Usage examples of "short distance" in English with translation to Spanish

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They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance. Ellos danzan en círculos para comunicar una distancia corta, y sacuden sus cuerpos y se mueven hacia atrás y adelante para indicar una distancia mayor.
Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant. Vista de una distancia, la colina se ve como un elefante.
Tom is running short of money. Tom se está quedando escaso de dinero.
It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance. De casualidad, vi a mi amigo caminando en la distancia.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails. Un conejo tiene orejas largas y cola corta.
She heard a dog barking in the distance. Ella oyó a un perro ladrar a lo lejos.
This book contains a lot of short stories. Este libro tiene muchas historias cortas.
I heard, that you are great in long distance races. Me han dicho que eres una corredora de fondo muy buena.
Short hair really suits her. El cabello corto le viene muy bien.
The distance from the sun to the earth is about 93 million miles. La distancia entre el sol y la tierra es de casi 93 millones de millas.
You mean you're short on fuck-buddies? ¿Quieres decir que te faltan compañeros sexuales estables?
Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face. Vista desde una distancia, lucía como un rostro humano.
It seemed that he was short of money. Parecía que él estaba corto de dinero.
I caught sight of her figure in the distance. Pude ver su figura a lo lejos.
His short stature makes him feel insecure. Su baja estatura le hace sentir inseguro.
Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle. Vista de lejos, la roca se ve como un viejo castillo.
We may be short of chairs. Puede que nos falten sillas.
At a distance, the ship looks like an island. A esta distancia, el barco parece una isla.
In a word, life is short. En una palabra, la vida es corta.
We heard shots in the distance. Escuchamos disparos a lo lejos.
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