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¡Sueña y ríe como yo!

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I would never give money for whatever I can do on the net for free.

Nunca pagaría dinero por lo que se puede hacer gratis en la red.

The children collected sand dollars at the beach and handed them out to the tourists.

Los niños recogieron dólares de arena en la playa y los entregaron a los turistas.

Down by the lake, there's a swing in a tree; up through the leaves, there's so much to see.

Allí por el lago hay un columpio en un árbol; en lo alto entre las hojas hay tanto por ver.

We swing on the swing, wind in our hair.

Columpiamos en el columpio, el viento en nuestro pelo.

I think it's legal to hunt elephants here.

vijayjohn wrote:Nos columpiamos en el columpio, [con] el viento en nuestro pelo.

Or to avoid the repetativeness you can also say "nos balanceamos en el columpio".
"Con" ("with") is optional here. Personally I would say it that way, but then it isn't in the English version (and I see that it was my English version, lol... I'd forgotten about this thread, dormant for more than a year!)

vijayjohn wrote:I think it's legal to hunt elephants here.

Creo que es legal cazar elefantes aquí.

The fact that it's legal doesn't make it right.

El hecho de que es legal no significa que sea correcto.

I'll buy bread today and rice tomorrow.

Compraré pan hoy y arroz mañana.

I can't feel my fingers; my hand must have fallen asleep.

No me sento los dedos; mis manos se durmieron*

When is it ok to wage war against another country?



*no estoy seguro de que se usa el verbo "dormirse" en este contexto

¿Cuándo está bien hacer la guerra contra otro país?

He is the epitome of vulgarity.

Es la personificación de la vulgaridad.

When the sun is high in the sky it's time to find a refuge.