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La Palabra Del Día "alma"

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alma

soul


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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.

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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: Siento en mi propia alma que deberíamos estar juntos.

I feel it in my soul that we should be together.

2: Dicen que los vampiros no tienen alma.

They say vampires have no soul.


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updated Oct 11, 2017
edited by ian-hill
posted by rac1
Hola Amber , tiene un amigo de alma ? - ray76, Oct 6, 2017
Yes... It should be "del" Ray. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
Hola guapita. Have a great weekend., Gracias ;-)! - Jraider, Oct 6, 2017
Hola guapo. You too, are you going fishing? :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017

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Hay una película de Gerard Philippe que moderniza la leyenda de Fausto, donde el científico anciano vende su alma al diablo en cambio de la juventud.

There is a film by Gerard Philippe that modernizes the legend of Faust, where the old scientist sells his soul to the devil in exchange for youth.

updated Oct 11, 2017
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
What a dummy. lol :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
El anciano vende su alma al diablo. Se no va - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017
Perfect English. - AnnRon, Oct 6, 2017
Gracias Polenta - porcupine7, Oct 7, 2017
Thanks Ann - porcupine7, Oct 7, 2017
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Dicen que soy el alma de la fiesta, pero no sé por qué.

People say I'm the life of the party, but I don't know why.

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updated Oct 7, 2017
posted by billygoat
Nice usage. Bad boy. jeje - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
Yes, I was not familiar with this phrase in Spanish. - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
I know, you are a party goat ;) - 00376109, Oct 7, 2017
haha goats can party anywhere :) - billygoat, Oct 7, 2017
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La universidad que asististe a menudo se llama tu "alma máter" porque mucho de tu alma y personalidad se desarolló allí.

The university you attended is often called your "alma mater" (soul mother) because much of your soul and personality developed there.

updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by mstivers
posted by mstivers
Very cool. :D - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
very interesting - goospanish, Oct 6, 2017
....se desarrolló. Se es necesario - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017
Thanks for your entry, amigo. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
Cool factoid! - Echoline, Oct 6, 2017
From Drae, "Loc. lat.; literalmente 'madre nutricia'" - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
gracias, polenta. - mstivers, Oct 7, 2017
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On Christmas Day, the city center is silent and not a soul in sight. En el día de Navidad, el centro de la ciudad es silencioso y ni un alma en a la vista.

updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by NKM1974
posted by NKM1974
Hola amigo. Thanks for posting. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
I'm not sure that that's what you meant to say, N K M. If you mean that no one is out and about you could say "there was not a soul in sight". Soulless means that someone does not posess a soul, and that would be a very strange thing to associate - Echoline, Oct 6, 2017
with Christmas. - Echoline, Oct 6, 2017
Thank you for the English & I hope the Spanish is correct. - NKM1974, Oct 6, 2017
You're very welcome! - Echoline, Oct 6, 2017
Ni un alma a la vista - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017
Gracias por la corrección una vez más. - NKM1974, Oct 6, 2017
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Tristemente, nuestros cuerpos son temporales, pero alegremente nuestras almas son eternas. Por eso, todos somos eternas.

Sadly, our bodies are temporary, but happily our souls are eternal. For that reason, we are all eternal.

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updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
::) - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
Our spirits....Good one, sis. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
Almas son eternas - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017
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Cuando estoy muerto¿ quién quiere mi alma ,¿ tengo que elegir a quien ?

When I'm dead, who wants my soul, do I have to choose whom ?

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updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
You have been given a choice. Choose life. xo - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
That is what life is , good and indifferent choices isn't it . - ray76, Oct 7, 2017
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Soy afortunado. Me casé con mi alma gamela.

I'm fortunate. I married my soulmate.

updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Tienes mucha suerte, en efecto! - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
How cool! Me too! - Echoline, Oct 6, 2017
That makes a very stable marriage. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
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¿Te preguntas alguna vez si tiene un alma? Intente esta prueba simple. ¿Esta imagen tocar tu corazón? Sí, hay un alma ahí dentro, en alguna parte. ¿No? Tal vez no tengas alma.

Do you ever wonder if you have a soul? Try this simple test. Does this picture touch your heart? Yah, there's a soul in there somewhere. No? Perhaps you are soulless.

Gatita

updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by jrschenk
posted by jrschenk
Awwww...so sweet!! - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
@Amber, see the test works. :D - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
Well, that's a relief!! - Echoline, Oct 6, 2017
Esta imagen toca - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017
Gracias, Polenta. :) - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
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El espíritu vive y entreteje en las altas del mundo y en las honduras del alma. The spirit lives and weaves in heights of world without and depths of world within. (algo que debíamos decir en la escuela antes de las lecciones que aún recuerdo)

updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by Wedgetail
posted by Wedgetail
Welcome to the thread, Wedgetail. Please add the English. Thanks. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
I forgot the English version :o "The spirit lives and weaves in heights of world without and depths of world within." Yes, this isn't an original sentence but I think it is a nice example of the word "alma" - Wedgetail, Oct 6, 2017
Bienvenido! - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
Yes, it is. You can add it to your post by clicking on the "edit" button below your question/answer box. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
very well :) - Wedgetail, Oct 6, 2017
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Dijo a sólo una de sus varias muchas historias divertidas, porque él creía, "La brevedad es el alma del ingenio." enter image description here

He told only one of his many funny stories, because he believed, "brevity is the soul of wit."

updated Oct 7, 2017
edited by Esteban_317
posted by Esteban_317
That's not the guy who comes to my parties... ;) - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
I get the one who shares his life story as though it were comedy. :D - jrschenk, Oct 6, 2017
The one that you can't get away from. lol - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
Hola, esteban, creo que "varias" sirva mejor que "muchas" pero es solo una opinión. Te mandé un mensaje. - Jubilado, Oct 6, 2017
Qué tan bueno verte de nuevo Jubilado. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2017
Gracias, Jubilado, y tambíen creo qué tan bueno verte de nuevo. -☼ - Esteban_317, Oct 7, 2017
Hola Jubilado! Good to see you. :) - rac1, Oct 7, 2017
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Para descansar su alma, la alma hada durmió usando las manos como almohada.

In order to rest her soul, the venerable fairy slept using her hands as a pillow.

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updated Oct 6, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Good morning, amigo. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
Buenos días, amiga. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2017
Switched picture as the other one didn't seem to be working. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2017
This fairy looks more young than venerable, but oh well. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2017
It looks fine to me. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
I specifically wanted to combine "alma hada" with "almohada", here using the adjective almo to describe hada. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 6, 2017
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Mstivers habla da alma mater.

Es interesante .Creo que el uso de alma mater en inglés es el correcto. En español, quizás en esta zona del mundo se usa de otra manera. No sé en México o España o en otros lados también es así. ..Alguien sabe algo?

updated Oct 6, 2017
posted by Polenta
Gracias amiga. Open a thread with this. That way you will receive more answers. Good question. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
I will do it - polenta1, Oct 6, 2017
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La música alma era un tipo de música en la década de 1960. Soul music was a type of music in the 1960´s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_music

updated Oct 6, 2017
posted by goospanish
No conozco la música alma. Para mí se dice musica soul en español. - Polenta, Oct 6, 2017
Hola Goospanish. :) - rac1, Oct 6, 2017
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Los animales son criaturas viviendo, pero a menudo me pregunto si tienen almas o no.

Animals are living creatures, but at times I wonder if they have souls or not.

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updated Oct 8, 2017
posted by caza
They don't, but they are so loyal. Thanks, Caza. :) - rac1, Oct 7, 2017
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Creo que los sueños vienen de la alma.

I believe that dreams come from the soul.

updated Oct 8, 2017
posted by jennysk
Many of them do, I believe. :) - rac1, Oct 8, 2017