Usage examples of "tal o cual" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tal como se esperaba, él aprobó el examen. He passed the test as was expected.
No existe ningún hecho a partir del cual un deber moral puede derivarse. There is no fact from which a moral ought can be derived.
Tal era su orgullo que él no pudo ponerse a ignorar el insulto. Such was his pride that he could not bring himself to ignore the insult.
Ella usó medicina china, la cual le alivió sus síntomas. She took Chinese medicine, which relieved her symptoms.
No me atrevo a decirle tal cosa. I don't dare tell him such a thing.
No dije nada, lo cual le hizo enfadar. I said nothing, which made him angry.
Ella no pudo haber hecho tal cosa. She can't have done such a thing.
Este diccionario, del cual falta el tercer tomo, me costó cien dólares. This dictionary, of which the third volume is missing, cost me a hundred dollars.
Tal vez en otro momento. Maybe some other time.
Un conocido estratega, Cristóbal Colón, una vez hundió a toda una flota de piratas robándoles todas sus frutas y verduras, lo cual provocó que enfermaran de escorbuto. A renowned tactician, Christopher Columbus once downed an entire pirate fleet by stealing all of their fruits and vegetables, thus giving them scurvy.
Lamentamos decirle que no podemos darle tal información. We are sorry to say that we can not give you that information.
Debe haber algo de lo cual podamos hablar. There should be something for us to talk about.
Un tal Sr. Smith ha venido a verle. A Mr Smith has come to see you.
Él es el hombre en el cual podés confiar. He is the man you can rely on.
Trata de ver las cosas tal como realmente son. Try to see things as they really are.
El perro ladró con rabia, lo cual despertó a mi hermano. The dog barked furiously, which awakened my brother.
Soy un chico totalmente normal que tiene muchas aficiones, tal vez demasiados. I'm a completely normal guy who has many hobbies, maybe too many.
¿Tienes alguna razón especial por la cual quieres ir a Estados Unidos? Do you have any special reason why you want to go to America?
¿Qué tal, Mike? What's up, Mike?
El hombre me preguntó quién era yo, a lo cual no consideré necesario responder. The man asked me who I was, but I didn't think I had to answer.
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