Translation Book 4 - Booklet 19 Flashcards

1
Q

No perdamos contacto con la realidad.

A

Let’s not lose touch with reality.

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2
Q

No construyamos castillos en el aire.

A

Let’s not build castles in the air.

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3
Q

Te pareces a tu padre, (físicamente)

A

You look like your father.

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4
Q

Te pareces a tu padre, (comportamiento)

A

You take after your father.

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5
Q

Ya aprenderás los secretos del oficio.

A

You’ll learn the tricks of the trade.

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6
Q

Ya debería haber sido enviado.

A

It should’ve already been sent.

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7
Q

¿Quién tuvo la genial idea de hacer eso?

A

Who had the great idea to do that?

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8
Q

No fui yo.

A

It wasn’t me.

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9
Q

La culpa fue de Pepe.

A

It was Pepe’s fault.

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10
Q

No me eches la culpa a mí.

A

Don’t blame me.

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11
Q

Siempre estás buscando a alguien a quien echar la culpa

A

You’re always looking for someone to blame.

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12
Q

¿En qué dirección se fueron?

A

Which way did they go?

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13
Q

Hola, Juan, ¿qué tal estás?

A

Hello, John, how are you doing?

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14
Q

¿Qué tal van las cosas allí?

A

How are things going there?

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15
Q

No tan bien como había esperado.

A

Not as well as I had expected.

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16
Q

¿Te están dando mucha guerra?

A

Are they giving you a hard time?

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17
Q

Al contrario, soy tratado como un rey.

A

On the contrary, I’m treated like a king.

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18
Q

Entonces, ¿qué es lo que pasa?

A

Then what’s the matter?

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19
Q

Es el clima… no me acostumbro.

A

It’s the climate. I can’t get used to it.

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20
Q

Te advertí que haría mucho frío.

A

I warned you that it would be very cold.

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21
Q

No sé cómo puede la gente vivir aquí.

A

I don’t know how people can live here.

22
Q

Anda, no es para tanto.

A

Come on, it’s not THAT bad.

23
Q

Menos mal que sólo me queda una semana.

A

It’s a good thing I have only a week left.

24
Q

Si no, me volvería loco.

A

Otherwise I’d go crazy.

25
Q

¿Qué opinan del nuevo proyecto?

A

What do they think of the new project?

26
Q

Les gusta el diseño pero dicen que es demasiado caro

A

They like the design but they say it’s too expensive.

27
Q

Pero ese precio fue pactado hace meses.

A

But the price was agreed on months ago.

28
Q

Pero ese precio se basó en un diseño más avanzado

A

But that price was based on a more advanced design.

29
Q

¿Cómo que más avanzado?

A

What do you mean more advanced?

30
Q

No hemos cambiado ni una sola coma.

A

We haven’t changed a single comma.

31
Q

Ellos parecen pensar que sí.

A

They seem to think so.

32
Q

¿Está Hans?

A

Is Hans there?

33
Q

Que se ponga al teléfono.

A

Have him get on the line.

34
Q

Hola Hans, soy David.

A

Hello Hans, this is David.

35
Q

Juan me dice que no estáis de acuerdo con el precio

A

John tells me you don’t agree on the price.

36
Q

Así es… habéis hecho algunos cambios.

A

That’s right. You’ve made some changes.

37
Q

El diseño es idéntico al que acordamos.

A

The design is identical to the one we agreed on.

38
Q

El diseño es igual, estoy de acuerdo.

A

The design is the same, I agree.

39
Q

Pero ¿por qué cambiasteis de materiales?

A

But why did you change materials?

40
Q

Los materiales son según lo especificado.

A

The materials are as specified.

41
Q

Pero el proveedor es diferente.

A

But the supplier is different.

42
Q

¿Qué mas da?

A

What difference does it make?

43
Q

Este proveedor no está certificado.

A

This supplier isn’t certified.

44
Q

¿Qué quieres decir “no certificado”?

A

What do you mean “not certified”?

45
Q

Sólo trabajamos con empresas certificadas por el BS1

A

We only work with companies certified by the BSI.

46
Q

No sólo tenéis que estar certificadosvosotros…

A

Not only do you have to be certified…

47
Q

Sino todos vuestros proveedores también.

A

But all your suppliers as well.

48
Q

O sea, tenemos que renegociar.

A

In other words, we have to renegotiate.

49
Q

No veo otra salida.

A

I don’t see any other way out.

50
Q

Tendré que someter esto al Consejo.

A

I’ll have to submit this to the Board.