Translation Book 4 - Booklet 13

Question 1

Tu conducta fue vergonzosa.

Answer 1

Your conduct was disgraceful.

Question 2

No seas cotilla.

Answer 2

Don’t be nosy.

Question 3

No es asunto tuyo.

Answer 3

It’s none of your business.

Question 4

Las bujías están gastadas.

Answer 4

The spark plugs are worn out.

Question 5

Cambiemos de sitio.

Answer 5

Let’s change places.

Question 6

Ojalá pudiéramos cambiar de coche.

Answer 6

I wish we could change cars.

Question 7

Logré convencerle.

Answer 7

I managed to convince him.

Question 8

Ahora él está de nuestra parte.

Answer 8

Now he’s on our side.

Question 9

No volverá a cambiar de opinión.

Answer 9

He won’t change his mind again.

Question 10

Cambiemos de lado.

Answer 10

Let’s change sides.

Question 11

Tendrás un periodo de prueba de 3 meses.

Answer 11

You’ll have a 3-month trial period.

Question 12

Has hecho un trabajo digno de elogio.

Answer 12

You’ve done a praiseworthy job.

Question 13

Él no es una persona digna de confianza.

Answer 13

He’s not a trustworthy person.

Question 14

No te puedes fiar de él.

Answer 14

You can’t trust him.

Question 15

Te dejará en la estacada.

Answer 15

He’ll leave you high and dry.

Question 16

Aquí todo el mundo pasa la pelota.

Answer 16

Here everybody passes the buck.

Question 17

¿Cómo te atreves?

Answer 17

How dare you?

Question 18

Sujétalo a ambos extremos.

Answer 18

Hold it at both ends.

Question 19

Estíralo con todas tus fuerzas.

Answer 19

Stretch it with all your might.

Question 20

No se romperá, ya verás.

Answer 20

It won’t break, you’ll see.

Question 21

Llama al señor que estaba aquí ayer.

Answer 21

Call the man who was here yesterday.

Question 22

¿Cuál era el que tu querías?

Answer 22

Which one was the one you wanted?

Question 23

El que yo quería era el azul.

Answer 23

The one I wanted was the blue one.

Question 24

El azul… el verde… ¿qué importa?

Answer 24

The blue one… the green one… what difference does it make?

Question 25

Importa mucho.

Answer 25

It makes a big difference.

Question 26

El azul vale cuatro veces más.

Answer 26

The blue one’s worth four times more.

Question 27

Más vale que lo hagas, porque sino…

Answer 27

You’d better do it, because otherwise…

Question 28

Haré lo que me dé la gana.

Answer 28

I’ll do what I feel like.

Question 29

Ha sido una velada encantadora.

Answer 29

It’s been a delightful evening.

Question 30

Nos lo hemos pasado en grande.

Answer 30

We’ve had a wonderful time.

Question 31

No lo habrían hecho si les hubieras advertido a tiempo

Answer 31

They wouldn’t have done it if you had warned them in time.

Question 32

Ponme al día respecto al asunto.

Answer 32

Bring me up to date on the matter.

Question 33

Nos adjudicaron el proyecto.

Answer 33

They awarded us the project.

Question 34

No cuentes conmigo.

Answer 34

Count me out.

Question 35

¿Podemos contar con tu colaboración?

Answer 35

Can we count on your collaboration?

Question 36

Me encantaría ayudaros.

Answer 36

I’d love to help you.

Question 37

Se les pidió no fumar.

Answer 37

They were asked not to smoke.

Question 38

Se hará en un futuro próximo.

Answer 38

It will be done in the near future.

Question 39

Debía haberse hecho hace mucho tiempo.

Answer 39

It should’ve been done a long time ago.

Question 40

Se le dio una transfusión de sangre.

Answer 40

He was given a blood transfusion.

Question 41

¿Cómo salió él de la operación?

Answer 41

How did he come out of the operation?

Question 42

Se recuperó en tiempo récord.

Answer 42

He recovered in record time.

Question 43

Si hubiéramos tenido más recursos,podríamos haber competido con ellos

Answer 43

If we had had more resources, we could have competed with them.

Question 44

Esta decisión nos fortalecerá.

Answer 44

This decision will strengthen us.

Question 45

Si no estuviera tan apretado, yo podría respirar mejor

Answer 45

If it weren’t so tight, I could breathe better.

Question 46

¿Te importaría aflojarlo un poco?

Answer 46

Would you mind loosening it a little?

Question 47

Las experiencias así te ensanchan la mente.

Answer 47

Experiences like that broaden your mind.

Question 48

La carretera no ha sido ensanchada aún.

Answer 48

They highway hasn’t been widened yet.

Question 49

¿Cuándo caduca?

Answer 49

When does it expire?

Question 50

Se te ha acabado el tiempo.

Answer 50

Your time has run out.