Usage examples of "hábito de comerse las uñas" in Spanish with translation to English

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Las botas me apretaban, y el camino era tan escarpado, que me lastimé las uñas de los dedos gordos. My boots were so tight, and the path so steep, that I injured the toenails of both of my big toes.
Él obtuvo el hábito de fumar en su juventud. He got into the habit of smoking in his youth.
Tom no tenía ganas de comerse el almuerzo. Tom didn't feel like eating lunch.
El esmalte de uñas es inútil: de todas formas, nadie mira las uñas. Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway.
Muchos peruanos tienen el hábito de mascar hojas de coca. Many Peruvians have the habit of chewing coke leaves.
El gato se estaba afilando las uñas contra un poste. A cat was sharpening its claws against a post.
Tengo el hábito de caminar cada día. I am in the habit of taking a walk every day.
Nunca me corto las uñas por la noche. I never cut my nails at night.
Deberías tratar de hacerte el hábito de usar tus diccionarios. You should try to form the habit of using your dictionaries.
¡No puedo cortarme las uñas y planchar al mismo tiempo! I can't cut my nails and do the ironing at the same time!
Debido a su hábito de malgastar el dinero, no pudo casarse. Because of his habit of wasting money, he couldn't get married.
Nunca me corto las uñas en la noche. I never cut my nails at night.
Por muchos años he tenido en mi casa el hábito de sólo abandonar mi escritorio cuando es hora de comer. For several years I've been in the habit of, when I'm at home, only leaving my desk when it's time to eat.
¿Cuándo fue la última vez que te cortaste las uñas? When was the last time you cut your nails?
Ella tiene el hábito de toser antes de hablar. She has a habit of coughing before she speaks.
Las uñas de la mano crecen casi cuatro veces más rápido que las de los pies. Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.
Él dejó el hábito de fumar. He got out of the habit of smoking.
No te muerdas las uñas. Don't bite your nails.
Él tenía el hábito de levantarse temprano. He was in the habit of getting up early.
Ella suele utilizar tijeras para las uñas. She usually uses nail scissors.
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