Sentence examples of "former head" in English
He was a former university professor and researcher.
Era un antiguo profesor universitario e investigador.
I like a dog better than a cat, for the former is more faithful than the latter.
Prefiero un perro a un gato porque el primero es más leal que el segundo.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Solo dos cosas son infinitas, el universo y la estupidez humana, y no estoy seguro de la primera.
Fish and meat are both nourishing, but the latter is more expensive than the former.
Tanto el pescado como la carne son nutritivos, pero este último es más caro que el primero.
The sum of the ignorance of the Republican candidates in the primaries for the U.S. presidential election is simply mind-boggling: one is afraid that China will obtain nuclear weapons, which they have had for 44 years, and the other proposes to close the U.S. embassy in Iran, which has been closed for 32 years... Such stupidity at the head of the world's most powerful country gives one the shivers!
La suma de la ignorancia de los candidatos republicanos a las elecciones primarias a la presidencia estadounidense es simplemente alucinante: uno teme que China obtenga armas nucleares, que posee desde hace 44 años, y el otro propone cerrar la embajada de los EEUU en Irán, que está cerrada desde hace 32 años... ¡Una tal estupidez a la cabeza de la primera potencia mundial provoca escalofríos!
In former days, men sold themselves to the Devil to acquire magical powers. Nowadays they acquire those powers from science, and find themselves compelled to become devils.
En el pasado, los hombres se vendían a sí mismos al Diablo para adquirir poderes mágicos. Hoy en día adquieren estos poderes de la ciencia, y se ven forzados a transformarse en demonios.
I have so many words in my head, that I feel they wouldn't exhaust even if I'd write to you every day and all my life.
Tengo tantas palabras en mi cabeza, que siento que no se agotarían aunque te escribiera todos los días toda la vida.
If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach and the latter has a driver, then all is fine. If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach, but the driver drives the former, then the couch is crushed and the coach is dead.
Si un entrenador está en un sofá que está sobre un carruaje y este último tiene un conductor, todo va bien. Si un carruaje está en un sofá y éste sobre un entrenador, pero el conductor conduce al primero, entonces el sofá está roto y el entrenador está muerto.
With deep and reverent awe I replaced the candelabrum in its former position.
Con profundo y reverente sobrecogimiento, volví a poner el candelabro a su posición anterior.
The other day I met my former neighbour in the city.
El otro día me encontré con mi antiguo vecino en la ciudad.
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