Sentence examples of "asking" in English

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Translations: all737 preguntar371 pedir334 pedirse18 solicitar2 rogar1 other translations11

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If you mess with drugs, you're asking for trouble. Si te metes con las drogas, te estás buscando problemas.

He keeps on asking me for money. Él sigue pidiéndome dinero.

I have no intention of asking him. No tengo intención de preguntarle.

I feel awkward about asking him again. Me da cosa preguntarle de nuevo.

It's no use asking him for help. No tiene caso pedirle ayuda.

He took my umbrella without so much as asking. Se llevó mi paraguas sin siquiera pedírmelo.

There is no use in asking him for assistance. No tiene caso pedirle que asista.

We were thinking of asking you to join our company. Pensábamos en preguntarle si no querría unirse a nuestra compañía.

Here is her letter asking us to take care of her only son. Aquí está su carta pidiéndonos que nos hagamos cargo de su único hijo.

What do you have to lose by asking her out on a date? A little pride maybe? ¿Qué puedes perder pidiéndole salir? ¿Un poco de orgullo quizá?

Whoever thinks: "These days, everyone speaks English" or "The entire world speaks English" without asking what portion of the global population it is that speaks English, and how well they can speak it, is someone who does not want to see the reality in front of their eyes. Quien piensa: "A día de hoy todos hablan inglés" o "todo el mundo habla inglés" sin preguntarse qué sector de la población mundial habla inglés, y cuál es su nivel de aptitud comunicativa, es que no quiere ver la realidad delante de sus ojos.

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