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La Palabra Del Día "umbría"

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umbría

shady area


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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 camino de repente se desviaba hacia la umbría debajo de los robles.

The path suddenly strayed into the shady area under the oaks.

2: El pastor nos dijo que debíamos ascender hasta la cima de la montaña por el camino de la umbría para evitar el calor.

The shepherd told us we should go up to the mountaintop using the trail through the shady area to avoid the heat.


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updated Oct 11, 2017
edited by ian-hill
posted by rac1
Hi Ambs. I know you just take the word provided by SD but I only tend to have a go at this thread if I recognise the word. I can't see the point if I don't recognise it because the chances are I would never actually use or come across it anyway, so why - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
spend time learning something you won't ever use. I only have a very small brain and not many brain cells ..... I have to use my resources wisely ;-) hahah. Take care. - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
It seems there are lots of words I don't recognise lol - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
Hi Billy. No problems, you don't have to post. It's a new word for you to learn. - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
Also to me! :) - 00fac92a, Oct 9, 2017
Well, I understand that, but you can post anyway, if you desire. :) - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
Hola chica. Its a difficult word, but I had to try. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
Pahhh, give us some proper words Ambs .... none of this gobbledygook ;-) :-P - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
Jraider .... Let me know the next time you use this word in natural conversation with a Spanish speaker mate! Only joking, good on yer ;-) - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
Perhaps it's equivalent to the little-used archaic English term "bosky dingle"? - AnnRon, Oct 9, 2017
Thanks guys...lol What are friends for. jeje - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
You know we love you Ambs ..... that's why we wouldn't lie or patronise you :) - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
Don't hold your breath goat ;-0! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
bosky dingle!!! make mine a double please AnnRon my heathen sister ;-) - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
Te entiendo Billy, yo no estaba segura si era hombría o umbría O.O - 00376109, Oct 10, 2017

12 Answers

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This is a word that is rare but normal in Spain and rarely used in most of the Spanish speaking world.

In Argentina it is always used with a poetic twist. For instance "la umbría europea" means the UK, the Netherlands, North Germany, Scandinavia, etc, because even during Summer everything casts long shadows and if there is any tree, bush or build, the soil remains in the dark. And also because of the Barbarians.

Though I know the word I would use "bosque cerrado" and "sombra permanente", as needed, to mention umbría and communicate effectively with others.

updated Oct 11, 2017
posted by aleCcowaN
Thank you, Alec. Well noted. :) - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
Living in Spain I have not come across this word either so assumed it was probably a Latin American word. Here it is a straightforward "¿sol o sombra?" if the waiter asks you where you want to sit in a chiringuito. - caza, Oct 9, 2017
Umbria is a region in Italy. - NKM1974, Oct 9, 2017
Umbría is a term used in botanic and gardening books in Spain. "Plantas de umbría" got a lot of results in Google, most of them from Spain, including books, where "plantas de umbría" are the opposite to "plantas heliófilas", another specific word. - aleCcowaN, Oct 9, 2017
Muy interesante. :) - jrschenk, Oct 9, 2017
Good info. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
Almost new to me - Polenta, Oct 9, 2017
Same here Polenta! - 00376109, Oct 10, 2017
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Es increíble el número de visitantes a España que no se quedan en una umbría durante el sol intenso de mediodía. Como se puede ver, ¡no es buena para la salud!

It is incredible the number of visitors to Spain who do not stay in a shady place during the intense mid day heat. As can be seen it is not good for the health!.

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updated Oct 10, 2017
posted by caza
Lol Thanks for posting, Caza. :) - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
I enjoyed doing this one! - caza, Oct 9, 2017
Yo también. Buena ilustración. - jrschenk, Oct 9, 2017
I laughted - goospanish, Oct 9, 2017
Nicely done - Sassette, Oct 9, 2017
Let's fry some eggs :-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
Nice one Caz - although I'm suddenly hungry. - jellonz, Oct 9, 2017
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Pobre Blanca Nieves cuando huyo de su malvada madrastra se desoriento en el bosque umbrío y tuvo mucho miedo sola y con las sombras espantosas.

Poor Snow White when she fled from her evil stepmother she was disoriented in the shady forest and she was very afraid alone and with the dreadful shadows.

updated Oct 10, 2017
edited by porcupine7
posted by porcupine7
;) - jrschenk, Oct 9, 2017
Very good amiga! You just need a coma when writing a list between words. "afraid, alone and with....." - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
porcu, I would say..."When Snow White fled from....also "she was very afraid and alone with".... :-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
When you have comas between words it takes a long time to write a sentence Ambs :) - jellonz, Oct 9, 2017
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Oct 10, 2017
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Jardinería en zonas umbría  necesita plantas que como sombra. Puede ser un hermoso jardín. Gardening in shady areas needs plants that like shade. It can be a beautiful garden.

updated Oct 10, 2017
posted by goospanish
Thanks for posting, Goospanish. :) - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
"...necesita plantas que gusten de la sombra." - aleCcowaN, Oct 9, 2017
goospanish... suggestion...Gardening in shady areas "requires" plants... - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
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Los jinetes reposaban a sus caballos en la umbría bajo los robles hermosos.

The riders rested their horses in the shade under the beautiful oak trees. enter image description here

updated Oct 10, 2017
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Nice and cool :-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
Go Cubs! Okay, horses in this case. - Sassette, Oct 9, 2017
Thanks, amiga. :) - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
How beautiful. ;) - jrschenk, Oct 10, 2017
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Encontramos un gran lugar para uno excursión al campo en una umbría cerca el río.

We found a great spot for a picnic at a shady area by the river.

updated Oct 10, 2017
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Yo podría vivir aquí. - jrschenk, Oct 9, 2017
My kind of place for sure! - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
I must be getting better Jr. *un* excursión tripped my Spidey senses straight away :) - jellonz, Oct 9, 2017
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Las personas quien tenían esta casa antes de que la compráramos plantaron fresas en una umbría. Me parece una decisión mal, especialmente en Alaska.

The people who owned this house before we bought it planted strawberries in a shady spot. Seems like a bad decision to me, especially in Alaska.

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updated Oct 10, 2017
posted by AnnRon
The result sounds little productive but, it's beautiful to the eye! - aleCcowaN, Oct 9, 2017
Those are strawberries? Oh no. jeje - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
I bet they still taste good :-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
Isn't all of Alaska in a shady spot? ;-) - billygoat, Oct 9, 2017
Billygoat, the first time I visited Fairbanks the temperature was 90º F. I would have liked una umbría! - AnnRon, Oct 9, 2017
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As the sun goes down, I move around

Keeping to the shadows

Life, hangs by a thread

And I've heard it said, that I'll not see tomorrow

Mientras el sol se pone, ando de lugar a otro

manteniéndome en las umbrías

La vida, pende de un hilo

y he oído decir que no sobreviviré hasta mañana

You Tube Under Blood Red Skies

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updated Oct 9, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
:D Excelente! - jrschenk, Oct 9, 2017
Bien hecho amigo. First time I've heard this song ;-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
Thanks amigo. You always have interesting posts. :) - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
The lines are plagiarized, but of course sometimes that is harder than just writing something in Spanish that I know how to say, then translating it to English. Here I have to match the English written by someone else. :) - bosquederoble, Oct 9, 2017
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The shady area under a tree is cool and great for avoiding the intense sun. La umbría debajo un árbol es fresca y excelente para evitar el sol intenso.

updated Oct 9, 2017
posted by NKM1974
Sipping on a cold glass of lemonade. :) - rac1, Oct 9, 2017
:-)! - Jraider, Oct 9, 2017
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No sorprende que una sombrilla crea una umbría.

It's not surprising that an umbrella creates a shady place.

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updated Oct 10, 2017
edited by jellonz
posted by jellonz
Anything to protect one from the sun. :) - rac1, Oct 10, 2017
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Let's fix this up for good!

Umbría is not sombra.

Definition of umbría: ADJECTIVE! dicho de un lugar: donde da poco sol NOUN parte del terreno donde casi siempre hace sombra, por estar expuesta al norte -en el Hemisferio Norte-

Usos reales de umbría.

«En la umbría soledad de aquella vieja iglesia gótica sólo se oía el péndulo del sonoro reloj al lado del altar.»

Diario de Yucatán, 23/07/1996 : La última hora -MÉXICO

I'll try to translate: «In the penumbral solitude of that old Gothic church one could only hear the pendulum of the resonant clock on the side of the altar»

otro

«Buscan protección bajo la capa de nieve y, en consecuencia, las matas suelen presentar mayor tamaño en las hondonadas o zonas poco pendientes, donde se acumula más nieve y durante más tiempo que en los enclaves de topografía muy inclinada. Es por esto una planta muy representativa de los pinares de umbría

y

«Hay que destacar, por otra parte, que en condiciones localmente favorables, como laderas de umbría o vaguadas, pueden encontrarse madroños, muchas veces de grandes dimensiones, formando rodales o pequeños núcleos densos, muy sombríos en su interior, que parecen representar una situación estable en el tiempo.»

Los bosques ibéricos. Una interpretación geobotánica - 1998 - ESPAÑA

«They look for protection under the snow layers and, as a consequence, the shrubs use to be larger in dips and areas of little slope, where snow is thicker and stays longer, rather than steeper locations. This made it a typical plant of the deep shadow pinewoods.»

otro

«En este punto debemos tomar el ramal de la derecha que nos conduce directamente al interior del bosque, constituido mayoritariamente por pinos albares y en menor medida, en especial en cotas inferiores, por los pinos negrales. La umbría impide el asentamiento de otras plantas, por lo que la mayor biodiversidad botánica de este ecosistema forestal se localiza, como si se tratase de un gueto, junto a la pista en lugares soleados.»

Vicente Ortuño - Las mejores excursiones por... la sierra norte de Madrid - 2000- ESPAÑA

otro

«Una umbría alameda llevaba a la entrada del casco, que se abría frente mismo a la estación. Una gran verja de hierro muy trabajada, con un portal sumamente elegante anunciaba la llegada a la estancia "Las Armas". »

«A very shadowy poplar avenue brought to the entrance of the manor, starting at the very front of the train station. An enormous iron gate artistically worked was part of a very elegant portal marking that visitors have arrived to the estancia Las Armas»

Yuyú Guzmán - El país de las estancias - 1999 - Argentina

updated Oct 10, 2017
edited by aleCcowaN
posted by aleCcowaN
Oh oh ! Now you have me completely flummoxed mate , I may have to find a shady glade and quietly sob into my beard . - ray76, Oct 10, 2017
Maybe this practical game is (or should be) demanding because it asks for well thought examples with the word of the day in real, honest use, and not easy shots involving blurry concepts that makes think "this foreigner really doesn't get the language". - aleCcowaN, Oct 10, 2017
Thanks for posting this. :) - rac1, Oct 10, 2017
I get your thought process Alec, but unfortunately it is not the case here. Amber gets given the WotD by the SD Team and sometimes they are obscure. Why I don't know, because as you say, if we were to use them in real life we would probably sound odd :( - jellonz, Oct 10, 2017
But if you click on the WotD you will find it linked to "Umbría" the noun, rather than "Umbrío" the adjective, which has a separate definition in the SD dictionary. Again, I totally get, and agree with, your point :) - jellonz, Oct 10, 2017
Thanks, jellonz. I've seen so many books "3,214 word that you will need in college" and so that I wonder why doesn't the team chose words from a similar source, even in English so we can discuss relevant words in the WOD? - aleCcowaN, Oct 10, 2017
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Algunas no indigena plantas elegir umbría para crecer bien.

Some non-indigenous plants require shade to grow well.


Plantas que prosperar en umbría.

Plants that thrive in shade.

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updated Oct 10, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Very beautiful too. :) - rac1, Oct 10, 2017