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  • He said that she was always looking our for friends. Translate.
    Él dijo que ella siempre estaba cuidando a sus amigos.
  • He said that she had let him down. Translate
    Él dijo que ella le había decepcionado
  • Me ofreció trabajar con él
    He offered me to work with him
  • Me pregunto si todavía me quiere
    I wonder if/whether she still loves me
  • La empresa afirma haber ofrecido una compensación
    The company claims to have offered a compensation
  • Mis padres me desaconsejaron (phrasal verb) que solicitara (apply) un trabajo allí
    My parents warned me against applying for a job there
  • Insisto en compartir la comida
    I insist on sharing the food
  • El niega tener un hermano
    He denies having a brother/ that he has a brother
  • Ella reconoció que no tenía dinero
    She admitted not having any money /that she didn't have any money
  • El estuvo de acuerdo en que se habían distanciado
    He agreed that they had fallen out / to have fallen out
  • Él me advirtió que no debía fumar (warn)
    He warned me that I musn't smoke / He warned me not to smoke
  • El me prometió que dependía de mí
    He promised that he depended on me/ to depend on me
  • Ella me recomendó visitar al médico /suggest
    She suggested me that I went to see the doctor's / seeing the doctor's.
  • Te acuso de robar
    I accuse you of stealing
  • He begged me not to be ashamed
    Me suplicó que no estuviera avergonzado
  • El se disculpó por cotillear sobre ella.
    He apologised (to her) for gossiping about her.
  • Ella me prometió que iría al cine
    She promised me that she would go to the cinema / to go to the cinema
  • Los abogados animaron a las empleadas a pedir el mismo salario ( equal pay)
    Lawyers encouraged the female employees to demand equal pay.
  • Me disculpo por no haber hecho los deberes
    I apologise for not having done the homework
  • Yo quiero saber si él fue allí (past perfect)
    I want to know if he had gone there
  • Me convencieron (phrasal verb which starts with 'talk') para que fuera
    They talked me into going
  • Él dijo que los amigos se apoyan (phrasal verb)
    He said that friends back each other up
  • She acknowledged that she had been late. Translate!
    Reconoció que había llegado tarde.
  • Me animó a no tener miedo
    He encouraged me not to be afraid
  • Me pregunto cuándo cambiará Paul
    I wonder when Paul will change / is going to change
  • Me suplicó que no fuera
    He begged me not to go / He begged me that I didn't go
  • El piensa que le mentiré
    He thinks (that) I will lie to him
  • Ella solía quejarse por tener muchos deberes
    She used to complain about having much homework / that she had much homework
  • I was wrong (she acknowledged...)
    She acknowledged that she had been wrong