tal

/ˈtal/, [ˈt̪al]

such, such as

Examples

Podemos seguir jugando, con tal de que no hagamos demasiado ruido.

We can continue playing, as long as we don't make too much noise.

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¡Tal vez conozca a esta persona!

Maybe I know this person!

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¿Qué tal un té?

Won't you have some tea?

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Da igual morir que casarse con tal hombre.

I might as well die as marry such a man.

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La verdadera libertad no está en lo que haces, sino en la forma como eliges vivir lo que haces, y sólo a ti te pertenece tal facultad.

True freedom is not in what you do, but in the way you choose to live what you do, and that faculty belongs just to you.

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¿Y tú qué tal?

And you, how are you?

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Las reformas políticas tal vez mejoren las condiciones de vida de los pobres.

Political reforms may ameliorate the living conditions of the poor.

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Él es un amigo y lo trato como tal.

He is a friend and I treat him as such.

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Tal vez Tom no hizo lo que todo el mundo dice que hizo.

Maybe Tom didn't do what everyone says he did.

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Debes tomar las cosas tal como son.

You must take things as they are.

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Un tal Sr. West llamó en tu ausencia.

A Mr. West called in your absence.

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Debes tomar las cosas tal y como son.

You must take things just as they are.

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¿Cómo pudiste cometer tal error?

How could you make such a mistake?

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Deberías ir y hacerlo, tal como dijiste que harías.

You should go ahead and do it, just like you said you would.

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Al contrario, nunca he dicho tal cosa.

On the contrary, I've never said such a thing.

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Él es un pintor famoso y debería de ser tratado como tal.

He is a famous painter and should be treated as such.

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¿Qué tal a las 12:45?

How about 12:45?

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Jane no podría decir tal cosa.

Jane cannot have said such a thing.

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¡Hola! ¿Qué tal estás?

Hi! How are you?

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Tal vez la Tierra no sea el único planeta dotado de vida.

Perhaps the Earth is not the only planet gifted with life.

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