Sentence examples of "contenía" in Spanish

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El cofre contenía monedas de oro. The chest contained gold coins.
Desenterraron una caja que contenía restos humanos. They dug up a box containing human remains.
El maletín no contenía otra cosa que ropa sucia. The suitcase contained nothing but dirty clothes.
No pude contener mi alegría. I could hardly contain myself for joy.
No pude contener la ira. I couldn't hold back my anger.
Tom no pudo contener su rabia. Tom couldn't restrain his anger.
No pude contener las ganas de reír. I could not subdue the desire to laugh.
Esta caja contiene cinco manzanas. This box contains five apples.
Tom no pudo contener las lágrimas. Tom couldn't hold back his tears.
Yo quería una hamburguesa, pero me contuve. I wanted a hamburger, but I restrained myself.
La caja contiene 20 unidades. The box contains 20 units.
Tom trató de contener sus lágrimas. Tom tried to hold back his tears.
Él fue tan gracioso en la fiesta que simplemente no pude contener la risa. He was so funny at the party that I simply couldn't restrain my laughter.
Este libro contiene cuarenta fotografías. This book contains forty photographs.
Tom no podía contener su ira. Tom couldn't hold back his anger.
Esta oración contiene un error. This sentence contains an error.
Jim fue capaz de contener su enojo. Jim was able to hold back his anger.
Este líquido transparente contiene veneno. This transparent liquid contains poison.
Ella contuvo su rabia y sonrió gentilmente. She held back her anger, and smiled graciously.
Puede contener restos de frutos secos. May contain nuts.
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