la legua
-the league
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legua

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Se te nota a la legua que eres un agente.
You got agent written all over you.
No, no lo sabía. Se ve a la legua.
No, I didn't know that.
En mi hotel de Capri había una pareja, una de esas que se nota a la legua que están casados,...
There's a couple at my hotel, one of those really married couples. They sit at the table next to me every night.
En la legua inglesa era uso común decir que una nave se hundió con tantas 'almas' a bordo.
Even in common usage in the English Language it used to be quite common to say that a ship sank with so many 'souls' on it.
La Legua son en realidad tres poblaciones que suman algo más de 15,000 personas.
La Legua is actually three populations that together total more than 15,000 people.
La legua oficial es el catalán, pero todos son bilingües con el español y debido al turismo, mucha gente habla idiomas.
The official language is Catalan, but all are bilingual in Spanish and due to tourism, many people speak languages.
En La Legua se resistió y combatió el día 11 de septiembre de 1973. La Legua fue la única comunidad urbana popular en que sus jóvenes rechazaron en combate abierto el golpe de estado.
The military coup of September 11, 1973 deeply imprinted this historic neighborhood of Santiago. La Legua defended itself and fought back on the day of coup. La Legua was the only urban working class neighborhood where young people resisted the coup in open combat.
Una conversación picante y atrevida, sin pelos en la legua.
A spicy and bold, conversation without hair in the League.
Uno reconoce a una persona educada a la legua.
You can tell an educated man a mile off.
Sí, sí, claro, se le ve a la legua, ¿No?
Yes, of course, it stands out a mile, doesn't it?
Y yo reconozco a la legua a un caballero.
And I know a gentleman when I see a gentleman.
Has bebido, puedo olerlo a la legua.
You've had a drink. I can smell it a mile off.
Se le ve venir a la legua.
You can see him coming a mile away.
Se nota a la legua que es de la familia.
Cinch to see you belong to the Shredded Wheat family.
Sí, sí, claro, se le ve a la legua, ¿No?
Oh of course. It stands out a mile, doesn't it?
Se nota a la legua que lo necesitas.
It's plain to see that you need it.
Sí, sí, se ve a la legua.
Yes, yes, that's easy to see.
Podías darte cuenta a la legua.
You could see it a mile off.
Se ve a la legua.
You could see that a mile off.
Se te ve venir a la legua, amigo.
Don't telegraph your moves, man.
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