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 febrero la princesa Magdalena de Suecia alumbró a una hija, Leonore.
In February princess Madeleine of Sweden gave birth to a daughter, Leonore.
Siempre tenemos unas velas en el armario para alumbrar la casa en caso de la electricidad se apaga.
We always have some candles in the cupboard to light the house in case the electricity goes off.
La ciudad de Jerez, Zacatecas esta muy alumbrada en la noche.
