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"uncle" in Spanish
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she had a long-lost uncle in Australia
tenía un tío en Australia a quien había perdido de vista hacía mucho tiempo
the orphan was in the charge of a maternal uncle
tutelaba al huérfano un tío materno
she wrote her uncle that she was coming home
le escribió a su tío diciéndole que volvía a casa
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
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she had a long-lost uncle in Australia
tenía un tío en Australia a quien había perdido de vista hacía mucho tiempo
you go over it once more with the paintbrush and Bob's your uncle
le das una pasadita más con la brocha y listo
his 'uncle' was really his father, or so the story goes
su 'tío' era en realidad su padre, o eso dicen
as a last resort you could always go to your uncle
en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío
your uncle's one of the big shots, ask him for a job
pídele chamba a tu tío, él es un gargantón
she wrote her uncle that she was coming home
le escribió a su tío diciéndole que volvía a casa
I'll ask Uncle Harry; he's a soft touch
le pediré el dinero al tío Harry, que es un buenazo
the orphan was in the charge of a maternal uncle
tutelaba al huérfano un tío materno
Uncle Ben is the fifth from the right
el tío Ben es el quinto de derecha a izquierda
they had to put up at her uncle's house
tuvieron que arrancharse en casa de su tío
he got a job thanks to some string-pulling by his uncle
su tío lo colocó a dedo
his uncle got him a job in his department
su tío lo acomodó en su departamento
her uncle took responsibility for her debts
su tío respondió de las deudas
his uncle got him into his department
su tío lo acomodó en su departamento
I got the job through my uncle
conseguí el puesto por mediación de mi tío
I won't let you go till you say uncle
no te suelto hasta que te rindas
it was no other than uncle Bob
no era ni más ni menos que el tío Bob
I could have sworn it was your uncle
habría jurado que era tu tío
his uncle got him the job
su tío lo colocó a dedo
her mythical uncle
su imaginario tío
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