Translation Book 3 - Booklet 19

Question 1

El ciego me llevó al quiosco.

Answer 1

The blind man took me to the news-stand.

Question 2

Le pregunté si quería que le comprara unarevista.

Answer 2

I asked him if he wanted me to buy him a magazine.

Question 3

Él me recordó que era ciego.

Answer 3

He reminded me that he was blind.

Question 4

Deja de molestarme.

Answer 4

Stop bothering me.

Question 5

No entendía ni una palabra.

Answer 5

I didn’t understand a single word.

Question 6

Hablaba como si tuviera canicas en la boca.

Answer 6

He talked as if he had marbles in his mouth.

Question 7

Le pedí que hablara más despacio.

Answer 7

I asked him to speak more slowly.

Question 8

No me hizo caso.

Answer 8

He ignored me.

Question 9

Me fui de la reunión.

Answer 9

I left the meeting.

Question 10

Eres un caso perdido.

Answer 10

You’re a lost case.

Question 11

Tendremos que demostrárselo, (a ellos)

Answer 11

We’ll have to prove it to them.

Question 12

¿Tienes una coartada?

Answer 12

Do you have an alibi?

Question 13

Dirijo un servicio de formación.

Answer 13

I run a training service.

Question 14

¿Quién es el responsable?

Answer 14

Who’s in charge?

Question 15

Fue una extraña casualidad.

Answer 15

It was a strange coincidence.

Question 16

Puedes contar conmigo.

Answer 16

You can count on me.

Question 17

Fue una velada encantadora.

Answer 17

It was a delightful evening.

Question 18

La historia tuvo un final feliz.

Answer 18

The story had a happy ending.

Question 19

¿Mataron al malo?

Answer 19

Did they kill the bad guy?

Question 20

Él pasó el resto de su vida en la cárcel.

Answer 20

He spent the rest of his life in prison.

Question 21

La moral ha sido gravemente dañada.

Answer 21

The morale has been seriously damaged.

Question 22

¿Cuáles son las características de una buen gerente?

Answer 22

What are the traits of a good manager?

Question 23

Yo qué sé.

Answer 23

What do I know.

Question 24

Hay un rumor de que te vas.

Answer 24

There’s a rumour that you’re leaving.

Question 25

¿Quién te ha contado eso?

Answer 25

Who told you that?

Question 26

Lo oí por radio macuto.

Answer 26

I heard it through the grapevine.

Question 27

Esta compañía apesta.

Answer 27

This company stinks.

Question 28

Tan mala no es.

Answer 28

It’s not that bad.

Question 29

Necesito más cancha para trabajar.

Answer 29

I need more room to work.

Question 30

¿Cómo puedes decir eso?

Answer 30

How can you say that?

Question 31

No puedo influir en la política de la compañía.

Answer 31

I can’t influence company policy.

Question 32

Pero sólo llevas un año aquí.

Answer 32

But you’ve only been here for a year.

Question 33

Además, sólo tienes 28 años.

Answer 33

Besides, you’re only 28 years old.

Question 34

¿Y qué?

Answer 34

So what?

Question 35

Tienes que ser paciente.

Answer 35

You have to be patient.

Question 36

La paciencia es una virtud.

Answer 36

Patience is a virtue.

Question 37

Se me ha agotado la paciencia.

Answer 37

I’ve run out of patience.

Question 38

¿Qué piensas hacer?

Answer 38

What are you planning to do?

Question 39

Voy a dimitir.

Answer 39

I’m going to resign.

Question 40

No aceptarán tu dimisión.

Answer 40

They won’t accept your resignation.

Question 41

No me importa.

Answer 41

I don’t care.

Question 42

¿Qué planes tienes?

Answer 42

What plans do you have?

Question 43

Voy a entrar en política.

Answer 43

I’m going to enter politics.

Question 44

Estás buscando problemas.

Answer 44

You’re looking for trouble.

Question 45

Me apañaré.

Answer 45

I’ll get by.

Question 46

¿Te gusta la política?

Answer 46

Do you like politics?

Question 47

Es la mejor forma de cambiar las cosas.

Answer 47

It’s the best way to change things.

Question 48

Cambiar las cosas no es tan fácil.

Answer 48

Changing things is not that easy.

Question 49

Tengo una misión en la vida.

Answer 49

I have a mission in life.

Question 50

Algún día dirigiré este país.

Answer 50

Someday I’ll run this country.