1. (adj) such - no dijo tal cosa: he never said any such thing, he never said anything of the kind tal día como hoy hace cien años: on a day like today a hundred years ago lo explicó de tal manera que todos lo entendimos: she explained it in such a way that we all understood aparcó de tal manera que no pudimos salir: he parked in such a way that we could not get out semejante

2. (adj) - había tal cantidad de gente que no pudimos entrar: there were so many people that we couldn't get in, there was such a crowd of people that we couldn't get in como intensificador

3. (adj) - te llamó un tal Matías: someone called Matías phoned you ella me pedía tal o cual libro y yo se lo mandaba: she would ask for a certain book and I would send it to her con valor indeterminado

1. (adv) en expresiones

2. (adv) - haría cualquier cosa con tal de volverla a ver: I would do anything to see her again, I would do anything if only I could see her again

3. (adv) as long as, provided - con tal de que no me molesten a mí, que hagan lo que quieran: as long as provided they don't bother me, they can do whatever they like

4. (adv) - ¿qué tal está tu madre?: how is your mother? ¿qué tal estuvo la película?: how was the film?

5. (adv) - tal como lo explicó, parecía fácil: the way he explained it, it sounded easy es tal como lo describió: it is just as she described it

6. (adv) - dejaron la habitación tal cual: they left the room just as it was lo ha dibujado tal cual es: he's drawn it just as it is

7. (adv) - lo hizo tal y como le dijeron: he did it just the way he was told to

8. (adv) maybe, perhaps

1. (pron) - es el dueño, y como tal tiene ciertos privilegios: he is the owner and, as such, he has certain privileges es un delito, y como tal será castigado: it is a crime and, as such, it will be punished tal para cual: son tal para cual: they're two of a kind