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cuando me dicen
-when they tell me
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cuándo me dicen
-when will they tell me
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cuando me dicen

cuando me dicen
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. when they tell me
Yo no me sorprendo cuando me dicen que alguien lo dejó todo y se fue a vivir a una isla.I'm not surprised when they tell me that someone dropped everything and went to live on an island.
b. when I'm told
No sé por qué, pero cuando me dicen que haga algo, siento un deseo irreprimible de hacer justo lo contrario.I don't know why, but when I'm told to do something, I feel an irrepressible desire to do just the opposite.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Solo añado pimienta a la pizza cuando me dicen los clientes que lo haga.I only add pepper to their pizzas when the customers tell me to.
Cuando me dicen los jefes que escriba un informe, yo siempre lo hago.When the bosses tell me to write a report, I always do it.
a. when they came and told me
Llevaba tres meses estudiando para el examen cuando me dicen que ha sido cancelado. - ¡Qué faena!I'd been studying for the exam for three months when they came and told me that it'd been cancelled. - What a pain!
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