Usage examples of "ordered quantity" in English with translation to Spanish

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I ordered them to leave the room. Yo les ordené que salieran de la habitación.
Quality is more important than quantity. Cualidad es más importante que cantidad.
It is not what I ordered. No es lo que pedí.
I prefer quality to quantity. Prefiero calidad a cantidad.
We ordered the meal. Hemos pedido la comida.
The symbol "X" usually stands for an unknown quantity in mathematics. La letra x en matemáticas usualmente representa un valor desconocido.
This isn't what I ordered. Esto no es lo que ordené.
The police seized a large quantity of drugs at the school. La policía incautó una gran cantidad de droga en la escuela.
This is not what I ordered. Esto no es lo que ordené.
He bought flour and oil in quantity. Él compró un montón de harina y de aceite.
He ordered them to release the prisoners. Él les ordenó liberar a los prisioneros.
It is quality, not quantity that counts. Es la calidad y no la cantidad lo que importa.
His doctor ordered him to rest. El doctor le recomendó descansar.
Christopher Columbus once walked into a McDonald's and ordered a Happy Meal. It did not make him happy, but he liked the toy. Una vez, Cristóbal Colón entró en un McDonald's y pidió un "Happy Meal". Eso no le hizo feliz, pero le gustó el juguete.
I ordered two hamburgers. Ordené dos hamburguesas.
I ordered a book from London. Encargué un libro de Londres.
Christopher Columbus once saw a UFO, and ordered his men to fire his ship's cannons at it. Una vez, Cristóbal Colón vio un ovni, y ordenó a sus hombres que le dispararan con los cañones de su barco.
I ordered several books from England. Pedí varios libros a Inglaterra.
She ordered him to do it. Ella le ordenó que lo hiciera.
The soldiers were ordered to make an attack. A los soldados se les ordenó que hicieran un ataque.
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