Translation Book 4 - Booklet 21

Question 1

¿Qué tiene que ver mi coche con tu casa?

Answer 1

What does my car have to do with your house?

Question 2

Hoy en día la ropa no tiene que hacer juego.

Answer 2

Nowadays clothes don’t have to match.

Question 3

Me apuesto a que no sabes mi nombre.

Answer 3

I bet you don’t know my name.

Question 4

Se está haciendo cada vez más difícil.

Answer 4

It’s getting harder and harder.

Question 5

Tropecé con Juan en el metro.

Answer 5

I ran into John in the subway.

Question 6

Chocaron contra el muro.

Answer 6

They ran into the wall.

Question 7

Fui corriendo detrás de ella.

Answer 7

I ran after her.

Question 8

La alcancé en la esquina.

Answer 8

I caught up with her at the corner.

Question 9

Tendremos éxito a la larga.

Answer 9

We’ll succeed in the long run.

Question 10

Nos quedamos sin gasolina.

Answer 10

We ran out of gasoline.

Question 11

El Sr. Pérez tiene la palabra.

Answer 11

Mr. Perez has the floor.

Question 12

Si tuviéramos que empezar de cero…

Answer 12

If we had to start from scratch…

Question 13

Pensándolo bien, sí quiero una cerveza.

Answer 13

On second thought, I do want a beer.

Question 14

Me aseguraré que se haga.

Answer 14

I’ll see to it that it’s done.

Question 15

Lo tienes bien merecido.

Answer 15

It serves you right.

Question 16

Sólo veo un inconveniente.

Answer 16

I only see one drawback.

Question 17

En resumidas cuentas, estoy de acuerdo.

Answer 17

In short, I agree.

Question 18

Cortaron la reunión antes de lo previsto.

Answer 18

They cut the meeting short.

Question 19

¿Quién dirige este cotarro?

Answer 19

Who’s running this show?

Question 20

Le gusta presumir de su coche nuevo.

Answer 20

He likes to show off his new car.

Question 21

Si no lo hubieras lavado en agua caliente, no se habría encogido

Answer 21

If you hadn’t washed it in hot water, it wouldn’t have shrunk

Question 22

Se encoge incluso en agua fría.

Answer 22

It shrinks even in cold water.

Question 23

Métete por la primera calle lateral.

Answer 23

Turn down the first side street.

Question 24

No hay un stop pero tienes de ceder.

Answer 24

There isn’t a stop sign but you have to yield, (give way)

Question 25

Tengo los cables cruzados.

Answer 25

I’ve got my wires crossed.

Question 26

No se te ocurra llamarle ahora.

Answer 26

You’d better not call him now.

Question 27

¿Cómo pretendes que le localice?

Answer 27

How do you expect me to locate him?

Question 28

Tienes que usar métodos más sutiles.

Answer 28

You have to use more subtle ways, (sátal)

Question 29

Me dieron una lista de reivindicaciones.

Answer 29

They gave me a list of grievances.

Question 30

Exigen más dinero y menos trabajo.

Answer 30

They demand more money and less work.

Question 31

Cualquier subida de salarios será supeditada a un aumento en la productividad

Answer 31

Any wage increase will be tied to an increase in productivity.

Question 32

Ojalá todo estuviera automatizado.

Answer 32

I wish everything were automated.

Question 33

Las máquinas no se declaran en huelga.

Answer 33

Machines don’t go on strike.

Question 34

No se enferman cada dos por tres.

Answer 34

They don’t get sick every other day.

Question 35

Hacen lo que les dicen sin rechistar.

Answer 35

They do what you tell them without saying a word.

Question 36

Sería un sueño hecho realidad.

Answer 36

It would be a dream come true.

Question 37

Desenchúfalo antes de repararlo.

Answer 37

Unplug it before repairing it.

Question 38

Dan por sentado que estamos de acuerdo.

Answer 38

They take for granted that we agree.

Question 39

Déjame que te dé un consejo.

Answer 39

Let me give you a piece of advice.

Question 40

Yo que tú no lo haría.

Answer 40

If I were you, I wouldn’t do it.

Question 41

¡Vaya golpe de suerte!

Answer 41

What a stroke of luck!

Question 42

Quiero desearte mucha suerte.

Answer 42

I want to wish you the best of luck.

Question 43

Probaré fortuna en esta profesión.

Answer 43

I’ll try my luck in this profession.

Question 44

Con un poco de suerte, puede que ganes.

Answer 44

With a little bit of luck, you may win.

Question 45

Me complace anunciar que…

Answer 45

It pleases me to announce that…

Question 46

Sírvase Ud. mismo.

Answer 46

Help yourself.

Question 47

Él es muy difícil de contentar.

Answer 47

He’s very hard to please.

Question 48

Estoy satisfecho con tu progreso.

Answer 48

I’m pleased with your progress.

Question 49

¿Hay algún motivo para continuar?

Answer 49

Is there any point in going on?

Question 50

Él quiere sumar puntos con el jefe.

Answer 50

He wants to score points with the boss.