Usage examples of "a propósito" in Spanish with translation to English

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Ella lo hizo a propósito. She did it on purpose.
Oye, a propósito, ¿sabes dónde vive ahora? Oh, by the way, do you know where she lives now?
Una vez, Cristóbal Colón se comió accidentalmente un erizo de mar. Entonces, lo hizo otra vez... a propósito. Christopher Columbus once accidentally ate a sea urchin. Then, he did it a second time... intentionally.
Ella exhibió su vestido a propósito. She purposely showed off her dress.
¡Lo estás haciendo a propósito! You're doing it on purpose!
A propósito, ¿no conocerás algún buen sitio para comer por aquí? By the way, do you know a good restaurant around here?
Hirió sus sentimientos a propósito. He hurt her feelings on purpose.
Rompí el florero a propósito. I broke the vase on purpose.
No lo hizo a propósito. He didn't do it on purpose.
Tom lo hizo a propósito. Tom did it on purpose.
Tom no lo hizo a propósito. Tom didn't do it on purpose.
Él rompió la ventana a propósito. He broke the window on purpose.
Me dio una patada a propósito. He kicked me on purpose.
Ella rompió la ventana a propósito. She broke the window on purpose.
Él me hizo esperar a propósito. He kept me waiting on purpose.
El payaso se cayó a propósito. The clown fell down on purpose.
Él me dejó esperando a propósito. He kept me waiting on purpose.
Me pisó el pie a propósito. He stepped on my foot on purpose.
¿Crees que cometió ese error a propósito? Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?
Me dijo una dirección equivocada a propósito. She told me a wrong address on purpose.
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