Luz

[DailyWord]

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for November 20, 2008

luz - feminine noun (la) - light. Look up luz in the dictionary

Si no fuera por la luz del sol, la tierra estaría tan fría que no la podríamos habitar.
If it weren't for the sun's light, the earth would be so cold it would be uninhabitable.

[Jessica]

yeah that's right.
The ozone layer has holes in it though, so harmful rays are coming in. Also, Earth is warming up quickly. We have to stop it!!!!!!!!
Without light Earth would be dark..! >.<

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by jchen

The ozone layer has holes in it though, so harmful rays are coming in. Also, Earth is warming up quickly.

A dam (St. Lawrence Dam) across the Bering Straight has been proposed to help stop global warming. Do you think that would be a good idea (if it's even possible)?

[Rusty]

There are a lot of different ideas out there. Who knows what to believe?

Some say global warming must be stopped and offer a myriad of proposed solutions. Others say we are powerless to stop it, and foolish to attempt it. Others say there is no global warming and are disgusted with the people who are getting rich by promoting such ideas.
Still others say, "Live with it."

I won't comment further, except to say that I saw a T-shirt slogan the other day that pretty much says it all.

Stop Global Whining!

[Jessica]

How would a DAM be able to stop global warming???

[CrOtALiTo]

Yeah, it's would be a good idea, because the world our earth is suffering a lot nowadays, because we are finish with the planet, and it's not just. I think that even we have the opportunity of stop the warming global, it just the moment, we haven't to stop of fight with the people for that does not make more contamination in our gobbet of earth where we are living now.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by Rusty

I won't comment further, except to say that I saw a T-shirt slogan the other day that pretty much says it all.

If I had to translate that into Spanish, I'd try this. ¿Se entendería?

¡Deten Quejamiento Global!

[Rusty]

Deten el Quejamiento Global me suena mejor. Coincide con
Deten el Calentamiento Global.

Sabes que el quejido o la queja se usa en vez del quejamiento. ¿No?

[Tomisimo]

Sí. Inventé "quejamiento" para que se pareciera a "calentamiento". Y siempre es un problema recurrente para mí el olvidar el artículo.

[Planet hopper]

Back onto topic? Luz has started being used as a name for a girl, the most famous being the 80s singer Luz Casal.

[Tomisimo]

I once knew a girl named "Luz divina".

[CrOtALiTo]

I didn't know that.

[Jessica]

Does her name mean "Divine Light"?

[Planet hopper]

I just thought this one, about the word luz...
You guys may know about the short novel 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad. It was the plot of Apocalypse now, the war movie with Brando.
Well, when the novel ends, the final exclamation, 'The Horror, the horror, the horror'

Best Translation would be 'La luz, la luz'
Si dices puedo ver la luz, quiere decir: Finalmente, lo entendi

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by jchen

Does her name mean "Divine Light"?

Yes, that is what it means.

[María José]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Deten el Quejamiento Global me suena mejor. Coincide con
Deten el Calentamiento Global.

Sabes que el quejido o la queja se usa en vez del quejamiento. ¿No?

¿Y qué tal algo cómo 'Sobran quejicones en el planeta'. Es traducción libre total pero me suena más español...

[María José]

Originally Posted by Planet hopper

Back onto topic? Luz has started being used as a name for a girl, the most famous being the 80s singer Luz Casal.

Luz es más moderno, pero Mari Luz es uno de esos nombres de toda la vida...

[CrOtALiTo]

I know, Maria Jose the name of Luz is very popular in my country and I believe that on worldwide, look that name is pretty but anyway is very simple and common, if you see the light that really is also a name, then I believe that the name is simple and a few original, but the name is pretty, I will tell you now, some names of thespians of my country for example, Luz Elena Gonzalez, Luz Maria Jeréz, I don't remember more name but that names that I said before, they there are some that I could to remember now.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by María José

Luz es más moderno, pero Mari Luz es uno de esos nombres de toda la vida...

I know more than one lady named Luz María y le dicen Luzma.