hacía

/aˈθia/, [aˈθi.a]

did, to, toward


Examples
  • Hacía tanto calor que pensé que me iba a desmayar.

    It was so hot that I thought I was going to pass out.

  • No hacía falta que se diera prisa, ha llegado demasiado pronto.

    You needn't have hurried; you've arrived too early.

  • Ayer me encontré con un conocido al que hacía diez años que no veía.

    Yesterday I saw an old acquaintance whom I hadn't seen in ten years.

  • Aunque hacía frío, él no encendió el fuego.

    Though it was cold, he didn't light the fire.

  • Mi padre era funcionario, y mi madre tampoco hacía nada.

    My father was a civil servant, and my mother wasn't doing anything either.

  • Traté de animarla, pero ella no hacía más que llorar.

    I tried to cheer her up, but she did nothing but cry.

  • A duras penas se hacía entender.

    He could hardly make himself understood.

  • Hacía mucho calor.

    It was very hot.

  • Hacía tanto frío que no pude dormir.

    It was so cold that I couldn't sleep.

  • Le dijeron al camarero que no hacía falta que se quedase.

    The waiter was told that he need not stay.

  • Como hacía tanto calor, fuimos a nadar.

    Since it was so hot, we went swimming.

  • Hacía tanto frío que no podía dormir.

    It was so cold that I couldn't sleep.

  • Ayer llevaba puesto un sombrero porque hacía mucho frío.

    I wore a hat yesterday because it was very cold.

  • Hacía mucho viento.

    There was a lot of wind.

  • Tom empezó a hablar acerca de lo que él hacía para vivir.

    Tom began talking about what he did for a living.

  • A Tom le había gustado Mary desde hacía varios años, pero, en algún momento, sus sentimientos hacia ella se convirtieron en amor.

    Tom liked Mary for years but, at some point, his feelings for her changed to love.

  • Ellos no nadaron porque hacía frío.

    They didn't swim because it was cold.

  • La inclinación del terreno hacía difícil la construcción de la carretera.

    The slope of the ground made it difficult to construct the road.

  • Hacía mucho frío ayer por la noche.

    It was very cold yesterday evening.

  • ¿Qué hacía él cuando lo viste?

    What was he doing when you saw him?


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