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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
– No lo entiendes, Nick -siguió protestando.“You don’t understand, Nick,” she continued to argue with him.Kava, Alex / Bajo SospechaKava, Alex / A Perfect EvilA Perfect EvilKava, Alex© S.M. Kava 2000Bajo SospechaKava, Alex
No, no lo puedo entender, pensaba Amalfitano, mientras a dos manos sostenía la carta, como si fuera un salvavidas hecho de cañas y de hierba, y con el pie movía pausadamente la sillitamecedora de su hija.No, thought Amalfitano, I don't, as he held the letter in his two hands like a life raft of reeds and grasses, and with his foot he steadily rocked his daughter in her seat.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
—Yo no… lo entiendo.“I don’t… get it.”Ward, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoWard, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008Amante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica Bird
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
Las cargas que llevamos como Elegidas son pesadas y otras personas ajenas a nosotras no siempre las entienden.The burdens we carry as Chosen are weighty and not always understood by others who are not one among us.Ward, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoWard, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008Amante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica Bird
– Sí, uno al que no le gusta escribir y, cuando lo hace, no se le entiende.'Aye, and he doesn't like the paperwork. His writing's not good.'Sansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroSansom, Christopher John / DissolutionDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003El gallo negroSansom, Christopher John
– 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
La literatura en México es como un jardín de infancia, una guardería, un kindergarten, un parvulario, no sé si lo podéis entender.Literature in Mexico is like a nursery school, a kindergarten, a playground, a kiddie club, if you follow me.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
No entienden lo que era saber que todos los equipos, todos los libros de la biblioteca, todos los pupitres de las clases ya habían sido usados y desechados en el instituto de blancos.»They don't understand what it was like to know that every uniform, every book in the library, every desk in the classrooms, had once been used in the white high school, and then discarded.Katzenbach, John / Juicio FinalKatzenbach, John / Just CauseJust CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John KatzenbachJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006
¿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
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
Tal vez aún estuviera allí Campbell y le pudiera explicar algo que él no había entendido.Maybe Campbell would still be there and could explain whatever it was he'd missed.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño
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