Usage examples of "ruido de fondo" in Spanish with translation to English

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La música que no transmite sentimientos, imágenes, pensamientos, recuerdos, es simplemente ruido de fondo. Music that doesn't transmit feelings, images, thoughts, or memories is just background noise.
Me han dicho que eres una corredora de fondo muy buena. I heard, that you are great in long distance races.
Tom escuchaba el ruido de la lluvia en el techo de chapa. Tom heard the sound of rain on the tin roof.
Si oyes ruido de cascos, no busques cebras. If you hear hoofbeats, don’t look for zebras.
No puedo aguantar el ruido de la calle. I can't stand the noise from the street.
Sentado en la oscuridad escribiendo en su ordenador, oye el ruido de los pájaros que pían por la mañana y se da cuenta de que se ha quedado despierto toda la noche, pero el insomne todavía se niega a dormir. As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep.
Ese hombre ya ha tocado fondo: su mujer le ha dejado, le han echado del trabajo y es alcohólico. Lo peor es que yo le conocía, él era mi jefe hace cinco años. That man has hit bottom: his wife has left him, he's lost his job, and he's an alcoholic. The worst is that I know him--he used to be my boss five years ago.
No tolero ese ruido. I can't put up with that noise.
Hay un agujero en el fondo del balde. There's a hole in the bottom of the bucket.
Tom le dijo a los niños que podrían quedarse en esta sala siempre y cuando no hicieran ningún ruido. Tom told the children that they could stay in this room as long as they didn't make any noise.
El camaleón puede asumir el color del fondo. The chameleon can take on the colors of its background.
Es el ruido que oís cuando todo está en silencio. It is the sound you hear when everything is silent.
Su anillo se cayó a un río y se hundió hasta el fondo. Her ring fell into a river and sank to the bottom.
¿Puedes bajarle al ruido? Can you keep the noise down?
Quisiera agradecerte desde el fondo de mi corazón por toda tu ayuda. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your help.
Anoche oí un extraño ruido venir de la habitación de Tom. I heard a strange noise coming from Tom's room last night.
¿Quién está al fondo de estos rumores? Who is at the bottom of these rumors?
Tom dice que ya no puede soportar este ruido. Tom says he can't put up with this noise any longer.
Una vez que volví a abrir mis ojos, Amina me miraba fijamente desde el fondo de su vaso de cerveza. Once I opened my eyes again, Amina was staring at me through the bottom of her beer glass.
No hagas ruido o espantarás a los pájaros. Don't make any noise or you'll scare the birds away.
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