tal cosa

such a thing

→ tal

phrase Common #8,137

such a thing Often refers to something already mentioned or understood from context.

SP: No puedo creer tal cosa.

EN: I can't believe such a thing.

Si tal cosa existe.

If such a thing exists.

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.

Jane no podría decir tal cosa.

Jane could not say such a thing.

No me atrevo a decirle tal cosa.

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

Ella no puede haber hecho tal cosa.

She couldn't have done such a thing.

Tom no hará tal cosa.

Tom won't do such a thing.

Solo un esclavo diría tal cosa.

Only a slave would say such a thing.

¡No existe tal cosa!

There’s no such thing!

— El sacrificio (1986)

¿Crees que tal cosa es posible?

Do you think something like that is possible?

Él no hizo tal cosa.

He did not do such a thing.

— Cónclave (2024)

Tal cosa como esa puede ocurrir cuando tienes prisa.

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

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 (2017)

Negó haber dicho tal cosa.

He denied having said such a thing.

No hay tal cosa.

There is no such thing.

— Súper 30 (2019)

Verdaderamente me gustaría saber por qué él hizo tal cosa.

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

Siempre ha habido leyendas de tal cosa.

There have always been legends about such things.

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

Un matemático no diría tal cosa.

A mathematician wouldn't say such a thing.

¡No hay forma en que Mima haga tal cosa!

There's no way Mima would do such a thing!

— PERFECT BLUE (1998)

¿Es ella tan tonta como para creer tal cosa?

Is she stupid enough to believe such a thing?

No, simplemente nunca he hecho tal cosa.

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

— El espejo (1975)

Por qué, ¿cómo pudo olvidar tal cosa?

Why, how could he forget such a thing?

— El sacrificio (1986)

No debí haber comprado tal cosa.

I shouldn't have bought that thing.

Ustedes nunca harían tal cosa.

You would never do such a thing.

Ella no pudo haber hecho tal cosa.

She couldn't have done such a thing.

El nuestro, lamentablemente, no dirá tal cosa.

Unfortunately, ours will not say such a thing.

— El espejo (1975)

Me alegro de no haber comprado tal cosa.

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

Nunca dije tal cosa.

I never said such a thing.

— Una Voz Silenciosa (2016)

Es imposible probar tal cosa.

It is impossible to prove such a thing.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Al contrario, nunca diría tal cosa.

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

Yo no he dicho tal cosa.

I didn't say anything like that.

Ella no dirá tal cosa.

She won't say such a thing.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Nunca he visto tal cosa antes.

I've never seen such a thing before.

No se necesita tal cosa.

There's no need for that.

— Una Voz Silenciosa (2016)

No existe tal cosa como una bomba en una maleta.

There is no such thing as a bomb in a suitcase.

— Alerta Extinción (2026)

¿Cómo pudo pasar tal cosa?

How could such a thing happen?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

¿Por qué diría él tal cosa?

Why would he say such a thing?

— Cónclave (2024)

No haré tal cosa.

I will not do such a thing.

— Devdas (2002)

Él negó haber dicho tal cosa.

He denied having said such a thing.

No digas tal cosa.

Don't say such a thing.