1-I did not believe the news that Peter was no longer working at the Vilars' place.
1-No creia en la notícia que Peter no treballava més al lloc de Villar.
2-When we were young we used to lead (portar) a very happy life.
2-Quan érem joves acostumàvem portar una vida feliç.
3-Have you (pl. pol.) just come up in the lift or by the stairs?
3-Han pujat per l'ascensor o per l'escales?
4-Old uncle Ramon was saying that he now drank neither coffee nor brandy after meals.
4-El meu vell oncle Ramon estava dient que ara no beu ni cafè ni conyac desprès dels apats.
5-The dining room in the restaurant was decent and clean, but the kitchen where they prepared the food was very dirty.
5-El menjador al restaurant era decent i net, però la cuina on preparaven els menjars era molt brut.
6-The leaves were already dry and yellow and were falling from the trees.
6-Les fulles ja estavan secas i grogas i estavan caient dels arbres.
7-Behind the university there was a little café where the students drank beer at lunch-time, and where they would often go to play at cards before classes.
7-El darrera de l'universitat hi havia una botiga de cafè petita on els estudiants bevien cervesa a l'hora de dinar, i on sovint jugaven a les cartes abans de les classes.
8-Yesterday morning while you (pl. fam.) were all sleeping, Mother was cleaning the house, getting rid of the dust from the walls and taking the rubbish down to the street.
8-Ahir pel matí mentre estàveu tots dormints, la meva mare estava netjant la casa, traient la pols de les parets i baixant les escombraries al carrer.
9-The travellers had just arrived from Girona and were looking for a good hotel near the cathedral.
9-Els viatjers han acabat d'arribar de Girona i estaven buscant un bo hotel a la vora de la catedral.
10-When I worked at the bank I used to have breakfast at home each morning.
I would have lunch at Martorell's and then normally take a snack at work before ruturning home every night at supper-time.
10-Quan treballava al banc jo acostumava esmorzar a casa tot matí.
Dinava a can Martorell i llavors sovint berenava un refrigeri a la feina abans de tornar a casa totes les nits a l'hora de sopar.
11-We were following a path that led from the coast to the old castle.
11-Estàvem seguint un camí que conduia des de la costa fins al castell vell.
12-Sometimes the boys of the district used to climb the trees and watch the football match from there.
12-De vegades els nois del districte acostumaven pujar als arbres i veure al partit de futbol des d'hi.
December 2014
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