Sentence examples of "blind alley" in English

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He ditched the car in an alley and took off running. Abandonó el coche en un callejón y se fue corriendo.
In the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. En tierra de ciegos, el tuerto es rey.
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.
The blind nurse devoted herself to caring for the elderly. La enfermera ciega se dedicó a cuidar a los ancianos.
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.
Helen Keller was deaf and blind. Helen Keller era sorda y ciega.
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.
Would you rather be blind or be deaf? ¿Preferirías estar ciego o estar sordo?
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.
Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them. La gente ciega a veces desarrolla una habilidad compensatoria de percibir la proximidad de los objetos alrededor de ellos.
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".
He's as blind as a bat. Está ciego como un topo.
It is right up his alley. Está derecho por este callejón.
He is blind in one eye. Él es ciego de un ojo.
This is a dead-end alley. Es un callejón sin salida.
Guide dogs help blind people. Los perros guías ayudan a la gente ciega.
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.
A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. Un asentimiento es tan bueno como un guiño para un caballo ciego.
That's down my alley Eso es mi callejon
Without his glasses, he is as blind as a bat. Sin sus gafas él ve menos que un topo.
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