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

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No es un buen momento. It's a bad time.

Ella tiene un buen punto. She's got a point.

No soy muy buen cantante. I'm not much of a singer.

No soy muy buen escritor. I'm not much of a writer.

No soy muy buen actor. I'm not much of an actor.

Él es un buen abogado. He is an able lawyer.

A buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan. A word is enough to a wise man.

Tom tiene un muy buen salario. Tom has a very decent salary.

Me hicieron esperar un buen rato. I was made to wait for a long time.

Ella tiene un buen corazón por naturaleza. She is kindhearted by nature.

A buen hambre no hace falta condimento Beggars can't be choosers

Llevó un buen rato extinguir el fuego. It took a long time to put out the fire.

Jane se quedó callada durante un buen rato. Jane kept silent for a long time.

Tan buen estudiante y carece de sentido común. Great scholar as he is, he is lacking in common sense.

Mi marido está de muy buen humor hoy. My husband is in high spirits today.

Ha estado esperando aquí durante un buen rato. He's been waiting here for quite a while.

Él llegó a casa de muy buen humor. He came home in high spirits.

Mi padre debió ser buen mozo en su juventud. My father must have been handsome in his youth.

Tom luce un buen tanto más viejo que Mary. Tom looks quite a bit older than Mary.

Había un buen número de estudiantes en la sala. There were a number of students in the room.

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