Sentence examples of "short distance" in English

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They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance. Ellos danzan en círculos para comunicar una distancia corta, y sacuden sus cuerpos y se mueven hacia atrás y adelante para indicar una distancia mayor.

Gestural language had, however, serious limitations, since it could not be used in the dark or at distance. El lenguaje de gestos tenía, sin embargo, serias limitaciones, ya que no podía ser usado en la oscuridad o a distancia.

I can't check to see if your email is correct or not because it's too short. No puedo comprobar si tu dirección de correo electrónico es correcta o no porque es muy corta.

Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant. Vista de una distancia, la colina se ve como un elefante.

We had to leave for the United States on short notice. Tuvimos que irnos a Estados Unidos en corto tiempo.

The picture looks better at a distance. La imagen se ve mejor de lejos.

It seemed that he was short of money. Parecía que él estaba corto de dinero.

What's the distance from here to Salamanca? ¿Qué distancia hay de aquí a Salamanca?

And just like that, Dima's childhood friend hung up, leaving Dima - as he was before - 99 kopeks short of his goal. Y así, sin más, el amigo de la infancia de Dima colgó el teléfono, dejando a Dima (como estaba antes) a 99 kopeks de su objetivo.

I heard, that you are great in long distance races. Me han dicho que eres una corredora de fondo muy buena.

I had to make a speech at short notice. Tuve que hacer un discurso en corto plazo.

There is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday. No hay distancia que esté tan lejos de la Tierra como la de ayer.

They often say that life is short. Ellos a menudo dicen que la vida es corta.

I caught sight of her figure in the distance. Pude ver su figura a lo lejos.

We may be short of chairs. Puede que nos falten sillas.

You can see the ancient ruins in the distance. Pueden ver a lo lejos las ruinas de la antigüedad.

Rabbits have long ears and short tails. Un conejo tiene orejas largas y cola corta.

The distance he ran was much greater than had been expected. La distancia que él había corrido era mucho mayor de lo que yo pensaba.

I am sorry to write such a long letter. I didn't have time to write a short one. Lamento escribir una carta tan larga. No tenía tiempo para escribir una más corta.

At a distance, the ship looks like an island. A esta distancia, el barco parece una isla.

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