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un tal

a certain

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phrase Uncommon #12,881
a certain Used before a person's name when the speaker presents them as someone not known or not worth identifying more specifically; it can sound dismissive.
SP: Ayer llamó un tal Pedro preguntando por ti.
EN: A certain Pedro called yesterday asking for you.

Un tal Sr Brown vino a verte cuando estabas fuera.

A Mr. Brown came to see you when you were away.

Alguien de tu pueblo, un tal Devdas Mukherjee.

Someone from your village, a certain Devdas Mukherjee.

— Devdas (2002)

También se ha quemado uno de los nuestros, un tal Rainer.

One of our own, a certain Rainer, has also been burned.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Un tal Jackson.

A certain Jackson.

— El Bueno, El Malo y El Feo (1966)

Hay un tal Sr. Kay que quiere ver te.

There's a Mr. Kay who wants to see you.

Un tal Abundio.

A certain Abundio.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Un tal Thaddeus Thatch.

A certain Thaddeus Thatch.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

¡Por un tal Devdas!

For some guy named Devdas!

— Devdas (2002)

Un tal Sr Brown vino para verte cuando estabas fuera.

A Mr. Brown came to see you when you were out.

Zavulon, un tal Gorodetsky viene para aquí.

Zavulon, a certain Gorodetsky is heading this way.

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)

Ángela, teléfono, un tal Castro.

Angela, there's a Mr. Castro on the phone.

— Tesis (1996)

Un tal Neville ha perdido uno.

A certain Neville has lost one.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Jefe, un tal Sr. Nakamura de la Oficina de Tratados quiere verlo.

Boss, a Mr. Nakamura from the Treaty Office wants to see you.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Un tal Bardolph, si lo conoce Vuestra Majestad.

A certain Bardolph, if Your Majesty knows him.

— Henry V (1989)

"En una morada en Shankill Road vivía un tal William Bloat."

In a dwelling on Shankill Road lived a certain William Bloat.

— La Sociedad de los Poetas Muertos (1989)

Un tal Zachetti.

A certain Zachetti.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

La ha llamado un tal Sr. Chow.

A certain Mr. Chow called her.

— Con Ánimo de Amar (2000)

Un tal Sr. Sato vino a ver te mientras estabas fuera.

A Mr. Sato came to see you while you were away.

Aquí hay una nota de un tal Borís.

Here is a note from someone named Boris.

— Летят журавли (1957)

El del jefe Nakamura, de la Oficina de Tratados, y el de un tal Dr. Willis.

The one from Chief Nakamura at the Treaties Office, and the one from some Dr. Willis.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Un tal Pedro Páramo.

Some guy called Pedro Páramo.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

PK, un tal Bhairon Singh quiere hablar contigo.

PK, a certain Bhairon Singh wants to speak with you.

— PK (2014)

Conocí a un tal Sr. Smith.

I met a certain Mr. Smith.

Luego se casó con un tal Calvert.

Then she married a man named Calvert.

— Titanic (1997)

Un tal Henry quería ver te.

A guy named Henry wanted to see you.

Un tal señor Tanaka vino a ver te ayer.

A certain Mr. Tanaka came to see you yesterday.

Un tal Sr. West llamó en tu ausencia.

A certain Mr. West called while you were away.

Y un tal James Markum.

And a certain James Markum.

— Río Místico (2003)