Usage examples of "beat about the bush" in English with translation to Spanish

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Don't beat about the bush. Ve al grano.

Are you sure about the cost of that car? ¿Estás seguro del precio de ese coche?

A friend in hand is worth two in the bush! ¡Más vale amigo en mano que ciento volando!

There was something weird about the incident. Había algo extraño en el incidente.

Stop beating around the bush. Déjate de andar con indirectas.

I have to talk with her about the new plan. Tengo que hablar con ella sobre el nuevo plan.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando.

There have been a lot of complaints about the lack of police protection. Han habido muchas quejas acerca de la falta de protección policial.

The bush is burning. El arbusto se está quemando.

She wrote a book about the visitors. Ella escribió un libro sobre los visitantes.

Please stop beating around the bush and come straight to the point. Ya deja de andar con rodeos y ve al grano.

I spoke with him about the matter. Yo hablé con él acerca del asunto.

A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. Más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando.

One thing I don't like about the iPad is that you can't easily install apps that aren't available through Apple's App Store. Una cosa que no me gusta acerca del iPad es que no puedes instalar fácilmente apps que no estén disponibles a través del App Store de Apple.

Believe it or not, a monster emerged from the bush. Lo creas o no, un monstruo apareció del arbusto.

The waiter was such a nice man we didn't like to complain about the meal. El camarero era tan simpático que no nos quisimos quejar de la comida.

I didn't beat around the bush Yo pregunto si la manteca es unto

He published the book about the history of coins. Él publicó el libro sobre la historia de las monedas.

Nancy told me about the fire. Nancy me contó del incendio.

There was a lot of talk lately about the architecture of the new school. Ha habido mucha discusión últimamente sobre la arquitectura de la nueva escuela.

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