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

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Look out for your step in dark alleys. En callejones oscuros mira bien por dónde vas.

The northernmost part of the city is a maze of alleys. La parte más septentrional de la ciudad es un laberinto de callejones.

That's down my alley Eso es mi callejon

This is a dead-end alley. Es un callejón sin salida.

It is right up his alley. Está derecho por este callejón.

He ditched the car in an alley and took off running. Abandonó el coche en un callejón y se fue corriendo.

The only window in our hotel room opens onto a smelly alley. La única ventana de la habitación de nuestro hotel da a un callejón apestoso.

Thankfully, there was an Armani store just outside the alley where Dima had slept. Afortunadamente, había una tienda Armani a la salida del callejón en el que Dima había dormido.

After this, nobody ever saw the ghost of the old woman again in that alley. Después de esto, nadie volvió a ver el fantasma de la vieja mujer de nuevo en ese callejón.

Suddenly I heard a commotion in the alley and went to see what was going on. De repente oí un alboroto en el callejón y fui a ver qué estaba sucediendo.

As the three men entered the alley, a bird resembling a crow flew from the top a large beech tree as if he had been frightened. A medida que los tres hombres entraban al callejón, un pájaro similar a un cuervo salió volando de la punta de una gran haya como si se hubiera atemorizado.

An admiring fan once asked Christopher Columbus how he managed to procure funding for all of his amazing journeys. Columbus then took the fan to an abandoned alley, took out a pistol, and said "That's how". Un admirador una vez le preguntó a Cristóbal Colón cómo conseguía reunir fondos para todos sus asombrosos viajes. Colón entonces le llevó a un callejón abandonado, sacó una pistola y le dijo "Así".

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