Usage examples of "en tanto" in Spanish with translation to English

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Cualquier reloj valdrá en tanto que sea barato. Any watch will do as long as it is cheap.
Como sea, en tanto sea un hombre, cualquiera debería servir. Es triste que tú no tengas un novio aún. Anyway, as long as it's a man, anybody should do. It's sad that you don't have a boyfriend yet.
En tanto los hombres veneren a los Césares y los Napoleones, los Cesares y los Napoleones crecerán debidamente y los harán miserables. So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.
Hoy en día, las mujeres beben tanto como los hombres. Women today drink as much as men.
En Corea existe una teoría popular que dice que "si te comes un cuarto de lechuga iceberg, te dormirás". Por lo tanto, entre los conductores de camiones de Corea, se considera a la lechuga como algo que no debería comerse antes de trabajar. In Korea, there's a popular theory that says that: "If you eat a quarter of an Iceberg lettuce, you will fall asleep". Thus, amongst truck drivers in Korea, lettuce is known as something that should not be eaten before work.
Lo siento por no haberte escrito en tanto tiempo. I am sorry I did not write to you for such a long time.
Por favor, perdóname por no haberte escrito en tanto tiempo. Please forgive me for not having written for a long time.
Un grillo enjaulado come tanto como un grillo libre. A caged cricket eats just as much as a free cricket.
Si pruebas esta salsa la encontrarás un tanto salada. If you taste this sauce you'll find it a bit salty.
El año pasado pasé tanto tiempo solo que casi se me olvidó cómo comunicarme de una manera eficaz con los otros. Last year, I spent so much time by myself that I almost forgot how to communicate effectively with others.
Debo disculparme por no haber escrito durante tanto tiempo. I must apologize for not having written for such a long time.
Ningún libro se lee tanto como la Biblia. No other book is read as widely as the Bible.
Tom dice que no logra entender cómo se las apaña Mary para ganar tanto dinero trabajando sólo un dia a la semana. Tom says he can't understand how Mary manages to make so much money working only one day a week.
Bill odia que su padre fume tanto. Bill hates his father smoking heavily.
Es la primera vez que toso tanto. It's the first time I cough this much.
No fue su intención dejarla manejar pero le fastidió tanto que por fin se rindió. He didn't intend to let her drive but she pestered him so much that he finally gave in.
Puedes jugar tanto como quieras. You may play at your pleasure.
No tengo idea de por qué se enojó tanto. I have no idea why she got so angry.
¡No es para tanto! It's not the end of the world.
¿Por qué estás tardando tanto? What's taking you so long?
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