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Mis padres siempre llegaban tarde cuando yo era niño; antes cenábamos a las diez.
My parents always arrived late when I was a child; we used to have dinner at ten.
Quedamos junto a la fuente de la plaza a las seis.
We’ll meet by the fountain in the square at six.
Quedamos en la zona peatonal de la plaza a las seis.
We’ll meet in the pedestrian area of the square at six.
Sí, nos vemos en la plaza a las seis.
Yes, see you in the square at six.
Nos vemos en el aparcamiento del centro a mediodía.
See you in the downtown parking lot at noon.
Mi turno empieza a mediodía.
My shift starts at midday.
Nos vemos frente a la biblioteca a las seis.
See you in front of the library at six.
La policía llegó rápido al accidente.
The police arrived quickly at the accident.
Mi madre dice que no hay peligro si caminamos juntas y miramos bien a los coches.
My mother says there is no danger if we walk together and watch the cars carefully.
Si llueve, jugamos a un juego de mesa con un dado y muchas fichas de colores.
If it rains, we play a board game with a die and many colorful pieces.
Al comienzo del día quiero respirar hondo y mantener la calma.
At the beginning of the day I want to take a deep breath and stay calm.
Pongo un cronómetro para no pasarme de una hora cuando juego al videojuego.
I set a stopwatch so I don’t go over an hour when I play the video game.
Mi amigo estudia español a su propio ritmo.
My friend studies Spanish at his own pace.
Si llegamos tarde a la pastelería, quizá no quede otra tarta para el cumpleaños.
If we arrive late at the pastry shop, there may not be another cake left for the birthday.
La reunión es a las ocho.
The meeting is at eight.
La película empieza a las ocho.
The movie starts at eight.
Si hubiéramos salido cinco minutos antes, no habríamos llegado con tanta prisa a la estación.
If we had left five minutes earlier, we would not have arrived at the station in such a hurry.
Mañana volamos a otro país y tenemos que llegar temprano a la terminal.
Tomorrow we are flying to another country and we have to arrive early at the terminal.
El avión iba a despegar a las siete, pero al final despegó con un poco de retraso.
The plane was going to take off at seven, but in the end it took off a little late.
La reunión empieza a las siete.
The meeting starts at seven.
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