two | Quiero hacer finalmente dos comentarios brevísimos. | Finally, I would like to make two very short comments. |
two | Ustedes dos estuvieron susurrando como adolescentes. | The two of you have been whispering like teenagers for weeks. |
two | Brindaré dos ejemplos que considero maravillosos. | I'll give you two examples that I think are marvelous. |
two | Tomo dos y así podremos sentarnos los dos. | Well, why don't I get two chairs, and then we can both sit. |
two | Cada imagen ocupa dos tambores, representando dos símbolos idénticos separados. | Each image occupies two reels positions, representing two separate and identical symbols. |
two | Dos comediantes, dos bomberos, dos profesores, dos vendedores. | Two comedians, two firefighters, two school teachers, two salesmen. |
two | Tuve que comprar dos laúdes balineses... dos juegos de manualidades, dos pantalones tiroleses. | (Doorbell rings) I had to buy two Balinese lutes, two découpage kits, two pairs of lederhosen. |
two | Tenían dos tigres, dos osos, dos leones. | They had two tigers, two bears, two lions. |
two | Salen dos halibut, dos rayas, dos carnes... | Coming up - two halibut, two skate, two turf... |
two | Esas dos personas que dos personas que obtener dos people.That's cómo es. | Those two people get two people who get two people.That's how it is. |
two | Mencionó como realidades la existencia de dos pueblos distantes, de dos administraciones separadas y de dos democracias. | He mentioned as realities the existence of two distant people, two separate administrations and two democracies. |
two | Los dos modelos están disponibles en dos versiones diferentes: dos velocidades y velocidad variable. | Both models are available in two different versions: two speeds and variable speed. |
two | Este set de cristal tiene dos bobinas, dos condensadores variables, formando dos circuitos sintonizados. | This crystal set has two coils, two variable capacitors, making up two tuned circuits. |
two | En ella se puede encontrar distintos establecimientos, como dos tiendas, dos bares dos entidades bancarias... | There you can find various establishments, as two shops, two bars two banking entities... |
two | Las dividen dos patrias, dos idiomas, dos culturas. | They are divided by two countries, two languages, and two cultures. |
two | De acuerdo, así que tenemos dos sospechosos en dos asesinatos idénticos, en dos ciudades diferentes los dos con órganos trasplantados desde hace un año. | We've got two suspects in two identical murders in two different cities, both had organ transplants a year ago. |
two | Ustedes dos, ustedes dos ustedes dos y ustedes dos. | I want you two you two, you two you two you two. |
two | Asimismo, el Estado cuenta con dos entidades multisectoriales encargadas de abordar dos temáticas específicas relacionadas con el tema migratorio. | The State also has two multisectoral bodies responsible for addressing two specific topics related to migration. |
two | Los ingenieros militares desactivaron dos artefactos explosivos y detonaron otros dos. | Military engineers defused two explosive devices and detonated two others. |
two | Murieron dos funcionarios de prisiones y otros dos resultaron heridos en el incidente. | Two prison officers were killed and two others wounded in the incident. |
both | Tomo dos y así podremos sentarnos los dos. | Well, why don't I get two chairs, and then we can both sit. |
both | De acuerdo, así que tenemos dos sospechosos en dos asesinatos idénticos, en dos ciudades diferentes los dos con órganos trasplantados desde hace un año. | We've got two suspects in two identical murders in two different cities, both had organ transplants a year ago. |
two | El dos es mi número de la suerte. | Two is my lucky number. |
not have two pennies to rub together | No puedes empezar a dirigir una empresa a dos velas, tienes que sacar dinero de donde sea. | You can't start a business when you don't have two pennies to rub together; you need to get some money from somewhere. |
broke | Han dejado a dos velas las arcas del estado después de invertir en infraestructuras. | The state is now broke after investing in infrastructure. |
ready set, go | ¡Voy a lanzar la pelota! A la una, a las dos y a las tres. | I'm going to throw the ball. Ready, set, go! |
life is unfair | Odia el frío y se tuvo que ir a vivir a Alaska. Al que no le gusta el caldo, dos tazas. | She hates the cold and had to go live in Alaska; life is unfair. |
double decker bus | En Londres tomamos un autobús de dos pisos. | Double decker buses have a higher capacity than smaller buses. |
every five minutes | Ese alumno viene cada dos por tres a preguntarme lo mismo. | That student keeps coming and asking me the same thing. |
gobble food down, cram food down | Deja de comer a dos carrillos ese arroz que me está dando asco. | Stop gobbling food down, it is making me sick. |
tipsy | El profesor se presentó en clase con dos copas de más y esa fue la causa de su despido. | The teacher turned up to class tipsy and that was the cause of his dismissal. |
by twos, in twos | Es más rápido si cuentas de dos en dos. | It is much faster if you count by twos. |
in pairs | La profesora nos dijo que nos agrupáramos de dos en dos. | The professor told us to group up in pairs. |
two heads are better than one | Trabajar juntos facilita la tarea; dos cabezas piensan mejor que una. | Working together makes the job easier; two heads are better than one. |
two for one | Traje estas dos libras de café porque el vendedor me ofreció un dos por uno. | I bought two pounds of coffee because the vendor offered me two for one. |
colon | Usa dos puntos antes de listar elementos. | Use a colon before a list. |
in a nutshell | Dime en dos palabras qué te pareció el concierto. | Tell me in a nutshell what you thought about the concert. |
just like that | Lo hizo en dos patadas, sin esforzarse lo más mínimo. | He did it just like that, without the least amount of effort. |
in no time, in a split second | Es muy eficiente, hace todo el trabajo en un dos por tres. | It is very efficient. It does all the work in no time. |
play the field | Martín juega a dos bandas con su novia. | Martin plays the field with his girlfriend. |
be two-faced | Laura juega a dos bandas y nunca sabes cómo va a reaccionar. | Laura is two-faced and you never know how she'll react. |
be slow on the uptake | Matías no tiene dos dedos de frente, pobre, nunca entiende los chistes. | The poor guy is really slow on the uptake; he never gets any jokes. |
what a pair!, what a couple! | ¡Qué par de dos, son los dos unos tontos! | What a pair; they're both idiots! |
be a two-way matter | En la vida en pareja, todas las decisiones son cosa de dos. | In a relationship, all decisions are two-way matters. |
gable roof, pitched roof | El techo a dos aguas le da una apariencia clásica a la cabaña. | The gable roof gives a classic look to the cabin. |
be on the ball | Tengo dos dedos de frente y sé que estás mintiendo. | I'm on the ball and know that you're lying. |
do the work of two people | María trabaja por dos porque su esposo no tiene trabajo. | Maria does the work of two people because her husband was unemployed. |
be snowed under, grind your fingers to the bone | Lucía trabaja por dos mientras sus compañeros de oficina no hacen nada. | Lucia is snowed under while her colleagues in the office do nothing. |
one of two options | Una de dos, o vienes ya o avisa al jefe que no vienes. | One of two options, come now or tell the boss that you're not coming. |