simple | Los candidatos son elegidos por mayoría simple. | Candidates are elected on the basis of a simple majority. |
simple | Vivimosporun simple expresión: vienen primero. | We live by one simple expression: they come first. |
simple | Soy una simple investigadora médica, aunque insólitamente brillante. | Why, I'm just a simple, albeit uncommonly brilliant medical researcher. |
simple | Suena simple en teoría ninguna medida extraordinaria. | It sounds simple in theory... no extraordinary measures. |
simple | Incuestionablemente, gran parte de su sustancia es simple electricidad. | Unquestionably, a large part of its substance... is simple electricity. |
simple | No dije nada sobre ser simple. | I haven't said anything about being simple. |
simple | Y ustedes podrían ayudarla a mantenerlo simple. | And she could probably use you two right about now to help keep it simple. |
simple | Creo que tengo suficiente para probar algo simple. | I think I've got enough to try something simple. |
simple | Te lo explicaré con aritmética simple. | Let me explain to him in simple arithmetic. |
simple | Dicen que es un simple ejecutivo. | I understand that he is a simple businessman. |
simple | Lo simple es la doble norma. | What's simple is, there's a double standard. |
simple | Nunca me devolviste una simple llamada. | Can't even return a simple phone call. |
simple | Un simple cálculo aritmético indicaría que no es posible. | A simple arithmetic calculation would suggest that it is not possible. |
simple | Así que creo que debes hacer una proposición simple. | No, she's going to love it, so I think you can keep the proposal simple. |
simple | Es un simple procedimiento laparoscópico ambulatorio. | It's just a simple outpatient laparoscopic procedure. |
simple | Pequeño, es un simple cálculo. | Little one, it's a simple calculus. |
single | Un simple beso arruinó mi entera vida. | One single kiss which has ruined my entire life. |
single | Una simple página podría traernos la ruina. | Even a single page could bring about our ruin. |
mere | Eso es mucho dinero por simple información. | That's a lot of money for mere information. |
mere | La belleza rinde homenaje al simple encanto. | It's pleasing to hear beauty paid tribute to mere prittiness. |
simple | La solución es muy simple: reinicia el equipo. | The solution is very simple: restart the computer. |
single | La ventana tiene un cristal simple, por eso hace tanto frío. | The window is only single glazed; that's why it's so cold in here. |
at first sight | A simple vista parece un ovni, pero es una nube lenticular. | At first sight it looks like a UFO, but it is a lenticular cloud. |
by its looks | No puedes juzgar a simple vista, debes ir más allá de las apariencias. | You shouldn't judge something by its looks; appearances can be deceiving. |
at a glance | Esto te lo aprendes a simple vista, es muy fácil de recordar. | You learn it at a glance; it is very easy to remember. |
that simple | Es así de simple, no quiero ir y punto. | It's that simple: I can't go, period. |
past simple, simple past | El pretérito perfecto simple se utiliza para acciones completadas en el pasado. | The past simple is used for completed actions in the past. |
pure curiousity, simple curiosity | Pregunto por simple curiosidad, quiero saber cómo estás. | I'm asking out of pure curiosity, I want to know how you are. |
plainly and simply | Eso es, simple y llanamente, maravilloso. | That is, plainly and simply, marvellous. |