novela histórica

la novela española en el siglo XX — the 20th century Spanish novel

novela de amor — love story, romance

novela de ciencia ficción — science fiction novel

novela de misterio — mystery (story)

novela epistolar — epistolary novel

novela gótica — Gothic novel

novela histórica — historical novel

novela negra — thriller

novela por entregas — serial

novela radiofónica — radio serial

novela río — saga

novela rosa — romantic novel

de novela — like something (straight) out of a novel

de novela — like something (straight) out of a novel

una película basada en hechos históricos — a film based on historical facts

las novelas históricas son mis preferidas — I'm particularly keen on historical novels

el patrimonio histórico del país — the country's heritage

este es un momento histórico — this is a historic moment

el dólar marcó un nuevo mínimo histórico frente al yen — the dollar hit an all-time low against the yen

los históricos fundadores del partido — the founding fathers of the party

el Atlético, uno de los históricos del fútbol español — Atlético, one of the oldest teams in Spanish football

¿tú qué me sugieres? — what do you suggest?

nos sugirió la idea de grabar esa canción — he suggested the idea of recording that song to us

yo sugiero empezar más temprano — I suggest that we begin earlier, I suggest beginning earlier

sugirió la posibilidad de que el ministro dimitiera — he hinted at the possibility of the minister resigning, he suggested the possibility that the Minister would resign

los hallazgos arqueológicos sugieren la existencia de un asentamiento anterior — the archaeological finds suggest the existence of a previous settlement

no es una novela histórica, como el título podría sugerir — it is not a historical novel, as the title might suggest

la película me ha sugerido muchas cosas — the film was very thought-provoking, the film gave me much food for thought

la idea que nos sugiere este nuevo producto — the idea conveyed by this new product, the image this new product calls to mind

me sugirió que lo probara — he suggested that I (should) try it

¿qué te sugiere este cuadro? — what does this picture make you think of?

aquel episodio le sugirió el argumento — that incident gave him the idea for the plot

me sugirió que lo probara — he suggested that I (should) try it

¿qué te sugiere este cuadro? — what does this picture make you think of?

aquel episodio le sugirió el argumento — that incident gave him the idea for the plot

hizo la reseña del partido — he wrote the report on the game

una reseña histórica/biográfica — a historical/biographical outline

hizo la reseña del partido — he wrote the report on the game

una reseña histórica/biográfica — a historical/biographical outline

solo el vuelo ya vale 8.000 euros — the flight alone costs 8,000 euros

este libro vale cinco dólares — this book costs five dollars

¿cuánto vale?, ¿qué vale? — how much is it?, how much does it cost?

esas valen (a) dos euros el kilo — those are two euros a kilo

el terreno vale más que la casa — the land is worth more than the house

la final histórica que le valió a Brasil la copa del mundo — the famous final in which Brazil won the world cup

son las cualidades que le valieron el premio — these are the qualities which won him the prize

en ese caso X vale 9 — in that case X equals 9

el ángulo B vale 38 grados — angle B is 38 degrees

¡válgame (Dios)! — oh, my God!, God help me!

¿vale mucho? — is it very expensive?

Juan vale más que su hermano — Juan is a better person than his brother

este coche no vale nada — this car is useless

hizo valer sus derechos — he asserted his rights

hizo valer sus argumentos en la reunión — she got her arguments across during the meeting

todavía puede valer — it might still be useful

este mismo valdrá — this one will do

hay que tirar todo lo que no vale — we must throw out everything that is no use

este destornillador no me vale porque es pequeño — this screwdriver is no good to me, it's too small

este trozo no me vale para hacer la cortina — this piece won't do to make the curtain

este cuchillo no vale para nada — this knife is useless

a mi hijo no le vale la ropa del año pasado — the clothes my son wore last year are too small for him now

no le vale ser hijo del ministro — being the minister's son is no use to him

yo no valdría para enfermera — I'd be no good as a nurse

este tipo de pasaporte no vale desde hace un mes — they stopped using this type of passport a month ago

estos billetes ya no valen — these banknotes are no longer legal tender

es una teoría que no vale ya — it is a theory which no longer holds

está un poco chiflado, valga la expresión — he's a bit cracked, for want of a better way of putting it

¡no hay... que valga! —

• más vale, más vale así — it's better this way

más vale no hacerlo — it would be better not to do it

más vale mantener esto en secreto — it would be best to keep this quiet

- mañana te devuelvo el dinero -más te vale — "I'll give you the money back tomorrow" - "you'd better!"

más vale que vayas tú — it would be better if you went

dos terrones valen para endulzarlo — two lumps are enough to sweeten it

vale ya, que habéis estado gritando toda la tarde — that's enough! you've been shouting all afternoon

¡vale, vale!, no me eches más azúcar — OK! that's enough! don't put any more sugar in

-¿subo más la persiana? -no, así ya vale — "shall I put the blind up a bit more?" - "no, it's OK like that"

-¿puedo darle con la mano? -no, eso no vale — "can I hit it with my hand?" - "no, that's not allowed"

no vale intentarlo dos veces — you're not allowed to have two goes

no vale empujar — no pushing!, pushing's not allowed

pásate por mi casa esta tarde, ¿vale? — drop by my house this afternoon, OK?

no vale mucho dinero — it isn't worth much

¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?

si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?

¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?

le valió una bofetada — it earned him a slap in the face

sus declaraciones le valieron un gran disgusto — his statement brought him a lot of trouble

vale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better

valer por algo — to be worth something

vale por un regalo — it can be exchanged for a gift

ha demostrado que vale — he has shown his worth

como profesor no vale (nada) — as a teacher he's useless

vales tanto como él — you're as good as he is

no valgo nada para él — I mean nothing to him

la novela no vale gran cosa — the novel isn't much good

hacerse valer — to assert oneself

ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide

no vales para nada! — you're completely useless

valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)

no le valió de nada protestar — protesting got him nowhere

valer! — sure, fine, OK!

¿valer? — OK?, all right?

que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...

ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?

más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry

no hay excusa que valga — I don't want to hear any excuses

valga la redundancia — if you'll excuse the repetition

eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating

no vale mirar — you're not allowed to look

valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

valerse de mentiras — to lie

no se vale golpear abajo del cinturón — hitting below the belt is not allowed

no se vale! — that's not fair!

no vale mucho dinero — it isn't worth much

¿cuánto valen? — how much are they?, what do they cost?

si x vale 8 ¿cuánto vale y? — if x is 8, what is the value of y?

¿cuánto vale un dólar en pesos? — how many pesos are there to the dollar?

le valió una bofetada — it earned him a slap in the face

sus declaraciones le valieron un gran disgusto — his statement brought him a lot of trouble

vale más, pero es mejor — it costs more but it's better

valer por algo — to be worth something

vale por un regalo — it can be exchanged for a gift

ha demostrado que vale — he has shown his worth

como profesor no vale (nada) — as a teacher he's useless

vales tanto como él — you're as good as he is

no valgo nada para él — I mean nothing to him

la novela no vale gran cosa — the novel isn't much good

hacerse valer — to assert oneself

ésta no vale, es muy ancha — this one's no good, it's too wide

no vales para nada! — you're completely useless

valer de algo — (+ me/te/le etc)

no le valió de nada protestar — protesting got him nowhere

valer! — sure, fine, OK!

¿valer? — OK?, all right?

que llegues tarde una vez valer, pero... — being late once is one thing, but...

ya valer ¿no? — don't you think that's enough?

más vale: más vale que no se entere she'd better not find out; más vale así it's better that way; (+ me/te/le etc) más te vale ir you'd better go; dijo que vendría - más le vale! he said he'd come - he'd better!; más vale prevenir que curar — better safe than sorry

no hay excusa que valga — I don't want to hear any excuses

valga la redundancia — if you'll excuse the repetition

eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa — that's not fair, you're cheating

no vale mirar — you're not allowed to look

valerse de algo/alguien — to use something/somebody

valerse de mentiras — to lie

no se vale golpear abajo del cinturón — hitting below the belt is not allowed

no se vale! — that's not fair!

¡mentira! — it's a lie!

no digas mentiras — don't tell lies

sus mentiras le causaron problemas — his lying got him into trouble

coger a algn en una mentira — to catch sb in a lie

parece mentira que no te acuerdes — I can't believe that you don't remember

eso es mentira — that's a lie

mentira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!

parece mentira! cómo pasa el tiempo! — isn't it incredible! doesn't time fly!

aunque parezca mentira tiene 50 años — you may find it hard to believe but she's 50

no quiero seguir viviendo en la mentira — I don't want to go on living a lie

eso es mentira — that's a lie

mentira! yo no le pegué — that's a lie, I didn't hit him!

parece mentira! cómo pasa el tiempo! — isn't it incredible! doesn't time fly!

aunque parezca mentira tiene 50 años — you may find it hard to believe but she's 50

no quiero seguir viviendo en la mentira — I don't want to go on living a lie

ser un personaje — to be somebody, be important

un personaje de la política — an important political figure

personajes del mundo del teatro — celebrities from the world of theater

un personaje de la política — an important political figure

personajes del mundo del teatro — celebrities from the world of theater

lo había olvidado ¡qué memoria la mía! — I'd forgotten, what a terrible memory I have!