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

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Es inútil leer semejante libro. It is no use reading such a book.
¿Por qué dijiste semejante estupidez? Why did you say such a stupid thing?
Semejante plan difícilmente tendrá éxito. Such a plan can hardly succeed.
No sé cómo circulaba semejante rumor. I don't know how such a rumor got about.
Semejante conducta puede provocar un accidente. Such behavior may bring about an accident.
No puede haber hecho semejante tontería. He cannot have done such a silly thing.
Semejante idea es repugnante para ella. Such an idea is abhorrent to her.
¿Por qué necesitas leer semejante libro? Why do you need to read such a book?
No podría soportar ver semejante escena. I couldn't bear to see such a scene.
Debe estar loco para decir semejante cosa. He must be crazy to say such a thing.
¿Cómo te atreves a decir semejante cosa? How dare you say such a thing!
Deben estar locos para creer semejante sinsentido. They must be crazy to believe such nonsense.
¿Cómo puedes haber cometido un error semejante? How come you made such a mistake?
Ella no debería haber hecho semejante cosa. She should not have done such a thing.
Tiene que estar loco para hacer semejante cosa. He must be crazy to do such a thing.
Tendría que estar loco para esperar semejante cosa. I'd be crazy to expect such a thing.
Me avergüenza que mi hijo sea semejante gandul. I'm ashamed that my son is such a lazybones.
¡Nunca he visto una perla de semejante magnitud! I've never seen a pearl of such magnitude!
¡Nunca vi semejante maldad en un solo corazón! Never had I seen such evil in a single heart!
No puedo estar de acuerdo con semejante político. I can't hold with such a politician.
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