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la espalda |
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| back | |
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Me duele la espalda.
My back hurts. |
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Tengo dolor de espalda.
I have a backache. | I have a pain in my back. |
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Ella me dio la espalda.
She turned her back to me. |
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La espalda me está matando.
My back is killing me. |
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No lo digas a mis espaldas.
Don't say it behind my back. |
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La espalda todavía me duele.
My back still hurts. |
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Siento un dolor en la espalda.
I feel a pain in the back. | I feel a pain in my back. |
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La muchacha dio la espalda al hombre.
The girl turned her back to the man. |
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No hables de la gente a sus espaldas.
Don't talk about people behind their backs. |
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Ella se casó a espaldas de sus padres.
She married without her parents' knowledge. |
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La gente solía reírse de él a sus espaldas.
People used to laugh at him behind his back. |
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No debes hablar de la gente a sus espaldas.
You shouldn't talk about people behind their backs. |
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Nunca hables mal de los demás a sus espaldas.
Never speak ill of others behind their backs. |
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Él nunca da la espalda a un amigo que necesita ayuda.
He never turns his back on a friend in need. |
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A nadie le gusta que hablen mal de él a sus espaldas.
Nobody likes being spoken ill of behind his back. |
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A pesar de nuestras felicitaciones, frunció el ceño y dio la espalda.
In spite of our congratulations, he frowned and turned away. |
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Evite abrir la ventana, no tengo deseos de sentir el aire en mi espalda.
Avoid opening the window; I have no great desire to feel air currents on my back. |
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Usted se queja y se queja de dolor en la espalda, pero nunca va al médico.
You complain and complain of backache, but you never visit a doctor. |
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Tengo un comezón justo en el centro de la espalda y no lo puedo alcanzar. ¡Arrgghh!
I have an itch right in the middle of my back and I can't reach it. Arrgghh! |
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| Examples sourced from tatoeba.org |

