hace

/ˈaθe/, [ˈa.θe]

ago, does

Examples

Se escapó de la cárcel hace treinta años y desde entonces ha sido un prófugo de la justicia.

He escaped from prison thirty years ago and has been on the lam ever since.

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¿De qué estaban hechas las bolas? Hace miles de años, los egipcios hacían bolas de piel blanda o tela.

What were the balls made of? Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians made balls out of soft leather or cloth.

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Dejé de fumar hace un año.

I quit smoking a year ago.

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Se fue hace una hora.

He left an hour ago.

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No hace falta que hagas lo que nosotros no haríamos.

You're not expected to do anything we wouldn't do ourselves.

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Si quieres escuchar una historia aterradora, te contaré un sueño que tuve hace unas semanas.

If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.

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Hace mucho tiempo que no escribo nada.

It's been a long time since I've written anything.

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Te lo envié hace dos días.

I sent it to you two days ago.

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Hace años que no nos vemos.

We haven't met for ages.

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Hace diez años, un negocio como ese hubiera sido un éxito.

Ten years ago, such business would have been a success.

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El héroe del libro se queja de las injusticias del mundo pero hace nada acerca de ellas.

The hero of the book rails at the injustices of the world but does nothing about them.

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Hace dos meses que no la veo.

I haven't seen her for two months.

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No he visto a mi familia desde hace mucho tiempo.

It's been a long time since I've seen my family.

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Era la clase de coche extraño que me hace querer soltar, "¿qué diablos es eso?"

It was the sort of weird car that made me want to blurt out, "what the heck is that?"

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Él lo hace más rápido que tú.

He does it faster than you.

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Se me hace que tu reloj de pulsera es caro.

Your watch seems to be very valuable.

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Él no lo hace.

He doesn't do it.

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Papá llegó a casa hace unos minutos.

Dad came home a few minutes ago.

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Mi despertador hace tictac demasiado fuerte.

My alarm clock's ticking is too loud.

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El problema es que el niño nunca hace lo que se le dice.

The problem is that that boy never does what he is told.

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