Translation Book 3 - Booklet 8

Question 1

¿Qué te gustaría hacer?

Answer 1

What would you like to do?

Question 2

¿Has pensado alguna vez en retirarte?

Answer 2

Have you ever thought about retiring?

Question 3

Es lo último que quiero hacer.

Answer 3

It’s the last thing I want to do.

Question 4

¿No crees que necesitas un descanso?

Answer 4

Don’t you think you need a rest?

Question 5

Tendré tiempo más que suficiente para eso cuando llegue a los 65 años

Answer 5

I’ll have plenty of time for that when I reach 65.

Question 6

Voy a asegurar mi casa.

Answer 6

I’m going to insure my house.

Question 7

¿Cuánto crees que vale?

Answer 7

How much do you think it’s worth?

Question 8

Vale más de lo que piensas.

Answer 8

It’s worth more than you think.

Question 9

¿Por qué la quieres asegurar?

Answer 9

Why do you want to insure it?

Question 10

Porque está llena de cosas valiosas.

Answer 10

Because it’s full of valuable things.

Question 11

¿Cómo qué?

Answer 11

Like what?

Question 12

Mi mujer tiene todas sus joyas allí.

Answer 12

My wife has all her jewels there.

Question 13

Tengo unas antigüedades que valen una fortuna.

Answer 13

I have some antiques that are worth a fortune.

Question 14

Tengo una valiosa colección de pinturas.

Answer 14

I have a valuable collection of paintings.

Question 15

Hemos hecho muchos progresos.

Answer 15

We’ve made a lot of progress.

Question 16

Hemos progresado bastante.

Answer 16

We’ve progressed quite a lot.

Question 17

Ha habido bastantes problemas.

Answer 17

There have been quite a few problems.

Question 18

Hemos tenido mucha suerte.

Answer 18

We’ve been very lucky.

Question 19

Antes teníamos reuniones semanales.

Answer 19

We used to have weekly meetings.

Question 20

El progreso se mide periódicamente.

Answer 20

Progress is measured periodically.

Question 21

¿Con qué frecuencia habrá exámenes?

Answer 21

How often will there be exams?

Question 22

Habrá un examen al mes.

Answer 22

There’ll be a monthly exam.

Question 23

Antes teníamos exámenes trimestrales.

Answer 23

We used to have quarterly exams.

Question 24

De ahora en adelante habrá más.

Answer 24

From now on, there will be more.

Question 25

¿Qué tipo de reacción esperas por parte de los alumnos?

Answer 25

What kind of reaction do you expect from the students?

Question 26

No dirán nada.

Answer 26

They won't say anything.

Question 27

¿Cómo puedes estar tan seguro?

Answer 27

How can you be so sure?

Question 28

Nuestros alumnos nunca se quejan.

Answer 28

Our students never complain.

Question 29

Jamás se han quejado de nada.

Answer 29

They've never complained about anything.

Question 30

Siempre hemos mantenido buenas relaciones con los alumnos.

Answer 30

We've always maintained good relations with the students

Question 31

Tengo este dolor desde hace un mes.

Answer 31

I've had this pain for a month.

Question 32

Tienen esa casa desde hace un año.

Answer 32

They've had that house for a year.

Question 33

Hemos llegado a un importante acuerdo.

Answer 33

We've reached an important agreement.

Question 34

Espero que sepas lo que estás haciendo.

Answer 34

I hope you know what you're doing.

Question 35

No te preocupes por nosotros.

Answer 35

Don't worry about us.

Question 36

No se encontró nada.

Answer 36

Nothing was found.

Question 37

La casa fue registrada.

Answer 37

The house was searched.

Question 38

Yo vivía antes en ese vecindario.

Answer 38

I used to live in that neighbourhood.

Question 39

Ya no vivo allí.

Answer 39

I don't live there anymore.

Question 40

¿Por qué te mudaste?

Answer 40

Why did you move?

Question 41

Necesitábamos una casa más grande.

Answer 41

We needed a bigger house.

Question 42

¿Qué te hizo decidir eso?

Answer 42

What made you decide that?

Question 43

El nacimiento de nuestro tercer hijo.

Answer 43

The birth of our third child.

Question 44

¿Fue niño o niña?

Answer 44

Was it a boy or a girl?

Question 45

¿Cuándo nació? (ella)

Answer 45

When was she born?

Question 46

¿Cuántos años tenía cuando os mudasteis aquí?

Answer 46

How old was she when you moved here?

Question 47

¿Le gusta a tu mujer esta casa?

Answer 47

Does your wife like this house?

Question 48

¿Cuánto tiempo lleváis viviendo aquí?

Answer 48

How long have you been living here?

Question 49

¿Has terminado de pagarla?

Answer 49

Have you finished paying for it?

Question 50

¿Cuántos pagos te quedan?

Answer 50

How many payments do you have left?