frases a traducir

Question 1

Ponle la comida al perro antes de irte a trabajo

Answer 1

feed the dog before you go/leaving for work

Question 2

Voy a ver lo que quieren que haga antes de marcharme.

Answer 2

I’ll see what they want me to do before I leave

Question 3

¿Ves un velero allí a lo lejos, en el horizonte?

Answer 3

Do you see a sailboat over there in the distance on the horizon?

Question 4

This furniture is made by hand.

Answer 4

estos muebles están hechos a mano.

Question 5

Things should be done little by little

Answer 5

las cosas deberían hacer poco a poco

Question 6

when I arrived, everyone congratulated me

Answer 6

Cuando llegué, todo el mundo me felicitaron la enhorabuena.

Question 7

Go and give your dad a kiss

Answer 7

Ve y dale un beso a tu papá

Question 8

The temperature must be at freezing point, judging by how cold it is

Answer 8

Debe estar a cero grados a juzgar por el frío que hace

Question 9

If it hadn’t been for you, we never should/would have known it

Answer 9

si no hubiera sido por ti, nunca lo habríamos sabido

Question 10

This suit is made to measure

Answer 10

este traje está hecho a medida

Question 11

The housekeeper says that she won’t work unless we give her two days a week off.

Answer 11

la empleada dice que no trabajara a menos que le demos dos días libres a la semana.

Question 12

I insinuated that he was wrong, at which he showed annoyance.

Answer 12

Insinué que estaba equivocado, a lo que se mostró molesto.

Question 13

Estudió una carrera a costa de muchos sacrificios.

Answer 13

He/she studied for a degree at the cost of many sacrifices

Question 14

Déjame los dados, a ver si tengo suerte esta vez.

Answer 14

give me the dice, let’s see if I’m lucky this time

Question 15

Al subir la escalera, resbaló y cayó rodando.

Answer 15

while climbing/going up the stairs, she slipped and tumbled down

Question 16

Dale una propina al chico por habernos subido las maletas.

Answer 16

give the boy a tip for having brought our suitcases upstairs.

Question 17

Haz lo que quieras con el dinero, (al fin y al cabo/después de todo) es tuyo

Answer 17

do what you want with your money, after all its yours

Question 18

Al traer la camarera el desayuno, nos dio la noticia de tu llegada.

Answer 18

when the waiter brought breakfast, he gave us the news of your arrival

Question 19

Al menos, no se ha andado por las ramas.

Answer 19

at least he wasn’t beating around the bush.

Question 20

Por lo menos, hazme caso alguna vez.

Answer 20

at least pay attention to me for once.

Question 21

Things turned out differently from what I (had) supposed.

Answer 21

las cosas resultaron diferentes de lo que había supuesto

Question 22

When your brother didn’t arrive at the agreed time, we thought (that) he had had an accident.

Answer 22

Al no llegar tu hermano a la hora acordada, pensamos que él había tenido un accidente.

Question 23

I sold the car to the next-door neighbors.

Answer 23

Les vendí el coche a los vecinos al lado.

Question 24

You’ll have to keep an eye on the motors because they’re working full blast.

Answer 24

tendrás que echar un vistazo a los motores porque están funcionando a toda máquina

Question 25

The thief started to run as soon as he saw the policeman in the car.

Answer 25

El ladrón empezó a correr tan pronto como vio la policía en el coche

Question 26

Some students study only a few days before (the) exams.

Answer 26

Algunos estudiantes estudian solamente algunos días antes de los exámenes.

Question 27

There are some films of his I still haven’t seen

Answer 27

Hay algunas películas de él que todavía no he visto

Question 28

Si has leído algunos de sus artículos, habrás notado que está bien informado sobre el tema.

Answer 28

If you’ve read some of their articles, you will have noticed that he’s/she’s well informed about the subject.

Question 29

Si pasas alguna vez por Madrid, visítanos.

Answer 29

If you are ever in Madrid, visit us

Question 30

Algún día sabrás la verdad.

Answer 30

someday you’ll know the truth.

Question 31

Enséñeme varias bufandas; alguna me irá bien con el abrigo.

Answer 31

show me several scarves, one will go well with my coat.

Question 32

Hace cinco años que está aprendiendo inglés y aún no lo habla bien.

Answer 32

it’s been five years since he started learning english and he still doesn’t speak it well

Question 33

¿Has hecho ya los ejercicios? – Todavía no.

Answer 33

have you already done the exercises? not yet.

Question 34

I´m not rich enough to have a house at the seaside.

Answer 34

no soy bastante rica para tener una casa al lado del mar

Question 35

This novel is too long to be read in one evening.

Answer 35

Esta novela es demasiado larga para leerla en una tarde.

Question 36

it seems to me (that) you have seen too many detective/action movies.

Answer 36

Me parece que has visto demasiadas películas de acción/detectives.

Question 37

I don’t have enough books; I will have to buy (some) more.

Answer 37

no tengo suficientes libros; tendré que comprar algunos más.

Question 38

There are too many students in the class; there is no room for any more.

Answer 38

Hay demasiados estudiantes en la clase, no hay espacio para más.

Question 39

An elderly person shouldn’t take/have/eat too much butter.

Answer 39

una persona mayor no debe comer demasiada mantequilla.

Question 40

Have you spent too much money today? Yes, quite a lot.

Answer 40

¿Has gastado demasiado dinero hoy? Si, bastante.

Question 41

He doesn’t know enough to solve a problem of this kind.

Answer 41

El no sabe suficiente para resolver un problema de este tipo.

Question 42

This knife is too big to peel potatoes.

Answer 42

este cuchillo es demasiado grande para pelear las patatas

Question 43

The boy isn’t tall enough to reach the lightswitch.

Answer 43

el chico no es suficientamente alto para alcanzar el interruptor