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La Palabra Del Día "refrescante"

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refrescante ( rreh-frehs-KAHN-the )

(adjective) refreshing


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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.


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Examples:


1: El agua de la caleta se ve muy refrescante.

The water in the cove looks very refreshing.

2: El agua de jamaica es muy refrescante cuando hace calor.

Hibiscus water is really refreshing when it's hot out.


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updated Jul 8, 2017
posted by rac1
Hola Amber, blood has been given will be on soon for rest of day. - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
hmmm, blood? I asked rac for you yesterday...are you ok? - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
No hay de que, Ray. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
Hola suavecita. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
Hola chico. De nada. :):) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017

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Para mí no hay nada más refrescante que correr las olas en un día borchorno. (palabra del día de ayer.)

For me there is nothing more refreshing than to go surfing on a sultry day.

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updated Jul 8, 2017
posted by Daniela2041
you are a special woman - mstivers, Jun 27, 2017
I that is her mother . - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
Have a badge for helping me , mom . - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
hmm, aquí decimos hacer surf o montar olas...correr...intersante :) - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Typo, Heidi. "interesante" :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
That's great! I didn't know you surfed. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
You go girl :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
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Twenty degrees Celsius or 68 degrees Fahrenheit temperature is refreshing both indoors and outdoors. La temperatura de veinte grados centígrados o 68 grados Fahrenheit es refrescante tanto dentro como fuera de casa, tanto dentro como al aire libre.

updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by NKM1974
posted by NKM1974
tanto dentro como fuera de casa, tanto dentro como al aire libre. - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
It really is the best. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
Gracias por la corrección. - NKM1974, Jun 27, 2017
That's pretty cool. Have a big badge amigo :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
I like it lower than 68. :) - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
An ideal air conditioner or natural temperature. - NKM1974, Jun 27, 2017
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El champán es muy refrescante, si ya sea bebido o rociado.

Champagne is very refreshing, whether drunk or sprayed.

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updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by jellonz
posted by jellonz
But what a waste to spray it . Great win mate , you deserved it they raced well ,please let us win at least one game in the Rugby. - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
Cheers Ray. I can't make any promises about the footy though mate. - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017
And may I assure you that I may use irony but never sarcasm , I see that you don't let us win the cricket much any more either , I may have to go live under the wrong white crowd. - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
Sorry " long white cloud " . - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
You'd be welcome mate :) - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017
ya sea bebido , ya sea rociado...good one :) - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Thank you, Jellonz. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
:-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
Wow. I've been saying that wrong for a long time. Muchas gracias Heidi. I went with the "ya sea ... o ..." construction, rather than your "ya sea ..., ya sea ..." Please advise if this is incorrect. Cheers. - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017
O menos comun :) - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017
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Me pregunto si una ducha de Gatorade es más bien refrescante o más bien irritante.

I wonder whether a Gatorade shower is more refreshing or irritating.

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updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by AnnRon
posted by AnnRon
Explain to me what the blazes it is and I shall give an opinion . But good post mate ,I think ! - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
This is a form of celebration where they douse the coach. Usually it's champagne, but when the sponsor is Gatorade, well--------. - Daniela2041, Jun 27, 2017
Is Gatorade a kind of lollywater ? - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
es más bien refrescante o más bien irritante. good one...I don't like this stuff... - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
It's tradition, but I wouldn't like it. jeje - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
An nfl coach actually caught pneumonia and died after being doused with Gatorade :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
Thanks, Heidi. I thought a second "más" might be needed, but "bien" never occurred to me. - AnnRon, Jun 27, 2017
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Qué cambio refrescante observar la popularidad del fútbol femenino en Australia

What a refreshing change to observe the popularity of female football in Australia.

That is how to kick for a goal.

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updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
I've offered a correction in a separate post. - Daniela2041, Jun 27, 2017
I see a good correction has been made. ¡Chévere! - Daniela2041, Jun 27, 2017
That first pic left me contemplating crossing the ditch in your direction Ray, but then the wife and kids would probably want to come too (I'm just kidding of course, I love my family dearly :) - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017
I think that you would love to play it Feisty , it has been an enormous success especially when you consider that this used to be a very macho place , but not any more. - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
:) - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Thanks for the entry. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
Australian football is a very particular game... I love the passion it excites. - mstivers, Jun 27, 2017
The best part is that all the fighting is done on the field ( the oval ) and not among the crowd. - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
The sheilas are taming you blokes down. Eh mate? - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
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Me parece que es muy refrescante el gel de baño Jean Naté.

Jean Naté After Bath Splash strikes me as refreshing.

Thanks for corrections, Heidita cool smile

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updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by Sassette
posted by Sassette
This classic brand of splash is awesome but the problem is it lasts like 5 minutes. - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
Me parece muy refrescante el gel de baño .... - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Good post and graphics, Sassy. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
Buen trabajo Missy :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
Thanks Ambette and Crazy Cat :) - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
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A los turistas les gusta un vaso de sangría, pero a los españoles les encanta un tinto de verano está refrescante.

The tourists love a glass of sangría, but the Spanish lovefind a tinto de verano (red wine plus Fanta) refreshing.

updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
Hola, mstivers. I'm looking for the word of the day and not finding it. I'm a little tired; maybe refrescante is looking at me in the face and I'm not seeing it. :) - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
A vote for you, anyway. :) - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
It does look refreshing though Sassy :) I'm sure Mstivers will remedy it later so I'll vote now too. - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017
sí señor, bien dicho, aquí se llama tinto de verano!!! jeje - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Good eye, Sassy. Thanks Mstivers. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
I fixed it... though the resulting sentence is pretty awkward. Even more odd to Americans is the calimocho: red wine plus regular Coke. - mstivers, Jun 27, 2017
hi misty: pero a los españoles les encanta un tinto de verano refrescante. - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
My drink of choice in the summer is a salty dog :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
Looks good now, mstivers :) - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
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En un día caluroso es muy refrescante tirarse de cabeza en agua fresca.

On a hot day it is very refreshing to dive into cool water.

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updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by jennysk
posted by jennysk
..cabeza al agua frescA. Remember, jenny, agua is feminine :) - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Thanks Heidita, of course I should know that! And also I wrote 'aqua' not 'agua'. - jennysk, Jun 27, 2017
Great post, Kat. Aqua and agua would be great pairs for Heidi's thread on that subject too. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
Good eye Amby :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
I meant to say, Jenny. So sorry about that. - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
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La llegada de móviles inteligentes es un cambio refrescante en el mundo de electronica.

The arrival of smart phones is a refreshing change in the world of electronics.

updated Jun 28, 2017
posted by porcupine7
Perfect English, amiga. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
I fear that the "smart" phone is making us dumber :-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Jun 28, 2017
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My suggestion for a correction to Ray76's post. There wasn't room in the comments.

A refreshing change to observe female football being so popular in Australia.

You need a verb in English before the Spanish can be corrected. Here goes:

Es un cambio refrescante observar la popularidad del fútbol femenino en Australia.

updated Jun 27, 2017
posted by Daniela2041
When a correction is made, this post can be deleted. - Daniela2041, Jun 27, 2017
A good correction has been made. - Daniela2041, Jun 27, 2017
Thank you Feisty, I guess I kicked an own goal , I have changed it , but leave this here to show my stupidity and humility. - ray76, Jun 27, 2017
jeje, ya decía yo, vaya frase más buena, ray, jejeje, tienes muchas novias novias por aquí, no sé si ponerme celosa ?? - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Thanks for the correction, Dani. :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
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La brisa fresca por en el lago de montaña era muy refrescante.

The cool breeze by the mountain lake was very refreshing.

updated Jun 28, 2017
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Let's go fishing there. Yes? :) - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
It's a date chica ;-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
en el lago ..nice :) - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Gracias Heidita :-)! - Jraider, Jun 28, 2017
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Mi esposa me compra dos jarras de cerveza a la semana, y normalmente una está llena de una cerveza oscura y una está llena de una IPA doble, pero cuando los días están calurosos cuando hace mucho calor no entiende por qué no pido dos de IPA, porque no cree que una oscura puede ser tan refrescante.

My wife buys me two growlers of beer each week, and normally one is full of a dark beer and one is full of a double IPA, but when the days are hot she doesn’t understand why I don’t ask for two IPA’s, because she does not think that a dark one can be as refreshing.

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updated Jun 27, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
She probably doesn't drink beer??? - rac1, Jun 27, 2017
three lines, bosque... - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Oh she will on rare occasion drink a corona or a hefeweizen, but normally when we go to a brewpub she will get a cider and at home it is white wine if hot, red if not. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 27, 2017
Mi esposa me compra dos jarras de cerveza a la semana, y normalmente una de cerveza oscura y una de una IPA doble, pero cuando los días están calurosos no entiende por qué no pido dos de IPA, - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
mejor: cuando hace mucho calor no entiende... - 006595c6, Jun 27, 2017
Gracias, Heidita. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 27, 2017
I would go with a pilsner in the summer ;-)! - Jraider, Jun 27, 2017
I love beer. I rarely drink alcoholic beverages but I really enjoy an occassional beer. - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
A badge for beer! - Sassette, Jun 27, 2017
Pilsners are nice, but for yellow beers I tend to very high ibu- my wife won't tolerate much over 25-30 ibu, depends on the beer. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 27, 2017
Czech Pilsners often have a higher Ibu, which like you Bosque I prefer. I like a good American Pale Ale too. Mostly I drink my own beer though so tweak the flavours to taste :) - jellonz, Jun 27, 2017