Usage examples of "preguntar" in Spanish with translation to English

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Levanté la mano para preguntar. I raised my hand to ask a question.
Vinieron al hospital para preguntar por mí. They came to the hospital to inquire after me.
Yo debería preguntar, ¿o no? I should ask, shouldn't I?
Siempre puedes preguntar algo en contrapartida. You can always ask a question in return.
Gracias por preguntar, ella está bien. Thanks for asking, she is fine.
Eso es lo que quería preguntar. That's what I wanted to ask.
Tendrá usted que preguntar a otra persona. You'll have to ask someone else.
Solo tienes que preguntar por su ayuda. You have only to ask for his help.
No dudéis en preguntar si no entendéis. Don't hesitate to ask questions if you don't understand.
¿Realmente necesitas preguntar para saber la respuesta? Do you really need to ask the question to know the answer?
Puedes preguntar al chico que está jugando allí. You can ask the child who's playing over there.
Él tomó mi paraguas sin molestarse en preguntar. He took my umbrella without bothering to ask.
Temo que no podré ayudarte. Debes preguntar a alguien más. I'm afraid I can't help you. You must ask someone else.
Hubo mucha gente que vino a preguntar por la famosa actriz. There were a lot of people who came to ask after the famous actress.
¿Qué es lo primero que te gusta preguntar en un primer encuentro? What's your favorite question to ask on a first date?
Tom tiene como norma estricta nunca preguntar a una mujer su edad. Tom always makes it a rule never to ask a woman her age.
Si alguien fuera a preguntar cuál es el objetivo de la historia, realmente no lo sé. If anyone was to ask what the point of the story is, I really don't know.
Sé que es muy improbable que tú alguna vez quisieras salir conmigo, pero aún así tengo que preguntar al menos una vez. I know that it is highly unlikely that you'd ever want to go out with me, but I still need to ask at least once.
Puedo estar haciendo de abogado del diablo, pero tengo que preguntar, ¿qué vamos a hacer si no conseguimos todos los clientes que esperamos? I may be playing the devil's advocate, but I have to ask, what are we going to do if we don't get all the customers we expect?
Las siete preguntas que un ingeniero se tiene que preguntar a sí mismo son: quién, qué, cuándo, dónde, por qué, cómo y cuánto. The seven questions that an engineer has to ask himself are: who, what, when, where, why, how and how much.
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