Translation Book 3 - Booklet 25 Flashcards

1
Q

Eres un caso perdido.

A

You’re a lost case.

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2
Q

¿Por qué dices eso?

A

Why do you say that?

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3
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Tu mesa de trabajo es un desorden.

A

Your desk is a mess.

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4
Q

Así que crees que soy desordenado.

A

So you think I’m messy.

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5
Q

Eso es.

A

That’s right.

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6
Q

Pero soy más eficaz que tú.

A

But I’m more effective than you are.

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7
Q

Tengo serias dudas.

A

I have serious doubts.

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8
Q

¿Cuánto quieres apostar?

A

How much do you want to bet?

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9
Q

No soy jugador.

A

I’m not a gambler.

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10
Q

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre eficaz y eficiente?

A

What’s the difference between effective and efficient?

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11
Q

Matar a una mosca con un cañón es muy eficaz,¿no crees?

A

Killing a fly with a cannon is very effective, don’t you think?

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12
Q

¿Lo consideras una forma eficiente de eliminarmoscas?

A

Do you consider it an efficient way to eliminate flies?

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13
Q

Ahí tienes la diferencia.

A

There you have the difference.

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14
Q

Él no durará mucho en ese puesto.

A

He won’t last long in that job.

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15
Q

Beethoven fue el último de 13 hijos.

A

Beethoven was the last of 13 children.

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16
Q

La madre no quería el niño.

A

The mother didn’t want the child.

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17
Q

Menos mal que sobrevivió.

A

It’s a good thing he survived.

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18
Q

Tú sabes mucho.

A

You know a lot.

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19
Q

Mucho más de lo que puedas imaginar.

A

Much more than you can imagine.

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20
Q

Hay problemas que resolver.

A

There are problems to solve.

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21
Q

Hay cartas que escribir.

A

There are letter to write.

22
Q

Hay trabajo que hacer.

A

There’s work to do.

23
Q

¿Qué haces para matar el tiempo?

A

What do you do to kill time?

24
Q

No mucho.

A

Not much.

25
Q

Depende de los tipos de interés.

A

It depends on the interest rates.

26
Q

¿Crees que van a subir?

A

Do you think they’re going to go up?

27
Q

Las autoridades quieren bajarlos.

A

The authorities want to lower them.

28
Q

¿Pueden?

A

Can they?

29
Q

Tienen bastante poder.

A

They have quite a lot of power.

30
Q

¿Tienen que consultarse los bancos?

A

Do the banks have to be consulted?

31
Q

No necesariamente.

A

Not necessarily.

32
Q

Es un hombre muy educado.

A

He’s a very polite man.

33
Q

Él tiene muy buena formación.

A

He has a very good education.

34
Q

Recibí una formación francesa.

A

I received a French education.

35
Q

Fui formado por los ]esuitas.

A

I was educated by the Jesuits.

36
Q

Están en todas partes.

A

They’re everywhere.

37
Q

Están donde menos te los esperas.

A

They’re where you least expect them.

38
Q

Tendrás que razonar con él.

A

You’ll have to reason with him.

39
Q

La economía va de mal en peor.

A

The economy’s getting worse and worse.

40
Q

Daré mi reino por un buen economista.

A

I’ll give my kingdom for a good economist.

41
Q

No los hay.

A

There aren’t any.

42
Q

Son como los gitanos que te leen la palma.

A

They’re like the gypsies who read your palm.

43
Q

No te sigo.

A

I don’t follow you.

44
Q

Casi nunca aciertan en sus pronósticos.

A

They’re hardly ever right in their forecasts.

45
Q

No los hago caso.

A

I don’t pay any attention to them.

46
Q

Juegan un papel muy importante.

A

They plan a very important role.

47
Q

La sociedad no los necesita.

A

Society doesn’t need them.

48
Q

¿Desde cuándo eres la portavoz de la sociedad?

A

Since when are you the spokesman for society?

49
Q

Mi experiencia abarca muchos años.

A

My experience covers many years.

50
Q

Pues no te ha enseñado nada.

A

Well it hasn’t taught you anything.