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She crossed her arms over her chest, but it was more like she was holding herself than a big defensive thing.
Ella cruzó los brazos sobre el pecho, pero era más bien como si estuviera conteniéndose que haciendo un gran gesto defensivo.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
"The worst thing they can do to me is what you've done to Ingeborg," she said once, and Reiter spent a long time turning her answer over in his head.
– A lo sumo me harán lo que tú le haces a Ingeborg -le dijo una vez, y Reiter estuvo durante mucho rato repitiéndose esa contestación.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Baedecker walked over and sat on a lower level of the thing. It made him think of a poorly designed gallows.
Baedecker fue hasta allí y se sentó en un nivel inferior de la estructura, que le evocaba una horca mal diseñada.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
He had trouble lighting the thing because his hands were shaking so badly.
Tuvo problemas para encenderlo porque le temblaban horriblemente las manos.
Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante Despierto
Amante Despierto
Ward, J.R.
Lover Awakened
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2006
"This is a witness thing, right?"
Es sólo como testigo, ¿no?
Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama Rota
La Rama Rota
Kellerman, Jonathan
When The Bough Breaks
Kellerman, Jonathan
© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
He frowned as he checked the number, then put the thing up to his ear.
Cuando vio el número frunció el ceño, y luego se puso la cosa en la oreja.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
Try to encourage our children to do the right thing by setting a good example, rather than force them to do the right thing by threat or punishment.
Tratar de estimularlos con nuestro ejemplo para que hagan lo correcto en vez de forzarlos a hacer lo correcto mediante presión y castigo.
© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales
© New South Wales Health Department for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales
It was a minor thing.
Fue un episodio menor.
Simmons, Dan / Phases of GravitySimmons, Dan / Fases de Gravedad
Fases de Gravedad
Simmons, Dan
© 1991 Ediciones В S.A.
© 1989 by Dan Simmons
Phases of Gravity
Simmons, Dan
© 1989, 2001 by Dan Simmons
Her one-eyed mother told her it was normal, the same thing happened sooner or later to all women.
La tuerta le había dicho que era normal, que eso les pasaba tarde o temprano a todas las mujeres.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
Later she told Klaus that when she was little she thought her brother was a giant, but that this was the sort of thing little girls often imagined.
Más adelante le contó a Klaus que cuando ella era pequeña creía que su hermano era un gigante, pero que esas cosas suelen ocurrirles a las niñas.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
I listened to the story and then I said: he hasn't disappeared, he decided to stay in Nicaragua, which is a whole different thing.
Yo escuché la historia y después le dije: no ha desaparecido, ha decidido quedarse en Nicaragua, que es bien distinto.
The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajes
Los detectives salvajes
Bolano, Roberto
e savage detectives
The savage detective
© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño
© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
Stupid thing to do, and that's all there is to it.
Lo que hizo fue una estupidez y eso es todo.
Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!
Roma Vincit!
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002
© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002
The Eagle's Conquest
Scarrow, Simon
© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
Good thing, he thought, glancing over.
Menos mal, pensó él, echándole un vistazo.
Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante Consagrado
Amante Consagrado
Ward, J.R.
© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño
© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.
© 2007, Jessica Bird
Lover Enshrined
Ward, J.R.
© Jessica Bird, 2008
This kind of station-shuttle double flyby is rare and soon to be a thing of the past.
Esta clase de doble sobrevuelo de la estación espacial y el transbordador es rara y pronto pertenecerá al pasado.
But it didn't matter. In fact, the lack of certainty was just one more thing spurring him on to read.
Pero eso no importaba, al contrario, esa falta de certeza se convertía en un acicate más para leer.
Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 2666
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
2666
Bolano, Roberto
© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño
© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer

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filthy thing
cochinada
bad thing
mal
first thing in the morning
a primera hora
do the right thing
hacer bien
do the wrong thing
hacer mal
poor thing
pobre
poor thing
pobrecita
poor thing
pobrecito
any old thing
cualquier cosa
be a thing of the past
ser historia
do the right thing
hacer lo correcto
let things slide
dormir
be seeing things
estar alucinando
do things by halves
hacer las cosas a medias

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thing

noun
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Common casethingthings
Possessive casething'sthings'