Sentence examples of "light" in English with translation "encender"

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I cannot light this candle. It's wet. No puedo encender esta vela. Está mojada.
If I were you, I would not light a fire in a forest in summer time. Yo en su lugar no encendería un fuego en el bosque en verano.
At one time, people would not have hesitated to light up a cigarette in stations, restaurants, or hospital waiting rooms. En otros tiempos, la gente no habría vacilado en encender un cigarrillo en estaciones, restaurantes, o salas de espera de hospitales.
In Germany, there's a superstition that if you light a cigarette off a candle, a sailor will die at sea. En Alemania existe la superstición de que, si enciendes un cigarro con una vela, un marinero morirá en el mar.
Tom is lighting a cigarette. Tom está encendiendo un cigarrillo.
She burned herself while lighting a cigarette. Ella se quemó mientras encendía un cigarrillo.
He lit a candle in the dark. Encendió una vela en la oscuridad.
She sat and lit a cigarette up. Ella se sentó y se encendió un cigarrillo.
Have you ever lighted a cigarette with a blowtorch? ¿Alguna vez has encendido un cigarrillo con un soplete?
And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States. They have fought in our wars, served in government, stood for civil rights, started businesses, taught at our Universities, excelled in our sports arenas, won Nobel Prizes, built our tallest building, and lit the Olympic Torch. Y desde nuestra fundación, los musulmanes estadounidenses han enriquecido los Estados Unidos. Han luchado en nuestras guerras, servido en nuestros gobiernos, defendido los derechos civiles, creado negocios, enseñado en nuestras universidades, destacado en nuestros estadios deportivos, ganado Premios Nóbel, construido nuestro edificio más grande, y encendido la Antorcha Olímpica.
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