solía

/soˈlia/, [soˈli.a]

used, used to

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El teatro solía abrir a esta hora.

The theater used to open up at this hour.

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El teatro solía estar abierto todo el día.

The theater used to stay open all day long.

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Sí, ella solía ser una niña muy tímida.

Yes. She used to be a very shy girl.

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Solía haber un árbol alto junto al templo.

There used to be a tall tree near the temple.

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Solía jugar al tenis con él los domingos.

I used to play tennis with him on Sunday.

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Solía admirarle, pero ya no.

I used to look up to him, but not anymore.

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Yo solía ir a la iglesia los domingos.

I used to go to church on Sunday.

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El tiempo que las mujeres pasan haciendo las tareas domésticas ahora es mucho menor de lo que solía ser.

The time women spend doing housework is now a lot less than it used to be.

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Yo solía nadar en este río.

I used to swim in this river.

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Tom no es el hombre que solía ser.

Tom isn't the man he used to be.

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Solía haber un jardín en nuestro patio.

There used to be a garden in our yard.

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Según la leyenda, el bosque solía estar embrujado, por eso la gente solía evitarlo.

According to legend, the wood used to be haunted, so people would avoid it.

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El teatro solía abrir los domingos.

The theater used to open on Sundays.

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Solía mojar la cama cuando era pequeño, pero lo dejé cuando tenía siete.

I used to wet the bed when I was small, but I grew out of it by the time I was seven.

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Solía ser gordo.

I used to be fat.

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Hace años, ella solía juntarse con una panda de moteros.

Years ago, she used to hang around with a bunch of bikers.

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Ella fue supersticiosa, como solía ser la gente de aquel periodo.

She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were.

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Solía caminar a lo largo de ese río.

I used to often take walks along that river.

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Ella solía ser una chica muy tímida.

She used to be a very shy girl.

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John solía vender libros.

John used to sell books.

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