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– Pero no entiendo qué...“But I don’t understand what-”Kava, Alex / Bajo SospechaKava, Alex / A Perfect EvilA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000Bajo SospechaKava, Alex
– Pero lo que no entiendo es por qué, si se le considera de modo tan rotundo un hombre genial, sólo es recordado por sus derrotas."But what I don't understand is why, when he was so roundly considered such a man of genius, does everyone only remembers his defeats?"Katzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoKatzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John KatzenbachLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, John
Si lo leo yo, igual no lo entiendo.If I read it myself, I probably won't understand it."Bolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesThe savage detectivese savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha WimmerLos detectives salvajesBolano, Roberto
– Eso no lo entiendo."I don't understand that.Katzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoKatzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John KatzenbachLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, John
Yo es que no lo entiendo, dije.I just don't understand it, I said.Bolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesThe savage detectivese savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha WimmerLos detectives salvajesBolano, Roberto
La mujer exclamó algo que no entendió y al poco rato otra mujer cogió el aparato.There was an exclamation he couldn't make out, and a moment later another woman came to the phone.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
¿A cambio de qué?, dijo John, pero Hans no le contestó, a veces se hacía el que no entendía el inglés.In exchange for what? said John, but Hans didn't answer. Sometimes he pretended that he didn't speak English.Bolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesThe savage detectivese savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha WimmerLos detectives salvajesBolano, Roberto
Haas no entendía cómo una verga se podía poner erecta delante de un agujero del culo como el de Farfán o el de Gómez.Haas didn't understand how a cock could get hard when faced with an asshole like Farfan's or Gomez's.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
Los árabes hablaron en inglés, pero no entendí lo que decían.The Arabs were speaking English, but I couldn't understand what they were saying.Bolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesThe savage detectivese savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha WimmerLos detectives salvajesBolano, Roberto
Por supuesto, no entendió nada de lo que decían.Of course, he didn't understand a thing she said.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
Entraron detrás del sacerdote y, una vez más, Nick intentó intercambiar una mirada con Maggie, porque no entendía aquel repentino entusiasmo por pasar más tiempo en compañía de un sacerdote al que aborrecía.They followed the priest in, and again Nick tried to catch a glimpse of Maggie’s face, unsure of her sudden enthusiasm to spend more time with the priest she despised.Kava, Alex / Bajo SospechaKava, Alex / A Perfect EvilA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000Bajo SospechaKava, Alex
Hizo un comentario que no entendí.He made a remark I didn't hear.Bolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesThe savage detectivese savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha WimmerLos detectives salvajesBolano, Roberto
"Está ocurriendo algo que no entendemos", dice Emmert."Something is going on that we do not understand," says Emmert.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
Pero ellos no entendían porqué -- y tal vez no les importaba: el hecho de que sus canoas fuesen llevadas hacia el este era suficiente.But they didn't understand why -- and maybe they didn't care: the fact that their canoes drifted east was enough.http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011
– Tú es que eres muy delicada, mana, y no entiendes estas cosas."You're just too high class, mana. You don't understand.Bolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesThe savage detectivese savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha WimmerLos detectives salvajesBolano, Roberto
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I don't understand
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