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venir a menos
Language:
es
1.
Spain
Latin America
neutral
to approach to within a specified distance or limit; to come nearer than a stated measure.
2.
Spain
Latin America
formal
literary
to fall into decline, deterioration, or poverty; to become reduced in status, condition, or numbers.
Examples:
ES:
Nunca los vi venir a menos de una milla el uno del otro.
EN:
I never saw them come within a mile of each other.
ES:
Escucha, si te hace sentir mejor, mi, uh, hija me prohibió venir a menos de 30 metros de ella.
EN:
Listen, if it makes you feel any better, My, uh, daughter forbade me to come Within 10 feet of her booth.
ES:
Y no te molestes en venir a menos que quieras actuar como una verdadera esposa.
EN:
You, don't bother coming in unless you want to act like a real wife.
ES:
Pero me dije que no iba a venir a menos que hubiera un parkimetro gratuito,que por lo general nunca hay.
EN:
But I told myself that I wasn't going to come in unless there was a free parking meter, which usually there never is.
ES:
Y no olvides que te negaste a venir a menos que accediéramos a hacerlo.
EN:
And don't forget, you refused to come unless we agreed to do it.
ES:
Mira, incluso si ella no estaba tratando matarme , al venir a menos de 100 metros de mí ,
EN:
Look, even if she wasn't trying to kill me, by coming within 100 yards of me,
ES:
"No puedo venir a menos que se me envíe."
EN:
"I cannot come unless I be sent."
ES:
Pero tu no tenías que venir a menos que fuera en busca de respuestas.
EN:
But you wouldn't have come at all unless you were looking for answers.
ES:
Quiero que dejes de venir a menos que necesites algo.
EN:
I want you to stop coming in unless you need something.
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