Small Talk and Interjections 2

Question 1

this is an incredible discovery!

Answer 1

¡este es un descubrimiento increíble!

Question 2

it could lead to a …

(literally, to give place to)

Answer 2

podría dar lugar a …

Question 3

I agree with you

(literally, I am in agreeance with you)

Answer 3

estoy de acuerdo contigo

Question 4

they are everywhere/all over the place

Answer 4

están por todas partes

Question 5

they move upwards and downwards

Answer 5

se mueven hacia arriba y hacia abajo

Question 6

and how is it going to work?

Answer 6

y cómo va a funcionar?

Question 7

I don’t know it exactly

Answer 7

no lo sé exactamente

Question 8

at this moment

Answer 8

en este momento

Question 9

that’s because

Answer 9

eso es porque

Question 10

they’re extremely difficult to handle

Answer 10

son extremadamente difíciles de manipular

Question 11

sounds like science fiction!

Answer 11

¡suena a ciencia ficción!

Question 12

one can bend, squeeze or twist (it)

Answer 12

se puede doblar, exprimir o torcer

Question 13

this is truly amazing/incredible!

Answer 13

¡esto es realmente increíble!

Question 14

that means that

Answer 14

eso significa que

Question 15

what?

Answer 15

¿qué?

Question 16

this is the first time I’ve seen you so excited about

(literally, that I see you)

Answer 16

esta es la primera vez que te veo tan entusiasmada con

Question 17

but (let’s) see

Answer 17

pero a ver

Question 18

before, you have said

Answer 18

antes has dicho

Question 19

can the word “sea” be both feminine and masculine?

(literally, is it that the word “sea” can be)

(just as much…as…)

Answer 19

¿es que la palabra mar puede ser tanto femenina como masculina?

Question 20

and yes, in Spanish it can be both feminine and masculine

Answer 20

y sí, en español puede ser tanto femenina como masculina

Question 21

I didn’t know that

Answer 21

yo no sabía eso

Question 22

that is a good question

Answer 22

esa es una buena pregunta

Question 23

giving advice is not easy

(literally, to give advices)

Answer 23

dar consejos no es fácil

Question 24

best to shut up and to listen

Answer 24

mejor callar y escuchar

Question 25

he’s going through a rough time

(literally, he has it very bad)

Answer 25

lo tiene muy mal

Question 26

they don’t have it easy

Answer 26

no lo tienen fácil

Question 27

you know what?

Answer 27

¿sabes qué?

Question 28

can you believe it?

Answer 28

¿te lo puedes creer?

Question 29

what about the…?

Answer 29

¿qué pasa con la…?

Question 30

luckily

Answer 30

por suerte

Question 31

seriously? / in seriousness?

Answer 31

en serio?

Question 32

no, of course (that) not

Answer 32

no, por supuesto que no

Question 33

and why is that?

Answer 33

¿y por qué es eso?

Question 34

I think that this is simply…

Answer 34

creo que éste es simplemente…

Question 35

you mean …?

Answer 35

¿quieres decir …?

Question 36

at the same time

Answer 36

al mismo tiempo

Question 37

technically, no

Answer 37

técnicamente, no

Question 38

therefore / as a consequence

Answer 38

por lo tanto

Question 39

but the truth is that

Answer 39

pero la verdad es que

Question 40

that sounds good

Answer 40

eso suena bien

Question 41

I’m a little disappointed with this

Answer 41

estoy un poco decepcionado con este

Question 42

yes, I think so

Answer 42

sí, creo que sí

Question 43

the other day, for example

Answer 43

el otro día, por ejemplo

Question 44

many times

Answer 44

muchas veces

Question 45

all the best at work tomorrow

Answer 45

que te vaya bien mañana en el trabajo

Question 46

tomorrow I’m not going to work

Answer 46

mañana no voy a trabajar

Question 47

you see?

Answer 47

¿ves?

Question 48

although, …

Answer 48

aunque, …

Question 49

good luck because

Answer 49

buena suerte porque

Question 50

bad luck because

Answer 50

mala suerte porque

Question 51

it’s really worrying

Answer 51

es realmente preocupante

Question 52

well, I don’t know what to tell you

Answer 52

pues no sé qué decirte

Question 53

it seems very suspicious to me

Answer 53

me parece muy sospechoso

Question 54

apparently so / it seems certainly that

Answer 54

parece ser que sí

Question 55

completely the opposite

Answer 55

todo lo contrario

Question 56

it will get worse over time

(literally, it’s going to worsen with the passage of time)

Answer 56

va a empeorar con el paso del tiempo

Question 57

they don’t want it there

Answer 57

allí no lo quieren

Question 58

because it’s bad for them

Answer 58

porque es malo para ellos

Question 59

mm…you’re right

(literally, you have reason)

Answer 59

mm…tienes razón

Question 60

is it possible (to reach) an agreement so suddenly?

Answer 60

¿es posible un acuerdo tan repentino?

Question 61

it’s always possible to patch things up / to make peace

Answer 61

siempre es posible hacer las paces

Question 62

I assure you of it

Answer 62

te lo aseguro

Question 63

you know what I say (to you)?

Answer 63

¿sabes qué te digo?

Question 64

no comment

Answer 64

sin comentarios

Question 65

but…one never knows!

Answer 65

pero…¡nunca se sabe!

Question 66

these days one no longer can trust anything nor anyone

(literally, of nothing nor of no one)

Answer 66

hoy en día uno ya no se puede fiar de nada ni de nadie

Question 67

you’re most probably right, but…

Answer 67

seguramente tienes razón, pero…

Question 68

it can’t all be so perfect

Answer 68

no puede ser todo tan perfecto

Question 69

really?

Answer 69

¿de verdad?

Question 70

well, I don’t know (it)

Answer 70

pues no lo sé

Question 71

there’s something odd, but I don’t know what it is

Answer 71

hay algo extraño, pero no sé lo que es

Question 72

for the moment nothing

Answer 72

de momento nada

Question 73

whatever decision that you make (take)

Answer 73

sea cual sea la decisión que tomes

Question 74

good luck!

Answer 74

¡mucha suerte!

Question 75

everything (what) I adore

Answer 75

todo lo que adoro

Question 76

nobody is saying that

Answer 76

nadie está diciendo que

Question 77

cut down (reduce), instead of giving up

Answer 77

reducir, en lugar de renunciar

Question 78

that (it) I can do

Answer 78

eso lo puedo hacer

Question 79

in the same category as (that)

Answer 79

en la misma categoría que

Question 80

nevertheless

Answer 80

sin embargo

Question 81

equally dangerous

Answer 81

igual de peligrosos

Question 82

is not going to do much harm to me

Answer 82

no me va a hacer mucho daño

Question 83

and, how do we know that…?

Answer 83

y, ¿cómo sabemos que…?

Question 84

at the beginning of this year

Answer 84

a principios de este año

Question 85

for (the) fifth year in a row

(literally, consecutive)

Answer 85

por quinto año consecutivo

Question 86

and, what is that?

(literally, that what is)

Answer 86

y ¿eso qué es?

Question 87

very close-fitting to the body (and) all the way to the hips

Answer 87

muy ajustados al cuerpo hasta las caderas

Question 88

now it is no longer so common

Answer 88

ahora ya no es tan común

Question 89

what’s so different about …?

(literally, what it has of different)

Answer 89

¿qué tiene de distinto …?

Question 90

how clever! / how skilfull!

Answer 90

¡que hábiles!