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en tu lugar

if I were you

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phrase Uncommon #13,100
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.

En tu lugar, haría lo mismo.

If I were you, I’d do the same thing.

Voy a ir en tu lugar.

I'll go in your place.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Odiaría estar en tu lugar.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.

Si estuviera en tu lugar, le echaría una mano.

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

En tu lugar, yo sería más cuidadoso.

If I were you, I would be more careful.

Ojalá estuviera en tu lugar.

I wish I were in your place.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Perdóname, odiaría estar en tu lugar.

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

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

En tu lugar, estaría nerviosa.

If I were you, I'd be nervous.

— Jugada maestra (2026)

No hubiera hecho eso en tu lugar.

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

Mañana iré en tu lugar.

I'll go in your place tomorrow.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Tom se alegra de no estar en tu lugar.

Tom is glad he’s not in your shoes.

Voy a verle en tu lugar.

I'll see him in your place.

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)

Estaría encantado de ir en tu lugar.

I’d be delighted to go in your place.

En tu lugar, me habría sentido igual.

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

Una vez estuve en tu lugar.

I was once in your place.

Estoy en tu lugar.

I’m in your place.

En tu lugar yo no iría allí.

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

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.

He estado en tu lugar.

I've been in your place.

Debería haberme caído en tu lugar.

I should have fallen in your place.

— El brazo de brillantes (1969)

No me gustaría estar en tu lugar.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.