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La Palabra Del Día "añorar"

11
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añorar

to long for


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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: Añoro la época en que era niño y no tenía responsabilidades.

I long for the time when I was a kid and had no responsibilities.

2: El marinero añoró el olor del mar cuando se mudó al campo.

The sailor longed for the smell of the sea when he moved to the countryside.


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updated Sep 29, 2017
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Good morning amiga mía! Hope you are having a great day! - billygoat, Sep 12, 2017
thanks,guapa :) - 006595c6, Sep 12, 2017
Hola gracias. :):) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
Hola chica. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
Hola chico, de nada :):) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017

12 Answers

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No añoro nada— realmente estoy contento con donde estoy ahora mismo.

I don´t long for anything— actually I´m happy with where I am right now.

updated Sep 29, 2017
posted by mstivers
jeje, genial - 006595c6, Sep 12, 2017
You can post again. Yea! :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
Yes, hooray! - mstivers, Sep 12, 2017
:-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
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Yo añoro los tiempos en los que las calorías y el colesterol no existían en mi vida.

I long for those days when calories and cholesterol didn't exist in my life.

updated Sep 14, 2017
edited by polenta1
posted by Polenta
Sorry polenta. I was trying to post my picture and edited your post by mistake, but I fixed it ;-{{{{!!!! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
...."in my life." :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
cholesterol. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 12, 2017
Yes thanks - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
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Es inútil añorar el pasado, se dice que es cómo correr tras de viento. Disfruta de tu presente, tu juventud ya paso, pero halla tu alegría en tu vejez también.

It is useless to long for the past, it is said that it is so as to run after wind. Enjoy your present, your youth has already gone and find your joy in your old age too.

updated Sep 13, 2017
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
...."it is said it's like running after the wind"... Thought provoking! :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
Es inútil añorar . No se usa de. - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Se dice que es. Lo no es necesario. - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Buenas palabras porcu ;-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
I'm trying, Kati, I'm trying. ;-) - AnnRon, Sep 12, 2017
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Sep 13, 2017
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No añoro mis días de estar en el camino con una banda de rock and roll.

I don't long for my days of being on the road with a rock and roll band.

updated Sep 14, 2017
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Were they not good days, amigo? :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
It was fun, but also a lot of work for not very much money. - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
Me encanta la fotografía.:D - jrschenk, Sep 13, 2017
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A veces cuando la gente añora el pasado, se imagina algo mucho mejor que la realidad de lo que pasó.

Sometimes when people long for the past, they picture something much better than the reality of what happened.

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updated Sep 14, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Thanks, Bosque. :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
A veces cuando la gente - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Like an old girl friend, and then you realize why it didn't work :-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
I had wondered, thanks, Polenta. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 12, 2017
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Durante el verano añoro el comienzo de la temparada de fútbol, pero cuando llega el enero con tormentas de nieve y temperaturas heladas, añoro el comienzo del verano grin

During the summer I long for the start of the football season, but when January comes around with snow storms and freezing temperatures, I long for the start of the summer.

With correction:

Durante el verano añoro el comienzo de la temparada de fútbol, pero cuando llega el enero con tormentas de nieve y temperaturas heladas, añoro el comienzo del verano grin

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updated Sep 14, 2017
edited by billygoat
posted by billygoat
ok, check this first...you can do better, billy; are you serious: the weather is cold and wet...direct translation to Spanish...you can def do better ;) - 006595c6, Sep 12, 2017
I'm glad it doesn't get that cold here. :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
I was rushing and just threw a sentence out there lol .... although I'm not sure my amendment is much better.... - billygoat, Sep 12, 2017
Cuando llevadero. El no es necesario. - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Perdón. Cuando llega enero. - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Yo también goat :-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
Cardiff city or Everton colours? - Mardle, Sep 12, 2017
muchas gracias Polenta :) - billygoat, Sep 12, 2017
not sure Pat .... the Canaries are our visitors this Saturday :) - billygoat, Sep 12, 2017
polenta, le dije que lo mirara él solo...bueno, ya es tarde ;) - 006595c6, Sep 12, 2017
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Añoro el día cuando mi perrita no tiene convulciones.. Ha tenido seis hoy, después de recibir su vacunas el domingo pasado.

I long for the day when my little Flicka does not have seizures. She has had six today, after receiving her vaccines last Sunday.

updated Sep 13, 2017
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
I hope she gets better :-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
Is that very unusual? - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
Sorry for her but you must have meant vacunas. - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Oh, dear. So sorry. - AnnRon, Sep 12, 2017
Thank you for the correction and for all of the kind thoughts. This is terribly sad and stressful. She is only 2, and her original job was to alert my seizures. We are quite a pair, no? - Echoline, Sep 12, 2017
sorry, really sorry - polenta1, Sep 13, 2017
Reading this again. I do want to say I am sorry this is happening. My prayers are with you both. - rac1, Sep 13, 2017
8
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Since añorar Is long for , it seems you imagine it takes a preposition. It doesn't.

Añoro los años de la adolescencia.
Añoramos el calor del verano.
Añoras los bailes de tu juventud.
Mi padre añoraba las películas de la década del 50 etc.

Look at rac"s examples. They are good examples. No preposition.

updated Sep 13, 2017
edited by Polenta
posted by Polenta
Thanks for explaining, Polenta. :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
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Añoro los días en que podía pedir un café por simplemente pedir café.

Better (thanks Heidita2): Añoro los días en los que se pedía café simplemente pidiendo un café sin más.

I long for the days when you could order a coffee by simply asking for coffee.

Coffee

updated Sep 13, 2017
edited by 006595c6
posted by jrschenk
jeje, I see what you mean...you can still do that in Spain though ;) - 006595c6, Sep 12, 2017
en los que se podía café simplemente pidiendo un café sin más. - 006595c6, Sep 12, 2017
Hola amigo. :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
Se podía tomar café - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
O se pedía café .Pedía con e. - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
I'll buy you a cup ;-0! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
7
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In winter, people yearn for long days and short nights. En invierno, la gente añora durante tener días largos y noches cortas.

updated Sep 14, 2017
edited by NKM1974
posted by NKM1974
Yep, we all want those perfect days. :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
La gente añora (tener)días ....... - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Gracias por la corrección. - NKM1974, Sep 12, 2017
A ti - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
And in summer we wish for cooler weather ;-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
No need for cooler weather in a British summer - Mardle, Sep 12, 2017
7
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Añoro a la gente sencilla.

I miss these easy guys. raspberry

(can you find the mistake?)

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updated Sep 12, 2017
edited by 006595c6
posted by 006595c6
Thanks for posting. This would make a great thread. :) - rac1, Sep 12, 2017
"habían" is the error. I have even seen a native speaker make this mistake - mstivers, Sep 12, 2017
A lot of us often make this mistake - Polenta, Sep 12, 2017
Gracias Heidita :-)! - Jraider, Sep 12, 2017
Agreed Haber used as there is there are is only 3rd person singular - Mardle, Sep 12, 2017
indeed, stivers...this is a native speaker making a joke, it is a common mistake - 006595c6, Sep 12, 2017
4
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Estoy añorando el día que me gradúe de la Universidad.

I am longing for the day that I graduate.

updated Sep 14, 2017
posted by Rey_Mysterio
I know how that can be. :) - rac1, Sep 13, 2017