Usage examples of "el que" in Spanish with translation to English

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Mary tuvo un sueño en el que le tocaba la lotería. Mary had a dream that she won the lottery.
Le debo a el que puedo ganar un buen salario. I owe it to him that I can earn a good salary.
Éste es el bolígrafo con el que escribía el famoso novelista. This is the pen which the famous novelist wrote with.
Tienes un hábito por el que estoy feliz. You have a habit that I'm happy about.
Puedes elegir el que quieras. You may choose whichever you want.
El mundo sigue una regla de oro: el que tenga el oro hace las reglas. The world follows one golden rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules.
En la mayoría de los deportes, el equipo que más duro entrena, normalmente es el que se hace con el triunfo. In most sports the team that practice hardest usually brings home the bacon.
Éste es el hospital en el que nací. This is the hospital which I was born in.
Quiero un cesto en el que pueda llevar estas manzanas. I want a basket in which to carry these apples.
¿Eres de un planeta en el que no viven más que mujeres? Are you from a planet on which only women live?
El que busca excusas no tiene ninguna posibilidad de triunfar. He who looks for excuses doesn't have any chances for success.
El que no arriesga no gana. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
El hombre con el que hablaba es mi profesor de inglés. The man I was talking to is my English teacher.
El que escucha por primera vez su voz grabada, tiene la sensación de estar escuchando a un extraño. One who listens to their recorded voice has the sensation of listening to a stranger.
Tom no podía pensar en ninguna motivo por el que él no debiera quedarse. Tom could think of no reason why he shouldn't stay.
No fui yo el que dio un portazo. It wasn't me who slammed the door.
Probablemente sea el primer ministro del exterior polaco de la historia que diga esto, pero allá voy: es menor el miedo que tengo del poder alemán que el que estoy empezando a tener de su inactividad. I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.
De todos estos pasteles el que más me gusta es este. Of all these cakes I like this one best.
Éste es el bolígrafo con el que él firmó el documento. This is the pen that he signed the document with.
Deberías leer un libro tan bueno como el que él esta leyendo ahora. You should read such a good book as he is reading now.
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