Usage examples of "tough line" in English with translation to Spanish

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Line up for lunch. Formen fila para el almuerzo.

Tom is a tough guy. Tom es un tipo duro.

Fine. I'd be very happy if you would drop me a line as soon as you get to Mwanza. De acuerdo. Yo estaré muy complacido si me envías unas palabras tan pronto como llegues a Mwanza.

Times are tough. Son tiempos duros.

Tom is on the other line. Tom está en la otra línea.

This kind of wood is tough to saw through. Este es un tipo de madera difícil de serruchar.

Hold the line, please. No cuelgue y espere un momento, por favor.

It's really tough. Es muy duro.

The line is busy now. La línea está ocupada ahora.

The meat is tough. La carne está dura.

Wait in line, please. Espere en línea, por favor.

This job is tough, though it has other compensations. Este trabajo es duro, pero tiene otras contrapartidas.

Please hold the line. Por favor, manténgase a la espera.

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future! ¡Es difícil hacer predicciones, especialmente sobre el futuro!

I called her, but the line was busy. La llamé, pero la línea estaba ocupada.

You should invest a little bit of your income into your career in these tough economic times. En estos tiempos arduos para la economía, deberías invertir un poco de tus ingresos en tu carrera.

If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart? Ojalá hubiera malas personas en algún lugar cometiendo malas acciones y solo hubiera que separarlos del resto de nosotros y destruirlos. Pero la línea divisoria entre el bien y el mal atraviesa el corazón de todos los seres humanos. ¿Y quién está dispuesto a destruir una parte de su propio corazón?

Donkeys are tough animals. Los burros son animales bravos.

Tom called Mary, but the line was busy. Tom llamó a Mary, pero la línea estaba ocupada.

He is a tough cookie. Es un hueso duro de roer.

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