aquello

pron.

that.

no consiguió saber si aquello lo dijo en serio he never found out whether she meant those words o that seriously

aquello de su mujer es una mentira all that about his wife is a lie

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aquello

► pronombre

1 that, it

■ aquello fue impresionante that was great

■ aquello no tiene remedio it's hopeless

■ aquello de que no tiene dinero es mentira it's not true that he hasn't got any money

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FRASEOLOGÍA

por aquello de so as not to

■ cogió un taxi por aquello de no llegar tarde he took a taxi so as not to arrive late

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pron.

that, that matter

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PRON DEM INDEF that

aquello no tuvo importancia — that wasn't important

aquello no me gusta — I don't like that

aquello que te conté de mi hermano — that business about my brother I told you about

aquello de que no iba a venir fue mentira — when they said he wasn't coming it was a lie

¡no se te olvide aquello! — see you don't forget what I told you about o what I told you to do etc!

aquello fue de miedo — * that was awful, wasn't that awful?

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pronombre demostrativo (neutro)

¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? — what's that over there?

aquello que te dije el otro día — what I told you the other day

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pronombre demostrativo (neutro)

¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? — what's that over there?

aquello que te dije el otro día — what I told you the other day

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aquello

pron dem

(neutro):

¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? what's that over there?

aquello que te dije el otro día what I told you the other day

por fin abrieron las puertas y no sabes lo que fue aquello you can't imagine what it was like when they finally opened the doors

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aquello pron dem (neutro):

◊ ¿qué es aquello que se ve allá? what's that over there?;

aquello que te dije el otro día what I told you the other day
aquello pron dem neut that, it: aquello fue el colmo, that was the limit
familiar por aquello de que no se enterara por otros, so that she wouldn't find out through other people

'aquello' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adiós
- baño
- campal
- dilucidar
- enterrar
- mover
- traste
- apoteosis
- historia
- lo
English:
fate
- folly
- former
- live through
- shattered
- sweat
- that
- matter
- putter
- stand

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aquello pron demostrativo

that;

¿has hecho aquello que te pedí? did you do what I asked you to?;

no consiguió saber si aquello lo dijo en serio he never found out whether she meant what she said seriously;

aquello de su mujer es una mentira all that about his wife is a lie

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aquello

pron that

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aquello pron, (neuter) : that, that matter, that business

aquello fue algo serio: that was something serious

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aquello pron that

aquello es lo que más me gustaba that's what I liked the most

aquello que what

¿te acuerdas de aquello que me dijiste? do you remember what you told me?