el

/el/, [el]

on, the

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Tráeme un plato limpio y llévate el sucio.

Bring me a clean plate and take the dirty one away.

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El hombre solitario se contenta con observar a las hormigas.

The lonely man derives pleasure from observing ants.

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Vimos arrancar el automóvil.

We saw the car start.

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Él dedicó un poema entero al azul de los ojos de su víctima, el cual los dos policías leyeron en voz alta el uno al otro en medio de histéricas y tristes lágrimas.

He devoted a whole poem to the blueness of his victim's eyes, which the two policemen read out loud to one another through hysterical, tearful laughter.

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Él salvó el día.

He saved the day.

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Nuestros cálculos muestran que el cohete está fuera de curso.

Our calculations show that the rocket is off its course.

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Ella echó a perder el tostador otra vez.

She has broken the toaster again.

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Mi nombre es conocido por todo el mundo en mi colegio.

My name is known to everybody in my school.

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La carta se perdió entre el correo.

The letter got lost in the mail.

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¿Resolviste el enigma?

Have you worked the puzzle out?

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En mi imperio nunca se pone el sol.

The sun never sets on my empire.

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Mi cumpleaños es el doce de junio. Magdalena nació el mismo día y año que yo.

My birthday is June 12. Magdalena was born on the same day and year as me.

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El inconveniente de los periódicos online es que no se puede hacer papel maché de ellos.

The problem with online newspapers is that you can't make paper maché out of them.

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¿Qué importa, si no el amor?

What is important, other than love?

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Con el fin de calificar para el intercambio cultural, usted debe tener una entrevista con los patrocinadores.

In order to qualify for the homestay you must have an interview with the sponsors.

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Uno de los detectives lo agarró por el cuello.

One of the detectives seized him by the neck.

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La comida se digiere en el estómago.

Food is digested in the stomach.

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Romper el cristal en caso de emergencia.

Break the glass in case of emergency.

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El primer satéilte artificial fue el Sputnik 1, lanzado por Rusia en 1957.

The first artificial satellite was Sputnik 1, launched by Russia in 1957.

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Puedo tocar el cielorraso.

I can touch the ceiling.

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