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Word of the Day: Ordenar

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabra del día: ordenar
Pronunciación aproximada: ohr-dehn-AHR (The Spanish r here is pronounced with a tap of the tongue against the front of the palate.) Listen
Significado: to arrange, to tidy up, to put in order, to order, to ordain (a person in a religious position)
Ejemplo: El presidente George Bush, durante una cumbre secreta con los miembros de su Consejo de Guerra, ordenó este fin de semana seguir adelante con el ataque contra Bagdad, cueste lo que cueste.
Traducción: President George Bush, during a secret summit with members of his Joint Chiefs of Staff, this weekend ordered that the attack against Baghdad continue ahead, whatever it may cost.
Aviso: In Spain and some other regions, a computer is un ordenador.

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