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

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No puedo encender esta vela. Está mojada. I cannot light this candle. It's wet.
En otros tiempos, la gente no habría vacilado en encender un cigarrillo en estaciones, restaurantes, o salas de espera de hospitales. At one time, people would not have hesitated to light up a cigarette in stations, restaurants, or hospital waiting rooms.
Las luces no están encendidas. The lights aren't on.
Tom está encendiendo un cigarrillo. Tom is lighting a cigarette.
Encienda la luz, por favor. Turn on the light, please.
Enciende la luz, por favor. Turn on the light, please.
Encendió una vela en la oscuridad. He lit a candle in the dark.
Enciende la luz. No veo nada. Switch on the light. I can't see anything.
No te duermas con la luz encendida. Don't sleep with the light left on.
Ella se quemó mientras encendía un cigarrillo. She burned herself while lighting a cigarette.
Tom dejó las luces encendidas toda la noche. Tom left the lights on all night.
Ella se sentó y se encendió un cigarrillo. She sat and lit a cigarette up.
Enciende las luces, si no, no puedo trabajar. Turn the lights on, otherwise I can't work.
No pueden haberse ido porque la luz está encendida. They can't have gone out because the light's on.
¿Alguna vez has encendido un cigarrillo con un soplete? Have you ever lighted a cigarette with a blowtorch?
Oprime el botón verde y la luz se enciende. Push the green button, and the light goes on.
La luz roja se enciende en caso de peligro. The red lamp lights up in case of danger.
Se ha puesto oscuro. Por favor enciende la luz por mí. It's gotten dark. Please turn on the light for me.
Yo en su lugar no encendería un fuego en el bosque en verano. If I were you, I would not light a fire in a forest in summer time.
Es extraño que las luces de la empresa estén encendidas a esta hora. It's odd that there should be a light on in the office at this hour.
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