to put up decorations

Spanish translation: colgar adornos (navideños)

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English term or phrase:to put up decorations
Spanish translation:colgar adornos (navideños)
Entered by: Paul Roige (X)

10:26 Nov 25, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: to put up decorations
i am trying to say the sentence "it is a time of year when we put up decorations"
mike
colgar adornos (navideños)
Explanation:
Hullo. Even better: "Es LA ÉPOCA del año en el que colgamos los adornos (navideños)". :-)
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Paul Roige (X)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6colgar adornos (navideños)
Paul Roige (X)
4 +2La época del año en la que decoramos todo, el árbol, la casa, el barrio, la ciudad, la nación, etc
E-nauta
4 +1colgar adornos (navideños)
Paul Roige (X)
5Es la estación del año en que ponemos las decoraciones (navideñas)
olv10siq
4 +1es esa epoca del año en la que ponemos los adornos
blancav


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
colgar adornos (navideños)


Explanation:
Hullo. "Es ese momento del año en el que colgamos los adornos navideños". Christmas, I pressume. Colgar is your verb.
Ding dong bell to you :-)

Paul Roige (X)
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Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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agree  Ana Juliá
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La época del año en la que decoramos todo, el árbol, la casa, el barrio, la ciudad, la nación, etc


Explanation:
Qué bonito ha quedado!

E-nauta
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Local time: 10:14
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Worklog
3 mins
  -> Gracias

agree  Ana Juliá
43 mins
  -> Gracias

agree  O María Elena Guerrero
1 hr
  -> Gracias

disagree  Esther Hermida: Con más caché ¿no?
2 hrs
  -> si te refieres a "Cachet: distinción,prestigio;sello"?, puede ser, no se. No confundas con "Caché: zona de almacenamiento que incluye datos que el ordenador necesitará en poco tiempo,es un mecanismo de almacenaje de alta velocida". Saludos.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
colgar adornos (navideños)


Explanation:
Hullo. Even better: "Es LA ÉPOCA del año en el que colgamos los adornos (navideños)". :-)

Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Lutteral: yep, but "en LA que colgamos..." (la época) :-))
2 mins
  -> true indeed! it IS 'la', sorry :-)

agree  Hazel Whiteley: agree with Patricia. Another possibility would "en que colgamos"
35 mins

agree  Ana Juliá
42 mins

agree  Eduardo López
2 hrs

agree  Ariadna Castillo González
4 hrs

agree  Andrea Bullrich: :-)
11 hrs
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Es la estación del año en que ponemos las decoraciones (navideñas)


Explanation:
" Es la estación en que el universo se viste de luces". Esta última es quizás un poquito "libre y cursi", pero es para enfatizar el hecho de que la navidad es una época para celebrar.

Good luck!

olv10siq
Local time: 02:14
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es esa epoca del año en la que ponemos los adornos


Explanation:
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blancav
Spain
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Esther Hermida: Que bueno que leí esto primero porque ya había pensado lo mismo
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