All of the sudden, the king's children were gone. The legend says that they were taken by the pirates.De repente, los hijos del rey desaparecieron. La leyenda dice que las piratas los secuestraron.
I can't find my pearls. - I think they were taken by Carley. She doesn't understand that they're not toys.No puedo encontrar las perlas. - Creo que Carley las tomó. No entiende que no son juguetes.
What do you think of the pictures? - They're nice. It looks like they were taken with a wide-lens camera.¿Qué opinas de las fotos? – Son bonitas. Parece que se tomaron con una cámara de objetivo gran angular.
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Una frase idiomatica cuyo significado no es deducible si se traduce palabra por palabra.
I didn't think that the pictures would come out like this because they were taken by my son, but they came out well.No esperaba que las fotos salieran así porque las tomó mi hijo, pero salieron bien.
These pictures are beautiful. - Thanks. They were taken by a photographer.Estas fotos son hermosas. – Gracias. Un fotógrafo las tomó.