Translation Book 8 - Booklet 27

Question 1

Tomé una copa y después me acosté.

Answer 1

I had a drink and then went to bed.

Question 2

Algo está fallando aquí.

Answer 2

Something’s wrong here.

Question 3

Nada ha fallado hasta ahora.

Answer 3

Nothing has gone wrong so far.

Question 4

Algo siempre falla cuando tú apareces.

Answer 4

Something always goes wrong when you show up.

Question 5

No falló nada.

Answer 5

Nothing went wrong.

Question 6

Mientras tanto ¿por qué no comes algo?

Answer 6

In the meantime, why don’t you get something to eat?

Question 7

¿Cuánto dinero llevabas cuando ocurrió?

Answer 7

How much money were you carrying when it happened?

Question 8

¿Puedes bajar la radio un poco?

Answer 8

Can you turn down the radio a little?

Question 9

Si no entiendes una palabra, sáltala.

Answer 9

If you don’t understand a word, skip it.

Question 10

Fui rechazado por razones de salud.

Answer 10

I was turned down for health reasons.

Question 11

No voy a subir mis precios este año.

Answer 11

I’m not going to raise my prices this year.

Question 12

Apenas puedo llegar a fin de mes.

Answer 12

I can barely make ends meet.

Question 13

Quiero una propuesta por escrito.

Answer 13

I want a written proposal.

Question 14

Vaya al grano.

Answer 14

Get to the point.

Question 15

Esto es el meollo de la cuestión.

Answer 15

This is the heart of the matter.

Question 16

Hagamos un trato.

Answer 16

Let’s make a deal.

Question 17

Nunca hago tratos con gente como tú.

Answer 17

I never make deals with people like you.

Question 18

El bebé murió al nacer.

Answer 18

The baby died at birth.

Question 19

Si quieres impresionarle, enséñale esto.

Answer 19

If you want to impress him, show him this.

Question 20

Los ascensos aquí se basan en el mérito y nada más.

Answer 20

Promotions here are based on merit and nothing else.

Question 21

No dejes que te pongan nervioso.

Answer 21

Don’t let them make you nervous.

Question 22

Le gusta hacer comentarios sarcásticos. (a él)

Answer 22

He likes to make sarcastic remarks.

Question 23

No le hagas caso.

Answer 23

Don’t pay any attention to him.

Question 24

Hasta ahora siempre he confiado en él.

Answer 24

Up to now I’ve always trusted him.

Question 25

De ahora en adelante, tendré más cuidado.

Answer 25

From now on, I’ll be more careful.