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tomamos una comida ligera pero completa — we had a light but full meal

un coche con equipamiento completo — a car with a full range of fittings

un laboratorio de idiomas con equipamiento completo — a fully-equipped language lab

las poesías completas de San Juan de la Cruz — the complete poems of San Juan de la Cruz

trabajar a tiempo completo — to work full time

al completo: el tren está al completo — the train is full

asistió el ayuntamiento al completo — the entire council was present

ha quedado destruido por completo — it was completely destroyed

se me olvidó por completo — I completely forgot

la niebla cubrió por completo el paisaje — the fog completely covered the countryside

está dedicado por completo a su trabajo — he is totally dedicated to his work

su partido apoyaba por completo la iniciativa — his party fully supported the initiative, his party gave its full support to the initiative

el problema quedará resuelto por completo — the problem will be solved once and for all

la novela está ya casi completa — the novel is almost finished

ha entregado un trabajo muy completo — he's handed in a very thorough piece of work

este libro es pequeño, pero bastante completo — this book is small, but quite comprehensive

un atleta muy completo — an all-round athlete

la baraja no está completa — this deck isn't complete

las obras completas de Neruda — the complete works of Neruda

la serie completa — the whole series

por completo — completely

el tren iba completo — the train was full

la baraja no está completa — this deck isn't complete

las obras completas de Neruda — the complete works of Neruda

la serie completa — the whole series

por completo — completely

el tren iba completo — the train was full

una revisión total de su teoría — a complete revision of his theory

una calamidad total — a total disaster

es un libro total — it's a brilliant book

total que — to cut a long story short, the upshot of it all was that...

total, que no fuimos — so we didn't go after all

total, que vas a hacer lo que quieras — basically then you're going to do as you please

total, ¿qué más te da? — at the end of the day, what do you care?

total, usted manda — well, you're the boss after all

el total son 50 pesos — the total is 50 pesos

el total de la población — the whole (of the) population

en total — in all

en total éramos catorce — there were fourteen of us altogether

total debe — debit total

total de comprobación — hash total

total haber — assets total

un cambio total — a complete change

¿cuánto es el total? — how much is it altogether?

el total de sus ahorros — the whole of her savings

en total — altogether

total, que me di por vencida — so in the end I gave up

total, mañana no tienes que trabajar — after all, you don't have to go to work tomorrow

un cambio total — a complete change

¿cuánto es el total? — how much is it altogether?

el total de sus ahorros — the whole of her savings

en total — altogether

total, que me di por vencida — so in the end I gave up

total, mañana no tienes que trabajar — after all, you don't have to go to work tomorrow

el reverendo padre Pabón — Reverend Father Pabón

un reverendo imbécil — a complete idiot

su trabajo es una reverenda porquería — his work is absolutely appalling

su trabajo es una reverenda porquería — his work is absolutely appalling

soltó mi mano — he let go of my hand

¡suéltenme! — let go of me!, let me go!

no sueltes la cuerda — don't let go of the rope

el gato me soltó el ratón en los pies — the cat dropped the mouse at my feet

dejó de escribir y soltó el bolígrafo — she stopped writing and put down her pen

ve soltando cuerda mientras bajas — pay the rope out gradually as you descend

soltó una paloma blanca en señal de paz — he released a white dove as a token of peace

suelta vapores peligrosos — it gives off dangerous fumes

soltar una carcajada — to burst out laughing

soltar un estornudo — to sneeze

soltar un suspiro — to sigh

soltar un golpe — to deal a blow

le soltó un puñetazo — she hit him

les volvió a soltar el mismo sermón — he gave them the lecture all over again

soltó un par de palabrotas — he came out with a couple of rude words, he let fly a couple of obscenities

no quiere soltar el puesto por nada del mundo — he won't give up the job for anything in the world

soltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets

soltó al perro — he let the dog off the leash

le solté el perro — I set the dog on him

aguanta esto y no lo sueltes — hold this and don't let go of it

soltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran

no suelta un peso — you can't get a penny out of him

suelta la pistola! — drop the gun!

no pienso soltar este puesto — I've no intention of giving up this position

soltar amarras — to cast off

cuando la carne ha soltado el jugo — when the juice has come out from the meat

te suelta el vientre — it loosens your bowels

no te sueltes (de la mano) — don't let go of my hand

el perro se soltó — the dog got loose

soltarse el pelo — let one's hair down

necesita práctica para soltarse — she needs practice to gain confidence

se soltó más con el francés — his French became more fluent

soltaron varios toros en las fiestas — during the festivities they let several bulls loose in the streets

soltó al perro — he let the dog off the leash

le solté el perro — I set the dog on him

aguanta esto y no lo sueltes — hold this and don't let go of it

soltó el dinero y huyó — he dropped/let go of the money and ran

no suelta un peso — you can't get a penny out of him

suelta la pistola! — drop the gun!

no pienso soltar este puesto — I've no intention of giving up this position

soltar amarras — to cast off

cuando la carne ha soltado el jugo — when the juice has come out from the meat

te suelta el vientre — it loosens your bowels

no te sueltes (de la mano) — don't let go of my hand

el perro se soltó — the dog got loose

soltarse el pelo — let one's hair down

necesita práctica para soltarse — she needs practice to gain confidence

se soltó más con el francés — his French became more fluent

nos despreció de forma olímpica — he was utterly contemptuous of us

fue una sesión de trabajo olímpica — it was a marathon work session

no respires por la boca — don't breathe through your mouth

respire hondo — take a deep breath, breathe deeply

respirar con dificultad — to breathe with difficulty

salí al balcón a respirar un poco — I went out to the balcony to get some air

estos niños no me dejan ni tiempo para respirar — these children don't give me time to breathe

sin respirar — without a break, without respite

¡respiro! — I can breathe again!, what a relief!

respirar aliviado — to breathe a sigh of relief

no respiró en toda la reunión — he didn't utter a word in the whole meeting

los niños lo miraban sin poder respirar — the children watched him with bated breath

levanta el capó para que respire el motor — put the bonnet up to ventilate the engine

necesito respirar un poco de aire fresco — I need to get some fresh air

se podía respirar el aroma de las flores — you could breathe in the smell of the flowers

se respiraba un aire cargado de humo — the air was thick with smoke

se respiraba un ambiente festivo en la manifestación — there was an air of festivity at the demonstration

se respiraba ya un ambiente prebélico — there was a sense of war in the air

¿cuál es el clima que se respira en el país tras el atentado? — what is the feeling in the country following the bomb attack?

respirar por la boca — to breathe through one's mouth

respire hondo — take a deep breath

respiraba con dificultad — she was having difficulty breathing

cuando llegó respiré — when he finally arrived I breathed a sigh of relief

respiran el humo de los coches — they breathe in the exhaust fumes

la paz que se respira aquí — the feeling of peace that you get here

respirar por la boca — to breathe through one's mouth

respire hondo — take a deep breath

respiraba con dificultad — she was having difficulty breathing

cuando llegó respiré — when he finally arrived I breathed a sigh of relief

respiran el humo de los coches — they breathe in the exhaust fumes

la paz que se respira aquí — the feeling of peace that you get here

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today

me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go

la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"

-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"

su nombre no me dice nada — her name doesn't mean anything to me

su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway