Usage examples of "fist" in English with translation to Spanish

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Tom struck the wall with his fist. Tom le pegó a la muralla con el puño.
The speaker banged the table with his fist. El conferenciante golpeó la mesa con su puño.
He banged on the table with his fist. Golpeó la mesa con el puño.
The coward is the first to raise his fist. El cobarde es el primero en levantar el puño.
A person's heart is approximately the same size as their fist. El corazón de una persona es más o menos el mismo tamaño que su puño.
Christopher Columbus was notorious for repeatedly snoozing his alarm clock by hitting it with his fist. Unfortunately, his "alarm clock" was usually his first mate. Cristóbal Colón era conocido por silenciar a su despertador repetidamente golpeándolo con su puño. Desafortunadamente, su "despertador" era normalmente su primer oficial.
Words hurt more than fists. ¡Las palabras hacen más daño que los puños!
She attacked him with her fists. Ella le pegó con sus puños.
The stockholders are making money hand over fist. Los accionistas están ganando muchísimo dinero.
She's making money hand over fist with the business she started. Ella está ganando un montón de dinero con el negocio que empezó.
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