La Palabra Del Dia: "alumbrar"
alumbrar ( ah-loom-brahr' )
verb ( to light, to illuminate )
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. 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.
Examples:
1. La nueva lámpara que compró Raúl alumbra la sala mucho más que la vieja.
The new lamp that Raul bought lights up the living room much more than the old one.
2. Cuando falló la electricidad, usamos velas para alumbrar los pasillos.
When the electricity failed, we used candles to illuminate the hallways.
18 Answers
En una gruta subterránea no hay ninguna luz pues tienen que alumbrar el espacio con lámparas eléctricas o una linterna de casco.
In a subterranean cavern there is no light so they have to illumine (or illuminate - both are acceptable in English) the space with electric lights or a helmet lamp.
Has this ever happened to you? You are studying Spanish (or English), and having a lot of trouble understanding a particular grammar rule. All of a sudden, your brain seems to illuminate the answer, and you understand it perfectly!
¿Esto te ha pasado a ti? Estás estudiando español y tienes un montón de problemas para entender una regla gramatical en particular. De repente, tu cerebro parece alumbrar la respuesta, y lo entiendas perfectamente!
P.S. - I apologize for completely abusing as beautiful a language as Spanish.
Algunas personas parecen alumbrar un cuarto cuando entran en él.
Some people seem to light up a room when they walk into it.
Como se alumbran las ciudades durante la noche para disminuir el crimen y los accidentes de tráfico, muchas personas normalmente sólo pueden ver no más que las estrellas más brillantes, y tienen que viajar a un lugar lejano para apreciar completamente la belleza del cielo nocturno.
Because the cities are lit at night to reduce crime and traffic accidents, many people normally are not able to see but the most brilliant starts stars, and have to travel to a distant place in order to fully appreciate the beauty of the nighttime sky.
Alumbrar tambien se pude utilizar como un verbo reflexivo y como un reflexivo tiene un significado muy interesante ,, haha ,, La forma reflexiva de este verbo significa ebmborracharse o prenderse.. jeje
Alumbrar can also be used as a reflexive verb and as a reflexive it has a very interesting meaning ,, jeje,, The reflexive form of this verb means "to be high", "to be tipsy", "to be drunk" ,, haha
A double sun is needed to illuminate the depth of human stupidity.
Puede ser que el escritor tiene razón, pero todos estamos obligados de trabajar para alumbrar la mente de la humanidad.
It may be that the writer is right, but we are all obliged to work to illuminate the mind of humanity.
I need the support of my own awareness to illuminate my way between the chaos better than some people who lost the good way.
Without the reason, all the people could be lost in the darkness.
Necesito la ayuda de mi propia conciencia para alumbrar mi camino entre el caos mejor que algunas personas que perdieron el buen camino.
Sin la razón, todas las personas podrían perderse en la oscuridad.
No importa que haga, o que elija, yo soy la que está mal.
Siguente es la lista de palabras relacionadas con nuestra palabra del día de hoy.
Following is the the list of words related to our word of the day for today.
- Alumbrante : Illuminating, Enlightening.
- El Alumbramiento : Lighting.
- El Alumbrado fluorescente : Fluorescent light.
- El Alumbrado reflejado : Indirect lighting.
- La Lumbre : Fire, Light.
Salud,,,, Cheers 
Por el poder de su mente alumbró todo el campo de la ciencia.
By the power of his mind he illuminated the whole field of science.
The evening sun illuminated the artist's studio as he tried to catch the light on the flowers he was painting.
El sol de la tarde alumbró el estudio de la artista cuando trataba de capturar la luz en las flores que pintaba.
Cambió una bombilla de luz que mi cocina esta alumbrada mas.
I changed a light bulb so that my kitchen is more illuminated.
On Halloween, almost every porch was illuminated by the glow of one or more Jack O'lanterns.
En Halloween, casi cada porche estaba iluminada por el resplandor de una o más calabazas de Halloween.
La noche que ni la luna ni las estrellas alumbraron la tierra
"Alúmbrame el camino porque no quiero tropezar y caerme."
The night that neither the moon nor the stars lit the earth
"Light up the path for me because I don't what to trip and fall."
Alabad que las cosas buenas que haces,
porque Pueden alumbrar su vida,
y poner las cosas malas en la sombra.
Praise the good things that you do,
because they can illuminate your life,
And put the bad things in the shade.
Esos focos alumbran muchísimo.
Those lights are very bright.
Shine the light under the bed I can't see where the chamber pot is.
Alumbra debajo de la cama no puedo ver donde esta el pato.
