suele

/ˈswele/, [ˈswe.le]

usually


Examples
  • Mi hermana suele ir al parque los fines de semana.

    My sister usually goes to the park every weekend.

  • Mi padre suele quedarse dormido viendo la televisión.

    My father often falls asleep while watching TV.

  • Después de realizar la cópula, la mantis religiosa suele devorar al macho.

    After realizing copulation, praying mantis usually devours the male.

  • Hablar de prejuicio suele sugerir el racismo, pero ese no es el único prejuicio expandido por los medios de comunicación. Otras víctimas son los judíos, los palestinos, los asiáticos, los pobres, los homosexuales, los minusválidos y, especialmente, las mujeres.

    Talk of prejudice typically suggests racism, but that's not the only prejudice spread by the media. Other victims include Jews, Palestinians, Asians, poor people, homosexuals, handicapped persons, and--especially--women.

  • Como suele ser el caso con ella, rompió su promesa.

    As is often the case with her, she broke her promise.

  • Como suele haber varias páginas web sobre cualquier tema, normalmente sólo le doy al botón de retroceso cuando entro en una página web que tiene anuncios en ventanas emergentes. Simplemente voy a la siguiente página encontrada por Google y espero encontrar algo menos irritante.

    Since there are usually multiple websites on any given topic, I usually just click the back button when I arrive on any webpage that has pop-up advertising. I just go to the next page found by Google and hope for something less irritating.

  • Tom suele irse a la cama a las diez y cuarenta.

    Tom usually goes to bed at ten-forty.

  • Él suele achacar sus fracasos a la mala suerte.

    He often attributes his failures to bad luck.

  • La señora Jones suele ser grosera con la secretaria de su esposo por el teléfono.

    Mrs. Jones is often rude to her husband's secretary over the phone.

  • Tom suele comer frijoles, arroz, papas o fideos.

    Tom often eats beans, rice, potatoes or pasta.

  • Bob no suele escribirles a sus padres.

    Bob seldom writes to his parents.

  • ¿Suele hacer viajes de negocios?

    Do you often take business trips?

  • Tom no suele hacer su tarea antes de la cena.

    Tom doesn't often do his homework before dinner.

  • A un polígono de siete lados se suele llamar un heptágono, pero ocasionalmente se le llama septágono.

    A seven-sided polygon is typically called a heptagon, but is occasionally referred to as a septagon.

  • Suele venir tarde.

    He often comes late.

  • Ella suele venir aquí los martes.

    She usually comes here on Tuesdays.

  • Él suele ponerse nervioso con pequeñas cosas.

    He often gets worked up over little things.

  • A las telenovelas sudamericanas se les suele llamar culebrones.

    South American telenovelas dream of being called soap operas.

  • Tom suele irse a la cama antes de medianoche.

    Tom usually goes to bed before midnight.

  • Mi amigo suele ayudar a mi hijo con sus estudios.

    My friend usually helps my son with his studies.


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