Usages of la cosa
Hay una cosa en la mesa.
There is a thing on the table.
Es una cosa muy pequeña.
It is a very small thing.
Hoy hemos visto cosas terribles.
Today we have seen terrible things.
Mi tío necesita ahorrar dinero porque compra cosas innecesarias y gasta demasiado.
My uncle needs to save money because he buys unnecessary things and spends too much.
Suelo dejar mis cosas en la tumbona.
I usually leave my things on the sun lounger.
Parece un sinónimo, pero en realidad significa otra cosa.
It looks like a synonym, but actually it means something else.
Después de la ruptura, separamos nuestras cosas.
After the breakup, we separated our things.
Nunca he dicho tal cosa.
I have never said such a thing.
Te tengo que contar una cosa.
I have to tell you something.
Quería preguntarle una cosa.
I wanted to ask you something. (formal)
¿Por qué coleccionas estas cosas?
Why do you collect these things?
¿Por qué andas dejando las cosas por todas partes? Eres muy despistado.
Why do you go around leaving things everywhere? You are very absent-minded.
Mi hermana viene diciendo unas cosas de lo más chifladas.
My sister has been saying some extremely crazy things.
Me sorprende que hayas acumulado tantas cosas.
It surprises me that you have accumulated so many things.
Estas cosas son personales; son mías.
These things are personal; they are mine.
Las cosas parecen ir mejor.
Things seem to be going better.
Todavía tenemos muchas cosas pendientes.
We still have a lot of things pending.
Me molesta una cosa: concretamente, que no me hayas llamado.
One thing bothers me: specifically, that you haven't called me.
Me gusta el orden: cada cosa en su sitio.
I like order: everything in its place.
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