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| He buscado mis llaves por todas partes pero no las he encontrado. |
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| I've looked for my keys everywhere and I can't find them. |
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| Estoy buscando a John para dejarle este libro. |
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| I am looking for John so I can give him this book. |
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| No quedan entradas para el pase de las ocho. |
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| There aren't any tickets left for the 8 o'clock showing. |
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| I asked her where she lived. |
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| I asked him for a cigarette. |
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| Cuando fui a llamarte me di cuenta de que había perdido tu número. |
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| When I went to call you, I realised that I had lost your number. |
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| Solamente, cuando él se había ido, ella se dio cuenta de que lo quería. |
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| Only when he had gone did she realise that she loved him. |
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| Tenemos serias dudas respecto a la seguridad del sistema de frenos. |
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| We have serious doubts regarding the safety of the braking system. |
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| No tiene respeto por la ley. |
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| He has no respect for the law. |
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| Viví cuatro años en Nebraska y después me mudé a California. |
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| I lived in Nebraska for four years and then I moved to California. |
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| Vivo en las afueras de Madrid. |
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| I live in the outskirts of Madrid. |
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| in the early hours of the morning |
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| Voy a estar aquí 6 meses. |
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| I am here for six months. |
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| Bebió mucho y la mañana siguente tenía resaca. |
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| He drank a lot and the next morning he had a hangover. |
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| Próxima y siguiente (RULE) |
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| The "próxima" (next) is only used in the present and the future. In the past we must use "siguiente" (the following) |
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| Llevé a mi hermano a su casa. |
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| I gave my brother a lift to his house. |
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| Le cuento cuentos a mi hija para dormir. |
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| I tell stories to my daughter to make her go to sleep. |
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| No tengo fondos en mi cuenta. |
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| I don't have any money in my account. |
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| En este bar siempre se equivocan en la cuenta y pagamos de más. |
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| They always make mistakes in the bill in this bar and we pay too much. |
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| Can you bring us the bill please? |
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| I support everything you do. |
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| Siempre va vestido de negro. |
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| He always wears black. (i.e. to be dressed in) |
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| Normally we use "que" eg "más que yo" = "more than I" but when we use numbers we use "de". |
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| Había más de 20 personas en la conferencia. |
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| There were more than 20 people at the lecture. |
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| Cuanto más lo veo, más me gusta. |
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| The more I see him the more I like him. |
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| Cuanto más estudio, más aprendo. |
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| The more I study the more I learn. |
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| Cuanto menos fumas, mejor te sientes. |
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| The less you smoke the better you feel. |
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| No recuerdo haberlo hecho. |
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| I don't remember having done it. |
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| Recordar algo o Recordar a algn. (RULE) |
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Recordar algo = remember something
Recordar a alguien = remember someone |
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| Don't get the wrong idea. |
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| Me hace gracia que digas eso. |
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| It's funny you should say that. |
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| En mi examen he fallado en la tercera pregunta. |
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| I got the third question wrong in my exam. |
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| You've got the wrong number: (on the phone) |
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| ¡No te preocupes! Todos nos equivocamos alguna vez. |
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| Don't worry! we all make mistakes sometimes. |
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