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—¿Cómo te sientes? —preguntó él
How do you feel? he inquired
—¿Cuál es tu deseo? —preguntó el pequeño conejo blanco
—What is your wish? —asked the little white rabbit
—¿Qué pasa? —preguntó el pequeño conejo blanco
What's the matter? asked the little white rabbit
—Esto parece muy interesante —dice Hiroshi
This looks pretty interesting, Hiroshi says
"Ver" suele referirse a la mera capacidad visual natural, mientras que "mirar" implica fijar la vista con mucha atención e intención manifiesta hacia algo.
"Seeing" usually refers to the mere natural visual ability, while "looking" implies fixing one's gaze with great attention and manifest intention towards something.
«¡Tom!» «¡Mary!»
“Tom!” “Mary!”
«¿Dónde está Río de Janeiro?» «Está en Brasil.»
Where's Rio de Janeiro? It's in Brazil
«¿En qué estás pensando?» «Estoy pensando en ti.»
What are you thinking about? I'm thinking about you
«¿Quién te ha ayudado?» «Tom.»
"Who helped you?" "Tom."
«Me gusta viajar.» «A mí también.»
I like traveling. So do I
10 años es un largo tiempo para esperar
Ten years is a long time to wait
a afectos de
for the purpose of
a años luz de
light years from
a babor
on the left side
a bajo coste, a bajo costo
on sale, low priced, cheap
a balazo limpio
in a hail of bullets, shooting wildly, shooting indiscriminately
a base de
based on
a boca de jarro
at a very close distance, point blank
a bocajarro
point blank
a bordo
on board, aboard
a bordo de
on board a
a bote pronto
out of the blue, right off the bat, offhand
a buen amigo buen abrigo
a friend in need is a friend indeed
a buen entendedor, pocas palabras
a word to the wise is sufficient, a word to the wise is enough
a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan
A word is enough to a wise man
a buen fin no hay mal tiempo
In the end there is no bad weather
a buen hambre no hay pan duro
hunger is the best sauce, hunger is the best spice
A buen hambre, no hay pan duro
Hunger is the best cook
a buen puerto
to a safe harbor, to a good conclusion
a buen recaudo
in a safe place
a buen seguro
certainly, surely
a buen término
to a successful end, to a good outcome
a buena hora
at a perfect time, with perfect timing
a buenas horas mangas verdes
don't cry over spilled milk
a caballo
on horseback
a caballo entre
divided between two places
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
A caballo regalado no le mires el diente ni un momento.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth for even a moment.
A caballo regalado no le mires el diente por mucho que no te guste.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth no matter how much you don't like it.
a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a caballo regalado no se le mira el pelo
don't look a gift horse in the mouth
a caballo regalado, no le mires el dentado
a gift horse, don't look at its teeth
a cada instante
at every instant
a cada momento
at every moment
a cada rato
very frequently, constantly
a cada uno lo suyo
To each his own
a cal y canto
shut tight, locked up tight
a cambio
in exchange, in return
a cambio de
in exchange for, in return for
a cántaros
in buckets, cats and dogs
a capa y espada
tooth and nail
a capela
a cappella
a cargo de
the responsibility of, in the care of
a causa de
because of
a causa de lo cual
considering which
a centímetros de
inches away, very close to, right next to
a cielo abierto
open-pit, opencast
a cien
make somebody angry
a cien por hora
100 mph, extremely fast
a ciencia cierta
most certainly
a cierta altura
fairly high, pretty high up
a cierta edad
at a certain age
a como dé lugar
whatever it takes
a conciencia
conscientiously, with conscience
a consecuencia de
as a result of
a continuación
next, right after
a continuación de
after, following
a contracorriente
against the current
a contraluz
against a backlight
a contramano
against
a contrapelo
the wrong way, differently
a contráriis
to contrariis
a contrario sensu
a contrario
a conveniencia
easily, conveniently
a conveniencia de alguien
at someone's convenience
a cordel
in a straight line
a corto plazo
short-term, in the short term
a costillas de
on the backs of
a criterio de
at the discretion of
a cuadros
checked, checkered
a cuál más
both equally
a cuál más de los dos
both of them equally
a cualquier precio
no matter what it costs, whatever the cost
a cuánto
how much interrogative
a cuenta
on account
a cuenta de
on account of
a cuento de qué
about what
a cuestas
on his or her back
a decir verdad
to tell the truth, truth be told
A decir verdad, no me gusta
To tell the truth, I do not like him
A decir verdad, yo no soy tu padre
To tell the truth, I am not your father
a dedo
hand-picked
a destajo
piecework, paid by the piece, by the piece
a día de hoy
as of today
a diestro y siniestro
left, right and centre
a diestro y siniestro, a diestra y siniestra
without regard
a dieta
on a diet
a diferencia de
unlike, different from
a dios gracias
thank god
a dios rogando y con el mazo dando
God helps those who help themselves