Usage examples of "grandfather clock" in English with translation to Spanish

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The clock, which my grandfather bought, is still in good order. El reloj que compró mi abuelo aún sigue en buen estado.
This clock is electric. Este reloj es eléctrico.
My grandfather used to make his own furniture. Mi abuelo se hacía sus propios muebles.
The first item he bought was an alarm clock. Él primer objeto que él compró fue un reloj despertador.
"I want to talk to your grandfather." "That's not possible, he died a few years back." "Quiero hablar con tu abuelo." "Eso no es posible, el murió hace algunos años."
The clock is wrong. El reloj está equivocado.
The father of a father is a grandfather, a grandfather's father is a great-grandfather, a great-grandfather's father is a great-great-grandfather, but no word has been decided upon for the generations before great-great-grandfather. El padre del padre es el abuelo, el padre del abuelo es el bisabuelo, el padre del bisabuelo es el tatarabuelo, pero no se ha definido una palabra para las generaciones anteriores al tatarabuelo.
My clock seems to be broken. Mi reloj parece estar roto.
Tom is Mary's grandfather. Tom es el abuelo de Mary.
I wish I could live at a more relaxed pace, instead of having to watch the clock all the time. Me gustaría poder vivir a un ritmo más relajado, en vez de tener que mirar el reloj todo el rato.
How old is your grandfather? ¿Cuántos años tiene tu abuelo?
Whose clock is it? ¿De quién es el reloj?
Grandfather talked to me with a pipe in his mouth. Mi abuelo me hablaba con un pipa en la boca.
This clock is far more expensive than that. Este reloj es mucho más caro que eso.
My grandfather gets up early. Mi abuelo se levanta temprano.
Where is my clock? ¿Dónde está mi reloj?
My grandfather is so fond of reading that not a day passes in which he doesn't open a book. A mi abuelo le gusta tanto leer que no pasa un solo día en el que no abre un libro.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Incluso un reloj roto está a la hora dos veces al día.
He is afraid of his grandfather. Él le teme a su abuelo.
The clock has just struck three. El reloj acaba de marcar las tres.
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