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[quote=BlueOcean;24140]Hoy martes estoy en el aeropuerto y tengo que pasar la aduana. El aduana me dice que ___(1)___(PONER) la maleta encima del mostrador. También quiere que le ___(2)___(DECIR) hacia donde me dirijo. Me impaciento y le pido que ___(3)___(HACER) los trámites cuanto antes para que mi vuelo no ___(4)___(SALIR) sin mí. Él me contesta que no cree que ___(5)___(VALER) la pena ponerme así. Todavía no han empezado a embarcar. A lo mejor no lo ___(6)___(SABER) él, pero no hay nada que ___(7)___(PODER) yo hacer ahora. Tendré que esperar mientras él ___(8)___(VERIFICAR) los documentos.
Can someone help me translate? Today Tuesday I am in the airport and I have to pass thru customs. Customs is telling me that I put the suitcase on top of the check-in desk. ALso he wants that I tell him to where I am heading to. I am impatient and I request to him that he cut thru the red tape as soon as possible so that my flight doesn't leave without me. He answers me that he doesn't believe that it is worthwhile to become like that. Perhaps, he doesn't know it, but there is nothing that I can do now. I will have to wait while he verifies the documents. |
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I like to translate spanish as literally as I can even if it sounds funny in english. Probably a bad habit and I'm not sure it helps me any. Can you provide some example sentences using valer la pena wth other infinitives?
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vale la pena = it's worth it
vale la pena leerlo = it's worth reading (it) vale la pena visitarlo = it's worth visiting (it) no vale la pena ponerse así (no es para ponerse así) = It's not that big of a deal. = It's not something you should get all worked up about. = It's not something you should worry about. = There's no reason to get uptight about it. = It's not worth getting hot under the collar, etc., etc. |
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