(persona indeterminada)

persona de cuidado — см pícaro 2.

en persona — см personalmente

ese individuo que iba contigo — that guy you were with (colloq)

ese individuo que iba contigo — that guy you were with (colloq)

Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.

de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case

como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day

pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)

cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine

una cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)

de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case

como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day

pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)

cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine

una cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)

Ex: An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.

nunca he hecho tal cosa — I never did any such thing o anything of the sort

el tal cura resultó estar casado — this priest (we were talking about) o pey this priest person turned out to be married

un tal García — one García, a man called García or something pey

esa es una tal — pey she's a tart *

• y tal * —

fuimos al cine y tal — we went to the pictures and stuff *

• tal y cual, teníamos prisa, pero entre tal y cual tardamos una hora — we were in a hurry, but between one thing and another it took us an hour

• tal como, estaba tal como lo dejé — it was just as I had left it

tal y como están las cosas, no creo que sea buena idea — as things are o given the current state of affairs, I don't think it would be a good idea

• tal cual, déjalo tal cual — leave it just as it is

• tal que, tomaremos algo ligero tal que una tortilla — we'll have something light such as o like an omelette

son, tal vez, las mejores canciones del disco — they are perhaps o maybe o possibly the best songs on the album

-¿crees que ganarán? -tal vez — "do you think they'll win?" - "perhaps o maybe o they may do"

no importa el frío con tal de ir bien abrigado — the cold doesn't matter as long as o if you're well wrapped up

• con tal de que — provided (that), as long as

con tal de que no me engañes — provided (that) o as long as you don't deceive me

con tal de que regreséis antes de las once — provided (that) o as long as you get back before eleven

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

• algo así, es músico o algo así — he's a musician or something like that

• algo de, tuve algo de miedo — I was a bit scared

tienen algo de razón — they are right to a certain extent o in a way

• en algo, queríamos ser útiles en algo — we wanted to be of some use

• estar en algo — (=implicado) to be involved in sth; Ven ** to be high on sth

• llegar a ser algo — to be something

• tomar algo — [de beber] to have a drink; [de comer] to have a bite (to eat)

• llegamos a las tres y algo — we arrived at three something

darle algo a algn * —

si lo dice el director, por algo será — if the manager says so, he must have his reasons o there must be a reason for it

¿hay algo para mí? — is there anything o something for me?

estos zapatos son algo incómodos — these shoes are rather o a little uncomfortable

puede parecer algo ingenuo — he may seem slightly o rather o a little o somewhat frm naive

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit

¿quieres algo de beber? — do you want something o anything to drink?

por algo será — there must be some o a reason

¿te duele? - algo — does it hurt? - a little o a bit

Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.