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

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¿Qué tipo de libro quieres? What kind of book do you want?
¿Qué tipo de música prefieres? What type of music do you prefer?
Tom es un tipo duro. Tom is a tough guy.
¿Qué tipo de trabajo haces? What sort of work do you do?
No me gusta ese tipo de pájaros. I have no liking for such birds.
No soporto a ese tipo. I can't bear that fellow.
¿Cuál es el tipo de cambio hoy? What is the exchange rate today?
Hubo una vez en la que Cristóbal Colón desafió a un duelo a otro explorador. El último, un tipo poco honrado, no dio diez pasos como marcan las reglas, sino dos; entonces se giró y disparó. Desgraciadamente para él, Colón no había dado ni un solo paso. There was a time when Christopher Columbus challenged another explorer to a duel. The latter, an underhanded chap, did not take ten steps - as dictated by the rules - but two, then turned around to shoot. Unfortunately for him, Columbus hadn't taken any steps at all.
¿Qué tipo de libros lees? What kind of books do you read?
Él no es mi tipo. He's not my type.
Deberían alejarse de aquel tipo. You should stay away from that guy.
Habían todo tipo de actividades grupales. There were all sorts of group activities.
Pero en muchas maneras, el pájaro llamado Alex es inusual, a mostrado el tipo de habilidades mentales que científicos pensaron que solo humanos tenían. But in many ways, the bird called Alex is unusual, for it has shown the kind of mental abilities that scientists once thought only humans had.
Él es un buen tipo, sin duda, pero no es confiable. He is a good fellow, to be sure, but he isn't reliable.
¿Cuál es el tipo de cambio de hoy? What's today's exchange rate?
¿Qué tipo de planta es? What kind of plant is it?
¿Quién compra este tipo de arte? Who buys this type of art?
No puedes odiar al tipo. You can't hate the guy.
Todo tipo de personas viven en Tokio. All sorts of people live in Tokyo.
¿Qué tipo de fruta quieres? What kind of fruit do you want?
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