Translation Book 3 - Booklet 21

Question 1

¿Nunca lo has probado?

Answer 1

Haven’t you ever tried it?

Question 2

Ha habido varias quejas.

Answer 2

There have been several complaints.

Question 3

¿De qué se está quejando la gente?

Answer 3

What are the people complaining about?

Question 4

Dicen que no tienen pan.

Answer 4

They say that don’t have any bread.

Question 5

Pues que coman tarta.

Answer 5

Then let them eat cake.

Question 6

Va a haber una revolución.

Answer 6

There’s going to be a revolution.

Question 7

No mientras yo esté aquí.

Answer 7

Not as long as I’m here.

Question 8

¿Qué vas a hacer para detenerlo?

Answer 8

What are you going to do to stop it?

Question 9

¿Se ha puesto ya el sol?

Answer 9

Has the sun set yet?

Question 10

El sol no salió ayer.

Answer 10

The sun didn’t rise yesterday.

Question 11

El sol siempre sale.

Answer 11

The sun always rises.

Question 12

Estuve dormido todo el día.

Answer 12

I slept all day.

Question 13

Estaban dormidos cuando entramos.

Answer 13

They were asleep when we entered.

Question 14

¿No se despertaron?

Answer 14

Didn’t they wake up?

Question 15

Tuvimos cuidado de no hacer ruido.

Answer 15

We were careful not to make any noise.

Question 16

Es demasiado tarde para hacer algo.

Answer 16

It’s too late to do anything.

Question 17

Nunca es demasiado tarde.

Answer 17

It’s never too late.

Question 18

Más vale tarde que nunca.

Answer 18

Better late than never.

Question 19

Es muy viejo ese proverbio.

Answer 19

That proverb is very old.

Question 20

El sujeto siempre va delante del verbo.

Answer 20

The subject always goes before the verb.

Question 21

Su ausencia (de él) no fue notada.

Answer 21

His absence wasn’t noticed.

Question 22

No se dieron cuenta de que no estaba allí.

Answer 22

They didn’t realise he wasn’t there.

Question 23

Pero ¡tenían que haberlo notado!

Answer 23

But they must have noticed it!

Question 24

Esta es la última vez que lo voy a hacer.

Answer 24

This is the last time I’m going to do it.

Question 25

¿Quién te va a reemplazar?

Answer 25

Who’s going to replace you?

Question 26

Ese no es mi problema.

Answer 26

That’s not my problem.

Question 27

Aún no se ha tomado ninguna decisión.

Answer 27

No decision has been made yet.

Question 28

¿Se ha publicado ya?

Answer 28

Has it been published yet?

Question 29

Ha habido un cambio.

Answer 29

There’s been a change.

Question 30

¿Ha habido de verdad un cambio?

Answer 30

Has there really been a change?

Question 31

¿Se han instalado los cables?

Answer 31

Have the wires been installed?

Question 32

No estoy cualificado para juzgar.

Answer 32

No estoy cualificado para juzgar.

Question 33

Tu juicio fue erróneo.

Answer 33

Your judgement was wrong.

Question 34

No necesito tus consejos.

Answer 34

I don’t need your advice.

Question 35

¿Has estado en el médico?

Answer 35

Have you been to the doctor?

Question 36

Los médicos no saben nada.

Answer 36

Doctors don’t know anything.

Question 37

Pero tendrás que confiar en ellos.

Answer 37

But you’ll have to depend on them.

Question 38

Debe de haber una forma mejor.

Answer 38

There must be a better way.

Question 39

Debería haber más sillas.

Answer 39

There should be more chairs.

Question 40

Tira todos esos papeles.

Answer 40

Throw all those papers away.

Question 41

Pero me hacen falta.

Answer 41

But I need them.

Question 42

Nos estamos acercando al final.

Answer 42

We’re approaching the end.

Question 43

Tu enfoque es, digamos, un poco extraño.

Answer 43

Your approach is, let’s say, a little strange.

Question 44

Lo que necesita esta compañía es juventud y vitalidad.

Answer 44

What this company needs is youth and vitality.

Question 45

Lo que necesitamos es sentido común.

Answer 45

What we need is common sense.

Question 46

No podrás levantarlo.

Answer 46

You won’t be able to lift it.

Question 47

No siempre es posible decir la verdad.

Answer 47

It’s not always possible to tell the truth.

Question 48

¿Es cierto que vas a dejarnos?

Answer 48

Is it true that you’re going to leave us?

Question 49

Si tuviera elección me quedaría.

Answer 49

If I had a choice, I’d stay.

Question 50

Todos queremos que te quedes.

Answer 50

We all want you to stay.