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Si siento algo con los dedos (como tela, o algun superficie) puede ser suave o aspera, pero si es "bumpy", que dice'...desigual...accidentado...? Y si la calle es "bumpy" se usa la misma palabra?

Gracias, y por favor, corrige cualquier error que haya hecho.

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updated Nov 11, 2008
posted by Lee

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To be precise, cometer is normally used when you break any religious, social or logical rule. Examples:

agravios, anomalías, asesinatos, atentados, atropellos, barbaridades, crímenes, crueldades, daños, delitos, descuidos, despropósitos, disparates, equivocaciones, errores, estafas, excesos, faltas, fechorías, fraudes, homicidios, imperfecciones, imprudencias, indiscrecciones, infracciones, injusticias, insensateces, irregularidades, irresponsabilidades, maldades, masacres, monstruosidades, pecados, perjuicios, robos, torpezas, traiciones, violaciones

updated Nov 11, 2008
posted by lazarus1907
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That's one of our frequently asked questions. Click on "Rules / Resources" above, and then on "Typing Spanish."

Lee said:

James Santiago said:

I think Lazarus means that cometer is used with verbs that normally have a negative meaning. That does not apply to hacer. Therefore, saying "¿Niños, qué han hecho'" is correct, and using cometido sounds comical. By the way, Lee, someone who writes as well in Spanish as you do should have Spanish typing capability set up on his computer.

I would like to, how do I do it?

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updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by Natasha
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I agree with you, James
Both words are very common in Spanish and have similar meaning. In this case it sounds better
"Niños, ¿qué han hecho? / ¿qué habéis hecho? than "Niños, ¿que han cometido?
A example with verb "cometer" is:
Nunca he cometido ningún crimen. (I have never committed any crime.)

P.D. No había caído en esa peculiaridad de que el verbo "cometer" se emplea casi siempre dentro de contextos de carácter negativo.

updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by iker
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James Santiago said:

I think Lazarus means that cometer is used with verbs that normally have a negative meaning. That does not apply to hacer. Therefore, saying "¿Niños, qué han hecho'" is correct, and using cometido sounds comical.

By the way, Lee, someone who writes as well in Spanish as you do should have Spanish typing capability set up on his computer.

I would like to, how do I do it'

updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by Lee
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I think Lazarus means that cometer is used with verbs that normally have a negative meaning. That does not apply to hacer. Therefore, saying "¿Niños, qué han hecho'" is correct, and using cometido sounds comical.

By the way, Lee, someone who writes as well in Spanish as you do should have Spanish typing capability set up on his computer.

updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by 00bacfba
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lazarus1907 said:

"Desigual" está bien para imperfecciones o desigualdades. Si se trata de bultos más bien grandes, quizá sería mejor "abultado".

Por cierto, los errores, los crímenes y otras cosas con implicaciones claramente negativas se cometen, no se hacen: "Corrígeme los errores que haya cometido".

Lazarus, gracias. Nunca supe eso en cuanto a "cometer" y "hacer". Asi que, si entro un cuarto y veo un gran desorden que han hecho mis ninos, esta bien si digo "Ninos, que han hecho'" o es mejor decir "que han cometido'"

updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by Lee
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Natasha said:

For a bumpy road, the dictionary says accidentado.

True. For trips you also have "agitado", and for road surfaces, "lleno de baches/socavones".

updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by lazarus1907
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For a bumpy road, the dictionary says accidentado.

updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by Natasha
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"Desigual" está bien para imperfecciones o desigualdades. Si se trata de bultos más bien grandes, quizá sería mejor "abultado".

Por cierto, los errores, los crímenes y otras cosas con implicaciones claramente negativas se cometen, no se hacen: "Corrígeme los errores que haya cometido".

updated Nov 10, 2008
posted by lazarus1907