hacía

/aˈθia/, [aˈθi.a]

did, to, toward


Examples
  • Ayer hacía mucho viento.

    It was very windy yesterday.

  • ¿Hacía frío?

    Was it cold?

  • Tom había sido el mejor amigo de Mary desde hacía tanto tiempo como ella podía recordar.

    Tom had been Mary's best friend for as long as she could remember.

  • Hacía tanto calor que fuimos a nadar.

    It was so hot that we went swimming.

  • La vela se hacía más y más corta, hasta que se apagó.

    The candle grew shorter and shorter, until at last it went out.

  • Pero permíteme al menos agradecerte por tus generosas palabras. Hacía ya mucho tiempo que nadie me hablaba así.

    But let me thank you for your generous words, at least. I have had none spoken to me in so long.

  • Hacía tanto calor que dormí con la ventana abierta.

    It was so hot that I slept with the window open.

  • Ayer hacía calor.

    It was hot yesterday.

  • No hacía falta que fuera ella misma.

    She need not go there herself.

  • Hacía frío, así que prendimos una fogata.

    It was cold, so we lit a fire.

  • Cuanto más viejo se hacía, más modesto se volvía.

    The older he grew, the more modest he became.

  • ¿Qué tiempo hacía cuando usted salió esta mañana?

    What was the weather like when you went out this morning?

  • No pude dormir bien anoche porque hacía mucho calor.

    I could not sleep well last night, because it was so hot.

  • Hacía calor en la habitación.

    The room was hot.

  • Hacía frío y encendimos un fuego.

    It was cold and we got a fire going.

  • Ayer mi bicicleta fue robada mientras hacía algunas compras.

    Yesterday my bicycle was stolen while I was doing some shopping.

  • Él se quitó el abrigo porque hacía calor.

    He took the coat off because it was warm.

  • Una vez, un novato se encontró con Betty, y mientras hacía todo lo que podía para que no le matase, acabó matándose a sí mismo.

    A noob once met Betty and while desperately trying hard not to get killed, ended up killing himself.

  • La niña no hacía más que llorar.

    The little girl did nothing but cry.

  • Ella hacía mucho ruido con el piano.

    She made a lot of noise on the piano


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