, containerized and shipped half-way round the world. I simply take it as a given now. People holding on to their delusions I have long been used to. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 20, 2017
You make a good point, bosque. I admit that I drive an SUV, but at least I don't drive it much. :-) - AnnRon, Jun 20, 2017
Nice post Bosque. I'd say partly human nature, and partly the fact corporations have no humanity. - jellonz, Jun 20, 2017
7
votes

Basil Fawlty era otro hotelero que podía mitigar bien las situaciones.

Basil Fawlty was another hotelier who could mitigate situations well.

enter image description here

updated Jun 20, 2017
posted by jellonz
love that show! - mstivers, Jun 20, 2017
A true classic Mstivers :) - jellonz, Jun 20, 2017
It never goes out of fashion either , it is always relevant . - ray76, Jun 20, 2017
Unless the guy was too big. - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
Poor Manuel died just recently . R I P . - ray76, Jun 20, 2017
Indeed he did Ray. And in reality he was German, not Spanish. Speaking of Spanish, my spoken Spanish unfortunately is on a par with Basil's :) - jellonz, Jun 20, 2017
@ Jelonz, ¿Que ? - ray76, Jun 20, 2017
I don't think I approve of his "methods" :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
Spot on Ray :) I think I'll be hearing that a lot when I try to converse with Spanish speakers. - jellonz, Jun 20, 2017
7
votes

El domingo pasado elaboró este tarjeta que celebrar el Día del Padre para ayudar a mitigar el dolor de perder mi padre hace años.

Last Sunday I put together a card to celebrate Father's Day to help mitigate the pain of losing my father years ago,.

enter image description here

updated Jun 20, 2017
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
I gave you a vote mate, but I really do not understand the card , I lost my dad years ago and still miss him heaps. - ray76, Jun 20, 2017
Thanks, Ray. Father's Day feels different when my father is no longer around. I think there is a bit of black humor that I tried to insert into the project...a humorous way of looking at something that is sad. - Sassette, Jun 20, 2017
...in other words, to me...maybe not to others...Father's Day are for those who have living fathers. - Sassette, Jun 20, 2017
I think it's a great card - mstivers, Jun 20, 2017
I agree...you had the right idea and I think it's a great card. ♥ - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
It's a card for you, and not for him. I hope you had a happy Father's Day :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
Thanks so much for all the comments. I think I've just gotten to the point emotionally where I don't get so upset that I don't have my dad here to send a card to on Father's Day. I can still remember him on that day. :) - Sassette, Jun 20, 2017
I understand that there will always be a sense of loss. We all go throught it! - Sassette, Jun 20, 2017
6
votes

enter image description here

Vivir bien puede mitigar los dolores del pasado.

Living well can alleviate the pains of the past.

updated Jun 21, 2017
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
Not forever unfortunately.. - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
No one lives forever - mstivers, Jun 20, 2017
Lol Mstivers. We will all die some day. - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
Typo..."alleviate". Well said :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
6
votes

Crime can be mitigated but never eradicated. El delito puede se mitigado pero nunca erradicado.

updated Jun 20, 2017
posted by NKM1974
Sad too - rac1, Jun 20, 2017
Just like terrorism :-)! - Jraider, Jun 20, 2017
That's true. - NKM1974, Jun 20, 2017
3
votes

Yo creo que la planificación es la mejor manera de mitigar el caos.

I believe that planning is the best way to alleviate chaos.

enter image description here

updated Jun 21, 2017
edited by kristinmwmoore
posted by kristinmwmoore
It certainly helps. :) - rac1, Jun 20, 2017