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en tu lugar

if I were you

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if I were you Used to give advice from someone else's point of view. Literally means "in your place".
SP: Yo en tu lugar lo pensaría mejor.
EN: If I were you, I would think about it more.

No hubiera hecho eso en tu lugar.

I wouldn't have done that if I were you.

En tu lugar, haría lo mismo.

If I were you, I’d do the same thing.

En tu lugar, yo sería más cuidadoso.

If I were you, I would be more careful.

Mañana iré en tu lugar.

I'll go in your place tomorrow.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

No sé tú, pero yo en tu lugar no me esperaría a las rebajas.

I don't know about you, but if I were you, I wouldn't wait for the sale.

Ojalá estuviera en tu lugar.

I wish I were in your place.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Si estuviera en tu lugar, Yo tampoco tendría miedo.

If I were in your place, I wouldn't be afraid either.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Odiaría estar en tu lugar.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.

He estado en tu lugar.

I've been in your place.

Una vez estuve en tu lugar.

I was once in your place.

En tu lugar, estaría nerviosa.

If I were you, I'd be nervous.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

Debería haberme caído en tu lugar.

I should have fallen in your place.

— El brazo de brillantes (1969)

En tu lugar, me habría sentido igual.

In your place, I would have felt the same way.

Voy a verle en tu lugar.

I'll see him in your place.

No me gustaría estar en tu lugar.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.

Perdóname, odiaría estar en tu lugar.

Forgive me, I would hate to be in your place.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

Voy a ir en tu lugar.

I'll go in your place.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

En tu lugar yo no iría allí.

If I were you, I wouldn't go there.

Estoy en tu lugar.

I’m in your place.

Estaría encantado de ir en tu lugar.

I’d be delighted to go in your place.

Si estuviera en tu lugar, le echaría una mano.

If I were in your place, I would lend a hand.

Tom se alegra de no estar en tu lugar.

Tom is glad he’s not in your shoes.