Usos del Verbo “Salir” en el Español Mexicano

Question 1

The horn I bought at the Tianguis was cheap, it cost me 200 pesos.

Answer 1

La bocina que compré en el Tianguis salió barata, me costó 200 pesos.

_{<strong>To cost, to be</strong>}

Question 2

The house I bought cost 3 million pesos, but with interest it must have cost me 6 million pesos.

Answer 2

La casa que compré cuesta 3 millones de pesos pero con los intereses me habrá salido en 6 millones.

_{<strong>To cost, to be</strong>}

Question 3

My cousin Karla came out that she is pregnant

Answer 3

Mi prima Karla salió con que está embarazada

_{<strong>To say something, not good news (típicamente una mentira o excusa)</strong>}

Question 4

Don’t tell me you don’t feel like going, get dressed and let’s go to Six Flags.

Answer 4

No me salgas con que no tienes ganas de ir, vístete y vamos a Six Flags.

_{<strong>To say something, not good news (típicamente una mentira o excusa)</strong>}

Question 5

I didn’t like the chiles en Nogada, so we ordered a pizza.

Answer 5

Los chiles en Nogada no me salieron, por eso pedimos una pizza.

_{<strong>To pull something off, to do something successfully</strong>}

Question 6

Hillary Clinton’s strategy to win the presidency did not work.

Answer 6

A HIllary Clinton no le salió su estrategia para ganar la presidencia.

Question 7

Javier Duarte stole 2 trillion pesos and like many politicians, he got away with it.

Answer 7

Javier Duarte se robó 2 trillones de pesos y como muchos políticos, se salió con la suya.

_{<strong>To get away with it</strong>}

Question 8

Panchito came out very creative even though his parents are accountants.

Answer 8

Panchito salió muy creativo a pesar de que sus padres son contadores.

_{<strong>To turn out to be</strong>}

Question 9

What an entrepreneur Juan Fernando! You already have 2 startups.

Answer 9

¡Qué emprendedor me saliste Juan Fernando! Ya tienes 2 startups.

To turn out to be

Question 10

I didn’t want to tell Pablo that I was pregnant but it came out.

Answer 10

Yo no quería decirle a Pablo que estaba embarazada pero se me salió.

_{<strong>To say something by accident</strong>}

Question 11

The plan was to keep it a secret but Miguelito let it slip.

Answer 11

El plan era mantenerlo un secreto pero a Miguelito se le salió.

_{<strong>To say something by accident (accidental reflexive)​</strong>}

Question 12

What time does the sun rise in Todos Santos?

Answer 12

¿A qué hora sale el sol en Todos Santos?

_{<strong>To rise (sunrise)</strong>}

Question 13

I got a pimple on my left buttock.

Answer 13

Me salió un grano en la nalga izquierda.

To get (appear)

Question 14

Although he never studies, José Guadalupe always does well in school.

Answer 14

A pesar de que nunca estudia, José Guadalupe siempre sale bien en la escuela

_{<strong>To get good / bad grades </strong>}

Question 15

The working class will never be able to get ahead in this capitalist nightmare.

Answer 15

La clase trabajadora nunca podrá salir adelante en esta pesadilla capitalista.

_{<strong>To pull through, to get ahead.</strong>}

Question 16

Russell Brand managed to pull through after being addicted to heroin.

Answer 16

Russell Brand logró salir adelante después de haber sido adicto a la heroína.

_{<strong>To pull through, to get ahead.</strong>}