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"Estoy en el programa de protección a testigos."
Translation:I am in the witness protection program.
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I think in every language on earth you should be able to say at least one random sentence and say it all the time when someone tries to speak with you. I just decided I take this one for spanish.
I don't think it's a good idea to go around telling people you're in the witness protection program.
The witness protection program is a well-known program in the US, and, as I understand it, is being launched nation-wide in the UK as of this year (2013) as well.
While you would probably be understood, it is a really awkward way to say it. I personally don't think it should be accepted.
Exactly what I said. I was going to say the witness protection program but was afraid Duolingo would not accept it...so I did what you did and got it marked WRONG.
Exactly. Duolingo has some answers that only are literal and some that can only be practical. It's really annoying.
I also want to know what is wrong with "I am in the protection program for witnesses"
Or what about "I am in the witnesses protection program" since testigos is plural, right?
I have seen it written both ways by respected news sources, so I suspect either way is acceptable. That said, I'm not a native Spanish speaker, so I don't know for sure.
I am from the US. You say IN the witness protection program. Iago is right: ON is not said.
En is interchangeable in Spanish as both in and on. Is it not? I read the sentence as: in the program...
I am not from the US but I am a native English speaker too and I say "on". As do a hell of a lot of people according to a quick google. Not that "in" is wrong.
That's why I specified I was from the US. Here it is wrong to say "on". We also don't say "England are the champions" in American English. You'll get a funny look and a red circle on your paper.
Lol, I'm not saying that the English I speak is more correct than the English you speak. That's a silly way to think about language when you think about it.
sure wish these sentences were more relevant to real life, uless of course you actually ARE in this program!!!! I would like to see more conversational-type sentences, such as one would use when talking with people at work or at the store or out in real life situations. I am going to keep asking the duolingo gods for this. :-) I know this site is free but this will expand its use to real people in real situations, i think....
Do you really think the point is to memorize all these sentences, or do you suppose they might just be model sentences to let us gradually build up our vocabulary and comprehension?
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"Witness protection program" is an idiom, the official name of a government program. Also 'witness' has a specific legal meaning, while 'eyewitness' is a more general, journalistic word for someone who saw something happen.
Finally I learned my target sentence. Actually I used this one on a trip when the guide kept taking photos and he almost choked. It was pretty funny.
Finally! A phrase I can use. Oh damn! Gotta get another new cover again...
Where does the "a" come from? I thought it would be "y". And question about the second "de" in the other answer given. Thanks.
Because the program is for all witnesses? In German, it's "Zeugenschutzprogramm", too.
it reminds me of my russian tape. now, i know how say "my baby's been kidnapped" in russian.
