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"tío" in English
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"tío" in English
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tenía un tío en Australia a quien había perdido de vista hacía mucho tiempo
she had a long-lost uncle in Australia
tutelaba al huérfano un tío materno
the orphan was in the charge of a maternal uncle
le escribió a su tío diciéndole que volvía a casa
she wrote her uncle that she was coming home
estaba enrollado con un tío hablando de política
he was deep in a conversation about politics with some guy
¡joder con el tío este! se cree que lo sabe todo
can you believe this guy! he really thinks he knows it all
¡qué gilipollas es ese tío!
that guy's such a jerk!
tío(also: sinvergüenza, tipo)
es un un tío genial
he's a smashing bloke
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Context examples for "tío" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Es casi tan legal como que los Golfos Apandadores decidieran vaciar el depósito de dinero del tío Gilito.
It is about as legal as the Beagle Boys deciding to empty Scrooge McDuck’s money bin.
tenía un tío en Australia a quien había perdido de vista hacía mucho tiempo
she had a long-lost uncle in Australia
nos tuvieron allí tres horas ¡qué pasote, tío!
they kept us there for three hours which was way over the top
¡joder con el tío este! se cree que lo sabe todo
can you believe this guy! he really thinks he knows it all
estaba enrollado con un tío hablando de política
he was deep in a conversation about politics with some guy
su 'tío' era en realidad su padre, o eso dicen
his 'uncle' was really his father, or so the story goes
en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío
as a last resort you could always go to your uncle
pídele chamba a tu tío, él es un gargantón
your uncle's one of the big shots, ask him for a job
le escribió a su tío diciéndole que volvía a casa
she wrote her uncle that she was coming home
le pediré el dinero al tío Harry, que es un buenazo
I'll ask Uncle Harry; he's a soft touch
tutelaba al huérfano un tío materno
the orphan was in the charge of a maternal uncle
el tío Ben es el quinto de derecha a izquierda
Uncle Ben is the fifth from the right
tuvieron que arrancharse en casa de su tío
they had to put up at her uncle's house
su tío lo colocó a dedo
he got a job thanks to some string-pulling by his uncle
su tío lo acomodó en su departamento
his uncle got him a job in his department
su tío respondió de las deudas
her uncle took responsibility for her debts
su tío lo acomodó en su departamento
his uncle got him into his department
conseguí el puesto por mediación de mi tío
I got the job through my uncle
no era ni más ni menos que el tío Bob
it was no other than uncle Bob
habría jurado que era tu tío
I could have sworn it was your uncle
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