Tenía libros que había comprado hacía menos de diez años y que no le importaba prestar o perder o que se los robaran.

He had books he'd bought in the last ten years, books he didn't mind lending, books that could've been lost or stolen for all he cared.

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Lo cual significaba que Butch, que podía dar una paliza a cualquier otro habitante de la casa, acababa de perder con Beth.

Which meant that Butch, who could beat everyone else in the house, had just lost to Beth.

Ward, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoWard, J.R. / Lover Enshrined

Lover Enshrined

Ward, J.R.

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Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño

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– Seguro, ¿qué tengo que perder?

"Sure, for what it's worth."

Kellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaKellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough Breaks

When The Bough Breaks

Kellerman, Jonathan

© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman

La Rama Rota

Kellerman, Jonathan

– ¿Quiénes son ustedes? -preguntó con recelo, sin perder el tiempo con buenos modales.

“Who are you?” the man asked suspiciously, wasting no time on good manners as his eyes darted over them.

Kava, Alex / Bajo SospechaKava, Alex / A Perfect Evil

A Perfect Evil

Kava, Alex

© S.M. Kava 2000

Bajo Sospecha

Kava, Alex

Ah, no, demonios, pensó Phury, no iba a perder su recompensa.

Oh, hell no, Phury thought, he wasn’t losing his prize.

Ward, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoWard, J.R. / Lover Enshrined

Lover Enshrined

Ward, J.R.

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Amante Consagrado

Ward, J.R.

© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño

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El comprobar su presencia en el retrovisor me hizo perder la salida, y seguí en Temple, hundiéndome bajo el puente creado por la desviación.

Verifying his presence in the mirror caused me to miss the onramp, and I stayed on Temple, dipping under the bridge created by the overpass.

Kellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaKellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough Breaks

When The Bough Breaks

Kellerman, Jonathan

© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman

La Rama Rota

Kellerman, Jonathan

Si el monasterio cerraba, el hermano Guy era el que más tenía que perder.

If the monastery went down, Brother Guy had more to lose than any of them.

Sansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroSansom, Christopher John / Dissolution

Dissolution

Sansom, Christopher John

© C.J. Sansom, 2003

El gallo negro

Sansom, Christopher John

Estimando perder un 10% de la muestra, se estableció que en total debían recogerse datos de 418 pacientes.

Estimating that about 10% of the sample would be lost to follow- up. we calculated that we would need to collect data on 418 patients.

© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica

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© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica

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A pesar del grosor de sus guantes, Cernan pudo desenrollar y cortar los trozos de cinta que necesitaba. Pero el polvo lunar echó a perder su primera reparación:

In spite of his thick gloves, Cernan managed to unroll and tear off the needed pieces, but moondust foiled his first repair:

http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011

http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011

Todo puede ser, pero sin caer en el caos, sin perder la brújula, dijo el tipo de la cámara de comercio.

Anything is possible, but there's no need to descend into chaos, no need to lose our bearings, said the man from the chamber of commerce.

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O simplemente se perdió, la casa en la que ahora vivía no era la misma de entonces y en las mudanzas se suelen perder las cosas pequeñas.

Or it had simply gotten lost. The house she lived in now wasn't the same one she'd been living in then, and small things often get lost in moves.

Bolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesThe savage detectives

e savage detectives

The savage detective

© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño

© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer

Los detectives salvajes

Bolano, Roberto

Pueden retraerse en sí mismas, alejándose de sus amigos y familiares, perder el apetito, e incluso dejar de hacer actividades cotidianas normales tales como ir de compras o bañarse.

They may withdraw from friends and family, lose their appetite, and even stop doing normal, everyday things such as shopping or showering.

© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au 11/30/2011

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http://www.health.nsw.gov.au 11/30/2011

El equipo ha planeado el descenso cuidadosamente para permitir una eventual salida, pero el Opportunity podría quedar atrapado dentro del cráter o bien podría perder algunas de sus capacidades.

The team has planned the descent carefully to enable an eventual exit, but Opportunity could become trapped inside the crater or lose some capabilities.

http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011

http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011

Eso es verdad, Macario, dijo el general, en México no sabemos perder ni ganar con verdadero espíritu deportivo.

True, Macario, said the general, in Mexico we don't know how to be good sports.

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Bruce Wilcox se había vuelto a mirar sólo el tiempo necesario para avistar a lo lejos las luces traseras del coche de Shaeffer alejándose por la calle, antes de centrarse nuevamente en no perder de vista a Ferguson.

Bruce Wilcox had turned once, just long enough to catch a glimpse of the rental car's taillights disappearing down the street, before he centered all his concentration on keeping up with Ferguson.

Katzenbach, John / Juicio FinalKatzenbach, John / Just Cause

Just Cause

Katzenbach, John

© 1992 by John Katzenbach

Juicio Final

Katzenbach, John

© 1992 by John Katzenbach

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