Usage examples of "mayoría de edad" in Spanish with translation to English

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En la mayoría de países occidentales, la mayoría de edad es a los 18 o 21 años. In most Western countries, young people come of age at 18 or 21.
Tom murió cuando tenía setenta años de edad. Tom died when he was seventy years old.
La mayoría de las escuelas no fueron concebidas para transformar la sociedad, sino que para reproducirla. Most schools were designed not to transform society, but to reproduce it.
Mucha gente de edad muere en accidentes de tránsito cada día. Lots of old people are killed in traffic accidents every year.
El significado de la vida para la mayoría de las personas se reduce a tres letras: CCD - comer, cagar y dormir. The meaning of life for most people fits into three letters: ESS - eat, shit, sleep.
Mi abuela solía decir que llegaría a los cien años de edad, pero murió a los 85. My grandmother used to say that she would live to be a hundred, but she died at the age of 85.
La mayoría de los estudiantes caminan a la escuela. Most students walk to school.
Los menores de edad no pueden ser mineros. Minors can't be miners.
A la mayoría de los chicos les gusta el béisbol. Most boys like baseball.
Tom es un hombre de 33 años de edad. Tom is a 33-year-old man.
La mayoría de los estudiantes vienen a la escuela de a pie. Most students come to school on foot.
Mi padre murió cuando yo tenía siete años de edad. My father died when I was seven years old.
La mayoría de los jóvenes no conocen los horrores de la guerra. Most young people don't know the terror of war.
A lo sumo ella tiene 20 años de edad. She's at most 20 years old.
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.
Todavía es menor de edad. She is yet under age.
La mayoría de los estudiantes están haciendo preparando el examen final. Most students are doing preparation for the term examination.
Ella empezó clases de piano cuando tenía seis años de edad. She began piano lessons when she was six years old.
La mayoría de las aves migratorias no comprenden por qué, una vez que han volado al Sur, no se quedan allí. Most migratory birds don't get why, once they've flown south, they don't just stay there.
Poca gente alcanza a vivir para los cien años de edad. Few people live to be one hundred years old.
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