tal cosa

such a thing

→ tal
phrase Common #6,663
such a thing Used to refer to an unspecified thing of that kind.
SP: No creo que exista tal cosa.
EN: I don't think such a thing exists.

No hay tal cosa como un ex-marine.

There's no such thing as an ex-Marine.

— Avatar (2009)

Fue una tontería de su parte hacer tal cosa.

It was foolish of him to do such a thing.

Me alegro de no haber comprado tal cosa.

I'm glad I didn't buy such a thing.

Ella no pudo haber hecho tal cosa.

She couldn't have done such a thing.

Por qué, ¿cómo pudo olvidar tal cosa?

Why, how could he forget such a thing?

— Sacrificio (1986)

Yo también pensé que había ángeles, pero no había tal cosa.

I also thought there were angels, but there was no such thing.

— Salyut-7: Héroes en el espacio (2017)

Él negó haber dicho tal cosa.

He denied having said such a thing.

No hay tal cosa.

There is no such thing.

— Super 30 (2019)

No creo que valga la pena hacer tal cosa.

I don't think it's worth doing such a thing.

Solo un esclavo diría tal cosa.

Only a slave would say such a thing.

Prefiero morir antes que hacer tal cosa.

I'd rather die than do such a thing.

No debí haber comprado tal cosa.

I shouldn't have bought that thing.

Es imposible probar tal cosa.

It is impossible to prove such a thing.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Tal cosa como esa puede ocurrir cuando tienes prisa.

Something like that can happen when you're in a hurry.

Jamás había oído tal cosa.

I had never heard such a thing.

Ella no dirá tal cosa.

She won't say such a thing.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Al contrario, nunca diría tal cosa.

On the contrary, I would never say such a thing.

Jane no podría decir tal cosa.

Jane could not say such a thing.

Juro que nunca haré tal cosa.

I swear I will never do such a thing.

No se necesita tal cosa.

There's no need for that.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Tom no hará tal cosa.

Tom won't do such a thing.

Verdaderamente me gustaría saber por qué él hizo tal cosa.

I would really like to know why he did such a thing.

Negó haber dicho tal cosa.

He denied having said such a thing.

Siempre ha habido leyendas de tal cosa.

There have always been legends about such things.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

No digas tal cosa.

Don't say such a thing.

Mimarin nunca haría tal cosa.

Mimarin would never do such a thing.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

No hay tal cosa como un zorro ingenuo, ni un hombre sin defectos.

There is no such thing as a naive fox, nor a man without flaws.

Incluso un niño puede hacer tal cosa.

Even a child can do such a thing.

Nunca he visto tal cosa antes.

I've never seen such a thing before.

Yo no he dicho tal cosa.

I didn't say anything like that.

Ella no puede haber hecho tal cosa.

She couldn't have done such a thing.

No pensaba hacer tal cosa.

I didn't intend to do such a thing.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Él no hizo tal cosa.

He did not do such a thing.

— Cónclave (2024)

Un matemático no diría tal cosa.

A mathematician wouldn't say such a thing.

Nunca dije tal cosa.

I never said such a thing.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Dame una razón para hacer tal cosa.

Give me one reason to do such a thing.

No me atrevo a decirle tal cosa.

I don't dare tell him/her such a thing.

Lamento haber hecho tal cosa.

I regret having done such a thing.

Un hombre sabio no haría tal cosa.

A wise man would not do such a thing.

Si tal cosa existe.

If such a thing exists.

Ustedes nunca harían tal cosa.

You would never do such a thing.

Un japonés nunca haría tal cosa.

A Japanese person would never do such a thing.

No, simplemente nunca he hecho tal cosa.

No, I've simply never done such a thing.

— El espejo (1975)

Si fuera tú, no haría tal cosa.

If I were you, I wouldn't do such a thing.

Al contrario, nunca he dicho tal cosa.

On the contrary, I’ve never said such a thing.

No haré tal cosa.

I will not do such a thing.

— Devdas (2002)

El nuestro, lamentablemente, no dirá tal cosa.

Unfortunately, ours will not say such a thing.

— El espejo (1975)

Jamás haría tal cosa.

I would never do such a thing.