Usage examples of "otra tanta" in Spanish with translation to English

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Pienso en otra cosa. I'm thinking about something else.
Miraré para otra parte. I will look the other way.
Tom está trabajando en otra novela. Tom is working on another novel.
Sírvete otra copa. Have another cup.
Tengo un hijo y una hija. Uno está en Nueva York y la otra en Londres. I have a son and a daughter. The one is in New York, and the other in London.
Naturalmente, otra explicación de esta situación es que el chino es más difícil de aprender que el inglés. Of course, another explanation of this situation is that Chinese is harder to learn than English.
Ella estaba celosa cuando él hablaba con otra chica. She was jealous when he talked to another girl.
La otra no sirve. The other one doesn't work.
Intenté explicarle los ejercicios de álgebra, pero le entró por una oreja y le salió por la otra. I tried explaining the algebra homework to him but it just went in one ear and out the other.
Él cambia sus opiniones una tras otra. He changes his opinions one after another.
Estoy atrapado en otra dimensión. I am trapped in another dimension.
¡Solo te escucho quejarte! ¿Será que no podés hacer otra cosa? I only hear you complain! Perhaps you can't do anything else?
Mira bien el mapa de la ciudad otra vez. Take another good look at the city map.
Mi jefe dice una cosa y significa otra. My boss says one thing and means another.
Dame otra oportunidad. Give me another chance.
Esta carta es personal, no quiero que la lea otra persona. This letter is personal, and I don't want anyone else to read it.
Tom tiene dos novias que no se conocen la una a la otra. Tom has two girlfriends who don't know about each other.
Ni una cosa ni la otra. Neither the one nor the other.
Nuestro escape no fue otra cosa que un milagro. Our escape was nothing short of a miracle.
¡Tome la otra silla! Take the other chair!
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