pensar

/penˈsaɾ/, [pẽnˈsaɾ]

think, to think


Examples
  • El secreto del éxito es no pensar en el fracaso.

    The secret of success is not to think of failure.

  • No puedo evitar pensar que mi hijo está aún vivo.

    I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

  • Déjame pensar un minuto.

    Let me think for a minute.

  • Tom no podía pensar en ninguna motivo por el que él no debiera quedarse.

    Tom could think of no reason why he shouldn't stay.

  • Cuando a una mujer se la deja sola mucho tiempo, tarde o temprano, ésta empieza a pensar; y ningún hombre sabe lo que ella podría descubrir.

    For when a woman is left too much alone, sooner or later she begins to think;- And no man knows what then she may discover.

  • No es bueno pensar duro cuando estás enfermo.

    It's not good to think hard when you're sick.

  • Tendemos a pensar que la mayoría de los perros muerden.

    We are inclined to think that most dogs bite.

  • Trato de no pensar al respecto.

    I try not to think about it.

  • Acabo de pensar en algo muy interesante.

    I just thought of something really interesting.

  • La gente solía pensar que el sol giraba alrededor de la Tierra.

    People used to think the sun revolved around the earth.

  • Mis padres intentaron convertirme a su manera de pensar.

    My parents tried to convert me to their way of thinking.

  • No puedo pensar en eso.

    I cannot think about that.

  • Tengo que pensar sobre las posibilidades.

    I have to think about the possiblities.

  • Los seres humanos se diferencian de los animales en que pueden pensar y hablar.

    Human beings are different from animals in that they can think and speak.

  • Tom no podía pensar en ningún motivo para no entregarle el obsequio a Mary.

    Tom couldn't think of any reason for not giving Mary the present.

  • La gente debería ser libre de poder pensar por sí mismos.

    People ought to have the freedom to think for themselves.

  • Como es un hombre casado, tiene que pensar en el futuro.

    As he is a married man, he has to think of the future.

  • Si por alguna razón un hombre dejara de pensar, ese hombre ya no sería un hombre.

    If for some reason a man stopped thinking, that man would no longer be a man.

  • Su forma de pensar se basa en su experiencia.

    His ideas are based on his experience.

  • Hay que trabajar, no pensar.

    You have to work, not think.


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