Usage examples of "causa perdida" in Spanish with translation to English

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Pienso que este hombre es una causa perdida. I believe this man to be a lost cause.
¿Cuál es la causa? What's the cause?
Algunas personas consideran una perdida de tiempo estudiar idiomas tales como Klingon, Interlingua, y Esperanto. Some people consider it a waste of time to study languages such as Klingon, Interlingua and Esperanto.
Los bebés se pueden deshidratar por causa de una fiebre demasiado alta, de modo que me dijeron que sería mejor llevarlo al hospital. Babies can become dehydrated from a high fever, so I was told that it would be better to send him to the hospital.
No sé nada acerca de la carta perdida. I know nothing concerning the lost letter.
Todavía se sigue investigando la causa del accidente. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
Nosotros encontramos la mochila perdida en este arbusto. We found the stolen bag in this bush.
No pude ir allí a causa de la nieve. The snow prevented me from going there.
En el mundo inglés del siglo XIX, a menudo se decía que la masturbación conducía a perdida de memoria y de atención. In the English world of the 19th century, it was often said that masturbation would lead to a loss of memory and attention.
La forma más pérfida de dañar una causa consiste en defenderla deliberadamente con argumentos falsos. The most perfidious way of harming a cause consists of defending it deliberately with faulty arguments.
En la vida hay tres cosas que nunca regresan: la flecha lanzada, la palabra pronunciada y la oportunidad perdida. There are three things that won't come back in life: the shot arrow, the pronounced word, and the missed chance.
Tom no pudo llegar a la escuela a causa del tifón. Tom couldn't make it to school because of the typhoon.
Buscó en el cuarto por la llave perdida. He searched the room for the lost key.
Actualmente, la causa de la enfermedad es desconocida. At present, the cause of the disease is unknown.
Tom pensó que la reunión fue una perdida de tiempo. Tom thought the meeting was a waste of time.
A causa de la densa neblina, el camino era difícil de ver. Due to the thick fog, the road was difficult to see.
No tiene caso pensar en la juventud perdida. It's no use thinking about one's lost youth.
Es posible que el partido de fútbol se suspenda a causa de la lluvia. The football game might be called off on account of rain.
Finalmente, las profecías condujeron a la gloria perdida en y sobre el pueblo de Dios. Finally, the prophecies lead to the lost glory in and over the people of God.
La causa del incendio es desconocida. The source of the fire is unknown.
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