Usage examples of "u" in Spanish with translation to English

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¿Es más difícil perdonar u olvidar? Is it harder to forgive or to forget?
¿Hay algún líquido u objetos punzantes en tu equipaje? Are there any liquids or sharp objects in your luggage?
Tom siempre se está quejando de una cosa u otra. Tom is always complaining about one thing or another.
No discrimines a la gente basándote en su nacionalidad, sexo u ocupación. Don't discriminate against people based on nationality, gender, or occupation.
Mi chamarra tiene un bolsillo secreto donde puedo esconder dinero u otros valores. My jacket has a secret pocket where I can hide money or other valuables.
Por una u otra razón no puedo simplemente ponerme manos a la obra. For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.
¿Qué te parecería una taza de té u otra cosa, si es que no estás apurado? How about a cup of tea or something, if you aren't in a hurry?
El "sujeto" es la persona u objeto que lleva a cabo la acción de la frase. Pasado a Japonés sería la parte que acaba en "wa" o "ga". The "subject" is the person or object to carry out the action in the sentence. Transformed to Japanese it would be the part that end in "wa" or "ga".
Nadie será condenado por actos u omisiones que en el momento de cometerse no fueron delictivos según el Derecho nacional o internacional. Tampoco se impondrá pena más grave que la aplicable en el momento de la comisión del delito. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
La voluntad del pueblo es la base de la autoridad del poder público; esta voluntad se expresará mediante elecciones auténticas que habrán de celebrarse periódicamente, por sufragio universal e igual y por voto secreto u otro procedimiento equivalente que garantice la libertad del voto. The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.
Toda persona tiene derecho a un nivel de vida adecuado que le asegure, así como a su familia, la salud y el bienestar, y en especial la alimentación, el vestido, la vivienda, la asistencia médica y los servicios sociales necesarios; tiene asimismo derecho a los seguros en caso de desempleo, enfermedad, invalidez, viudez, vejez u otros casos de pérdida de sus medios de subsistencia por circunstancias independientes de su voluntad. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
No tengo mucho dinero, pero me las arreglo de una forma u otra. I don't have a lot of money, but I get along somehow.
El queso es un alimento sólido elaborado a partir de la leche de vaca, cabra, oveja u otros mamíferos. Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals.
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